We discuss different design approaches, the recipe for success and the importance of competitions in the work of designers with Maja Ganszyniec, juror in this year's make me! competition organized by the Łódź Design Festival.

The concept of the “Black Butterfly” is a unique architectural proposal that seeks the harmonious integration between the house and the surrounding nature. This cabin is built on a stream, allowing the house to blend organically into the natural landscape and benefit from the constant flow of water running through it. One of the most interesting aspects of this proposal is the waterfall that is generated in the stream, which makes it possible to generate electricity in a sustainable way and reduce the carbon footprint of the house.

The melna townhouses in Ghana offer a visually stunning and functional design that stands out in any neighborhood. The signature orange facade with its fluid curves is eye-catching and accented by strategically placed lighting that creates a mesmerizing display at night.

Westwood home is located in a privileged context of the city of Austin, Texas. In a wooded and natural environment, the project starts from the need to expand the house and add a room and a private multifunctional space.

LEAD Development today announced that it has completed the energisation of electrical substations in Jubail Island, in an important step towards completing the infrastructure works and handing over of the land plots. With the planned substations powered up, Abu Dhabi Construction Company can now move ahead with key test and commissioning work for the villa’s and townhouses.

Aluminum is arguably the best metal that can be used for making the front door of a home. Compared to iron, aluminum can better fight weather conditions and ensure that you don’t have to spend money on buying a front door for your home again and again.

The museography and exhibition architecture project of the Panteão dos Almeida, in the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo in Abrantes, Portugal, aims the adaptation and interior requalification of an old church (a historic building in the city of Abrantes, built in 1215 by D. Afonso II, being later, in 1433, rebuilt by D. Diogo Fernandes de Almeida, one of the central characters of this project), fulfilling the strictness of the restrictions, imposed by the entities that supervise the intervention in heritage and that do not allow any alteration to the existing other than painting and maintenance of materials.

Located in the central lot of Zac Chandon-République Gennevilliers, the 91-unit mixed-housing project faces the park. The orthogonal plan adopts a relatively simple and sober organization that gives a particular identity to the place, dividing the project into six volumes of different heights, linked together by glass walkways.