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Anantara Miami Resort & Residences Introduces Mixed-Use Luxury Tower to Edgewater
Anantara Hotels & Resorts will open its first U.S. property in Miami’s Edgewater district. The 50-story waterfront tower combines hotel suites and private residences. The project introduces a mixed-use hospitality…
Washington Commanders Stadium Unveils 180-Acre Landscape Plan in Washington, D.C.
OJB has released conceptual landscape plans for the new Washington Commanders stadium in Washington, D.C. The project introduces a stadium in a park concept rooted in riverfront ecology. The 180-acre…
Finland’s Longest Bridge Opens in Helsinki as Car-Free Transport Link
Finland has completed the 1,191-metre Kruunuvuori Bridge in Helsinki, creating the country’s longest bridge. The project links Kruunuvuorenranta with Nihti via Korkeasaari island. Officials designed the structure exclusively for trams,…
Jefferson Memorial Forest Masterplan Introduces Canopy Walk and Observation Tower in Louisville
Louisville Parks and Recreation has unveiled a new masterplan for Jefferson Memorial Forest in Kentucky. The 7,500-acre site will gain elevated walkways, lodgings, and education hubs. The plan aims to…
Mohammed VI Tower Rises as Morocco’s Tallest Skyscraper in Rabat
Morocco has inaugurated the 250m Mohammed VI Tower in Rabat, now the country’s tallest structure. The 55-storey skyscraper stands on the Bouregreg river’s right bank. Its silhouette remains visible from…
Sea of Time – TOHOKU: Cliffside Museum Project Rises in Fukushima
Sea of Time – TOHOKU is a new museum project in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The project will house an immersive light installation overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Development runs from…
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March’s Harvest: Architecture Competitions Still Open in April
As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2026, at ArchUp, we have observed a structural shift, such as the launch of architectural…
Qasr AlHokm Station: The Urban Reflection Experience
The Urban Reflection Experience in Stations An intriguing architectural phenomenon sometimes occurs in modern transit stations, where design can create a visual experience that makes…
Klumpen: Redefining Off-Grid Independence
An Unconventional Design Vision Upon first seeing an image of Klumpen, the form immediately captures attention and leaves a strong impression, as if a strange…
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Kinderspace #4 — Architecture for Children’s Development
Competition Brief Kinderspace: Architecture for Children’s Development Edition #4 is an international architecture competition organized by Buildner (formerly Bee Breeders),…
Small Project – Big Impact Challenge 2026 by Building Trust International
Competition Brief Building Trust International has launched the Small Project – Big Impact Challenge. The competition calls on architects, designers,…
FritsJurgens Sketch Contest 2026
Competition Brief FritsJurgens Asia invites architects, designers, and students to participate in the Sketch Contest 2026. The competition challenges participants…
Smart Village Hub Competition 2026
Competition Brief Archiol Competitions invites architects, planners, and designers to create a Smart Village Hub — a multifunctional community centre…
Dearq Journal — Call for Papers: Tectonic Matter (Issue 49)
Call Brief Dearq, the peer-reviewed architecture and urbanism journal of the School of Architecture and Design at Universidad de los…
UNBOX 2026 Architecture Competition
Competition Brief Volume Zero Competitions invites architects and designers worldwide to reimagine public architecture through small-scale, micro architecture solutions. The…
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Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse – Vitra Schaudepot 2026
Overview The exhibition called Science Fiction Design: From Space Age to Metaverse is being displayed...
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Find out moreVitra Design Museum,Vitra Design Museum Charles-Eames-Str. 2 D-79576 Weil am Rhein
Weil am Rhein,Weil am Rhein-Germany
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The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
The exhibition titled The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower is going to be...
Museum of Modern Art,New York,United States
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The exhibition Maritime City opens on the 1st of October in 2025 at the historic...
South Street Seaport Museum,A.A, Thomson & Co., 213 Water Street
New York,United States
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The Historic Buildings of the South Street Seaport
The Historic Buildings of the South Street Seaport exhibition is an amazing journey through the...
Designers of Mountain and Water: Alternative Landscapes for a Changing Climate 2026
Event Brief Designers of Mountain and Water: Alternative Landscapes for a Changing Climate 2026 will...
