Stories by Jessica Mairs
Old Briar is a Tennessee farmhouse for a family relocating from Chicago
Live-work block in Japan by Kouichi Kimura features a steel-plated facade
Ålgård Church by Link Arkitektur features a concave vaulted roof
Coachella festival pavilion by Ball-Nogues Studio built using over a tonne of paper pulp
London architecture students design desert pavilions for Burning Man festival
Splayed concrete walls give Valerio Olgiati’s Villa Além the appearance of an open box
AIM Architecture constructs spa resort around hot springs in rural Sichuan
Hiroki Tominaga Atelier uses deconstructed pallets to dress a Tokyo office in planks of timber
Brick bungalows provide social housing for elderly residents in east London
Wise Architecture dismantles a 300-year-old house and resurrects it as a cafe
Foster’s Crossrail Place roof garden opens at Canary Wharf
Black glazing wraps one corner of a Mexican apartment block
Texan military hospital by RTKL features slatted sun shades based on skin grafts
Studio Farris adds rusty steel extension to a library in Bruges
FREAKS freearchitects masks ornate decor inside the Palais du Louvre for design exhibition
Tiny wedge-shaped cabin by Todd Saunders has a terrace puncturing its middle
Paris’ tallest housing block in over 40 years is clad with gold and silver metal
Weiwei Wang’s portable kit provides utensils for making fresh tofu
Sprawling wetland structures by HHD_FUN host Chinese horticultural show
Lollipop-making kit by Tessa Geuze is designed to create homemade seasonal treats
Brick grates set into the walls of a Bangkok house hide a series of outdoor spaces
Community centre by Kengo Kuma features playrooms with undulating floorboards