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Kazunari Sakamoto creates art library in Shanghai museum for Chanel

December 20, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Japanese architect Kazunari Sakamoto has renovated the third floor of Shanghai’s Power Station of Art museum, transforming it into an art library named Espace Gabrielle Chanel. Espace Gabrielle Chanel is the first public library in China dedicated to contemporary art and design. It was designed by Sakamoto for a collaboration between fashion house Chanel and the

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The top 10 staircases of 2025

December 20, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

From a reflective spiral staircase rising in a museum to an enclosed staircase puncturing the roof of a house, we continue our Review of 2025 with 10 of this year’s best staircases. Shanghai Grand Opera House, China, by Snøhetta Earlier this year, architecture studio Snøhetta revealed images of a dramatic spiral staircase roof taking shape over

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Snøhetta designs Skamarken riverside development with mound-like theatre

December 19, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta is set to transform a former railway site into a riverside park and cultural destination in Drammen, Norway, adding a theatre and conference hall with an arched green roof. Named Skamarken, the development will include the renovation of an existing building and the implementation of riverside activities alongside the mound-like building. Commissioned by

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New homes in England to have bird-friendly swift bricks in planning reform

December 18, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

The UK government has announced reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, which will require new builds in England to be fitted with swift bricks for nesting birds. The proposed policy changes, which will be open for consultation until 10 March 2026, include a section on improving the natural environment, stating that new houses should

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Zaha Hadid Architects to arrange Italian hospital around multi-level gardens

December 17, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for Malpensa Hospital in northern Italy, which will encircle gardens and landscaped rooftops. Set to be built between Milan and Varese, the building will unite the existing Gallarate and Busto Arsizio hospitals into one healthcare facility that provides services to approximately one million local residents. Commissioned by

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Stephen Marshall Architects tops Maggie’s Northampton with angular metal roof

December 16, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

A large, overhanging roof shelters a wrap-around patio at the latest Maggie’s Centre, designed by London studio Stephen Marshall Architects for Northampton General Hospital in England. Located on a former car park on the hospital site, the two-storey Maggie’s Northampton features floor-to-ceiling glazing on the lower floor facades, and an upper floor situated in its distinctive

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MVRDV unveils plans to revamp Buddhist monastery in France

December 12, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed plans to transform the Plum Village Buddhist Monastery in France’s Dordogne region by reconfiguring its layout and introducing timber guesthouses and a nunnery. MVRDV will reorganise the layout of the monastery’s upper and lower hamlets by altering the vehicle routes to create a welcoming arrival and car-free village centres. The studio will

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Rural Outer Hebrides home wins RIBA House of the Year 2025

December 10, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

A stone-clad home in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell has been named the UK’s best new house by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Named Caochan na Creige – which means ‘little quiet one by the rock’ – Izat Arundell designed the house to blend in with the rugged landscape, covering its exterior in blocks

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Geometric museum dedicated to Maqbool Fida Husain opens in Doha

December 3, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Indian architect Martand Khosla has designed a series of geometric volumes for the Lawh Wa Qalam: M F Husain Museum in Doha, which is the world’s first museum dedicated to modernist artist Maqbool Fida Husain. Launched by non-profit organisation Qatar Foundation, the museum contains over 150 objects celebrating the life and career of Husain, a

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