James and Annmarie Sowray live in an 1860's fisherman’s cottage on the seafront in Laytown Co. Meath. Local girl Annmarie was raised only 200 metres down the road and she knows how special it is to have the sea at her front door.

From the minute they walked into their house in 2005, they loved i...

It is possible to make veins and arteries of small diameter based on seaweed polymers whose properties are ideally suited to treat patients with cardiovascular diseases.

The Opera House in Oslo was awarded the EU prize for contemporary architecture, the "Mies van der Rohe Prize", in 2009.
Tarald Lundevall, project manager of Snøhetta Architects talks about materials and backgrounds during an 8-year construction period.

Set inside the heritage-listed Grand Hotel building in the Melbourne CBD, the aptly named Small Grand Apartment has been meticulously transformed by the team at tsai Design into an open plan, minimalist space by the use of clever, multi-functional design. The picturesque kitchen blends seamlessly...

Oscillating between modernity and tradition, the country perpetuates ancestral know-how and produces exceptional dishes.

At only 5m wide, this Melbourne terrace home of designer Dan Gayfer needed to make use of every square millimetre to ensure enough space, flexibility and functionality for his family. He did this by really analysing the needs of his family, such as, did they really need a dedicated laundry room, ...

'No Building As Usual' addresses the urgent climate challenge in architecture by documenting the construction of Nest House—a sustainable home for two elderly individuals in the British countryside. The film showcases a collaborative effort involving 12 young individuals from underrepresented bac...

A guided tour for landlubbers, today we're going on board a yacht.

The Arvor and Mayet are two small, unpretentious and very successful Parisian hotels.

Designer Graciela Churba's Uruguayan home is as beautiful as the land-scape it overlooks. It's an exotic journey.

Artist, interior designer, and ardor—studio founder Michiel Hilbrink designed a 60sqm/645sqft home for his family of three in Amsterdam’s east end. The peaceable, minimalist, and timeless space is a study in achieving comfort without clutter.

Shadow Cottage retains the charm of an existing heritage home while creating something modern and liveable through a sustainable renovation – effectively creating a shadow against the old. I think this sustainable, sensitive house renovation by MRTN Architects showcases what can happen with tru...

A small and luxurious apartment is nice to see, especially since it's packed with great ideas that are up for the taking. For our makeover, how does one furnish a mini apartment in the attic ?

Javier Salvador and Yago García of Heimat studio created a versatile canvas for a travel-loving couple with the design of their 55sqm Seville home. The open, birch-filled space is the perfect primer for their colourful furniture and eclectic items.

14 works of the Swiss artist, civil engineer and legendary bridge builder Robert Maillart designed between 1910 and 1935.

Maillart revolutionized with his functional reduction of material the work of bridge-building and created his own world of forms. His topics and inventions explored the poss...