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Battersea Power Station Moves Into Its Final Development Phase
Battersea Power Station is moving into the next stage of its long redevelopment, with the remaining 16 acres set to complete one of London’s most watched urban regeneration projects.
Sydney Olympic Park Metro Station Contract Awarded
New South Wales has awarded the Sydney Olympic Park metro station and mixed-use precinct contract to FCC Construction Australia and Ecove Group.
Astra: Could This Make You a “Maestra”?
AI design agents mark a shift in architectural practice by autonomously executing spatial tasks, massing, and circulation from design briefs. While effective at processing complex constraints and producing structured organizational…
Stacked Ring Geometry Defines New South Philadelphia Arena
Philadelphia plans a new professional sports arena in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex for local basketball and hockey franchises. The project replaces an existing 1996 venue with a circular structure…
Muscat Expands Cultural Infrastructure with 400,000-Square-Meter Civic District
A major cultural development is rising across 400,000 square meters in the Al-Seeb district of Muscat. The sprawling civic campus gathers national institutions into a unified public realm, pairing grand…
Sweeping Roof Crowns New Public Library Complex in Xi’an
A new 70,000-square-metre cultural complex in Xi’an integrates expansive reading halls, exhibition galleries, and community spaces along the Ba River. The project reinterprets civic infrastructure by replacing monumental emptiness with…
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Open Chair
International ideas competition to design a full-scale chair fabricable on standard home FDM 3D printers. Submissions close 6 November 2026….
Minab: Architecture Beyond Consolation — For Peace and Life
International open competition to design an 8,000 m² memorial landscape at Minab’s martyrs’ cemetery, Iran. Free entry. Submissions close 17…
Recycled Materials Pavilion
Competition BriefThe Recycled Materials Pavilion Competition is an international open-call organised by Archiol Competitions, inviting architects, students, and independent designers…
Living Markets
Competition BriefLiving Markets is the sixth edition of the NowNow Design Competition, organised in partnership with ICLEI Africa and in…
Urban Planning Competition for the Kłodnica Boulevards in Gliwice
SummaryOne-stage open contest for the Kłodnica River valley in Gliwice, Poland. Deliverables: urban planning and landscape concept. Deadline: 12 November…
The Design Discovery Awards 2026
Competition BriefThe Design Discovery Awards (D&A) is an international, multidisciplinary design award programme operating on a season-based annual calendar, open…
Architecture, design, art and construction events worldwide, from exhibitions and conferences to biennales, festivals and trade fairs.
BATIMAT 2026
BATIMAT 2026 brings the building sector to Paris for materials, construction systems, low-carbon methods, digital tools and technical exchange.
Art Monte-Carlo 2027
Art Monte-Carlo 2027 will take place from 22 to 24 April 2027 at the Grimaldi Forum Monaco, bringing together leading international galleries…
Cheongju Craft Biennale 2027
The 15th Cheongju Craft Biennale will take place from September 2 to October 31, 2027, in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, under the…
Islamic Arts Biennale 2027
The third edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale will take place from November 1, 2027, to March 1, 2028, at the Western…
Autodesk University 2026
Autodesk University 2026 brings architecture, engineering, construction and design professionals to Las Vegas for AI, BIM, digital workflow and Design & Make…
XVI Florence Biennale 2027
The XVI Florence Biennale will take place from October 23 to 31, 2027, at the historic Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy,…
Autodesk University 2026
Autodesk University 2026 brings architecture, engineering, construction and design professionals to Las Vegas for AI, BIM, digital workflow and Design & Make sessions.
Shoreditch Design Week 2026
Shoreditch Design Week 2026 is an annual festival celebrating contemporary design in London’s Shoreditch district.
INDEX Saudi Arabia
INDEX Saudi Arabia brings together interior design, furniture, fit-out, lighting, and material suppliers with architects, designers, developers, and hospitality professionals working across the Saudi market.
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Sandscale Depot Design Team Sought in Barrow in Furness
Westmorland and Furness Council is seeking a multidisciplinary design team for a new integrated services depot at Sandscale Park in…
L’OBJET x Jessica McCormack Turns Jewelry Into Objects for the Home
L’OBJET and Jessica McCormack translate jewelry motifs into domestic objects, using shells, spirals, ropes, porcelain, and gold as structural details…
BWGTBLD’s Berlin Office: When a Workplace Becomes a Gallery
BWGTBLD’s Berlin office brings art and work into a historic building, raising questions about spatial character, everyday comfort and public…
Rotterdam’s Cube Houses: A Village Built Above the Street
Piet Blom’s Cube Houses turn a crossing over traffic into a place to live. Behind the yellow geometry is a…
Casa Florinda: Adapting Rural Space to Modern Living
Casa Florinda: When Ruins Become a Home and an Architectural PositionThe project began with a practical question faced by its…
Coronation Park Centre: A Raised Velodrome for Everyday Life
Coronation Park Centre: When the Track Becomes a Public SpectacleThe Coronation Park Centre project is built on a core design…
Chessboard Design Conceals Its Technology Within a Stone Form
Spatial Scenography and the Archaeological FormThe chessboard transforms from a gaming tool into a self-contained scenographic element, taking the form…
Post-Pandemic Reviews Reshape Colégio Bernoulli’s Spaces
Permeability of Massing and Integration with Urban TopographyThe Colégio Bernoulli campus in Vale do Sereno inaugurates research developed by BCMF…
Casa 22 Varies Spatial Experience Through Angled Volumes
Spatial Relationship Between Architecture and the EnvironmentThe scenographic reading of Casa 22 is based on the reciprocal relationship between the…
Nokken Addresses the Gap in Hotel Wellness Promises
Redefining the Recovery Experience Through Spatial TransitionThe design approach responds to a clear gap between what hotel wellness facilities promise…
Restelo House Defines Daily Rhythm Through Light and Shadows
The Textural Interaction Between Memory and RadicalismIn the Restelo neighborhood, a row of terraced houses dating from the 1950s forms…
Casa MDL Uses Client Artwork to Complete the Interior
Balancing Urban Logic and the Natural ContextThe architectural concept of the volume is based on achieving a balance between the…
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