Druker Design Gallery,Harvard UniversityUnited States
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Oratory Chapel in Santiago Reuses Existing Structure
Reuse of the Previous Building as a Constructive Context The Oratory Chapel in Santiago, Nuevo León is based on the…
The Mantra Project: Tiny Cabin Redefining Minimal Living
Concept of Minimalism in Tiny Housing This housing model is based on the idea of reducing elements to the absolute…
Kownatki Lake House Project Reinterprets Rural Lakeside Living
Context and Site The Kownatki Lake House project is located beside Lake Kownatki in the Masurian region of Poland, within…
Minas Gerais House Redefining Architecture and Nature
Relationship to the Site and Openness to the Natural Landscape The house is located on the edge of a reservoir…
Camarati Primary School & Kindergarten No. 5: Urban Courtyard
Educational Context and Urban Role The project is located in the heart of the San Francisco district in the city…
Casa Cosmos: Topography, Space and Light
Site and Natural Context The “Casa Cosmos” project is located on the slopes of the Bonia Valley in Capilla del…
House 17-JB: Forest and Topography Integration in Architecture
Architectural Concept Context In most cases, an architect is given a defined site to be developed within a construction project….
Playfair Project: Climate-Driven Design Under Constraints
Design Philosophy and Relationship Between Architecture and the User The project is based on the idea that Architecture should visually…
Drasat 46B: Rethinking Urban Density Through Adaptive Reuse
Reframing Urban Density Urban densification is commonly associated with vertical expansion and the increase in the number of floors. However,…
Fire Rise RTT: Rethinking Roof-Top Tents
The Market of Vehicle-Mounted Tents and the Context of Innovation The market for roof-mounted car tents is considered a highly…
Roam Rider SL Camper: Natural Lighting and Interior Design
Natural Lighting and Structural System The interior space of the camper is designed to maximize Lighting through mesh windows distributed…
Neighborhood School: Spatial Belonging and Architectural Form
Spatial Belonging as a Design Driver The educational proposal is grounded in the idea of belonging to place as a…
Shell Book Pavilion: Redefining the Kinetic Public Realm
Stability of Public Spaces and Rethinking Most Cities public spaces tend to maintain a fixed state throughout the day; they…
Trommel Project: Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Water Tanks
Adaptive Reuse and Spatial Context The Trommel project is located within an internal area of 60 square meters inside a…
Our Lady of Victory Monastery Expansion
Historical Context and Functional Expansion The Monastery of Our Lady of Victory was established in Kenya in 1952 as the…
Open Chapel: Rethinking Space and Openness
Context and General Concept The “Open Chapel” in Hellerhausen, Germany, stands as an architectural example grounded in the concept of…
Mirror Pavilion: Reinterpreting Ayineh-Kari in an Industrial Hall
The Visual Experience in Traditional Iranian Architecture (Ayineh-Kari) In some Iranian shrines or palaces, a different perception of space emerges…
Palace of Fine Arts: Technology and Space Reframed
Architectural Space as a Temporary Exhibition Platform San Francisco witnessed an unconventional use of the Palace of Fine Arts space,…
Novum Chair: Rethinking Plastic in Furniture Design
The reliance on plastic in furniture manufacturing and the problem of recycling Furniture manufacturing relies heavily on plastic in injection-molded…
PhytoSymbiosis Seat: Interactive Public Seating
The Seat as a Design Case within the Public Realm At first glance, the PhytoSymbiosis Seat can be read as…
Craft House Lux: Redefining Stability in Small Homes
The Shift from Mobility to Architectural Stability This model represents a shift in the direction of small houses, moving away…
Urban Gable Park: Redefining Compact Living
Redefining the Concept of Living in Small Units Some models of compact housing are based on reducing spaces to the…
Gardiner Ground Floor: Cultural Reconfiguration
Principles of Ground Floor Rehabilitation The renovation works of the ground floor in the Gardiner Museum were based on three…
Casa Refugio: Enclosed Mass and Interior Openness
Mass and Envelope as a Tool for Privacy The project is presented from the street side as a compact and…
East River Residence: Suspended Coastal Architecture
Suspended Architecture as a Design Concept In this project, the building appears as if it is suspended above the ground…
The Knoll: Compact Living and Spatial Efficiency
The Concept of Living in Small Spaces Living in small homes is based on reducing the living area and the…
Compartment S4 Champawat: Craft as Civic Infrastructure
Transformation of Crafts from Product to Architectural Structure The text raises the question of whether local crafts can shift from…
Hadaway House: Contemporary Mountain Architecture
Site and Mountain Context The house is located on a northwest-facing slope in the Sunridge neighborhood of Whistler, within a…
Epiq Vehicle: Reinterpreting the Car as Spatial Composition
Reinterpreting the vehicle as a compositional space The vision stems from the contrast between rigid industrial design methodologies and the…
Volo-X-Pro eVTOL: Shared-Component Urban Air Mobility Design
Advancements in Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft The Volo-X-Pro design of multi-rotor electric aircraft represents an evolutionary step…
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