Focus Romania
What Is Worth Building From? Architecture inevitably enters a place already shaped by something: a landscape, a half-finished structure, a way of building,
Rooms, Garden and Constructive Logic: House in Dumbrava Vlăsiei by alt. corp.
3 Questions for alt. corp. Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in House in Dumbrava Vlăsiei at this stage of
Collective Housing Between City and Landscape: Transilvania Residence by Format 4 Architects
3 Questions for Sergiu Tirziu Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Transilvania Residence at this stage of your studio’s
Life Between the Buildings: Colina Lac by Quadratum Architecture
3 Questions for Patricia Sturzoiu Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Colina Lac Residential Complex at this stage of
A Compact Architecture Open to the Landscape: cL02 House by Vinklu
3 Questions for Ștefan Păvăluță Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in CL_02 House at this stage of your studio’s
Reinterpreting the Rural Courtyard: Holiday Homes in Moldovenești by MVAA
3 Questions for Attila Molnár and Dániel Vass Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Holiday Homes in Moldovenești at
A House That Changes With Its Use: Studio House by DAAA Studio
3 Questions for Simina Dron and Raul Ardelean Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Studio House 2 at this
Designing Hospitality Through Local Materials: Swissôtel Poiana Brașov by Cumulus Architecture
3 Questions for Cumulus Architecture Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Swissôtel Poiana Brașov at this stage of your
A Small Citadel for Children: Grădinița Bună by ZEIA studio
3 Questions for Andra Ionel and Elena Zară Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Grădinița Bună at this stage of
Story, Space and Care: Marie Curie Hospital for Children by TESSERACT Architecture
About The Marie Curie Hospital for Children The Marie Curie Hospital for Children in Bucharest explores how hospital space can become an active part of care, particularly for children undergoing
Play, Learn, Discover
Playgrounds, interiors and objects use movement, choice and hands-on interaction to give children room to explore rather than prescribe how play should happen. Design for children has to negotiate two requirements that
Focus Albania
Making Space for Possibility Much of architecture’s meaning emerges gradually, through the ways it becomes part of everyday life. It enters a street,
Architecture of Continuity: Partizani High School by Loft Architects
3 Questions for Lorenxa Molla Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Partizani High School at this stage of your
A Contemporary Church Rooted in Place: Naraç Church by ArkPro Studio
3 Questions for the Arkpro Studio Albania Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Naraç Church at this stage of
Designing the School as Shared City: Angela Merkel School by Commonsense Studio
3 Questions for Commonsense Studio Team Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in the Angela Merkel School at this stage
Finding Clarity in the City: Corner 379 by ARTECH Studio
3 Questions for Genti Shtembari Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Corner 379 project at this stage of your
Architecture Shaped by the Hillside: Red Hill Residential Building by ANK Architecture
3 Questions for the ANK Architecture Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in “The Residential Building, With an Inner Courtyard
From Memory to New Public Life: The Pyramid of Tirana by MVRDV & iRI Architecture
3 Questions for iRI Architecture Team Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in The Pyramid of Tirana at this stage
Reinterpreting the Vernacular: Mountain of Houses in Valbona
3 Questions for Aleks Shtjefni and Julia Hallvaxhiu Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Mountain of Houses at this stage
Context, Identity and Urban Transformation: Platinum Residence by A7 Design Studio
3 Questions for the A7 Design Studio Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Platinum at this stage of your
A Contemporary Coastal Identity – Avanel Signature Hotel by Zifle Architects
3 Questions for Gentjan Zifle Q: What ideas or values are central to your architectural practice, and how are they reflected in Avanel Signature Hotel at this stage of
The Stitch Between Old and New
Existing walls, retained materials and contemporary additions meet in eight projects where the connection between different periods becomes part of the architecture. Working with an existing building requires more than deciding what
More Than a Place to Read
Libraries accommodate two apparently opposite conditions: sustained individual attention and the exchange of knowledge between people. Reading still requires quiet, light and a place to remain undisturbed, but contemporary libraries increasingly combine
The Architecture of Concentration and Exchange
University buildings can support both the concentration of individual study and the openness required for exchange, experimentation and shared work. Concentration can happen in open settings just as easily as behind closed doors,
Where Architecture Meets the Body in Motion
The quality of a sports facility depends on how clearly architecture supports action, orientation and shared use. Sports architecture begins with precise requirements. Clear dimensions, uninterrupted spans, durable surfaces, controlled daylight, safe circulation
Spaces That Hold a Community Together
Care, learning, work and everyday gathering shape eight projects designed around collective use. Community architecture begins with needs that private buildings do not have to address. It must be understandable to different
What Buildings Become Next
Warehouses, offices, shops and temporary housing are adapted to new programmes as cities, institutions and everyday needs change around them. A building’s original programme often expires before its structure does. Production moves
Making Room for Nature
Nature is not simply a backdrop to be admired from indoors. In these projects, it is the brief the architecture is built to answer. Across forests, mountains, wetlands and dry terrain, the
Colour with a Reason
In these ten interiors, colour is used to organise circulation, distinguish new insertions and alter the reading of existing space. Colour rarely enters an interior without context. It may respond to the history
Houses That Refuse the Obvious Form
Curved shells, bent plans, monumental walls and hovering planes turn domestic form into a test of how life might be organised differently. An unusual form is easy to notice, but much harder to