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News

Global reporting on architecture, projects, cities, design and construction, and the decisions reshaping the built environment. Explore all news.

Shanghai Grand Opera House opens with public space beyond the auditoriums

Shanghai Grand Opera House opened on 17 October 2026 on the Huangpu River waterfront, according to the project’s opening announcement. The new venue brings three auditoriums together with rehearsal, production,…

Tesla Roadster: Can the City Accommodate the Car’s Ambitions?

Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster in Texas on October 15, demonstrating airborne manoeuvres using thrusters. The company said production would begin in 2028, according to Reuters. The demonstration raises an…

Hong Kong Moves to Acquire Land for 20,400 Public Homes in Tuen Mun

Hong Kong’s Lands Department posted notices on October 15 to resume 320 private lots covering approximately 16.9 hectares for developments at San Hing Road and Hong Po Road in Tuen…

One in Five U.S. Adults Struggled to Pay Rent or Mortgage

One in five U.S. adults reported difficulty paying their rent or mortgage during the preceding year, according to findings published by Pew Research Center on October 14, 2026. The figure…

Scotland Sets Deadlines for Damp and Mould Investigations and Repairs

New rules that took effect in Scotland on 6 October 2026 require private and social landlords to investigate reports of damp and mould and begin necessary repairs within defined timescales.According…

Worldsteel Cuts Global Steel Demand Outlook as Recovery Slows

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The World Steel Association has lowered its global steel demand outlook, forecasting essentially no growth in 2026 and a 1.7% increase in 2027, down from the 2.2% previously expected. Its…

Editor’s Selection

The Shoeshine Problem

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Saving on the Back of a Donkey

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The Same Fire That Warms the House Can Burn It Down

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Fawakherji Essays

  • And for the Muslims, Their Like

Competitions

Verified architecture and design competitions, including open calls, briefs, deadlines, entry requirements and competition transparency.

Small Museum Pavilion (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Submission deadline: 30 January 2027. Closing hour and time zone not announced; the timer below is indicative.
Organizer: Archi Briefer
Prize fund: No cash award announced. One winner and four runners-up receive publication-related recognition and certificates.
Competition briefArchi Briefer invites proposals for a small cultural pavilion on a self-selected urban site in Copenhagen. This is a…

2027 Design for Freedom Competition

The 2027 Design for Freedom Competition asks architecture students to connect a building proposal with evidence about how its materials…

IN:SENSE Design Award 2027

IN:SENSE Design Award 2027 is an international sensory-design award covering objects, interiors, environments, interactive systems and creative research. Its central…

Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge

The 2026–2027 Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge invites robotic design proposals that support independence and human relationships across longer…

2028 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture

The 2028 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture invites evidence of a sustained architectural practice under the theme Architecture Is Circularity….

ISA-iSUN Design Challenge

Organizer: International Solar Alliance (ISA), executed by GRIHA Council; supported by TERI and RIBA. The programme is powered by ISA MDTF and GEAPP.
A free institutional student competition for solar-integrated island resorts, with two stages, published jury criteria and a November 2026 deadline.

Research

Who Sets the City’s Clock? Urban Rhythms, Attention and Social Coordination

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The Gym Floor Looks Clean. Is Exercising at Home Safer?

Please Flush: What Does a Restroom Notice Reveal About Shared Space?

Coffee and Architecture: Who Designs What Happens Before the First Sip?

Wide panoramic landscape photograph of the iconic Einstein Tower surrounded by lush summer trees and manicured green lawns under a clear sky.

ArchUp Perspectives

Einstein Tower: Mass, Light & Time in Expressionist Architecture

The Einstein Tower is reframed as a visual-scientific interface that transforms solar light into measurable motion, where expressive massing intersects with the logic of astronomical observation. Curves, brick, and plaster are not merely structural solutions…

Events

Architecture, design, art and construction events worldwide, from exhibitions and conferences to biennales, festivals and trade fairs.

Latest Events

World of Concrete 2027

A Las Vegas exhibition and education programme focused on concrete, masonry, field technologies, project delivery and construction safety.

Marble & Stone World 2026

A focused Dubai exhibition for stone, surfaces, fabrication technologies and material specification across architecture and interiors.

Felix Art Fair Los Angeles 2027

Felix Art Fair returns to the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles from 24–28 February 2027 with an intimate, hotel-based contemporary art…

Frieze Los Angeles 2027

Frieze Los Angeles 2027 brings around 100 galleries to Santa Monica Airport from 25–28 February, alongside installations, talks and nonprofit collaborations.
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Featured Events

Jenny Holzer: Wrong Answers 2026

OverviewJenny Holzer: Wrong Answers is a contemporary art exhibition at the Serralves Museum in Porto, Portugal. It is the first major solo presentation of the American artist in…

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Events, deadlines, art and selected work from the archive.

Architecture & Design

Projects, design and urban change, examined through space, materials and use.

Touch and Strut: Directing Light or Lighting the Room

Touch and Strut show how adjustable heads and linen shades establish different relationships between light, furniture and everyday use.

In Broken Light: Mirrors Reframe a Historic House

Reflective sculptures at Spadina Museum reframe doorways, furniture and weathered rooms, making light and viewing position part of the exhibition.

CCLM 280: A Weekend House with Two Rhythms of Use

A weekend house separates everyday occupation from guest stays while its stair and covered edges keep the garden in view.

It All Remains: Retired Cars Become the Edges of a Canopy

It all remains gives retired cars a spatial role in a canopy installation, shifting the reuse question from raw material…

The Lens: Daylight Without an Open View from the Street

The Lens in Montreal separates daylight, outlook and access through curved glass bricks, an open garden elevation and a separate…

Buried Anchors Halt Singapore Tunnelling, Bringing the Disruption Above Ground

Singapore’s Land Transport Authority announced on October 16 that buried ground anchors have interrupted Cross Island Line tunnelling at Ang…

A Clinton Hill Brownstone Reorganized Around Gathering and Retreat

A Clinton Hill brownstone uses a central kitchen table, contrasting shared rooms and retained plasterwork to balance gathering, art and…

Concrete Flakes: A Lasting Frame for a Changing Workplace

Concrete Flakes in Hanoi separates a lasting concrete structure, a patterned metal screen and shared workplace facilities to accommodate everyday…

Tucson Begins Bridge Demolition Above an Operating Rail Yard

Crews in Tucson, Arizona, have begun removing the 22nd Street Bridge deck above the railway while the Union Pacific rail…

Linden House: A Corridor Becomes a Gathering Room

Schemata Architects turns the connection between two existing buildings into a shared room at Linden House, within an Irish forest…

The Meal Arrives. Who Designed Its Last Mile?

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Food delivery links kitchens, couriers, streets and residential entrances. A planning review connects research evidence with Ibrahim Joharji’s Last Meal.

Hostafrancs House: When Interior Renovation Begins with the Roof

A Barcelona apartment renovation connects roof repair, spatial continuity and privacy through exposed timber, openings and fitted joinery.

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Curated themes and independent contributions from across ArchUp.

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