A personal review of design creations
Advent 2025: St Peter Church by Le Corbusier
To close this little Advent pilgrimage I wanted a Le Corbusier landmark— but not the familiar hilltop chapel at Ronchamp. Instead one in a former mining town whose industrial grit somehow suits his concrete poetry.
Stop Four: Firminy, France.
Patricia Urquiola: Meta-Morphosa
Patricia Urquiola’s exhibition at the Centre for Innovation and Design at Grand-Hornu arrives at a moment when design can no longer ignore its own implications.
Vas Florum
In Paris, Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents a series of new works by Polish artist and designer Marcin Rusak.
The Açucena House – Floating between the trees
Right outside Belo Horizonte, the Casa Açucena plays with a challenging topography to offer a symbiotic way of living between trees.
#CabinWeek – Caraccard in Chamonix
This wooden box in the French Alps was built for a family use. It is inspired by a traditional Swiss building like an independent raised attic.
#CabinWeek Season 2 – Episode 3: Caraccard by Chevallier Architects
Chuzhi House by Wallmakers
In the ‘Sanctity Ferme’ gated community in Shoolagiri (India), Wallmakers used an unwanted obscure plot to create a unique house, not only in its shape…
Archipelago & Strata by Roula Salamoun
During Paris Design Week, the Beirut-based designer presents a series of new pieces, alongside her signature Strata rugs.
#BackToSchool - National Teachers Colleges - Winner of ‘Architecture for Good’ Architizer A+ Awards
The Public Award goes to a large-scale renovation and new build facilities near the towns of Kaliro and Mubenda (Uganda).
#BackToSchool – Kindergarten by the Sea
In all international rankings, Finland hits the top mark with its innovative school system launched over 40 years ago. In Helsinki, Fyra designed a kindergarten for Supercell.
Loop your espresso into the Möbino cup
The intriguing Möbius strip takes the shape of an expresso cup with the new series designed by Metaform Architects.