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  • Nobel Center Stockholm waterfront design

    Nobel Center Stockholm 2026 has been revealed in a revised form after a 2018 court ruling blocked the original proposal….

  • New Gadukdo Airport: Public Infrastructure on Gaduk Island 2026

    New Gadukdo Airport has won an international design competition to build a new airport on Gaduk Island. The site lies…

  • Audeum Seoul sensory audio museum in 2026

    Audeum Seoul is the world’s first museum dedicated exclusively to sound as an architectural and sensory medium. It presents a…

  • Jangam Fire Residential Project Seoul 2026

    The Jangam fire erupted in January 2026 in Guryong Village, Seoul’s last informal settlement within southern Gangnam. Nearly 300 firefighters…

  • North Riyadh Twin Towers: Chinese Firm Wins 2026 Design

    A Chinese firm has won the design competition for a twin-tower skyscraper project in northern Riyadh. The development covers approximately…

  • Time Capsule in Washington, D.C. for U.S. 250th Anniversary

    Time capsule for the 250th anniversary will mark the United States’ semiquincentennial of independence. It will be buried in a…

  • Catford Infill 2026 After 16 Years of Planning Rejection

    Catford infill has received planning approval after 16 years of repeated rejections. The project will deliver four residential units on…

  • Modular Building in Central Africa – Yaoundé 2026

    A modular building in central Africa is rising in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Prefabricated units made in China shipped to the site…

  • First Moon Hotel: A Tourism Structure on the Lunar Surface, 2026

    First Moon Hotel targets operational deployment on the Moon by 2032. California based GRU Space leads the project. It uses…

  • South Chicago Quantum Campus: Research Infrastructure 2026

    South Chicago Quantum Campus defines how extreme technical demands shape architecture at the former U.S. Steel South Works site. The…

  • Chinese Embassy London: Diplomatic Compound at Royal Mint Court 2026

    Chinese Embassy in London controversy centers on a new diplomatic compound at Royal Mint Court. The site lies next to…

  • Beijing Art Museum – Tongzhou 2026 Cultural Hub in Beijing’s Sub Center

    The Beijing Art Museum has entered construction in Tongzhou District after winning an international design competition. Snøhetta and the Beijing…

  • Mixed-Use Housing Proposal in Chelmsford 2026 Tackles UK Housing Shortage

    A mixed-use housing proposal in Chelmsford, United Kingdom, tackles national housing pressures through student work from Anglia Ruskin University. The…

  • Crane Collapse at Construction Site Nakhon Ratchasima 2026

    Crane collapse at construction site hits train in Nakhon Ratchasima 2026 killed at least 22 people and injured 80. A…

  • Staten Island Bathroom Wins 2026 AIANY Public Infrastructure Award

    The Staten Island bathroom has won a 2026 American Institute of Architects New York (AIANY) award for outstanding architectural design….

  • New Brno Municipal Building: Government Building in Brno Historic Center

    The New Brno Municipal Building rises behind the existing city hall on Malinovského náměstí, inside Brno’s historic urban ring. It…

  • Qalandiya Restoration: Urban Regeneration in Palestine 2026

    The Historic Qalandiya Center received the Grand Award at the Holcim Foundation Awards 2025. It was one of twenty winning…

  • Wagner Park Pavilion Manhattan Flood Resilience Project 2026

    Wagner Park Pavilion anchors Lower Manhattan’s South Battery Park City flood resilience strategy. It protects the area from storm surges…

  • Federal Reserve Renovations Washington 2026

    Federal Reserve Building Renovations define how sovereign architecture functions under legal, technical, and urban limits in Washington, D.C. The project…

  • Washington’s New NFL Stadium: Neoclassical Design at RFK

    Washington’s New NFL Stadium will replace RFK Stadium with a 65,000 seat venue designed by HKS. Construction begins in 2026….