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Helsinki's Vantaa airport is taking the saying 'making yourself at home' to heart with the interior design for their newest travellers' lounge. No matter how hard airport designers try to make these international, heavy trafficked areas romantic and luxurious, there is no doubting the dread that most of us feel on a 6 hour lay over or extended visit. While there can be no denying the luxuriousness of this interiorly designed space, what the designers have cleverly done is steer away from the clinical coolness of traditional airport lounges and thrown a knowing look back towards creature comforts. The aptly named 'Almost @ home' lounge features interior aspects that have been chosen to most correctly reflect a Finnish, or any, home.

The idea that the environment can aid healing is not a new one. In her book 'Healing Spaces", Dr. Esther M. Sternberg has explored the health benefits to patients on both a mental and physical level when exposed to plants and larger organic environments. Australian industry giants Brookfield Multiplex and HASSELL are taking on these principles and shaping their design and construction processes with environmental healing as a key foundation of their latest Perth healthcare development.

Ar. Abraham John proposes a truly 21st century Mumbai city in terms of green space and connectivity, with the 'Bombay Greenway Project' - an infrastructure project that will harvest a green corridor over the city's existing 166 km. stretch of railway lines. Read more…

Foster+Partners' design of the Alen68 motor yacht uniquely combines the elegant social spaces of a cruising yacht with the fun of a day boat. Set sail here...

McFadden's Glendale offers a private party Room in Glendale. Our seafood Restaurant offers catering as well as party space for private parties in Glendale, AZ.

Mecanoo's design of Manchester City's cultural centre focuses on simplicity and inclusiveness. Check it out and leave us your views…

Libraries are spaces meant for interaction and foster progressive thought. Check out this new library in Montreal readied for the 2030's and leave us your views…

next little vehicule .. there will be more places ... wihtout infrastructures... !

Attempting to understand the roots of 'timelessness' as a universal quality in architecture, Ar. Yatin Pandya cites heritage architecture examples to enlighten us on spatial concepts and their varied nuances, especially relevant in the Indian context. Check it out and leave us your views…

CRA unveils design for the pilot project of the Open Innovation Centre in Turin, Italy that promotes a hot-desking regime while fostering interaction in physical space through collaborative digital platforms. The design uses automated UV-C based desk sanitizing and a 'smart window' to ensure health, safety, and sociability.

Woongsik Jung of On Architects Inc. designs a café in South Korea stimulating the senses with the raw palette of exposed concrete, rice straw and a feeling of nothingness that paradoxically instigates one to look within whilst enjoying the company of people in a cultural setting.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government recently unveiled UNStudio's design, tentatively naming it 'Seoul Twin Eye'. The project is part of the Mayor of Seoul's vision 'Han River with a Thousand Sunsets', a vision to create a thousand spots along the Han River as public spaces for the people of Seoul. Collaborating stalwarts include Arup and Heerim Architects.

The essence of community lies at the heart of living - a concept not merely confined to physical proximity but rather a dynamic interplay of shared spaces, experiences, and aspirations. Sanjay Puri Architects' visionary community centre in Nokha embodies this ethos, sculpting a free-flowing organic spiral that envelops the community like a nurturing cocoon, symbolizing inclusivity and collective growth. Here, architecture transcends mere structure; it becomes a catalyst for fostering connections and nurturing a sense of belonging.

Bengaluru's upcoming Baiyappanahalli train station - a competition winning design by Studio Symbiosis - evokes the essence of the almost-erstwhile 'Garden City'. The design exemplifies how public spaces like transportation hubs can thrive as a potential identity of the place alongside a sustainable and innovative design language.

MAD architects carve out a canyon-like structure running through the façade of a building in Denver, creating an immersive, natural experience, merging indoor and outdoor spaces and blurring the boundaries between nature and architecture.

Chinese architect Liu Jaikun wins the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize. He is known for methodology-driven design philosophy focussing on contextual adaptation rather than imposing a signature aesthetic. The jury commended Liu for "affirming architecture that celebrates the lives of ordinary citizens" and for his ability to create communal spaces in dense urban landscapes. Team IAnD congratulates Ar. Liu for this enormous achievement.

Blending cutting-edge AI technology with Jože Plečnik's architectural legacy, Studio Tim Fu unveils Lake Bled Estate-a stunning ensemble of ultra-luxury villas in Slovenia. This first fully AI-driven design redefines the future of architecture, proving that AI can be a catalyst for timeless, transformative spaces-where sustainability, biophilic design, and heritage seamlessly converge.

Did the Aston Martin in the recent Skyfall pique your curiosity about a technologically driven future? Well, a structure on the moon will definitely blow you then! Click the link to read more...