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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
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…
London Rejects 1,060-Home Revision Over Affordable Housing Cuts
Southwark councillors have rejected Berkeley Homes’ revised proposals for 1,060 homes at Bermondsey Place in south London, after the developer sought to reduce affordable housing provision. Construction Enquirer reported that…
A Construction Boom Does Not Guarantee Work for Architects
Large construction budgets can coexist with a thin order book at an architecture practice. RLB’s North America construction cost report for the third quarter of 2026, published on September 28,…
Riyadh Airport Attack: Civilian Travelers Caught in Violence
Repeated strikes on King Khalid International Airport expose the vulnerability of civilian transport networks—and the limits of architecture when public infrastructure becomes part of a conflict.
Sydney Town Hall Square Moves to State-Level Planning Review
Sydney’s proposed new civic square opposite Town Hall has entered a different planning pathway after the New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces declared it a State Significant…
Verified architecture and design competitions, including open calls, briefs, deadlines, entry requirements and competition transparency.
ISA-iSUN Design Challenge
A free institutional student competition for solar-integrated island resorts, with two stages, published jury criteria and a November 2026 deadline.
One-stage Architectural Competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” (77/2026)
Competition briefThe Municipality of Limassol is procuring the design and construction supervision of a new arts centre through a single-stage…
Bellano Cotton Mill Museum Competition
Bellano Cotton Mill Museum competition: adaptive reuse in Italy, fees, May 2027 deadline and a review of its award structure…
AFEX Grand Prix 2027
AFEX Grand Prix 2027: eligibility, submission documents, jury process and the December deadline for completed architecture outside France.
2nd International Aesthetic Design Competition
BriefThe 2nd International Aesthetic Design Competition (IADC2027) invites architecture and urban-design projects from around the world for a single-stage anonymous…
International Architecture & Design Awards 2027
BriefThe International Architecture & Design Awards 2027 (IADA 2027) accept built and conceptual work worldwide across 19 disciplines and 640…
ArchUp Perspectives
Aheliyannagar Organic Architecture for Hot and Arid Climate
The project can be read as a porous massing strategy inspired by the logic of ant nests, where terraces, void excavations, and Jaali networks collectively regulate thermal exposure in Aheliyannagar’s arid climate. The building becomes…
Architecture, design, art and construction events worldwide, from exhibitions and conferences to biennales, festivals and trade fairs.
Arte Laguna Prize – International Contemporary Art Exhibition in Venice
Arte Laguna Prize brings 240 contemporary artworks across ten disciplines to Arsenale Nord in Venice from 6–29 November 2026.
IDS Toronto 2027
Canada’s major contemporary design fair, combining interiors, furniture, lighting, materials, emerging designers and an accredited conference programme.
Light + Intelligent Building Middle East 2027
A Dubai trade event covering architectural lighting, electrical systems, building automation, integrated AV and intelligent-space technologies.
Ithra Design Week 2026 — Redesigning the Default
Ithra Design Week 2026 brings exhibitions, workshops, installations, talks and design challenges to Ithra in Dhahran under the theme Redesigning the Default.
Archtober 2026 — New York City Architecture and Design Festival
Archtober 2026 brings a month of architecture and design tours, exhibitions, talks and public programs across New York City under the theme…
glasstec 2026
An international trade fair and conference for glass technology, façades, architecture, construction and circular innovation.
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 designers, architects, artists, creative professionals, brands,…
ORGATEC Tokyo 2027
ORGATEC Tokyo 2027 is a leading international trade fair dedicated to the future of workplace design, office environments, and contract spaces. The event brings together architects, interior designers,…
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English Road Funding Decisions Put Development Infrastructure in Question
Two English road schemes have lost their place in government investment programmes, according to statements issued by the councils concerned…
House of Cards: Four Timber Volumes on an Inherited Foundation
In Koksijde, an existing foundation and height limit shape four prefabricated timber volumes. Construction photographs reveal the decisions behind the…
Sable House: When the Garden Becomes a Route
A reading of Sable House through sheltered garden routes, everyday routines and the difference between recovered bricks and retaining a…
Chicago Starts $22 Million Museum Entrance Renovation to Reconnect with Jackson Park
Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry held a groundbreaking ceremony on October 13 for the renovation of its South…
Tree Snake Houses: Living Above the Forest Floor
At Pedras Salgadas in Portugal, compact raised dwellings turn the access path, forest floor and framed views into a larger…
Gateway Public Library: A Canopy for Civic Life in the Desert
Gateway Public Library in Mesa brings reading, shared activity and shaded outdoor space beneath one canopy, with adaptability built into…
The Sidewalk Is on the Map. Can You Actually Get Through?
Six studies reveal how sidewalk obstructions, clear width and outdated imagery can turn a mapped pedestrian route into an inaccessible…
Stevens Ranch Library: Making Room for Reading, Work and Play
A person arriving to read quietly and a family arriving to explore need different things from the same public building….
Casa Vereda: How Brick Vaults Shape the Interior
An interior reading of Casa Vereda in Murcia, with an original ArchUp axonometric connecting photographs to the plan, organised galleries…
The Value Is in the Verb, Not the Noun
Place two images side by side on a screen, pixel for pixel identical, and tell one room of people that…
The Burrows: Joining a House and Former Clinic into One Home
A Seattle renovation joins a former clinic and family home through new internal connections, an open kitchen and retained mid-century…
Monastic Field: A Concrete House That Turns Inward Beside a Busy Temple
Roomoor’s Monastic Field uses a low concrete cluster, a pyramidal skylit hall and controlled openings to protect family life beside…
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