James Wormald

All work and no play makes cities dull places to be. As well as inspiring joy through play, these four playgrounds set in centres of human interaction encourage communication, creativity and a connection with nature.

These ten properties, selected from the Architonic project archive, bring their outdoor areas to life either with secondary kitchen spaces or by eliminating the barriers between outdoors and in.

By separating function from facility, these four nature tourism experiences with detached structures encourage vacationers to get out of their hotel rooms and see the sites.

New smart work pods mark a digital evolution for hybrid offices.

These carefully crafted bathrooms, restrooms, powder rooms and en-suites employ the natural colour and texture of wood to fill the facilities with warmth.

These temporary pavilions, installations and public spaces use the speed, strength and structural capacity of bamboo to ensure they’re here for a good time, not a long time.

Check out our Architonic Live Talks – in-depth conversations with A&D heroes, filmed at the New York, Cologne and Copenhagen fairs – for a healthy dose of design inspiration and industry revelation.

Metaversal musings, bright sparks and workplace affairs – that was 2022.

There was a healthy dose of pragmatism on the agenda at this year's Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, with organisers, exhibitors and visitors joining together towards a forward-looking, sustainability-driven common cause.

The energy crisis, energetic thinking on sustainability and the power of lighting design.

Global Design Agenda's Sustainability Design Week speakers stress the need to design and build sustainable cities for survival.

Architects and designers possess problem-solving skills that also make them extremely valuable to companies outside of the A&D sector. The key term here is design thinking…