4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (588+ words) 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. Known as Pamba Bike Refuge, the 900-square-metre (9,675-square-foot) open-air structure serves…...

6+ hour, 54+ min ago  (876+ words) Dezeen School Shows: a mosque with a tent-like form influenced by the traditional Khaimah and Arabic calligraphy is among the projects from United Arab Emirates University. Also featured is an exhibition hall inspired by the form of a butterfly's cocoon,…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (528+ words) Promotion: San Francisco start-up Avoice has developed an online workspace for architects that uses AI to automate the most "repetitive, labour-intensive" parts of the job and help smaller firms compete. The digital platform was designed to reduce the manual burden…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (556+ words) Dezeen Competitions: TerraViva's latest competition invites entrants to design concepts for a cluster of rural guesthouses on a site at the foot of Mount Etna on the island of Sicily. Entries will be judged by an international panel of experts…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (521+ words) A raspberry-red spiral staircase connects communal areas at this office development in London, designed by local studio SODA to reference the art deco style of the building it occupies. SODA was commissioned by developer Great Portland Estates (GPE) to transform…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (454+ words) Architecture studio'Sn'hetta has completed Qasr AlHokm Metro Station in Riyadh, which features a curving mirrored canopy that reflects a subterranean planted atrium. Surrounded by a public plaza, the Qasr AlHokm Metro Station is one of four main hubs in Riyadh's…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (548+ words) American architecture studio SOM has revealed construction images of a skyscraper at 400 Lake Shore, the site of the cancelled Chicago Spire skyscraper. With part of its glass facade and terracotta mullions installed, the skyscraper is rectangular in form, with its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (481+ words) Sand-coloured walls, hieroglyph motifs and a trapezoidal rooftop extension celebrate the Egyptian revival style of this Grade II-listed boiler house in Kent, transformed into an office by local studio Felix Lewis Architects. Now named The Works, the former boiler house…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (467+ words) Kyiv-based architecture and design studio YOD Group looked to Ukrainian vernacular architecture when creating this cluster of guesthouses, characterised by glass walls and'thatched roofs. The trio of guesthouses " named Hata-Mazanka " are located on a private estate in central Ukraine and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (536+ words) Tired of doomscrolling? Why not take a five-minute break to browse through this roundup of strangely pleasing architecture. This office building in London looks like a chunk has been taken out of it using a giant ice-cream scoop. That was…...