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An extension of the magazine’s editorial vision, encompassing essays, projects, elements, companies, and critical insights, explored through a cross-scale lens on architecture and the built environment


Rethinking churches to reuse cities
Essays
Rethinking churches to reuse citiesFilippo Cattapan
From Flanders to Italy, the reuse of religious heritage questions the future of public space and the capacity of historic cities to transform
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Casa BM: an extension that shifts the view
Projects
Casa BM: an extension that shifts the viewChiara Tassano
ErranteArchitetture transforms a 1960s residential building with an extension that reorganizes its spaces, access and views towards Monviso
Fireplace / Stuartholme House by Lumby and Jenkins
Elements
Fireplace / Stuartholme House by Lumby and JenkinsMarianna Guernieri
Exposed brickwork shapes a fireplace that extends into the living space, combining thermal mass, integrated seating and views across the landscape
VEKA / The architecture of transparency
Companies
VEKA / The architecture of transparencyAbout: x VEKA / Marco Valenti
Large glazed surfaces and optimized profiles transform sliding systems in PVC, integrating light, continuity, comfort, and performance
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Now

News and signals from the present. Now captures how architecture is being thought, made and discussed today, through exhibitions, interviews and stories that follow emerging practices and cultural shifts.


Omar Degan: “a declaration of existence”
People
Omar Degan: “a declaration of existence”Luisa Nannipieri
After the first Pan-African Biennale, its curator reflects on the network formed and the ambition to build a dialogue around African architecture
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Cersaie 2026: surfaces that shape space
Reviews
Cersaie 2026: surfaces that shape spaceMarco Valenti
From large slabs to small formats, the 43rd edition explores how ceramics move beyond imitation to become an autonomous tool for architectural design
“Handle with care”: designing with what already exists
Events
“Handle with care”: designing with what already existsEditorial team About:
Across Ticino, the 6th biennale svizzera del territorio explores care as a design practice, from the domestic scale to the landscape
“Architects of Liberation”: Modernism after independence
Reviews
“Architects of Liberation”: Modernism after independenceAnthony Paletta
At MoMA, projects from seven West African countries show how newly independent states adapted Modernism to new political and cultural ambitions
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