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Desert Observatory Integrates Scientific Research and Public Stargazing
A new visitor and research center near the AlUla UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saudi Arabia redefines the traditional observatory as an immersive public gateway to the cosmos. The project…
Construction Begins on New Afro-Canadian Cultural Hub in Montreal
Work has commenced on a 45,000-square-foot cultural facility in downtown Montreal that integrates a 1922 Beaux-Arts landmark with contemporary programmatic additions. The intervention reclaims a historic institutional structure to establish…
Subterranean Extension Completes the ARoS Museum Expansion
The ARoS Aarhus Art Museum recently opened a significant 4,000-square-meter underground expansion that redefines the institution’s urban presence in central Aarhus. This subterranean intervention introduces a new atmospheric sequence and…
Floating Megastructure Integrates Hydropower and Social Reform off Madagascar
A speculative offshore project off the coast of Madagascar proposes a massive floating ecosystem that merges renewable energy infrastructure with social rehabilitation programs. The design adopts the structural logic of…
Drone Strike Severely Damages UNESCO World Heritage Cathedral in Kyiv
An aerial assault on Kyiv severely damaged the Dormition Cathedral at the UNESCO-listed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a cornerstone of Eastern Orthodox architecture. The strike ignited a major fire on the…
Dual Towers Form an Architectural Gateway in Taipei
A new office development in Taipei’s Nangang district redefines the city’s eastern entrance through a strategic massing intervention that prioritizes public movement. The project replaces the traditional monolithic slab with…
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Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp A few months ago, ArchUp published an imagined conversation with an AI model about the future of architecture through 2035. The…
When the Builder Becomes the Hesitator
There is an old rule in financial markets that traders repeat to each other so often it has become almost a cliché, and yet it…
When Color Becomes an Acoustic Decision: Dark Materials, Absorbent Surfaces, and What the Architect Sees but Doesn’t Hear
In modern cinema halls, the choice of dark materials is far more than an aesthetic decision — it is an acoustic contract. This article explores…
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The Internalized Jury: Overcoming Academic Trauma and Creative Paralysis in Architecture Practice
ArchUp Desk — Staring at a blank CAD screen or an empty roll of tracing paper without being able to…
Rome Design Awards 2026 – Season 2
Competition Brief The Rome Design Awards is an international design award organized and sponsored by International Awards Associate Inc. (IAA),…
Compact Live-Work House (Portland, USA) — Architecture Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Compact Live-Work House competition is organized by Archi Briefer, a subscription-based architecture competition and membership platform launched…
Memorial to the Sixth Extinction — Open International Ideas Competition 2026
Competition Brief The Memorial to the Sixth Extinction is an open international ideas competition organized by the Australian Urban Design…
TCK The Civic Kiosk Competition 2026
Competition Brief TCK The Civic Kiosk 2026 is an open international architecture competition organised by Terraviva Competitions, a Milan-based private…
Superior Design Award 2026
Competition Brief The Superior Design Award 2026 (SDA) is an annual international design recognition programme open to participants worldwide across…
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The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
The exhibition titled The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower is going to be...
Museum of Modern Art,New York,United States
+ Google MapMaritime City
The exhibition Maritime City opens on the 1st of October in 2025 at the historic...
South Street Seaport Museum,A.A, Thomson & Co., 213 Water Street
New York,United States
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The Historic Buildings of the South Street Seaport
The Historic Buildings of the South Street Seaport exhibition is an amazing journey through the...
https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/the-buildings/,
He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model
Overview The Museum of the City of New York presents "He Built This City: Joe...
Museum of the City of New York,1220 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029
New York,NY-United States
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Interactive Entertainment Architecture: Culture Lab, Toronto 1991–1994
Overview The exhibition titled "Interactive Entertainment Architecture: Culture Lab, Toronto 1991–1994" is being presented by...
