Ten post-industrial structures from the Black Country
Artist Tom Hicks has spent the last six years documenting the built environment of the West Midlands region of the UK. Here, he picks ten of his favourite photographs from his book Black Country Type. More
"The architect's sprezzatura is showing" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a visitor centre hidden within a 100-year-old Greek vineyard. More
"It looks horrendous in that beautiful mountain background" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing renders of a supertall skyscraper designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects for the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia. More
Austin Maynard Architects adds five gardens to Melbourne terrace house
An "urban farm" rooftop garden, planted terraces and a fish-pond atrium characterise this renovated house in Melbourne, designed by Austin Maynard Architects. More
"Icons come, icons go" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers discussed an underground house in the Netherlands and debated conservation groups' calls to save a 1960s stadium in Ahmedabad, India. More
"Enlightened by subtle openings" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a concrete multi-generational home in India and debating news that construction has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia. More
"I wonder if it will age well" asks commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in the Hamptons by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with a sloping fibreglass roof and a glass facade. More
"A manifesto of modernity in a Baroque city" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the Štvanice Footbridge in Prague, which was designed as a "sculpture in the city". More
Andblack Design Studio creates "permanently impermanent" events space in India
Ahmedabad-based Andblack Design Studio has created a demountable events space in India, named Darwin Bucky, which was informed by the work of American architect Buckminster Fuller. More
Studio Bark designs "sculptural forest" timber installation for Leeds City Square
Architecture practice Studio Bark has collaborated with artist Michael Pinsky to create the wooden Making A Stand installation, which aims to explore material life cycles and "stand in solidarity with climate protestors". More
Alice Potts creates baseball caps with crystals made from human sweat
Designer Alice Potts has created a collection of baseball caps covered in crystals grown from the sweat of the people who have worn them. More
Sarah Sze designs artwork for hidden Victorian waiting room at London train station
New York-based artist Sarah Sze has created a large-scale art installation in a vaulted space above Peckham Rye station that had been boarded up for the last 50 years. More
Nendo and Daniel Arsham create "functionality out of what is broken"
Japanese design studio Nendo and New York-based artist Daniel Arsham have collaborated on an exhibition for Milan design week 2023 that sees objects purposefully broken to create new functions. More
Álvaro Siza designs tiled mural for Space Copenhagen’s Porto restaurant interior
A ceramic mural by Álvaro Siza is at the heart of this rustic restaurant interior in Porto, Portugal, designed by Space Copenhagen. More
Amsterdam apartment block features cupboard bedrooms
Dutch studio Shift Architecture Urbanism has created playful interiors with cupboard bedrooms for the Domūs Houthaven residential complex in Amsterdam. More
Kunokaiku urns designed to allow "remembering through ritual"
LA-based travel photographer Marianna Jamadi has collaborated with Mexico City-based ceramic practice Menat Studio to create a collection of commemorative urns. More
MarshKeene submerges London house extension to create single-level home
Architecture studio MarshKeene has refurbished and extended an end-of-terrace Victorian townhouse in Nunhead, south London, with a unifying brick plinth wall. More