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JSWD Architekten, Cologne, DE Revitalisation of Cologne Porz city centre, Cologne, Germany

Spine Architects, Hamburg, DE Hamburg's new "Sportlerhaus" with ceramic facade, Hamburg, Germany

Ameller Dubois, Paris, FR New Massy Secondary School – by Ameller Dubois, Massy, France

VMX Architects, Amsterdam, NL; MVSA Architects, Amsterdam, NL; DELVA Landscape Architecture & Urbanism, Amsterdam, NL Office and residential towers „De Puls“, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Álvaro Siza Vieira & Carlos Castanheira, Porto, PT Dongqian Lake Club Houses, Ningbo, China

PPAG Architects ZT GmbH, Vienna, AT Urban neighbourhood "Rivus Vivere", Vienna, Austria

Kaleidoscope section An experiment in white

A view of the ensemble of three residential buildings in Ludwigsburg as part of an inner-city densification project

Steimle Architekten (design), bopp herrmann architekten (architect of record), Stuttgart, Germany Residential & office buildings "Half-Long Charles", Ludwigsburg, Germany

You + Pea Exploration of digital and physical materiality

Trofa Town Hall's contrast between the old and new is evident in the materials chosen - the restored original building in fine-grained grey render with a glazed top coat; the new building volumes in a bold envelope of dark bricks.

NOARQ New town hall, Trofa, Portugal

The new main entrance for the University of Graz Library, showing the original architecture that has been restored under a large, cantilevered vertical extension featuring a large art installation created with the 'sgraffito' render technique

Atelier Thomas Pucher, Graz, AT University of Graz, Graz, Austria

View of buildings on Via Aslago, showing the new top floor vertical extension, and the new facade's recessed window surround details in contrasting grey render finishes

Area Architetti Associati, Bolzano, Italy Apartment buildings, Bolzano, Italy

NEXT Architects, Amsterdam, NL Residential building "Waaggebouw", Eindhoven, Netherlands

Atelier Kempe Thill, Rotterdam, NL Residential housings "Florair", Brussels, Belgium

LRO Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei, Stuttgart, DE Catholic school "Marianum“, Allensbach, Germany

GSarchitects, Graz, AT Office building "Black Panther", Graz, Austria

mood-a architects, Seoul, KR commercial building "Blair Garden", Seoul, Korea

Bob Gysin Partner, Zürich, CH Residential buildings "Am Chatzenbach", Zürich, Switzerland

Allmannwappner, Munich, DE Light rail tunnel, Karlsruhe, Germany

Studioscaramucci, Castel di Lama, IT Detached house "La Nera", Castel di Lama, Italy

Studio Y Architecture Design Studio, Seoul, KR “NSG595” neighbourhood centre in Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Adam Rujbr Architects, Brno, CZ Children’s sanatorium for respiratory illnesses in Ostrov u Macochy, Brno, Czech Republic

Four-story office building in Seoul with a dark textured façade and striking angled supports.

Moreless Architects, Seoul, KR “35mm Building” office building in Seoul, Seoul, Korea

Modern building complex featuring an artistically designed blue façade.

Bureauhub, Stuttgart, DE; MoDus Architects, Brixen, IT Maria Montessori School in Stuttgart , Stuttgart, Germany

Residential building in Willisau featuring a green ceramic façade with vertical elements and large balconies, surrounded by greenery and gravel paths.

CAS Architektur, Kriens, CH Multiple dwelling in Willisau, Willisau, Switzerland

Renovated bell tower of Nørre Uttrup Kirke featuring a custom Sto solution that preserves its shape and protects against moisture.

Knudsen & Østergaard, Aalborg, DK Refurbishment of Nørre Uttrup Kirke in Nørresundby, Norresundby, Denmark

Modern white museum building of the Schütz Art Museum in Engelhartszell, featuring an open frame structure and large glass façades.

Architekturkantine, Linz, AT Schütz Art Museum in Engelhartszell Architekturkantine, Engelhartszell, Austria

Modern visitor center with a mineral facade blending into the mountain landscape.

Area Architetti Associate, Bozen, IT Visitor centre in Naturns, Naturns, Italy

Renovated residential building with light façades, balconies, and updated architectural details.

Marco Sette Architecture, Bolzano, IT Refurbishment and extension of “The Hats” residential complex in Bolzano , Bolzano, Italy

Modern building wing with a large glass façade featuring colorful graphic elements in the courtyard.

Auer Weber Assoziierte, Stuttgart, DE District court in Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Multi-storey parking structure next to a modern residential and office building

COSA Colboc Sachet architectures, Paris, FR “Armagnac” residential complex in Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Studio Libeskind New York, New York, US “The Atrium at Sumner”, a senior housing development in New York Studio Libeskind, New York, USA

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