Adam Williams
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Eye-catching TV station HQ arranged to resemble stacked film reels
There's a construction boom going on in Albania at the moment that has resulted in a large number of unusual buildings. The latest project will create a new headquarters for a TV station that will take the form of stacked film reels. → Read More
Icon brings 3D-printed starchitect design to the Texas desert
Leading 3D-printed architecture firm Icon continues to push forward its cutting-edge building tech with a development in Texas. Created in collaboration with the Bjarke Ingels Group, El Cosmico will consist of campground and facilities, plus housing. → Read More
Master of understatement David Chipperfield wins 2023 Pritzker Prize
David Chipperfield has been declared the 2023 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the most distinguished award in architecture. The judges lauded his "subtle yet powerful" body of work, which spans four decades and over one hundred projects throughout Asia, Europe and North America. → Read More
AIA Architecture Awards celebrates America's finest designs
The AIA has revealed the winners of its 2023 Architecture Awards, which showcases 16 projects, including an energy efficient ferry terminal and a school that's carefully shaped to respond to its desert surroundings. → Read More
Incredible home tears down the walls to embrace jungle living
A lot of houses are designed to blur the boundaries between inside and outside, but few commit to this idea quite like the Open Jungle House. The unique home doesn't have traditional walls or glazing, meaning its occupants are exposed to the elements – and all wildlife – in the Costa Rican jungle. → Read More
Wild and wonderful designs hit the beach in wintry Toronto
Each year, the Winter Stations competition transforms beach lifeguard stations in Toronto into temporary structures. The winners for 2023 have now been revealed and consist of an eclectic collection of huts, art installations, and simple shelters. → Read More
Heatherwick Studio makes space for play with plant-filled school
Heatherwick Studio has been hired to create its first school. Responding to a cramped site in Tokyo, it has designed a greenery filled building with an unusual layout that will provide outdoor learning areas and generous playground space. → Read More
Casa Annunziata is the kind of glass house you could actually live in
A lot of glass houses aren't really built with practicality or comfort in mind, but Casa Annunziata is different. The luxury home features a stylish modernist design that offers the benefits of lots of glass, while addressing some of the drawbacks. → Read More
Luxury home opens up to offer semi-outdoor living on Pacific Coast
While it wouldn't work quite so well in harsher climes, the design of the Casa Mateo is a good fit for the relative warmth of Mexico's Pacific Coast. The residence promotes a pleasant semi-outdoor lifestyle with an open layout that blurs the boundary between inside and outside. → Read More
Ambitious 170-km-long Saudi skyscraper city gets construction go ahead
Imagine taking a population the size of New York and putting it into a 170-km-long skyscraper in the desert. An incredibly ambitious project named the Line is doing just that, and UK firm Atkins has been commissioned to help realize it. → Read More
Expansive market hall lets folks stroll on its sculpted green top
Tainan Market is an imaginative take on the humble wholesale market by MVRDV, which is defined by a sculpted undulating form envisioned as a series of rolling hills and allows visitors to walk up onto its green roof to socialize and enjoy the view. → Read More
Airbnb lets visitors haunt the halls of the Phantom of the Opera's home
Airbnb regularly offers the chance to stay in one-of-a-kind places, and has now teamed up with Palais Garnier, the Paris opera house which inspired the Phantom of the Opera novel, to offer a night of luxury and a rare look behind the scenes. → Read More
Huge cuboid skyscraper "big enough to hold 20 Empire State Buildings"
An incredibly ambitious new cuboid skyscraper is planned for Riyadh that will reach a height of 400 m and host a twisting tower inside. According to Saudi Arabian authorities, its interior will be so big that it could hold 20 Empire State Buildings. → Read More
Jet-shaped tiny house is ready for takeoff
Hungarian design collective Hello Wood recently completed a remarkable new tiny house named the Jet House. Designed to look like a whimsical cartoon depiction of an airplane, the unique dwelling includes authentic plane seating and an overhead locker. → Read More
Fun-filled tiny house comes with its own slide and climbing wall
Baluchon's charmingly named La Maison du Bonheur (or House of Happiness) offers something different from most tiny houses on the market. This particular model pulls double duty as both a fully functional home and a play area – complete with slide and climbing wall. → Read More
Bofin tiny house's clever interior packs in lots of storage space
One of the biggest challenges when downsizing is the lack of storage. Despite its length of just 24 ft, the Bofin tiny house addresses this issue with a clever interior layout that features a raised living room and lots of storage space. → Read More
ZHA's striking connected towers designed to balance solar heat gain
ZHA has revealed plans for a pair of eye-catching towers in Lithuania, which will be connected by a skybridge at their midpoint and feature a curved exterior that's designed to mitigate solar heat gain during summer and embrace it in colder months. → Read More
Impressive vaulted home nestles sensitively into forest landscape
Earthscape Studio made expert use of mud, brick, and recycled materials to create its recently completed Wendy House. The home takes the form of two vaulted structures that are enclosed with glazing and placed either side of a central courtyard area. → Read More
Prismatic skyscrapers incorporate lush greenery from ground to top
Influential architecture firm the Bjarke Ingels Group has revealed a pair of eye-catching skyscrapers slated for Shenzhen, China. The buildings will feature shimmering prismatic forms that are broken up by lush greenery and taper as they rise. → Read More
Airport terminal's feather-like form designed to sooth weary travelers
China already boasts its fair share of incredible airports, but is set to receive another. MAD Architects has revealed plans for a large new terminal in the northeast city of Changchun that's conceived as a floating feather. → Read More