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Pavilia Farm Completes Its Network of Community Spaces in Hong Kong
Pavilia Farm in Hong Kong is now complete, bringing together four community clubhouses that link housing, urban farming, wellness, play, and shared social life.
Peter Zumthor Unveils Trio of Arts Buildings for Swiss Museum
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has expanded the Fondation Beyeler museum in Riehen, Switzerland, with three new buildings scattered across its park. The expansion includes a rammed-concrete art gallery, a glazed…
Ten Architectural Installations Rise and Fall on the Burning Man Playa
Burning Man 2026 has descended on Nevada’s Black Rock Desert with a collection of architectural installations that test how temporary structures can create lasting impressions. Teams of artists, architects, and…
New York City Begins Construction on Four Decentralized Borough Jails
New York City is replacing the Rikers Island jail complex with four new neighborhood facilities. These facilities sit in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx. This multi-billion-dollar initiative shifts detention…
Sixty-Storey Waterfront Residential Tower Unveils Four-Volume Design on the Miami River
Plans reveal a 60-storey waterfront residential tower along the Miami River in the Brickell district. The design organizes 183 private residences and four penthouses across four stacked vertical blocks. Double-height…
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Designverse Awards 2026–2027
Competition BriefDesignverse Awards 2026–2027 is a commercially structured, data-driven design recognition programme operating across three primary domains — spatial design,…
Schrödinger’s Room – Edition #3
Competition BriefSchrödinger’s Room — Edition #3 is an international conceptual architecture competition organised by Archcontest, open to participants worldwide with…
Living Places – Simon Architecture Prize 6th edition: 2026
Competition BriefLiving Places – Simon Architecture Prize, now in its sixth edition (2026), is an international award initiated by Simon…
National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events
Competition BriefThe National Open Competition for Architecture, Urbanism, and Landscape Architecture for the UFC Center for Arts, Culture, and Events…
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition 2026
Competition BriefL A M P International Lighting Design Competition 2026 is an open, independent competition inviting designers worldwide to submit…
Open Chair
International ideas competition to design a full-scale chair fabricable on standard home FDM 3D printers. Submissions close 6 November 2026….
Architecture, design, art and construction events worldwide, from exhibitions and conferences to biennales, festivals and trade fairs.
Decorex International 2027
Decorex International 2027 is a prestigious international trade show dedicated to interior design, luxury decoration, and high-end interiors. The event brings together…
Cersaie 2027
Cersaie 2027 is one of the world’s leading international exhibitions dedicated to ceramic tiles, bathroom furnishings, and architectural surfaces. The event brings…
Design Shanghai 2027
Design Shanghai 2027 is one of Asia’s leading international design events, bringing together designers, architects, brands, manufacturers, and creative professionals from around…
Maison&Objet Paris 2027
Maison&Objet Paris 2027 is one of the world’s leading international trade fairs for home decor, interior design, architecture, and lifestyle. The event…
Madrid Design Festival 2027
Madrid Design Festival 2027 is a major international design festival celebrating creativity, innovation, and design culture across Madrid. The festival brings together…
New York Build Expo 2027
New York Build Expo 2027 is a leading construction and architecture event bringing together professionals from the architecture, engineering, construction, and real…
Autostrada Biennale 2027
The sixth edition of the Autostrada Biennale will take place from July 11 to September 11, 2027, in Prizren, Kosovo. Curated by Lucia Pietroiusti, the internationally recognized curator…
Interzum Cologne 2027
Interzum Cologne 2027 is a leading international trade fair for furniture production and interior design, bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, designers, and industry professionals from around the world.The event…
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Vila Marebo: From a Single Residence to a Village-Inspired Spatial Configuration
Vila Marebo: A Reading of the Spatial ExperienceFrom Residence to Village: The Logic of Spatial DistributionThe concept of Vila Marebo…
Extending the Brick Envelope with a Distinct Texture: A Strategy for Differentiating the New Addition in the Quincho Project
Reclaiming the Neglected Space: From “Non-Place” to QuinchoIn Argentina, a “quincho” refers to the space where people gather to eat…
Continuity of Mid-Century Design in Woods Home, Yorktown Heights, Without Replacement or Expansion
The Threshold of Escape: When the Rural Form Becomes a Contemporary VoidThose searching for “escape” in the real-estate market often…
Jeronimo Faria Lima: Silk-Screen Printing on Glass as a Tool for Shaping the Façade’s Visual Identity
The Site as a Starting Point for the Architectural ConceptJeronimo Faria Lima is located at a sharply contrasting urban intersection:…
The Column System in Villas Raíces as a Structural Response to Site Topography Without Excavation
Architecture as a Response to the Terrain, Not an Imposition on ItVillas Raíces is grounded in a clear design position:…
Mibu House in Tochigi: When Site Constraints and Access Conditions Become a Design Principle
Mibu House: Architecture Shaped by Constraints, Not Despite ThemKobe-based Tato Architects did not approach the constraints imposed on Mibu House…
Le Grand-Espace in Sherbrooke: A Transformable Hall Shaped by Performance Needs
A Flexible Performance Space at the Heart of the Cultural SceneLe Grand-Espace is based on the concept of an adaptable…
Fazenda Boa Vista: Horizontal Expansion Around Existing Vegetation Instead of a Concentrated Building Mass
When Topography Determines the Occupation StrategyThe land extends across an area of 14,000 square meters within the Fazenda Boa Vista…
What Abd al-Wahhab Knew at Twenty-Five That Abd al-Ghafour Had Forgotten at Sixty
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUpIn 1995, a television drama called Lan Aish fi Jilbab Abi moved through Arab households with the…
Casa Estil·li: Transforming a Deteriorated Adobe Granary into a Residence with an Independent Timber Roof
Reading Architecture as a Cultural Act: Between Preservation and ReinterpretationThe project begins with a critical view of the act of…
Functional Organization as a Generator of Form: The Dunant Health Center in Bordeaux’s Deschamps-Belvédère District
From Isolation to Integration: Redefining the Threshold and the PathThe healthcare sector is currently shifting toward a collaborative model between…
Temple Quarter Enterprise: Architectural Transparency as a Tool for Breaking Boundaries Between Institutional Interior and the Street
From the Mail Sorting Office to the Civic Threshold: Space as a Medium of ConnectionTemple Quarter Enterprise Campus occupies a…
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