• Buried treasure: V&A Exhibition Road Quarter by AL_A

    9 August 2017

    The Victoria and Albert Museum needed new space and increased access. Amanda Levete Architects' Exhibition Road Quarter takes the museum deep underground, creates the world’s first porcelain plaza, and simultaneously reveals its history

  • Erwin Wurm's Fat House installed outside Baroque Palace in Vienna

    8 August 2017

    A rather chubby house has been installed on the grounds of an 18th-century palace in Vienna.

  • Inside New Holland: St Petersburg's tiny Island of culture

    7 August 2017

    In the centre of St Petersburg, Russia, there is a tiny island surrounded by the Moika River and the Kryukov and Admiralteisky canals. The island is called Novaya Gollandiya which translates to mean ‘New Holland.'

  • 11 architecturally inspired tattoos to give you some ink-inspo

    4 August 2017

    For years architecture has been inspiring art. There are countless paintings of beautifully constructed cathedrals, stunning bridges and impressiveestates. You name it there’s probably an oil work of it.

  • Generation game: the influence of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

    2 August 2017

    Established in the Eighties, FeildenClegg (now Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios) had an alternative background, following a communal-living, self-sufficent, build-it-yourself craft lifestyle. While it moved on into bigger projects and garnered an enviable mainstream reputation, it retained an affection for arts and crafts - and has spawned several offshoot practices headed by former staff, which seem to be following in the practice’s early-era footsteps.

  • Inside Lenzi + Baglini Architetti's beautiful Italian farmhouse

    2 August 2017

    Wouldn’t we all love to quit our day jobs and live out the rest of our days in a farmhouse in Tuscany, not a care in the world just great food, beautiful views and sunshine?

  • How Virtual Reality can change the face of architectural design

    1 August 2017

    Designing a new home is always a gamble. No matter how many intricate plans you see before-hand you can never be certain how the finished design will look.

  • Renzo Piano's first US project is stunning

    31 July 2017

    Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano is making his US debut and as expected, it’s beautiful. The Italian architect is joining forces with Terra, an integrated development firm in South Florida, to create Eighty-Seven park Residences, a private luxury beachfront condominium located in Miami.

  • Wonder wall: Lascaux IV by Snøhetta and Casson Mann

    31 July 2017

    Locked away for more than half a century, the precious Lascaux cave paintings can be seen again. In a new building, Lascaux IV, Snøhetta and Casson Mann take visitors back 20,000 years to view and touch representations of the prehistoric World Heritage Site caves and immerse themselves in their atmosphere and legacy.

  • The world's most Eco-friendly offices

    27 July 2017

    Here at DesignCurial, we are firm supporters in the fight against global warming. As individuals, we know that that through recycling and incorporating small lifestyle changes into our daily routines we can positively change the effect humans have on the environment.