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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…
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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…
AIANY Design Awards
Eligibility, fees, submission format, jury status and the December 2026 deadline for AIA New York’s annual Design Awards programme.
Request for Proposals: 2027 Paul Gunther Prize For Inclusive Public Space
BriefThe Architectural League of New York invites independent proposals for the 2027 Paul Gunther Prize for Inclusive Public Space. The…
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Lucia Solves Space Constraints with Multi-Level Design
Lucia redefines the concept of the tiny home by abandoning mobility in favor of permanent stability, replacing transportability with a higher degree of spatial efficiency. The project demonstrates how contemporary architecture can extract greater value…
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.
HIX Europe 2026
HIX Europe 2026 (Hotel Interiors Experience) will take place on November 25–26, 2026, at ExCeL London, bringing together leading professionals and brands from across the international hospitality design…
Sharjah Architecture Triennial 2026–2027
The third edition of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial (SAT03) will take place from November 14, 2026, to April 14, 2027, across multiple venues and historic sites in Sharjah,…
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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…
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 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…
The Door Is Quiet. Can the Room Still Breathe?
A measured study of door-bottom gaps shows why sound isolation and return-air flow must be commissioned as one room system,…
Prukpirom House Renovation: Privacy Around a Shared Void
A 29-year-old Bangkok home is reorganized around a double-height void, mature gardens and private rooms that keep a family connected…
Casa Ponta da Sela: A Timber House Stepping Down the Hillside
A prefabricated timber frame meets a steep Brazilian hillside through planted circulation, sheltered balconies and a pool deck overlooking the…
Forbidden Spaces: When a Use Is Not Allowed Here
A comparative study across six countries examines how activity bans, zoning, exceptions and exclusion shape the spaces architects can design.
Casa Iriarte: A Narrow House Designed to Change from Within
A courtyard, connected rooms and replaceable building elements shape a narrow home in Las Palmas, where adaptability depends on everyday…
Colburn Center Turns Gehry’s Expressive Language Inward
Announced in 2022 and nearing completion, Frank Gehry’s Colburn Center shifts expressive emphasis from its restrained, stepped exterior to the…
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