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Architectural intelligence

At a time when reason and foresight are becoming less influential in world affairs, this Architecture Biennale may be just the response we need. Carlo Ratti, the Biennale Director, will be staging his exhibition “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective” at the Giardini and the Arsenale, as well as many other locations in Venice, from 10 May 2025. Will this Architecture Biennale offer fresh insights into the critical issues of our time?

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Circular building

A colourful glass facade wraps around DGJ Architektur's cooperative housing near Frankfurt city centre. It serves as an eye-catcher and an effective soundproofing facade for the day-care centre and the residents.

Facades of Tomorrow

The Detail Facade Congress on May 9, 2025 will provide an outlook on a variety of other tasks that building envelopes will have to fulfill in the future.

What can AI do for architecture?

What hopes do architects have for artificial intelligence? For our 1/2.2025 issue, we asked around 20 experts. Thomas Wortmann, from the Institute for Computational Design and Construction at the University of Stuttgart, hopes that the triumph of AI will be accompanied by a stronger open-source culture in architecture firms.

Architecture award

We present the winners of the Detail Award 2024. With 527 entries from 40 countries, this year's prestigious architecture prize saw record participation. 

DETAIL Students’ Award 2024

The design project “Real Montages – Architectural Elements in the Open” prompts deeper critical reflection on the importance of engaging with and responding to existing structures.

Interview with Lamia Messari-Becker

Lamia Messari-Becker is a leading voice on sustainable construction. The professor at the University of Siegen serves as a policy advisor on various committees. In an interview with Julia Liese, she discussed her ideas for how the construction sector can address climate change.

Luxury in the smallest of spaces

In Rotterdam, the two practices Star and Board have squeezed four rooms, including a whirlpool, into a 6.89 m² apartment.

Honourable Mention

The Wangen Tower in the Allgäu region is a landmark visible from afar and an accessible vantage point. The curved, large-format components use the shrinkage of the wood to shape themselves. 

Micro living with maximum freedom

Students from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) develop MOCA – a mobile, convertible and self-sufficient home on wheels.

Nominee DETAIL Readers‘ Award 2024

In 1969, Marcel Breuer designed the office and research building for the Armstrong Rubber Company in New Haven, USA. Becker + Becker converted the iconic building into a 165-room boutique hotel. 

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