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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…
The Met Begins Construction on a New Wing for Modern and Contemporary Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art broke ground on a 126,000-square-foot wing that will nearly double its gallery space for modern and contemporary art while staying within the footprint of its…
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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.
MADE Expo 2027
MADE Expo 2027 is a leading international trade fair dedicated to architecture, building, construction, and design. The event brings together architects, engineers,…
Light! Design Expo 2027
Light! Design Expo 2027 is a leading architectural lighting exhibition that brings together lighting manufacturers, architects, designers, engineers, contractors, developers, facility managers,…
Lightapalooza 2027
Lightapalooza 2027 is a leading conference and trade show focused on residential lighting, energy management, and natural light solutions. The event brings…
Libya Build 2027
Libya Build 2027 is a leading international exhibition for the construction, building, and design industries, bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, architects, engineers,…
Las Vegas Market Winter 2027
Las Vegas Market Winter 2027 is a leading trade event for the furniture, home décor, gift, lifestyle, mattress, and bedding industries. The…
Iraq Buildex 2027
The 8th Iraq Buildex 2027 will take place from October 7–10, 2027, at the Baghdad International Fairground in Baghdad, Iraq. The international…
Egypt Infrastructure Expo 2027
Egypt Infrastructure Expo 2027 will take place from June 14 to 16, 2027, at the Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) in Cairo, Egypt. Held alongside Big 5 Construct…
INDEX Exhibition 2026
OverviewINDEX Exhibition 2026 is an international interior design and fit-out trade exhibition held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The event brings together architects, interior designers, furniture manufacturers, suppliers,…
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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…
A Calculated Geometric Deviation Defines 2050 Coffee Within Osaka’s Rigid Grid
Engineering Rebellion Against the Rigid GridMidosuji leaves little room for interpretation. Osaka’s most famous boulevard runs in a perfectly straight…
Null House with Steel and Wood Proposes a Research Model for Low-Energy Housing
Null House: Redefining Shelter Through Disciplined ReductionNull House is founded on a premise that runs counter to the prevailing logic…
Kemilau Ubud: Integrating Water and Vegetation Beyond Traditional Functional Separation
Forest Threshold: Movement Between Vegetation Density and WaterKemilau Ubud seeks to recreate the sensation of exploration within a tropical forest,…
The Gallery Addresses the Tension Between Light and Privacy Through the Central Courtyard
Architecture as a Continuous Journey: From Mass to Movement“The Gallery” moves beyond the idea of the residence as a collection…
When the Smart Building Becomes Dumber Than Old Brick
The building performed with quiet efficiency: elevators anticipated your destination before you pressed a button, ventilation systems recalibrated themselves according…
From Industrial Container to Retreat Unit: Luna Cottage’s Approach to Limited Space
From Industrial Container to Forest RetreatA 266-square-foot space inside a shipping container set in an Ohio forest does not, at…
Two Parallel Structures in La Grieta Pavilion: An Interlocking Timber System and a Team Learning Through Construction
The Pavilion as an Exercise in Light and MaterialLa Grieta Pavilion is based on the idea that architecture is both…
The Structural Facade as a Record of the Program at the Educational Center in Ljubljana’s Prison Complex
The Educational Center as a Threshold Between the City and the PrisonThis building forms part of the larger new prison…
Valley Winds Become a Musical Performance in The Sound of Wood Through a Horizontal Layer of Bells
The Valley as a Space to Be HeardNestled in the hollow of the valley, the village rests between the surrounding…
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