This pristine contemporary home is located on the west coast 90kms north of Cape Town bordered by a nature reserve adjoining the ocean. Sites like this don’t come much more spectacular. Taking full advantage of the ocean views and responding to the coastal dune context, Gavin Maddock describes it as ‘a glorious site’.

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has won the competition to design the new Hangzhou International Sports Centre.

When it comes to decorating and designing properties, there are few spaces which present as much challenge as a studio apartment. Not only are you working with a small space, but that space is also required to fulfil a laundry list of functions, which can often result in claustrophobic living spaces.

MB house is the latest collaboration between the architecture firm OLARQ and the interior design studio NEGRE. Forcefulness and elegance are combined to create a unique piece of domestic architecture conceived as a family oasis where privacy is the key word.

The lighting in your house depends a lot on which direction your windows face. Discover how to brighten up dark north-facing rooms in your home.

In a wonderful scene, I decided to build an international airport that would serve the Egyptian Delta and be an honorable front for the country and Egypt's northern gateway to Europe. The site was chosen in a strategic location as it is at the top of the middle of the Egyptian delta and connects the east and the west because it is bounded by the international coastal road from the north.

Aedas Executive Director Wei Li and Global Design Principal Ken Wai jointly led the team to create a mixed-use gateway in Hangzhou Qianjiang, integrating commercial, cultural, retail and residential to accommodate the rapid urban development.

The renovation of this 112m² apartment was a challenge beyond its size: the owner of the residence, located in Rio de Janeiro, is a longtime friend of the architect Guilherme Torres. Denilson Machado, a photographer renowned for his architectural and interior records, wanted his home to have the atmosphere of an art gallery.