Architecture studios Snøhetta and Benthem Crouwel Architects are designing the House of Culture and Administration, a city hall in the Netherlands that will have swooping roofs and full-height openings.
Two recent disaster documentaries highlight the need for designers and architects to open the door to pessimism, writes emergency planner Lucy Easthope.
Angular concrete roof trusses frame the flexible open-plan attic that crowns this Indonesian house, which has been renovated by local studio RAD+ar in Jakarta.
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has remodelled parts of the Les Trois Rois hotel in Basel, Switzerland, introducing whimsical touches that contrast with the building's neoclassical architecture.
