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.
Estudio Albar completes cork-clad Casa Eñe overlooking Spanish national park
Spanish practice Estudio Albar has used cork cladding to help this home near Madrid blend in with the scrub-like landscape of a neighbouring national park. More
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Fletcher Crane Architects creates red-brick home overlooking River Thames
UK studio Fletcher Crane Architects has completed Lowater, a house in Buckinghamshire comprising a group of red-brick forms that draw on the area's traditional architecture. More
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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"
An elevated box formed of exposed concrete forms the Meditation Chapel in Incheon, South Korea, designed by local studio Atelier Koma and architect Lee Eunsok. More
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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery
Dutch studio Kaan Architecten has added a visitor centre to the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, with a concrete form that references American memorial architecture. More
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Moroccan riads inform London extension by Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing
Clay-plaster walls, exposed brickwork and tile floors aim to evoke a feeling of a traditional Moroccan home at this London house, overhauled by local studios Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing. More
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Vallet de Martinis Architectes designs assisted housing complex as "extension" of forest
French studio Vallet de Martinis Architectes has created an assisted living complex for the Joffre-Dupuytren Hospital beside a forest in the suburbs of Paris. More
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"Robust and utilitarian" materials define infill home in Dublin by Gró Works
Red brickwork and perforated metal panels bring an industrial feel to this compact infill home in Dublin, which has been completed by Irish architecture studio Gró Works. More
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Exposed concrete frame creates "resilient" spaces for maritime academy in Denmark
Danish studios EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects have completed the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark, using an exposed concrete frame to echo its industrial surrounds. More
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DROO adds charred-timber clubhouse to polo field in Surrey
Architecture studio DROO has extended and refurbished Arc Polo Farm in Surrey, UK, adding a clubhouse clad in charred timber to an existing ensemble of barns and stables. More
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Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects
Czech studio Mar.s Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. More
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Ignacio Prego Architectures designs "standardised and welcoming" student housing
Prefabricated units of concrete and wood were given varied facades to "mitigate the feeling of repetition" at this student housing project in Agen, France, by Parisian studio Ignacio Prego Architectures. More
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Villa in rural Vietnam uses local materials to "harmonise with the environment"
Reddish-brown bricks made from local stone were used for the construction of SuoiHai Villa, a low-slung home in rural Vietnam designed by local studio APDI Architecture. More
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Åsa Hjort Architects completes blocky home on Sweden's southern coast
Grey brick chimneys contrast the interlocking white-rendered blocks of Hallen, a home in southern Sweden completed by local studio Åsa Hjort Architects. More
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Civic Architects and VDNDP "embrace imperfections" for retrofit at Dutch university
The "ruin-like" concrete frame of a former chemistry laboratory has been transformed into a series of workspaces for the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, in this project by Civic Architects and VDNDP. More
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Intersecting blocks form House in Fujiidera by FujiwaraMuro Architects
A zigzagging plan was used to bring "spatial depth" to the small site of House in Fujiidera, a family home in Osaka, Japan, designed by local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects. More
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X11 Design Studio "connects nature with daily activities" at De Chill House in Vietnam
Balconies shaded by trailing plants front this slender concrete home in Vietnam, which has been designed by local architecture practice X11 Design Studio to "promote a connection between nature and people". More
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Mono Architekten tops perforated concrete car park with public plaza
Berlin studio Mono Architekten has combined a perforated concrete viewing tower with a car park topped by a public park to create a new entrance to the town of Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany. More
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Bright yellow balconies enliven Melbourne apartment block by Austin Maynard Architects
A "mountainous" zigzag roofline and bright yellow balconies define the ParkLife apartment block in the Brunswick neighbourhood of Melbourne, designed by local studio Austin Maynard Architects. More
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YounghanChung Architects creates small study space in Seoul as a "microcosm for oneself"
A desire to "eliminate unnecessary spaces as much as possible" drove the design of Tiny Forest, a flexible study space in Jongno-gu, Seoul completed by YounghanChung Architects. More
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Curved panels of green timber clad office in Norway by Oslotre
Scalloped sections of green-painted timber clad the facade of Lumber 4, a mixed-use building in Norway designed by local consulting agency Oslotre to demonstrate the capabilities of timber construction. More
