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Open-Air Gallery Sinks Exhibition Space Below Ground in Cabo del Sol
A new open-air exhibition space in Cabo del Sol, Mexico, sinks four meters into the coastal terrain to frame art against the open sky and ocean breezes. The 180-square-meter project…
Elliptical Aluminum Shades Replace Tinted Glass on a Brisbane Commercial Tower
A commercial office tower at 205 North Quay in Brisbane introduces an external sunscreen system made of copper-anodized aluminum rings. The scheme wraps the building envelope with lightweight elliptical shades…
New Cultural Headquarters Opens in Diriyah Northern District
The cultural ministry has officially relocated to its new headquarters in the northern district of the Diriyah project. The building occupies 33,168 square meters and forms the largest independent office…
New Masterplan Expands Urban District Around Baku Expo Center
A new masterplan establishes a 198-hectare mixed-use district around the Baku Expo Center in Azerbaijan. The project combines extensive residential neighborhoods with civic facilities while preserving an existing pine forest…
Fort Worth Transformation Reclaims Historic Texas Structure for Arts and Civic Healing
A major adaptive reuse project in Fort Worth, Texas, will convert a 1920s brick headquarters once tied to racial violence into a vibrant civic arts center. The 35,000-square-foot structure stands…
San Francisco Completes Major Affordable Housing Development Near Golden Gate Park
A new mixed-use development in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood provides 160 permanently affordable homes for low-income families and transitional age youth. The project occupies a prominent corner site at the…
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The Bank That Hired a Geomancer
Feng shui combines practical environmental design with metaphysical superstition. While the Compass School relies on unproven astrological calculations, the Form School aligns with environmental psychology…
The Studio That Was a Person
Design studios often function as extensions of a founder’s personal judgment and tacit knowledge rather than as formal organizations. This creates significant risks during succession,…
An Elegy for Architecture
Ibrahim Fawakherji reflects on the significance of personal digital archives through an old hard drive containing twenty years of work. He traces the evolution of…
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The Studio That Was a Person
Design studios often function as extensions of a founder’s personal judgment and tacit knowledge rather than as formal organizations. This creates significant risks during succession,…
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AI x Gaudi
AIxGaudi pairs an AI design course with an international ideas competition centred on Barcelona’s Sagrada Família plaza. Teams submit one…
Arch Design Award 2027
International design recognition program honouring innovative solutions in Architectural, Interior, Lighting, Furniture, Product, and Graphic Design. Five award levels across…
AI Architecture Awards 2026
Summary The AI Architecture Awards 2026 invites international digital submissions across eight AI-driven design categories for cash awards, software licenses,…
The 2026 Suseong International Visual Arts Competition
Competition Brief The 2026 Suseong International Visual Arts Competition for Architecture and Landscape is an open ideas competition organised by…
KTA 2026
Competition Brief KTA 2026 is the 22nd edition of the national Final Project Competition organised by the Department of Architecture…
TraMod AWARDS 2026
Competition Brief TraMod AWARDS 2026 marks the fourth edition of an international award organized by TraMod ACADEMY, described as the…
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The Century of Gehry 2026
Overview The Century of Gehry 2026 is an exhibition dedicated to the life, creative process, and architectural legacy of Frank...
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CyberSecAsia 2026
Overview CyberSecAsia is a leading B2B cybersecurity events community created by Escom Events, dedicated to fostering communication, learning, and cooperation...
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Vienna Architecture Summer School 2026
Overview Vienna Architecture Summer School (VAS²) 2026 is an independent international learning program focused on experimental architectural education, spatial research,...
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DiWine Path Summer School 2026
Overview DiWine Path Summer School 2026 is an international educational program organized by Politecnico di Torino that explores the relationship...
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International Woodworking Fair 2026
The International Woodworking Fair is North America's largest trade show and conference, presenting cutting-edge solutions for furniture manufacturing, machinery, and...
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Formex Stockholm Autumn 2026
Formex Stockholm Autumn 2026 is one of the Nordic region’s leading trade fairs for interior design, home furnishings, gifts, and...
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LebensArt Brandenburg 2026: Garden, Home and Lifestyle Fair at Neustadt (Dosse)
Overview The nationally active garden and lifestyle fair LebensArt — Garten, Wohnen und Lifestyle makes its debut at the Brandenburg...
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Helsinki Design Week 2026
Helsinki Design Week 2026 is one of Finland’s leading design festivals, taking place across Helsinki, Finland, from August 28 to...
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Busan Biennale 2026
The Busan Biennale 2026 takes place from August 29 to November 1, 2026, marking its 14th edition under the artistic...
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Frieze Seoul 2026
Frieze Seoul 2026 is a leading international contemporary art fair bringing together more than 125 renowned galleries from 30 countries...