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Find out moreCanadian Centre for Architecture,1920, rue Baile Montréal, Quebec H3H 2S6
Quebec,Quebec-Canada
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Counter-Slope House: Architecture on a Natural Slope
Void Negotiation with Rugged Topography The architecture project avoids the conventional visual confrontation typical of waterfront architecture, replacing it with…
Eno Robot: Mass and Space Reconfiguration in Genesis AI
The Morphological Contradiction: Deconstructing Masses and Reconfiguring Space Contemporary architectural environments, ranging from factories and hospitals to residential dwellings, are…
The Digital Land Bubble: How DeFi and the Metaverse are Repricing Real Estate Assets
ArchUp Desk — The concept of real estate has long been associated in the human consciousness with physical land, bricks,…
The Internalized Jury: Overcoming Academic Trauma and Creative Paralysis in Architecture Practice
ArchUp Desk — Staring at a blank CAD screen or an empty roll of tracing paper without being able to…
Who Really Builds Our Cities? The Conflict and Integration of Roles Between the Planner, the Developer, and the Financier
ArchUp Desk — The word “planning” often conjures images of rigid, top-down state control and centralized bureaucracy. However, modern urban…
The Hidden Cost of Breathing: How Maintenance Dictates the Financial Viability of Building Air Quality
ArchUp Desk — In contemporary architectural discourse, indoor air quality (IAQ) is recognized as a fundamental metric for user well-being,…
House 2302: Interior Space and Inside–Outside Dialogue
Spatial Articulation and Transformation of the Central Core The project reconfigures the internal space of the traditional farmhouse through a…
CORA Villa: Tropical Architecture and Forest Integration in Tulum
Deconstructing the Sculptural Mass and the Dialogue Between Material and the Forest The structural system of the CORA Villa transcends…
Melides House: Architecture and Landscape Reimagined
Topographical positioning and volumetric dissolution The design proposal goes beyond the idea of visual imposition toward formulating an integrative relationship…
The Driver’s Room: Architecture’s Forgotten Space
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp There is a room that appears in almost every Gulf villa built in the last four…
AI Interviews Fawakherji
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp A few months ago, ArchUp published an imagined conversation with an AI model about the future…
Whale Gate: Rethinking the Residential Threshold
Massive Figuration and the Shock of Spatial Crossing The plastic structure of the project’s entrance moves beyond the conventional frameworks…
Navee WaveFly 5X: Water-Air Interface Redefined
Spatial Dynamics and the Intersection of Aquatic and Aerial Environments The architectural concept of the Navee WaveFly 5X vehicle is…
Quinta do Peru: Mass and Landscape Redefined
Landscape Extension and the Mass of Containment The architectural concept of the project is based on the idea of a…
A Conversation with AI from 2035
Ibrahim Fawakherji — ArchUp Today we are breaking from our usual format at ArchUp. For years, our conversations have been…
Xingu House: Mass and Terrain Reinterpreted
Mass Formation and Terrain Dialogue The design does not treat the site as a blank slate, but rather as an…
The Landing at Evermore: Water-Driven Spatial Reconfiguration
Spatial Dynamics and Scene Reorientation The spatial structure of the project shifts from the traditional enclosed model oriented toward golf…
Hilltop House: Light and Coastal Topography Redefined
Dialogue Between Mass and Topography: Spatial Configuration and the Experience of Transition The rocky topography of the site imposes its…
When the Builder Becomes the Hesitator
There is an old rule in financial markets that traders repeat to each other so often it has become almost…
Terra Seeds: Packaging and Plant Growth Redefined
Deconstructing Material Void: From Visual Chaos to Quiet Order The contemporary reality of gardening products reflects a state of material…
Micro Journal Rev.6.1 and Spatial Isolation in Writing Devices
Monolithic Void Synaesthetics and the Isolation of the Mass The device’s outer shell moves according to a clamshell design mechanism,…
Ramp-Based Accessible Housing in Casa Circular House
Casa Circular House redefines the concept of accessible living entirely by transforming the mobility constraint into a continuous spatial dynamic….
Decentralized Multi-Wing School with Flexible Learning Spaces
Avenue Formation and Decentralized Kinetic Orientation The massing configuration of the project is based on a decentralized distribution strategy activated…
Villa E: Materiality and Climate in the Amazon
Geography of Formation and Site Affiliation Villa E is established at the urban fringe as a conscious architectural response seeking…
Mass and Climate Control in the 2226 Passive System
Dynamic Massing and Climate Management Environmental efficiency in this architectural proposal is achieved through complete reliance on the building mass…
Tersane-i Amire: Independent Structures in the Ottoman Shipyard
Spatial Configuration and Dialogue of Independent Structures The architectural proposition of the project is based on creating a deconstructive dialogue…
Cabane 7L: Ecological Intelligence in Villa Medici Gardens
Geometric Rigour and the Spatial Experience The spatial experience in the Villa Medici gardens is founded on a precise kinetic…
Titlis Mountain Station: Alpine Infrastructure Redesign
Topographical Expansion and Mountain Infrastructure At an altitude exceeding 3,000 meters above sea level, Mount Titlis asserts an exceptional geographical…
Rock Pavilion: Nature and Architectural Space Redefined
The Dialectic of Mass and Void: The Interplay of the Structure with the Forest Edge The pavilion is positioned along…
Exploring Spatial Duality and Mountain Context in Cut Out House
Spatial Duality and Site Responsiveness The user moves through the dwelling across two distinct levels of visual and spatial perception….
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