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It’s a fact that homes in the United Kingdom have been getting smaller. A recent study suggests the size of new-build homes has reduced by four square metres since 2010, and by 20% during the past 40 years. A timely... View Article

Opening this week and presented at Art Basel Miami Beach, ‘NFTism’ is a virtual gallery exploring architecture and social interaction in the metaverse. Cyberspaces are virtual environments that enable human-to-human communication via computer networks. Current photo-real, 3D and massively multiplayer... View Article

On the 6th December, the University of Warwick opened the doors of its newest building, the Faculty of Arts. The £57.5m eight storey building was designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios with support from Buro Happold and constructed by Bowmer... View Article

Six structures and two product designs have been announced as the Wood Awards 2021 winners at a ceremony held yesterday at the Building Centre in London. Established in 1971, the Wood Awards is the UK’s premier competition for excellence in... View Article

CPMG Architects has moved into its stunning new headquarters in Nottingham city centre. The company has overseen a substantial internal refit of the property, which started life in the 1870s as the headquarters of the British Waterways Company. It later... View Article

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the six 2021 Prize winners of this year’s festival which takes place virtually from 1-3rd December. Prize winners are selected from across the WAF Awards shortlist of projects that exhibit an outstanding use... View Article

Designed by Maison Edouard François, the Le Ray development in Nice has now been completed. Having achieved BDM accreditation for sustainable Mediterranean buildings, the 1.2-hectare project, named BiodiverCity NF Habitat HQE, is claimed to include “Europe’s largest green facade.” Previously a stadium,... View Article

Campus Humanitas University in Milan has been designed by FTA (Filippo Taidelli Architetto) as an “international centre of excellence in the training of healthcare professionals,” and will welcome 1200 students from 31 countries, as well as lecturers and researchers. The... View Article

DLA Architecture has completed and handed over phase two of the £62 million redevelopment masterplan for Oaklands College at its St Albans Campus. The £13.4 million ‘Evolution Centre’ provides 49 classrooms, including one science classroom, six dedicated ICT rooms alongside... View Article

LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd. (“LWK” or the “Company”) is glad to announce that the joint collaboration between LWK, Cistri Ltd (formerly known as Waters Economics Ltd) and Savills (Chengdu) Ltd has stood out from the rest in the international competition... View Article

Landscape designs that answer the world’s most pressing issues of climate change and the biodiversity crisis with re-wilding are among the winners of the Landscape Institute Awards. The successful projects include the Beijing Forestry University, which was awarded Excellence in... View Article

Apple at The Grove is an embodiment of Los Angeles’ energy and creative spirit. Located mid-city, adjacent to Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, the new store is at the heart of the global entertainment industry. It forms an integral part... View Article

The Royal Society of Sculptors is undertaking a conservation project to transform its historic home, Dora House, the Grade II listed building. The project that has achieved planning consent will be completed next Summer and is the first phase of... View Article

Leading architecture practice GT3 Architects has teamed up with the National Trust and Northumbria University to search for the next generation of architects. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the scheme is part of the Rising Stars creative partnership strand of the Trust’s Curtain Rises project. The live project was... View Article

Three exceptional architecture projects from around the globe have been revealed as the 2021 shortlist for the RIBA International Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The prestigious biennial award celebrates projects that demonstrate design excellence and social... View Article