The British Council announces today that a team of architectural practitioners selected to represent the UK at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia 2025.

Step into a world where modernity meets tradition with the mesmerizing exterior design of this five-story hotel. Inspired by the rich heritage of Marlik Hill pottery in North Iran's Gilan province, every curve and contour pays homage to centuries-old craftsmanship.

Social areas on the first floor, garage in the basement and bedrooms upstairs. A veranda and a swimming pool. The explanation of the basic program of this residence and its distribution as that of an ordinary sobrado is unable to properly depict it without describing its structural conception. A sequence of four porticos hang over the upper floor volume, making the first floor only a light glass enclosure.

Engaging in a dialogue with the lexicon of geometric modernism, this residential project articulates a minimalist aesthetic sensibility and the repudiation of ornamental embellishment. The clear, albinic facade of the structure, an embodiment of abstract purity manifested in its delineated linearity, establishes a striking contrast with the organic forms of the meticulously cultivated flora encompassing the garden and verdant porches.

The architectural quality of the property, located in the heart of Costa Nova, determined the reason and the willingness of its owner to proceed with the rehabilitation works with a view to its adaptation and its expansion into a single-family house.

This spacious 330 m² apartment is located in a historic building on Petrovsky Boulevard in the heart of Moscow. The owners, a family with three sons, purchased two separate apartments here and approached interior designer and architect Ariana Ahmad to develop a design project.

As recounted in ancient books, Huizhou was a region situated amidst rugged mountains, rivers, and valleys. Huangling Village, situated within Wuyuan County in northeastern Jiangxi, which was historically a part of Huizhou, lies a nearly 600-year-old settlement constructed upon mountainous terrain and perched on cliffs.

Living in a far distance from a noisy and busy place and experiencing the ethereal beauty of infinite water is something luxury they have. They live beside the river banks where every day new stories and myths are made. They kind of live in an illusional world where the rhythmic sound of the river stream and calming breeze take them to a dream-like magical world. It just feels serene and quiet yet they feel so brave to embark on their journey to the infinite water to catch fish.