Open call: when architecture uses open facades to make friends | | These multi-purpose, residential, retail and cultural buildings use open and approachable facades to stay on speaking terms with the neighbours. Read more | | | Photo: Purnesh Dev Nikhanj | | Industrial designs on contemporary facades | | Even ordinarily plain buildings can benefit from modern manufacturing techniques and technologies which enable the creation of more intricate, unique and characterful facades. Read more | | | More than 500 product innovations The countdown is on: on 3 & 4 May, ARCHITECT@WORK will once again open its doors to architects, interior designers and other planners at Messe Zürich. More than 500 selected product innovations are waiting to be discovered! Find out more | | | Photo: To Huu Dung | | Vux House in Ngũ Hành Sơn, Vietnam, by 85 Design | | On their Vux House project, architects 85 Design divided the house into three parts: front, back and centre, sacrificing a large space in the middle in order to bring both natural light and ventilation inside the building. Read more | | | Photo: Blackstation & CreatAR | | Founded by architect Art Gensler in 1965, Gensler is an international design, planning and strategic consulting firm, leveraging its deep resources and diverse expertise to develop design solutions for industries across the globe. Read more | | | | | | |