The SLANT AWARDS SPRING 2012 Competition is open to all, with the challenge being to design a concept plan for a city sector which is undergoing urban renewal. Continue

3XN has designed the new Copenhagen Headquarters for accountancy and consultancy firm, KPMG. "The company is certain that their new building gives them the right settings and environment to achieve future growth." Continue

Can you make Copley one of the greatest squares in the world using light? This is the main challenge presented in SHIFTboston's new international competition called GLOW. Continue

Earthscape has rented an old wooden apartment in Beppu since 2010, and has used it as its lab to study the relationship between people and the environment through research on the vegetation, history, and origin of the 2.7 x 3.6 m space itself. Continue

This July Slant are launching their second competition which will be open to all. The challenge is to design a garden for a private residence. Continue

The Renzo Piano Foundation has selected the winner of the first edition prize reserved for Italian Architects under 40. The studio Iotti + Pavarani in Reggio Emilia was awarded first prize for their project Domus Technica. Continue

The Europan 11 competition require of entrants to propose an environmental development strategy, and projects that have the potential to evolve and take account of the specific identity of different locations. Continue

This project is Foster + Partners first winery, called Bodegas Portia and located in Faustino Group in the Ribera del Duero, one of Spain's foremost wine-producing regions. Continue

Architect George Papadopoulos, the former of Skinotechniki, talks about what it takes to run a design firm and what an exceptionally important part strategy plays. Continue

WEATHERS is an environment focused office which strives to find new social opportunities with design. Their Climate Design™ exterior products series consist of a system that dehumidifies air in humid climates and provides heat during cooler months. Continue

The Reuben Street Apartments project uses a strategy of an articulated landscape of 1-2 stories with residential towers of 12+ stories. Envisioning this strategy into the surrounding void facilitates, the protection of the adjoining residential enclaves and the re-making of the urban node. Continue

Extreme Housing by Singapore-based LOOK Architects Pte Ltd. Extreme housing call for extreme design strategies and ecological sensitive solutions. It can be learnt from Nature which is intrinsically vital for species survival. Continue

Growing up as a child, designer Hironao Tsuboi, explains that he always had a curiosity devoted to discovering the unknown, in particular the mysterious circumstances of the world. Continue

One of the local residents at Gudbrandsjuvet, is building a landscape hotel. The idea emerged at another site, Aurland, but it was never realized there. Continue

Grangegorman Master Plan by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners/DMOD Architects. This master plan creates a campus for Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and Health Service Executive (HSE) by responding to the site’s rich historical context and strengthening connections to the existing urban fabric. Continue

Landscape Kitchen 2.0 by Architectures David Tajchman. The miniature landscape concentrates in a single object of the needs of a kitchen. Hybrid technology, like a concept car this concept kitchen contains some innovative features both in appearance and its internal workings. Continue

Slope city by Architectures David Tajchman. The island of Tenerife is a land in the middle of the ocean. The project covers a piece of land already encircled by big developments. Continue

PHOTOGRAPHER'S WEEKEND HOUSE by Shin Ohori, Architect of General Design co.,ltd. A request from the client, a photographer, was to build a space where light and shadow would interplay beautifully. Continue