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For the 20th anniversary of the London Festival of Architecture, URBAN RADICALS re-imagined alternative parliament typologies and forms. Four public assembly platforms across the City of London, aimed to make the idea of the parliament accessible to a div

The search for Hannelore's first home of her own begins in the Covid period in 2020. Together with her then roommate bubble, they try to make the endlessly repeating walking tour in their own city of Ghent a little more interesting. Through a thesis that

The residential project Huebergass und Stadtteilpark Holligen (Hueber Lane and district park Holligen) in the Swiss capital of Bern was developed in a collaborative process. Due to its many sustainable aspects, it has recently been showcased at the UIA Co

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In the etimology of the italian word “dividere” (to divide), which in its most recurrent meaning refers to a separation, lies, in apparent contradiction with the word that hosts it, the verb “videre” (to see). It is precisely in the contradiction that lie

The spring house sits in a river valley, deep in the forests of Wuling Mountain, a branch of the scenic Yanshan Mountains in the northern part of Beijing. The site abuts a steep rock cliff to the west and opens out onto an expansive view of the alluvial p

The atrium of the historical Imperial Spa in Karlovy Vary, once the technical heart of the building, has been transformed into a modern multifunctional hall featuring state-of-the-art technologies and adaptable acoustics, breathing new life into this arch

We are constantly intrigued by what the right distance might be between architecture and those who occupy it. In Sapporo, Hokkaido, a 22-hectare forest in the Bankei district—just a 20-minute drive from the city center—hosts a farm run by Utopia Agricultu

The aim of this project was to transform an ancient farmhouse into a family home in Chamboirat, a small hamlet in Auvergne’s countryside. This two-century-old longère was a common agricultural heritage in this part of France. Once inside, we discovered wh

Two vital infrastructures cross this desertic plot in the plain of Haouz. The first one, a mesref, is a small water channel filled a few 2mes per year for agricultural purposes thanks to a complex network of canals flowing from the high Atlas. The second,

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Lyse-Lotte is a cooperative housing development that emerged from the cooperation of originally three interest groups. By stacking different residential typologies, a collage-like architecture is created with banded facades, green balconies, arbors and pe

The house is located in a residential neighborhood of the city of Loja, at 2,060 meters above sea level in the lower Andes in southern Ecuador. Situated on a small plot of 7.60 m x 13.50 m, this project seeks to reflect on issues related to the structural

This facility, located in the outer suburbs of Paris, is emblematic of the renewal of public cultural policies. The aim of the program is to create new dynamics between artistic creation, research, and education, by creating spaces for artists’ workshops,

The gallery and studios at Brunnenstraße 9 are built on the foundations of a ruin, which was the result of a bad investment in the 1990s. This made the site unattractive to corporate investors who were buying empty lots at the time and enabled architect A

This residential complex of 188 units of student housing and 50 flats for families emerges from the Empalot site, in the city of Toulouse, at the point connecting the housing estate dating from the 1960s, the new footbridge that straddles the Garonne to t

A distinctive, compact house has been creatively adapted and extended, providing a charming contemporary home for the architect’s own growing family. fortyfour marks the first completed London house by fardaa, and personifies the studio’s attitude to plac

The new logistics site of the Agence Bruxelles Propreté/Agentschap Net Brussel located along the Brussels Canal near the Buda Bridge, embodies a harmonious fusion of functionality, sustainability, and aesthetics. This project revitalises an underutilised

The heart of the Guggach Primary School in Zurich is the atrium, designed as an unheated intermediate zone. Open in summer and closed in winter: With manually operated sliding doors, the atrium adapts to the changing conditions of the seasons. This is whe

How to balance work and life is a question we have been thinking about for a long time over the years. In 2022, we have re-planned our careers and lives, hoping to step into a cycle of working and living at our own pace while we are young. After careful c

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The project site is in the center of a natural stone amphitheater, a former mining area, situated on the top of the mountains surrounding the municipality of Dossena. The earliest settlements in the area date back to the Bronze Age when iron, calamine, an

The design of the Terrazza project prioritises respect for the environment, using materials such as wood and thermo-clay, measures to control erosion on the plot and a planting policy to recover the native landscape. Passive and active measures, geotherma

In a one hour drive from Munich, a new one-family house with an integrated workshop has been constructed on an existing plot, situated next to family members and to the lake Wörthsee.
The building's design is based on traditional boat houses, using a big

This new facility is built above Plaça Kennedy in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, on the same plot where the original refuge was located. It includes a day centre and a night centre with the capacity to accommodate 100 homeless women. Unti

A city is alive, constantly evolving and establishing a dynamic balance through the interactions and events between people and places. Non-organic structures preserve their form by resisting external influences, whereas organic structures gain vitality by

Deeply rooted to the site, like a sailor, learning to navigate their farmhouse through the seasons. Their clients desire and commitment to be at one with the landscape is inspirational. The client purchased a 55-acre dairy farm property with a low yield,

The House in the Trees is located in Teresópolis, 100 km from Rio de Janeiro. The narrow plot has a 10-meter elevation difference, with access from the highest point. To the right of the entrance, there is a natural reserve with trees reaching up to 30 me

All the different pipes and networks have been left visible to be easily and rapidly changeable in the future. This project showcases the agency’s approach. It is the result of thoughtful mechanisms and parameters, chosen and negotiated by and with a proj

In the heart of Tokyo, Minato Ward, a traditional wooden apartment building, originally comprising six separate units, has been reimagined into a single cohesive commercial space. This architectural transformation involved a complete internal renovation,