THE „BRICK AWARD“ IMPRESSIVELY DEMONSTRATES THAT BRICK AS A BUILDING MATERIAL IS FAR FROM OBSOLETE. BECAUSE HERE, ARCHITECTS FROM ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD SHOW HOW CONTEMPORARY THE NATURAL BUILDING MATERIAL CAN BE - AND ARE HONOURED FOR IT.
The best of the 1970s and the best of the present come together at 45 Whitfield Street, London. Here is an office that is both a workplace and an object of style.
The Moar Gut nature resort in the Salzburg mountains has grown. The new buildings in modern timber construction fit in with the local building culture and strengthen the existing farm buildings. The 5-storey suite towers are the central element of the extension.
Canadian celebrity chef and internet star Matty Matheson teamed up with architect Omar Gandhi to create a restaurant landscape consisting entirely of wood, from top to bottom. There is little sign of rustic, folkloristic romance here, though.
A wooden observation tower in the African savannah. Victor Ortiz's design creates an extraordinary experience in the Kenyan Masai Mara plain.
The Kilden Performing Arts Centre in the Norwegian city of Kristiansand is a free-form construction made of wood with over 14,000 individual parts. ALA Architects created a form with a dramatic gesture - and a concrete function.
The resorts planned by the Head of Design at MH Residenz, Wolfgang Schille, speak the language of nature, but are still luxurious. There is mindfulness in his work. And he has a lot to say about it.
Angel Yard is an affordable pop-up office location for young freelancers and the self-employed in north London. The conversion of the site and the derelict garages on it was orchestrated by Jan Kattein Architects.
The Enso House II in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, blends into its surroundings thanks to its stone construction. At the same time, the architecture by HW Studio, reminiscent of a monastery, shields you from the world. Inside, you go on a pilgrimage.
Wendelstrand near Gothenburg is a new community and housing development with social and ecological sustainability, sited in a disused quarry. The master plan and Lakehouse by the architects at Snøhetta show how urban planning and housing construction can be reimagined.
The small kingdom has big plans: with the visionary "Mindfulness City", an exemplary sustainable economic centre is to be created that fully complies with the philosophy of "Gross National Happiness". It is being built according to a masterplan by Danish star architect Bjarke Ingels.
In the north of Norway, a couple had their dream realised by star architect Snorre Stinessen: A holiday home beyond the Arctic Circle - built on a romantic foundation.
