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Discover the new issue of THE Stylemate “PANTA RHEI” exploring disruption, architecture, design, hospitality, and mindful living in times of transformation.
Atri by Naturvillan is a self-sufficient glass house powered by solar energy, water cycles and home-grown food – redefining sustainable living.
Wendelstrand near Gothenburg is a visionary wooden town designed by Snøhetta, combining sustainable architecture, green urban planning, and a self-sufficient lifestyle in a former quarry.
Wood as a mindset: Matteo Thun & Partners explore how timber shapes sustainable architecture, circular design, and human-centered spaces.
The Ørestad Church in Copenhagen, designed by Henning Larsen, is a sculptural timber building and modern community hub. Built from biobased materials, the church acts as a sustainable “CO₂ bank”.
Between sacred mountains and endless rice fields: Shonai Suiden Terrasse in Japan, designed by Pritzker Prize laureate Shigeru Ban, blends sustainable timber architecture with the poetic landscape of Yamagata.
The Green Bridge Düsseldorf: A visionary architectural concept by RKW Architektur+ redefining sustainability, urban living, and mobility on the Theodor Heuss Bridge.
The Lumen Residence by Block722 is a refined duplex in Athens that brings together light, materiality and nature. Designed as the private home of the studio’s founders, it blends modern clarity with Mediterranean softness — a quiet urban refuge shaped by craftsmanship and calm.
South of Addis Ababa, the Bishoftu International Airport by Zaha Hadid Architects is set to become Africa’s largest aviation infrastructure project, designed as a global hub connecting the continent with the world.
Casa Pupunha in Manaus by Laurent Troost merges architecture and rainforest into a sustainable model for contemporary tropical living.
A universal space made of timber: LUO Studio’s Longfu Life Experience Center is a modular, sustainable building system combining flexibility, biophilic design and resource efficiency.
Four international projects reveal how adaptive reuse breathes new life into existing structures: from a quarry turned art center to a farmhouse reborn as a wellbeing retreat. A tribute to transformation, preservation, and mindful design.
The Moreprk Skyline Skatepark by AAN Architects in Shanghai’s Xuhui District combines architecture, sport, and skyline views in a spectacular skatepark 20 meters above the city.
With Boola Katitjin, Murdoch University in Perth sets a new benchmark for sustainable timber architecture. As the largest multi-storey engineered timber building in the Southern Hemisphere, the project combines innovative design, biophilic principles and a strong commitment to sustainability, diversity and inclusion.
A former Aldi supermarket on Denmark’s North Sea coast is transformed into the Museum for Papirkunst by Bjarke Ingels Group – a sustainable landmark celebrating paper art, design, and adaptive reuse architecture.
Two places, one vision: With Hotel Heureka in Venice and the ATOMOS Clinic in Vienna, Angela, Florian and Christoph Valach transform forgotten spaces into living places of soul, design and optimism.
