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Ensamble Studio's Cyclopean House may look like an industrial building dropped into a residential neighborhood near Boston, but its utilitarian aesthetic is the result of some highly innovative thinking on lightweight construction and how suburban homes function. The Spanish architects... Ensamble Studio

The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design have named French architect Manuelle Gautrand as laureate of this year's European Prize for Architecture. John Hill

To fit in with the brick facades of other developments on Churchilllaan in Kanaleneiland, Utrecht, Mei architects and planners finished their De Verkenner Residential Tower with brown concrete exterior walls embedded with 13,000 ceramic tiles. John Hill

Two Chicago institutions have been selected by the U.S. Department of State to serve as co-commissioners of the United States Pavilion at next year's Venice Architecture Biennale. John Hill

Flower Cage House is a former housing estate with an internal area of 300m2. The owner wanted to renovate the house to provide spaces that suit their needs to full capacity. After a home survey the architects proposed to adjust the interior space to bring in natural light and add... Anonym

The art island of Naoshima in Japan’s Inland Sea is a synthesis of the arts. Here, architecture, nature and art are combined to form a synesthetic experience, which is without equal even in the culturally spoilt Land of the Rising Sun. Ulf Meyer

Y House opens a dialogue with its existing context through the rhythm of building skin layering. It brings about the perception of the flow of spaces from the context to living spaces of the house. The relationship creates enclosed spaces and environment that provides privacy, while connects... Kanokwan Trakulyingcharoen

With drone footage and the unveiling of a new model kit of the BIG-designed LEGO House in Billund, Denmark, some hype is building before the museum's opening on 28 September 2017. John Hill

Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice is a modern rotunda and contemporary architecture built on conservative principles from Moravian architectural office Atelier Štěpán. Marek Štěpán

The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art interviews 94-year-old architect Yona Friedman on "how his years as a refugee sparked his desire to make architecture adaptable." John Hill

In both IPARK developments (Block 1 and Block 2) a pointillist framework of colour in two distinct designs - similar to the texture of a fabric or a media screen - is used to connect and dissolve the individual apartment towers into one consolidated mega-block, whilst creating distinct identities... UNStudio

Over the weekend the annual Exhibit Columbus celebration opened its three-month run in Indiana with, among other things, the unveiling of the five Miller Prize winners installed along Fifth Street. John Hill

If not for the carved gable form, what lies behind the primarily solid facade of reclaimed wood in an East Dallas neighborhood would be a mystery. As described by Buchanan Architecture, the single-family house is like a series of individual “buildings” separated by outdoor patios... Buchanan Architecture

The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have announced the 75 projects from 28 countries that have won 2017 International Architecture Awards. John Hill

CORE Modern Homes is a 16,000sf 7-unit townhouse development which explores the potential of spatially oriented apertures that work to induce movement and visual interest within an efficient volume which maximizes programmatic potential. Batay-Csorba Architects

The "private educational forum" of billionaire Nicolas Berggruen will be situated atop a mountain ridge in Los Angeles, near Topanga Canyon State Park. John Hill

"Moving elements in a city, and in particular the people and their activities, are as important as the stationary physical parts. We are not simply observers of this spectacle, but are ourselves a part of it, on the stage with the other participants." – Kevin Lynch, The... Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

After repeated delays, some new photos posted to Twitter show that Jean Nouvel's Louvre Abu Dhabi is finally nearing completion. John Hill

Spying on Moscow is a new "winged guide" by photographer Denis Esakov and author Karina Diemer that portrays Russia's largest city from above to reveal the "fifth façades" of its important buildings. Denis Esakov, Karina Diemer

Two recent architectural interventions making the rounds on architecture blogs – one on a rooftop and one underneath a bridge – call attention to the potential of leftover spaces in cities. John Hill

Work stopped yesterday for much of the United States and other parts of North America as the first total solar eclipse in 99 years passed from the West Coast to the East Coast. John Hill

Six design teams have been shortlisted in an international design competition for the future restoration, reimagining and rebuilding of Clandon Park, an 18th-century Palladian house in Surrey. John Hill

Through the Artisan House project, Morphogenesis looks to revive and re-establish a patronage for traditional Indian artisanal skills. Morphogenesis

Shou Sugi Ban – the traditional Japanese technique that translates to "burnt cedar board" – covers the exterior of this house in Austin's Travis Heights neighborhood. Selected in response to the clients wishes and the unique characteristics of the sloped site, the wood... Tim Cuppett Architects

A new restaurant designed by RCR Arquitectes, the recipients of the 2017 Pritzker Archtecture Prize, with Pau Llimona features flooring and other sintered stone surfaces that immerse diners in an "enigmatic" environment derived from a watercolor. John Hill

Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit of Berlin's GRAFT together with German politician Marianne Birthler will curate the German Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. John Hill

Taking the elemental life-force of oxygen as its inspiration, Oxygen Park is a unique public space designed for health and wellbeing in a desert environment. It has been created with the local community in mind, providing an open space in which to exercise, rest, and play. Qatar Foundation, AECOM

Wild Bär Heule Architekten recently completed a residential tower in Winterthur. Architect Ivar Heule answers our questions. Wild Bär Heule Architekten

The Design Museum in London has announced the shortlist for its tenth annual exhibition and awards "celebrating the world’s best design." John Hill

The Latvian architect, who most recently designed the National Library of Latvia in Riga, died on Monday at the age of 92. John Hill

On October first, the Yayoi Kusama Museum of Art will be opening to the public in a five-story building designed by Kume Sekkei in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. John Hill

Cle Elum is a small town located about a 90-minute drive east of Seattle. The Ellis family, having earlier commissioned Coates Design Architects to design their house on Bainbridge Island, hired the firm... Coates Design Architects

Four months after Mayor of London Sadiq Khan pulled funding for Thomas Heatherwick's Garden Bridge, the Garden Bridge Trust has announced the controversial project's closure. John Hill

The latest children's book by author and illustrator Jeanette Winter is about the life of Zaha Hadid and the famed architect's "triumph over adversity." John Hill

With high illiteracy rate in Indonesia and lack of reading facilities, SHAU started a mission: to rekindle interest in books by offering a designed place for reading paired with multiple community activities. SHAU

The feature film debut of director Kogonada not only finds inspiration in the architectural mecca of Columbus, Indiana – it makes the city an integral character in ​Columbus. John Hill