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Emotionalist rescue: The Blue hotel by Spheron

A vivid blue facade is the distinctive feature of this retrofitted hotel in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, the colour arrived at from a gut feeling by architect Tszwai So

30 April 2024

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Sidcup gets civic with DRDH’s new library and cinema

Storyteller negotiates domestic and commercial architectures to help open a new chapter for a suburban high street in south-east London

16 April 2024

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Is a collection of inventive architects, including 6a and SelgasCano, enough to create a convincing new area in an emerging part of south east London? Greenwich is giving its new Design District its best shot

Archiecture 00 and David Kohn are among nine practices designing 'blind' – will it work?

Vilkaviškis bus station is so much more than a terminus. Balčytis studija’s sweeping design is a landscape, civic hub, event space – even a tourist destination

There are more reasons to go to the bus station than needing a bus

Pawson and church specialist Thomas Ford & Partners have restored the east London church and concert venue – now rebranded as Saint

John Pawson and Thomas Ford & Partners have restored the east London church and concert venue

A galvanised steel and Douglas fir extension allows customers at the formerly sleepy Alice Hawthorn pub in Nun Monkton, Yorkshire, to hit the hay in a dreamy reimagining of stables and barns

Modernised hospitality saves village’s last pub

Sou Fujimoto revives former ryokan in Maebashi, Japan, by creating a soaring concrete ‘living room for locals’ and inviting artists from around the world to design bedrooms and site-specific artworks

Sou Fujimoto's revamped and extended former 1970s ryokan gives city of Maebashi new creative energy

Roofing and cladding

It might not be especially well-known - certainly up against slate - but phyllite is an excellent material and harder, denser and stronger than many alternatives

Phyllite is harder, denser and stronger than many alternatives

This solar PV solution provides fully integrated sustainable electricity generation without compromising aesthetics

Integrated solar PV electricity generation can look good too

Natural slate and red clay capped angle ridge tiles provide a striking solution at an Edwardian building of luxury flats near Roundhay Park in Leeds

Natural slate and red clay ridge tiles make an impression in Leeds

Introducing an invisible clip-based system for the rapid installation of flawless, hidden-fix wooden cladding and decking

Invisible clip-based system 50 per cent faster to install

Zinc is the material of choice for three innovative projects, including a Stirling Prize winner

Zinc is the material of choice for three innovative projects

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March House by Knox Bhavan is a true collector’s item

March House on the Thames by Knox Bhavan shows what can be done by working closely and in detail with an interested and receptive client

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