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Antarctic Architecture

It is now over four decades since a human being left the orbit of the Earth and visited another world. Viewed from today, the Apollo

Opinion

Britten-Pears Archive by Stanton Williams

The Suffolk coastal town of Aldeburgh has become virtually synonymous with its two most famous residents. At the end of the Second World War, the

Architecture

Dalian Conference Centre

“It’s a little city!” says Wolf Prix, describing Coop Himmelb(l)au’s new conference centre in Dalian, north-east China. Looking more like a crashed spaceship or perhaps

Architecture

David Maljkovic

The Monument to the Partisans, situated in the forests of the Petrova Gora mountains of Croatia is a large half-sculpture half-building, designed by Croatian avant-garde

Opinion

The Garden of Forking Paths by Beals & Lyon

“You would be amazed to see how little people use the parks here,” says Santiago-based architect Alejandro Beals. Beals is half of young practice Beals

Architecture

Adhocism

There’s a maxim one occasionally hears in relation to Charles Jencks: “Always interesting, always wrong.” The point being that his omnivorous intellectual activity, despite greatly

Opinion

Maggie’s Centre, Hong Kong

Frank Gehry’s second Maggie’s Centre is an intimate building inspired by Chinese design, overlooking gardens created by Lily Jencks It is now 18 years since

Architecture

Stadshal in Ghent by Robbrecht & Daem and Marie-José van Hee

The Mies van der Rohe Award is the official architectural prize of the EU, awarded biennially. Previous winners are a who’s who of European design,

Architecture

Alta Cathedral by Link Arkitektur and Schmidt Hammer Lassen

Alta is a town of about 15,000 people, nestled up against the sea right at the very northernmost part of Norway, 500km into the Arctic

Architecture

Rijksmuseum by Cruz Y Ortiz

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is a massive romantic confection, an art museum in the polychrome eclectic style of the late 19th century, designed by Pierre

Architecture

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Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here

Belmond and apartamento unveil latest book Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy’s Polychromatic Coast

Pelletier de Fontenay transforms century-old home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?

Los Angeles design agency Public Art Company unveils playful art commissions for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2025

Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

Lexus brings human-centred technology and cutting-edge design to this year’s Milan Design Week

ICON 217 : Spring/Summer 2025




Architects

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here

Pelletier de Fontenay transforms century-old home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Universal Design Studio and AKQA design interiors for new Georg Jensen flagship showroom on New Bond Street

Note (design studio) presents first architecture project in Sweden’s rural Jämtland

Architecture Icon: How the Noguchi Musuem advances the appreciation of its founder’s art and legacy

Gustav Winsth and Max Stjerna reimagine the Stockholm showroom of Swedish glassware brand Bobo

The Third Space in Udaipur, India, is a community space that mixes old and new

An island park in central Copenhagen showcases the plants of the world

Contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature


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Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile

Belmond and apartamento unveil latest book Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy’s Polychromatic Coast

Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?

Los Angeles design agency Public Art Company unveils playful art commissions for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2025

Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

Lexus brings human-centred technology and cutting-edge design to this year’s Milan Design Week

Matter and Shape returns to Paris for its second edition

100 Years of Waveriding: A Design-Led Dive into Cornwall’s Surf Culture

Dexter Wisby exhibits his Studio Salvage Collection at CDW 2025


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Bold meets bouclé: Gubi partners with Dedar on the launch of Karakorum Stripe textile

How do we define completeness in architecture? Build of Site examines the case for building on what’s already here

Belmond and apartamento unveil latest book Campania: Recipes & Wanderings Across Italy’s Polychromatic Coast

Pelletier de Fontenay transforms century-old home in Quebec’s Eastern Townships

Has the design industry become enamoured with the hype culture of the fashion world?

Los Angeles design agency Public Art Company unveils playful art commissions for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2025

Mission Aldebaran: An immersive exhibition fusing fragrance and furniture

Lexus brings human-centred technology and cutting-edge design to this year’s Milan Design Week

ICON 217 : Spring/Summer 2025