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When John Pawson was commissioned by the Siegfried and Elfriede Denzel Foundation to design a wayside chapel for a site in southwestern Germany, he became part of a longstanding tradition of erecting chapels as spiritual and architectural features in the

El lugar en que se encuentra emplazada la Unidad Vecinal Portales (UVP) permite una posición estratégica en cuanto a la comunicación de la ciudad con la comunidad, estableciéndose cercano a la autopista central, terminal de buses, estación del metro, está

Francouzský architekt Jean Renaudie byl na konci 50. let minulého století jedním ze spoluzakladatelů L'Atelier de Montrouge, z něhož však 31. července 1968 vystoupil po nehodách kolem projektu Le Vaudereil vznášejícího se města pro 150 000 obyvatel, které sice naplňovalo ideje poválečného…

This house stands in a new residential district in the mountains, which was put up for sale in the 1990s. The region has a slightly cool and wet climate, when looking at the other houses in the vicinity; you can see that many of them feature lean-to-shed

Hřbitov u jezera Sayama je otevřen různým náboženstvím a vírám. Leží uprostřed bujné přírody v sousedství vodní plochy a na okraji hlubokého lesa. Při navrhování jsem měl na mysli architekturu, která by odrážela život u vody s hustým lesem za zády, kam by se člověk mohl případně…

Dutch photographer Kim Zwarts photographed the residential house and office by architect Jan de Jong (1917-2001), constructed between 1956 and 1983. Jan de Jong House is one of the most remarkable buildings of the Bossche School-architecture. Also availa

Depending on where you stand, the Fagan’s self-built home ‘Die Es’ has a mountain or seaside backdrop. ‘Die Es’—meaning ‘the hearth—is situated on the Atlantic Seaboard in Camps Bay, but it feels more like it’s on a little farm with its own private nature reserve.

Architecture | Villa Idun-Lee is a project where experimental lust is combined with pragmatism.

André Jacqmain's emblematic Library of Science in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, is recently transformed in a museum. Designed and built between 1969 and 1975, it is one of the first buildings to have been erected after the University’s move to Walloon terri

mtka (murayama + kato architecture) has added an inhabitable elliptical void between the roof and and the upper floor of this family house in tokyo, japan.

PHOTO ESSAY BY ANDY LIFFNER

Also available as DIVISARE BOOK #101

8-23-VI is a monochromatic pavilion designed for the residents of entrance VI, Block 23, in the 8th district of Gldani - a vast Soviet-built housing district in Tbilisi, Georgia. Commissioned as part of a collaboration with the Tbilisi Architecture Bienni

The countryside in the city: Pup Architects has completed an £860k refurbishment and extension of a number of educational and office buildings for a city farm in Rotherhithe. As well as upgrading and expanding 250m2 of existing facilities, the project str

PHOTO ESSAY BY ARIEL HUBER

The new workshop building, located in an agricultural compound on the periphery of Opatov, is designated mainly for the service and maintenance of large agricultural wagons and machines. Facilities for employees of the whole compound, consisting of changi

Collective Housing at Provença Street. Also available as DIVISARE BOOK #162

Polyphonic At this house - a residence designed for a family of four - it was requested that everyone in the family should be able to feel the presence of each other regardless of where they are in the house. The design is based on the fixed topography of

A very big classroom or a very small school The project is an afterschool learning hub. Active throughout the day, it offers morning and afternoon tutoring sessions to students of various ages. Most students spend at least 2-3 hours daily practicing and