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Elevated Transit Plaza Replaces Surface Parking at Las Vegas Stadium
A new infrastructure proposal transforms two asphalt parking lots beside the premier sports arena in Las Vegas into a tiered public concourse and multimodal transit hub. The scheme replaces conventional…
Faro Santander Opens Inside the Historic Edificio Pereda
Faro Santander has opened to the public inside the historic Edificio Pereda, turning a former banking headquarters on the Santander waterfront into a cultural building.
Battersea Power Station Moves Into Its Final Development Phase
Battersea Power Station is moving into the next stage of its long redevelopment, with the remaining 16 acres set to complete one of London’s most watched urban regeneration projects.
Sydney Olympic Park Metro Station Contract Awarded
New South Wales has awarded the Sydney Olympic Park metro station and mixed-use precinct contract to FCC Construction Australia and Ecove Group.
Astra: Could This Make You a “Maestra”?
AI design agents mark a shift in architectural practice by autonomously executing spatial tasks, massing, and circulation from design briefs. While effective at processing complex constraints and producing structured organizational…
Stacked Ring Geometry Defines New South Philadelphia Arena
Philadelphia plans a new professional sports arena in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex for local basketball and hockey franchises. The project replaces an existing 1996 venue with a circular structure…
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Open Chair
International ideas competition to design a full-scale chair fabricable on standard home FDM 3D printers. Submissions close 6 November 2026….
Minab: Architecture Beyond Consolation — For Peace and Life
International open competition to design an 8,000 m² memorial landscape at Minab’s martyrs’ cemetery, Iran. Free entry. Submissions close 17…
Recycled Materials Pavilion
Competition BriefThe Recycled Materials Pavilion Competition is an international open-call organised by Archiol Competitions, inviting architects, students, and independent designers…
Living Markets
Competition BriefLiving Markets is the sixth edition of the NowNow Design Competition, organised in partnership with ICLEI Africa and in…
Urban Planning Competition for the Kłodnica Boulevards in Gliwice
SummaryOne-stage open contest for the Kłodnica River valley in Gliwice, Poland. Deliverables: urban planning and landscape concept. Deadline: 12 November…
The Design Discovery Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is an international, multidisciplinary design award programme operating on a season-based annual calendar, open…
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World Design Congress 2027
The 35th World Design Congress 2027 will take place from September 22 to 25, 2027, in Seoul, South Korea, marking the 70th…
Enter Art Fair 2027
Enter Art Fair 2027 is an international contemporary art fair bringing together leading galleries, emerging artists, collectors, art professionals, and enthusiasts from…
London Festival of Architecture 2027
The London Festival of Architecture is an annual celebration of architecture, design, and the built environment, bringing together architects, designers, artists, students,…
EXPO CHICAGO 2027
EXPO CHICAGO 2027 is a leading international contemporary and modern art fair bringing together renowned galleries, artists, collectors, curators, and art enthusiasts…
BATIMAT 2026
BATIMAT 2026 brings the building sector to Paris for materials, construction systems, low-carbon methods, digital tools and technical exchange.
Art Monte-Carlo 2027
Art Monte-Carlo 2027 will take place from 22 to 24 April 2027 at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, bringing together leading international galleries…
Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026
Hotel & Hospitality Expo Saudi Arabia 2026 brings together suppliers, operators and developers working across hotels, restaurants, cafés and tourism projects in Saudi Arabia.
INDEX Saudi Arabia
INDEX Saudi Arabia brings together interior design, furniture, fit-out, lighting, and material suppliers with architects, designers, developers, and hospitality professionals working across the Saudi market.
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DEBRIS Pavilion Reframes Tehran’s Demolition Waste as Architecture
DAP Studio’s unbuilt DEBRIS pavilion uses salvaged concrete, recycled aluminum, mirrors, and a demountable frame to make Tehran’s demolition cycle…
Positioning Opposite the Xi’an Olympic Sports Center as a Design Condition in Shaping the Chanba Cultural Building on the Ba Riverbank
The Site as a Design Condition: Confronting Memory Through RestraintThe building is located on the western bank of the Ba…
Split Mass Residence Distributes Its Residential Mass Across Stepped Levels Toward the Roofscape
From Visual Design to Kinetic SequenceSome houses are designed to be looked at, while Split Mass, completed in 2026, is…
West Garden Florist Uses Ground Screws Instead of Concrete to Preserve the Soil
West Garden Florist: Minimal Material Architecture and Maximum PerformanceLUO Studio continues in this project the design logic it began exploring…
Crux South Uses Circular Roof Openings to Bring in Daylight Without Compromising Neighboring Privacy
Wall Continuity and Opening EfficiencyThe principle of top lighting allows the climbing walls to remain uninterrupted, free to extend vertically…
Sandscale Depot Design Team Sought in Barrow in Furness
Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking a multidisciplinary design team for a new integrated services depot at Sandscale Park in…
L’OBJET x Jessica McCormack Turns Jewelry Into Objects for the Home
L’OBJET and Jessica McCormack translate jewelry motifs into domestic objects, using shells, spirals, ropes, porcelain, and gold as structural details…
Space Architecture: The Discipline That Tests Every Assumption
Space architecture applies architectural design to off-Earth environments, including orbital facilities and planetary surfaces on the Moon and Mars. Unlike…
BWGTBLD’s Berlin Office: When a Workplace Becomes a Gallery
BWGTBLD’s Berlin office brings art and work into a historic building, raising questions about spatial character, everyday comfort and public…
Rotterdam’s Cube Houses: A Village Built Above the Street
Piet Blom’s Cube Houses turn a crossing over traffic into a place to live. Behind the yellow geometry is a…
Casa Florinda: Adapting Rural Space to Modern Living
Casa Florinda: When Ruins Become a Home and an Architectural PositionThe project began with a practical question faced by its…
Coronation Park Centre: A Raised Velodrome for Everyday Life
Coronation Park Centre: When the Track Becomes a Public SpectacleThe Coronation Park Centre project is built on a core design…
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