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New architecture learning center in London is built with bamboo and recycled yogurt pots

Architecture lovers have a new place to convene in London thanks to the recent completion of the Clore Learning...

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RIBA crowns Children Village in Brazil as the world’s best new building

On the edge of a rainforest in northern Brazil, a recently built school complex by Brazilian architecture firms...

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Carbon-neutral Caring Wood wins RIBA award for best new house in the UK

A modern, carbon-neutral take on the traditional English country house in Kent has won the Royal Institution of...

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Ultra-narrow Wood Lane house looks like a ship wedged between London’s brick buildings

This narrow house, home of architect Mike Russum, looks like a ship wedged in-between traditional brick townhouses...

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Salvaged materials from devastating fire take new life in a British pier

A British seaside pier destroyed by a devastating fire in 2010 has made an incredible comeback in the hands of...

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UK man builds highly sustainable near-Passivhaus home for his elderly parents

A UK man has built his parents the ultimate gift: a highly sustainable home where they can comfortably live out...

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Zero-carbon home generates income by making more energy than it needs

The home of the future could slash your utility bills and generate enough money to help pay the mortgage. UK firm...

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“Modern day Machu Picchu” wins inaugural RIBA International Prize for the world’s best new building

The grand jury, chaired by world-renowned architect Richard Rogers, commended UTEC as an inspirational example...

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Six of the world’s most incredible buildings shortlisted for the RIBA International Prize

Arquipelago Contemporary Arts Centre Formerly an 1890s sweet potato distillery, the Arquipelago Contemporary Arts...

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Ziggurat-like roof in London supports 800 sedums, heathers, flowers, and herbs

The exquisite Garden House was built to replace Whitaker Malem’s former one-story live-work unit located in a...

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Lord Rothschild’s distinctive Flint House wins RIBA’s 2015 House of the Year

Located on Lord Rothschild’s Waddeson Manor estate in Buckinghamshire, the 465-square-meter Flint House and 115-square-meter...

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Burntwood School wins 2015 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building

The Burntwood School beat out an impressive shortlist of competitors including MUMA’s renovation of the Whitworth...

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Zaha Hadid is the first sole female recipient of the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Although women have been recognized with the Royal Gold Medal in the past, those awards have been shared with their...

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Gorgeous modern Kew House is clad in prefab weathering steel

Kew House’s successful design is due in part to the collaborative architect-client relationship. The client,...

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RIBA’s interactive exhibition invites you to play on a “Brutalist Playground” made from foam

Part sculpture, part architectural installation, the exhibition revisits the mid-century playgroundsoften made...

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London shoe polish factory transformed into RIBA award-winning charity offices

The most distinctive feature of the social justice center’s facade is the zigzagging roofline that sits like...

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8 Sustainable British buildings from the 2015 RIBA awards

The Foundry by Architecture 00 Architecture 00 repurposed a former shoe-polish factory into the Foundry, an...

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O’Donnell + Tuomey are Among the Youngest Winners of the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 2015

Dublin-based architects Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey of the firm O'Donnell + Tuomey have been announced as...

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Wilkinson Eyre’s Carbon Positive Singapore Gardens by the Bay Wins the 2013 RIBA Lubetkin Prize

Speaking about Wilkinson Eyre and Grant Associates' collaboration for Singapore's Gardens by the Bay project,...

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Decaying 12th Century Astley Castle Scoops 2013 RIBA Stirling Prize for Best New Building

The Astley Castle, in its present form, fits perfectly into Central England’s landscape of moated manors, medieval...

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2013 RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist Announced

This year’s RIBA Stirling Prize is focused on young talent and diverse projects. RIBA President Angela Brady...

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1800-Year-Old Chedworth Roman Villa Wins 2013 RIBA Architecture Award

London-based Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios worked with the National Trust to interpret the archaeology of the Roman...

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Wood Wrapped Beveridge Mews Apartments Provide Flexible Light-Filled Housing

A new timber-clad social housing project called Beveridge Mews was recently selected as one of the 2013 RIBA national...

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Wilkinson Eyre Wins RIBA Lubetkin Prize for Innovative Guangzhou International Finance Center

The prestigious RIBA Lubetkin Prize was recently awarded to Wilkinson Eyre Architects for the Guangzhou International...

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Green-Roofed Maison L Renovation in France Scoops RIBA’s 2012 Manser Medal for New Home Design

Angela Brady said "Maison L is a stunningly original house that creatively responds to the needs of its household...

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Stanton Williams’ BREEAM Excellent Sainsbury Laboratory Shortlisted for 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize

The Sainsbury Laboratory is a plant research center that brings together some of the greatest scientists in an...

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Pylon of the Future: 6 Designs for an Advanced Electrical Grid

Silhouette by Ian Ritchie Architects This design doesn't look like much, but that's the point. The slender pole...

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Futuristic Urban Farm Comes With its Own TV Station

We've seenurban farms before, but here's one that takes city gardening to a whole 'nother level. One UK architecture...

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