The Ismaili Center, Houston
Jason Sayer2025-12-23T13:50:04+00:00Farshid Moussavi Architecture’s design for the first Ismaili Center in the US creates a serene, civic sanctuary that overlooks Houston’s Buffalo Bayou.
Farshid Moussavi Architecture’s design for the first Ismaili Center in the US creates a serene, civic sanctuary that overlooks Houston’s Buffalo Bayou.
Celebrate with the winners of the 2025 Architecture Today Awards for buildings that stand the test of time at Space House in London on Thursday 13th November.
We spoke to Italian architect, Erica Borsa of Studio Vapore, about why she set up shop in China and about A Gentle Reclaim, the practice’s poetic installation for the 'Shanghai Picnic' architecture biennial.
John Pardey on how Pierre Chareau and Bernard Bijvoët's Maison de Verre (House of Glass) redefined domestic architecture in 1930s Paris — fusing craft and industry, transparency and privacy, transforming a bourgeois townhouse into a luminous, steel-framed gesamtkunstwerk.
We spoke to Kraipol Jayanetra of Alkhemist Architects about the studio’s playful contribution to the 'Shanghai Picnic' architecture biennial. Using on four colourful mobile carts, the project explores informality, improvisation and spirit in the city.
Webb Yates, Arup, Groupwork’s three-storey prototype at Earls Court explores how pre-tensioned stone can replace carbon-intensive materials, reimagining the structural frame as a durable, low-energy and reusable system for the future of construction.
BDP’s new school in Lemmer, The Netherlands, draws on the region’s vernacular barns to create a calm, light-filled learning environment.
CLUSTER and THISS Studio with Orient Productions’ vivid red pavilion reclaims public space along the Nile River in Cairo as a stage for community, performance and environmental action.
Architects and façade specialists from Foster + Partners, Propak Architectural, Farrells and Schüco discuss how they collaborated to repurpose two of London’s landmark buildings – The Whiteley and Powerhouse – at an event exploring the value of reuse and restoration.
Join us on Wednesday 12 November for a focused session on the key responsibilities and practical steps design teams need to take when working on higher-risk buildings and preparing for Gateway 2 submissions.