Jon Astbury
Jon Astbury is a writer, curator and lecturer. He is assistant curator in architecture and design at the Barbican, and has formerly held editorial positions at The Architectural Review and the Architects’ Journal.
A vaulted ceiling clad in wooden slats features inside Harriet's House, a cottage in Tasmania extended by local studio So Architecture. More
Indian studio Kiron Cheerla Architecture has completed Pott House, a home in Hyderabad topped by a lantern-like roof that draws light and natural ventilation into its interiors. More
A cluster of white-plaster volumes steps down a hillside to frame views of the Mediterranean Sea at Bundle House, a villa in Menorca by architecture practice Nomo Studio. More
French studio Déchelette Architecture has completed Casa Franca, a townhouse and artists' studio in Paris distinguished by a large wall of rammed earth. More
Students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have constructed a mobile home in Barcelona using wood from Collserola Natural Park. More
Dutch practice Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten has completed Vertical Farm Beijing, an innovation centre for urban fruit and vegetable production housed in a faceted greenhouse. More
Liverpool studio Smith Young Architects has completed Vestige, a house in northwest England with a brick base built from the remnants of a previous structure on the site. More
Soil from across Thailand was used to create layers of colour and texture in the rammed-earth walls of Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building, designed by local studio Suphasidh Architects. More
A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. More
Terracotta-coloured facades and warm wood-lined interiors define Mid Terrace Dream, a terraced house in north London renovated and extended by local studio Collective Works. More
Architecture practice Studio Vio has blended contemporary materials with traditional crafts and lush gardens at De Hue Space, a holiday home in Hue, Vietnam. More
Architecture practice HCCH Studio has created a shell-like brick pavilion in Longyou County, China, which draws on its agricultural surroundings. More
Indian architecture studio Nowhere has renovated a house in Hyderabad called Mayalogili, coating it with a rough red-brown plaster made with brick and marble dust produced during the project. More
Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney, London, which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. More
Architecture studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio, Switzerland, informed by the region's grotti– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served. More
A series of "monumental" concrete columns frame views across a large garden at this house in Dulwich, London, extended by local studio Proctor & Shaw. More
Amsterdam studio More Architecture used a large zigzagging roof to shelter Floating Hotel, which is dramatically positioned among the bamboo forests and mountains of Dachangping, China. More
Scottish practices Loader Monteith and Studio SJM have completed The Harmeny Learning Hub outside Edinburgh, which is clad in larch to blend in with its woodland surroundings. More
Concrete loggias overlook a courtyard at this social housing block in Paris, which French studios Francois Brugel Architectes Associes, H2o Architectes and Antoine Regnault Architecture have converted from offices. More
Belgian studio Mamout has extended a townhouse in Brussels, adding a small garden room built from a prefabricated shell of pastel green-coloured steel. More