Local landscape and vernacular shape Polish home6 July 2020BuildingsBlack barn typology turned to make artists’ home and workshopBlack barn typology turned to make artists’ home and workshopRegion: EuropeMore: DomolasPolandKropka StudioKrakowDesign construction & technologyHomeWorkshopMaterialsVernacularJan-Carlos KucharekInterrailWadowice
Aymaran vernacular22 February 2016BuildingsA new sort of building is popping up in La PazA new sort of building is popping up in La PazRegion: Rest of the worldMore: BoliviaFreddy MamaniAymaran buildingsLocal vernacularDesigning & building itPhotographyPublic realmLa Paz
Preservation vs progress6 November 2017IntelligenceMore than a balance between oppositesMore than a balance between oppositesRegion: South WestMore: BathFuture Cities BathUnescoWorld Heritage SiteDonald Insall AssociatesSAVEContextHeritage
Maich Swift house beds comfortably into the Gower’s AONB with updated vernacular20 January 2022BuildingsMaich Swift designs right down to detail at Rhossili bay houseMaich Swift designs right down to detail at Rhossili bay houseRegion: WalesMore: Maich Swift ArchitectsÚna Breathnach HIfearnáin-TaokaThe GowerAONBLocal vernacularCLTDesign construction & technologySustainable architecture
Dominica's ti kai houses are symbols of resistance and survival10 February 2023CultureA new book looks at the Caribbean island's vernacular timber structures, robust enough to survive hurricanesA new book looks at the Caribbean island's vernacular timber structures, robust enough to survive hurricanesRegion: Rest of the worldMore: BookDominicaCaribbeanVernacular architectureTimber constructionDesign construction & technologyConservation and heritageThanshu Vithanage
Mary Duggan refreshes new London vernacular with landscape-driven housing28 February 2023BuildingsParkland replaces streets and squares at Red Clover GardensParkland replaces streets and squares at Red Clover GardensRegion: LondonMore: Design construction & technologyMary Duggan ArchitectsChris FogesPlaces planning & communityCroydonVernacular architectureLandscape
Kenya's Startup Lions Campus is made of, for, and by its place28 September 2021BuildingsKéré Architecture’s desert training centre and workplace is vernacular in every senseKéré Architecture’s desert training centre and workplace is vernacular in every senseRegion: Rest of the worldMore: KenyaKéré ArchitectureCollegeWorkplaceSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyCo-workingITStartup Lions CampusVernacularDesert
Work in progress5 May 2016BuildingsSpace, not time, is of the essenceSpace, not time, is of the essenceRegion: LondonMore: CaseyfierroAnish KapoorDesigning and building itGalleryIndustrial aestheticVauxhallStudioArt
Material riches19 July 2017BuildingsThis year's Stirling shortlistThis year's Stirling shortlistRegion: United KingdomMore: Stirling Prizebuilding of the yearUK best buildingarchitecture awardGlasgowChathamHastingsLondonmuseumsprogressive vernacular
Grounds for optimism in improving profession’s diversity22 October 2019IntelligenceSigns of progress, but a lot more to doSigns of progress, but a lot more to doRegion: United KingdomMore: DiversityDiversity in the Built EnvironmentWomen architectsGender equityProfession
Basic instinct19 October 2017BuildingsNew, but as old as the hillsNew, but as old as the hillsRegion: ScotlandMore: HouseWhere people liveNorth AyrshireDesigning & building itVernacularAnn Nisbet Studio
Contour House, Baslow, Derbyshire27 April 2016BuildingsA subtle contemporary vernacularA subtle contemporary vernacularRegion: East MidlandsMore: BaslowSanei Hopkins ArchitectsRIBA Regional Awards 2015