formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
‘Transformative’ project wins the 2025 architecture medallion as town centres, industrial restorations and residential homes collect other awards of note. Source: ‘Legacy-making’ Sydney metro stations take out top prize in NSW Architecture awards | Architecture | The Guardian
From fungi-based wall panels to 3D printed bricks made of seaweed, biomaterials are increasingly being used in construction. But how close are they to a home near you? Source: Algae bricks and oyster shell walls: what’s on the horizon for … Continued
Using passive design and local materials such as ice cream buckets, these modern community spaces offer a respite from urban heat and hustle. Source: Indonesia’s stunning microlibraries draw young readers – in pictures | Environment | The Guardian
Marina Tabassum has built emergency homes for the delta-dwellers of the Ganges using grass and bamboo. Her Serpentine pavilion – part tropical glasshouse, part 70s office block – is a chic, meditative place for an overpriced coffee. Source: ‘Like an … Continued
Tskaltubo enjoyed years of prosperity as a jewel of Soviet architecture. But after the collapse of the USSR in December 1991 the sanatoriums were abandoned, and in 1992 people fleeing the war in Abkhazia found refuge here. While efforts continue … Continued
Poison darts, a dome from Spain, priceless spoons and Frank Lloyd Wright furniture … our architecture critic is wowed by how the V&A East Storehouse lets visitors ‘breathe the same air’ as its 250,000 artefacts. Source: ‘The national museum of … Continued