Bloco Arquitetos creates "house without windows" in Brazil
Local studio Bloco Arquitetos has completed a house in Brasília surrounded by brick screens and wide entry portals that open up the central courtyard to the exterior. More about Bloco Arquitetos creates "house without windows" in Brazil
Tampa Bay Rays replace Tropicana Field roof after 2024 hurricane
The Tampa Bay Rays professional baseball franchise has restored the roof on its St Petersburg ballpark in time for the 2026 MLB season home opener in Florida. More about Tampa Bay Rays replace Tropicana Field roof after 2024 hurricane
Benjamin Hall Design uses masonry walls for Arizona accessory dwelling unit
Local studio Benjamin Hall Design has attached an accessory dwelling unit made of concrete block to an existing house to accommodate a multi-generational family in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. More about Benjamin Hall Design uses masonry walls for Arizona accessory dwelling unit
Studio Blur models Quito arts school after Le Corbusier house
Local design practice Studio Blur has created a concrete building with a sawtooth roof for the visual arts department of a school in Quito, Ecuador. More about Studio Blur models Quito arts school after Le Corbusier house
Tarq Studio prioritises "informal ways people occupy space" for angular market in Colombia
A large angular roof structure hovers over an open-air market in Valledupar, Colombia, designed by Colombian outfit Tarq Studio, acting as a signpost for the community gatherings and commerce it shelters. More about Tarq Studio prioritises "informal ways people occupy space" for angular market in Colombia
Ravi Handa Architect "mirrors the discovery" of woodland walks in Quebec house
Canadian studio Ravi Handa Architect has completed a cedar-clad house that fits into its wooded setting on the shores of a lake in Quebec. More about Ravi Handa Architect "mirrors the discovery" of woodland walks in Quebec house
Montgomery Sisam Architects creates "lantern-like" Ontario research centre
Canadian studio Montgomery Sisam Architects has designed a university research and teaching centre with an exposed mass-timber structure that contributes to its ambitious net-zero carbon and energy goals in Oak Ridges Moraine, Ontario. More about Montgomery Sisam Architects creates "lantern-like" Ontario research centre
Studio Arthur Casas affixes dramatic cantilever to Brazilian house
Local architecture practice Studio Arthur Casas has used dramatic cantilevers and overhangs to extend the volume of a house with wood and stone accents across a site in São Paulo, Brazil. More about Studio Arthur Casas affixes dramatic cantilever to Brazilian house
Bloqe Architectura designs Mariano Azuela 194 apartment block after Mexico City manor houses
Local studio Bloqe Architectura created a four-bay apartment complex with a series of barrel-vaulted spaces that open up to rooftop gardens overlooking Mexico City. More about Bloqe Architectura designs Mariano Azuela 194 apartment block after Mexico City manor houses
Urlo Studio embeds bike shelter into Ecuadorian hillside
Local architecture practice Urlo Studio has based the design of a concrete-and-wood pavilion for cyclists on ancient Andean lookouts, embedding it in a sloped site outside of Quito, Ecuador. More about Urlo Studio embeds bike shelter into Ecuadorian hillside
Design Alliance Architects raises curved concrete chapel in Missouri
Local studio Design Alliance Architects included stained-glass windows in a sculptural concrete chapel with eight massive curving walls in St. Louis, Missouri. More about Design Alliance Architects raises curved concrete chapel in Missouri
Fabrication Studio designs Toronto ADU to change with the seasons
Local outfit Fabrication Studio has completed an accessory dwelling unit in a private garden in Toronto, clad in copper so that the building can "register time alongside the trees". More about Fabrication Studio designs Toronto ADU to change with the seasons
Al Borde Arquitectos uses adobe for "biosecure" laboratory in Ecuador
Ecuadorian studio Al Borde Arquitectos has completed a compact laboratory in the Amazon using vaulted adobe construction for local community research to "break external chemical dependency". More about Al Borde Arquitectos uses adobe for "biosecure" laboratory in Ecuador
Taller General creates house that "emerges among volcanoes" in Ecuador
Taller General has completed a brick-and-heavy-timber house that plays on an A-frame system with glass walls to give residents a view of the surrounding volcanoes in Machachi, Ecuador. More about Taller General creates house that "emerges among volcanoes" in Ecuador
WaCa Design aims for low embodied carbon in Brazilian seaside compound
New York studio WaCa Design and local studio Julia Kosciuk Arquiteta have used local materials and low-carbon methods for an expansive waterfront compound in Santa Catarina, Brazil, which bridges the beach and mountainous landscape. More about WaCa Design aims for low embodied carbon in Brazilian seaside compound
Tres Birds outfits energy-efficient Colorado house with reclaimed materials
Denver-based studio Tres Birds Inc has completed a compact, gabled home using salvaged library fittings and material from a bowling alley in Boulder, Colorado, revealed exclusively on Dezeen. More about Tres Birds outfits energy-efficient Colorado house with reclaimed materials
FAMM Arquitectura lets the landscape "speak first" at Costa Rican house
Costa Rican studio FAMM Arquitectura has created a coastal house that features overhangs and a central brick volume and was designed around preexisting trees on the site in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. More about FAMM Arquitectura lets the landscape "speak first" at Costa Rican house
Akb Architects creates "deliberate tension" between past and present at Ontario house
Canadian studio Akb Architects has designed a white, hilltop house that "dissolves into the snow" in Mono, Ontario, acknowledging the vernacular architecture while implementing contemporary tactics. More about Akb Architects creates "deliberate tension" between past and present at Ontario house
Wittman Estes "expresses the climate" in Washington house and workshop
Seattle-based studio Wittman Estes has created a low-profile house separated by a lush garden from an adjacent workshop building, all designed to work with the rainy climate of Snohomish, Washington. More about Wittman Estes "expresses the climate" in Washington house and workshop
Quito museum sets children's play area within historic factory
An adaptive reuse museum in Quito, Ecuador, has debuted a children's exhibition space that centres play and exploration at the core of early childhood development, under the direction of international design studio Morphism. More about Quito museum sets children's play area within historic factory