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89 apartments in Paris, with timber roller shutters to keep out the heat By Parc Architectes

Apartments in Tehran, Iran. Brick on the inside and out. The architect is Mehdi Panahi

MAGA Make Awnings Great Again Grade II* listed country house in Buckinghamshire. Awnings added in 2024

Shocking behaviour! Air-conditioning is shut off in an all glass tower in a heat wave. But only the individual flats where residents’ are in ‘temporary accomodation’ are affected - other flats still have access to AC!

Apartments just finished in Tehran Some remarkable organic terraces created with what looks like terracotta cladding. The architect is Alireza Taghaboni

It’s hot again in Europe. Air conditioning is *part* of the solution, but so is better building design These 73 apartments in Marseilles have shutters, overhangs and loggias that reduce summer overheating by 65% (compared to regulatory norms) By AMNA Architecture

Looking up at this *amazing* brickwork in a new apartment building in Tehran by architect Raouf Ghasemi… However, there’s one brick here which will upset those with OCD (try to find it!)

Refurbishment of a century-old building in Majorca, to create two new social housing apartments By DRDR Arquitectura and Moria Sastre Before After

A heady mixture of terracotta and turquoise tiles in this apartment building design in Urmia, Iran It’s not built (yet!), but the architecture is designed by Nima Safdari and Sahar Kamaleddin

Brick apartments in Arak, Iran Sometimes I wonder if this kind of brickwork is built specifically for cat burglars… The architect is Vahid Gharib

Five social housing apartments in Anderlecht I like the way the tiles bleed into the colour of the sky at the top Lhoas and Lhoas Architects

Conversion of a 20th century office building into 12 social housing apartments in Paris. The original stone cladding was saved, recut, and reused in the new building. The timber shutters are new. By AUP Architectes

Arch-maxxing and brick-maxxing in Iran Apartments in Tehran, with architecture by Akram Bakshi. Construction by Agor Bana

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11 cooperative apartments in Basel I enjoy the slight rotation of the stair block, which opens up a little more space for the kitchens in each apartment By Atelier Neume

16 new social housing apartments, with red terracotta tiles and timber window frames By Public Architectes +Palast

Beautiful brick apartment building in Ahvaz, Iran The architect is Mehrdad Esmaeilian

I spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald about why brick balconies are better than glass balconies www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

International jury picks the building on the left (white box) as winner for a new national museum in Ecuador. Public outcry! So, the decision is suspended. A new jury pick three different designs which are the put to public vote. Public choose building on the right

22 social housing apartments in Barcelona Access into the homes is via a terrace set around a courtyard. This means most homes are dual aspect, with access to light and air on both sides. Architecture by AV62 and Calderon Folch Studio

Behtash office building in Isfahan, Iran Designed for the Behtash Rail Company, the brickwork is apparently inspired by meandering train tracks. Also provides shade to the spaces behind! Architecture by Omid Shafieie