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Breeze House: Topographic Design and Openness to Nature
Topographic Gradient and Mass Negotiation The spatial experience of Breeze House is grounded in a responsive approach to the site’s…
The City That Thinks for You
When Smart Space Becomes a Silent Adversary to the Minds That Inhabit It There is a paradox embedded in every…
Guohua Heyuejia: Integrating Senior Living and Care in Shanghai
Urban Integration and Liberation from Peripheral Isolation The project takes a critical position toward the prevailing model of senior housing…
When the Built Environment Becomes a “Vaccine” Against Trauma
What the cognitive Tetris research reveals about designing recovery centers and emergency rooms In a crowded emergency department in Oxford,…
When the Body Falls, Design Falls With It
How Hip Fractures in the Elderly Expose Hidden Fragility in Homes and Hospitals Before They Expose Fragile Bones There is…
MFA House: Vertical Design and Local Materials
Open Spatial Dynamics and Visual Connectivity The architectural configuration of the residence is based on reducing the boundaries between interior…
Why a Bee Cannot Fly… and Why That Matters to Architects
From the leading-edge vortex on a fly’s wing to wind modeling around skyscrapers, a journey through the calculations that changed…
Pura Vida: Balancing Urban Enclosure and Natural Openness
Dual Orientation: From Urban Enclosure to Natural Openness The spatial experience of this residence is founded on the contrast between…
Serpentine Pavilion: Crinkle-Crankle Wall and Spatial Experience
Spatial Configuration and the Dynamics of the Crinkle-Crankle Line The architectural composition relies on crinkle-crankle geometry as a tool for…
Hideout Leaf: Bamboo and Glass Open to Nature
Access Experience and Circulation Path The project experience begins along a raised circulation path, where the floating walkway acts as…
The Bank That Hired a Geomancer
Feng shui combines practical environmental design with metaphysical superstition. While the Compass School relies on unproven astrological calculations, the Form…
The Tectonic Mindset: Adversity Quotient, Adaptability, and Career Anxiety on Construction Sites
High-stress construction site environments often induce career anxiety and decision paralysis among engineering professionals. Applying psychological frameworks shows that developing…
The Architecture of Attention: Re-Engineering Design Intent in the Age of Algorithmic Addiction
Modern design professionals face cognitive fragmentation caused by hyper-engineered digital feeds and instant visual outputs. Rather than a personal lack…
Studzienno 27: Timber Architecture and Natural Site
Site Belonging and Architectural Composition The Studzienno 27 project begins with a direct relationship to the surrounding nature, as the…
X1 Tests Electric Propulsion for Regional Aviation
Architectural Formulation of Massing and Function The X1 experimental aircraft represents a transition from testing electric propulsion on small-scale aircraft…
Central Courtyard and Spatial Experience in House Design
Spatial Scenography and the Decomposition of Volumes The project’s organization is based on positioning the building along the adjacent property…
When the Brain Miscalculates: Neuroscience Reveals the Hidden Logic Behind Architectural Wonder
When “Beauty” Is No Longer Enough of an Explanation Imagine walking through a narrow corridor, its ceiling pressing low, its…
When the Pencil Becomes an Instrument
What if the moment of sketching not the completed building were the true epistemic event? At a concert, no one…
The House That Ages With Its Owner: Why “Universal Design” Lies About Time
pinal cord injury research exposes a dangerous architectural assumption: that a disabled person’s need for care is fixed rather than…
Sunrise Tiny House: Mobility and Function in a Compact Space
Mass Dynamics and Spatial Circulation Sunrise Tiny House is formed as a compact 20-foot-long volume designed to maximize limited space…
Align Studio: Material, Movement, and Light in Interior Design
The Scenography of Containment: From Urban Noise to Spatial Stillness Align Studio’s interior design approaches space as an integrated sensory…
DSK Bank Sofia: A Continuous Architectural Ribbon
The Green Ribbon’s Kinetic Movement and the Shaping of Spatial Experience The interior architecture of the DSK Bank branch in…
Bihailou Art Village: Reimagining Urban Experience
Deconstructing the Mass and the Scenography of Movement The moment of entering and moving through Bihailou Art Village transforms from…
LJ House: Balancing Collective Living and Privacy
Spatial Interaction and Circulation Organization The spatial experience of LJ House is founded on a reinterpretation of the concept of…
Rågeleje House: Site-Driven Massing and Interior Circulation
Massing Integration and Dialogue with Site and Circulation The building’s presence begins with its direct relationship to the site. The…
Inner Court House: Enclosure, Openness, and Climate Response
Architectural Envelope and Climate Adaptation The house’s external envelope responds to the harsh climatic conditions of Phan Rang, Vietnam, through…
Refugio House: Massing, Climate, and Environmental Design
Spatial Scenography and Environmental Integration The spatial experience of Refugio House is grounded in a direct relationship between architecture and…
House in Ebeltoft: Redefining Mass, Roof, and Space
Dynamic Shadows and the Articulation of the Spatial Mass The roof forms the most prominent element in the reading of…
Village School: Office-to-Learning Transformation
The Transition and Spatial Formation: Repurposing an Office as a Learning Environment The experience of the new campus begins with…
Rêve en suspens: Balconies Shaping the Façade and Mass
The Dialogue of Layered Petals and the Formation of the Mass The balconies in the Rêve en suspens project evolve…
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