15 windows: round, squared, panoramic

A selection of inspiring skylights and windows in private houses, public spaces and experimental structures; framed in concrete, wooden and earth walls.

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China. Changing scapes in Architecture: Aranya Beidaihe Read the full article

Medium-small spaces such as the Dune Museum, the Lonely Library and the Community Hall, specially designed for community activities, are the alternative to the frenetic Chinese construction industry. Photo Ni Nan

Art, nature and religion: three concrete buildings by Álvaro Siza in South Korea Read the full article here

Portuguese architects Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira collaborated on the three rough and sculptural buildings that dialogue with Saya Park’s natural landscape. Photo Fernando Guerra

Copper roof funnels sky light into London home Read the full article here

A peaked copper roof culminating in a skylight draws daylight down into this Notting Hill home by Gianni Botsford Architects, which features a marble-line pool in its basement. Photo Edmund Sumner

OMA’s Norra Tornen in Stockholm is a “plattenbau for the rich” Read the full article here

The tallest residential tower of the Swedish capital has opened, the first of two to be built with a modular system of ribbed concrete slabs, paying homage to brutalism. Photo Laurian Ghinitoiu

Foster + Partners reveals tulip-shaped skyscraper for London Read the full article here

Glass bubbles will convey tourists around Ferris wheel-like “petals” on the face of the 305-metre tower, giving views of the capital’s skyline and The Gherkin next door.  

A modernist Brussels icon is transformed into luxury coworking space Read the full article here

Coworking company Fosbury & Sons has adapted Constantin Brodzki’s CBR building to create a seven-floor workspace, complete with interiors designed to be sympathetic to the original architecture. Photo  

Buenos Aires tower offers multiple ways of living Read the full article here

Adamo Faiden on Edificio Bonpland 2169: a battle between ‟being local and universal at the same time”. Photo Javier Agustín Rojas

Anotherview, the makers of a 24-hour wall-decoration video on horses in the Camargue Read the full article here

Marco Tabasso, a member of the designers collective Anotherview, talks about his experience making a picturesque movie for a window-like feature in the home.

A modern country home inserted inside an ancient barn in Verona Read the full article here

Studio Wok engaged with the qualities of the existing building to define the spaces and aesthetics of a contemporary house. Photo Simone Bossi

A minimal housing prototype to survive on Mars Read the full article here

Chinese studio OPEN Architecture designed a capsule that minimises the consumption of resources and reuses all kind of wastes. Photo Wu Qingshan

Asunción. An architecture workshop inside a rammed earth pavilion Read the full article here

A single spiral-shaped partition encloses Earthbox, Equipo de Arquitectura’s new office, surrounding a stately guavirà plant. Photo Leonardo Mendez

Boarded-up Houses Read the full article here

The aim of Katharina Fitz’s project is to create a conscious reflection on vacant houses and an awareness of the constant structural changes of our cities. Photo Katharina Fitz

Helsinki. The man made hills of Lasipalatsi square Read the full article here

For the new Amos Rex Museum underground extension, JKMM designs five structural dome ceilings, which surface in the public space and build its new topography. Photo Mika Huisman

5 lessons from Tadao Ando Read the full article here

We retrace the Japanese architect’s career through excerpts from the Domus historical archives. They teach us lessons about his coherence, rigour and determination.

London. a terraced house with suspended bricks Read the full article here

Bureau de Change renovates a terraced house in the North of London, enhancing the ancient use of brick. Photo Ben Blossom

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