Traditional building

Cylindrical skylights and brick turrets feature in the Shah Muhammad Mohshin Khan Mausoleum in Bangladesh, which was designed by Sthapotik.

Image 2 of 22 from gallery of Tahoe Qingyun Town / Shanghai Tianhua architectural design. Photograph by Schran Image

This project was defined with the subject of creating a traditional residence in the historical context of Shiraz, Sang-e-Siah neighbourhood, between five National Registered Buildings from Ilkhani, Zandeih, Qajar and Pahlavi historical periods.

The glories of African architecture are often shamefully overlooked. Sadly, this is a symptom of a larger problem overall, where the rich diversity and culture of the African continent is largely glossed over in international media. Most reporting from the continent focuses only on issues that reinforce negative stereotypes – those of poverty, disease and war.

History of the Chinese Pagoda

Vin Varavarn Architects has used local materials and techniques incorporating bamboo and soil to design an agriculture learning centre in Thailand.

@danielkobel on Instagram: “A beautiful family home in Qatif, Saudi Arabia build with Medina bricks rendert in red plaster and traditional Egyptian mashrabiya…”

Welcome to San'in! This is Matsue, Shimane. Miho Shrine is a quiet little collection of traditional buildings quite literally across the street from a small bay on the Sea of Japan. Nestled at the center of a fishing village, it's no surprise that this shrine is dedicated to the god Ebisu, a jolly god known to carry a fishing rod and grant luck to Japan's fishermen. Perpendicular to the shrine is Aoishi-datami Road, a traditional little alley that looks like a scene from a historical film.

a sculptural void defines the volume of mashhad headquarters by nextoffice, expressing influence from the morphology of traditional iranian building types.