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UMG sede Antigua Guatemala / Atelier oficina de Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

The UMG Campus in Antigua Guatemala represents a critical case study in bridging traditional colonial architecture with massive institutional scale. Developed by ATELIER Oficina de Arquitectura, the primary challenge of this project was adapting a small-scale colonial design to a large-scale complex. We understood early in the planning phase that simply replicating historical facades is insufficient without considering the context and the diverse needs of a student complex.

Haras Larissa Residence / Ricardo Gusmão Arquitetos

Susanna Moreira — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Located in the Haras Larissa gated community, near São Paulo, the house was conceived as a retreat from the city in direct contact with the rural landscape.

Cibeles House / Taller Síntesis

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

The Cibeles House is located in the municipality of La Ceja, a region characterized by open landscapes, gentle topography, and a strong presence of native vegetation. This natural setting not only frames the project but also defines its starting point: conceiving a home that respects the site, reduces its footprint, and allows the landscape to maintain its continuity.

Claranet Portugal Headquarters / PROMONTORIO

Nana Dokua — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Claranet is an IT company providing network hosting and managed application services (Hybrid Cloud Hosting) to corporate clients across Europe and Brazil. The practice was invited to design its Portuguese headquarters on the site of a former military depot, itself built on the grounds of the 17th-century Grilas Sisters' convent. The convent survived the 1755 earthquake but not the 1834 extinction of the religious orders. It became state property and in 1897, was converted into military warehouses. After the 2016 Web Summit, the city rescued it to create Lisbon's International Innovation Hub, now a group of municipal concession buildings for tech-based services and creative industries.

CS3 - Event & Sports Pavilion / HA+MA

Nana Dokua — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

CS3 is an Event and Sports Pavilion situated in Los Angeles, CA. Constructed of mass timber, the structure offers a variety of spaces and facilities for sports, outdoor activities, social events and food service.

Grande Nef de l'Île-des-Vannes Renovation / Chatillon Architectes

Hadir Al Koshta — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Following seven years of closure, Chatillon Architectes implements contemporary solutions and state-of-the-art facilities, bringing this distinctive building back to life, first as an Olympic training site and then for its subsequent return to the local community. The first images of the restored Grande Nef de l'Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris have been revealed ahead of its role as an Olympic training facility. Featuring a sweeping parabolic roof and striking translucent side paneling, the unique structure was designed by Anatole Kopp, Lucien Metrich, and Pierre Chazanoff in 1971, and closed in 2018 due to decay and accessibility issues. Adapting the building for contemporary use, Chatillon Architectes has fully restored the structure, installing contemporary energy solutions, structural repairs, universal accessibility upgrades and state-of-the-art facilities, from acoustic paneling to sports flooring to lighting fixtures.

House WE / Wespi de Meuron Romeo architects

Cristina Popescu — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

The property undergoing renovation consists of two parcels: a small lakeside parcel with direct access to the water, including a small boathouse and boat landing, and, on the opposite, mountainside side of the road, a large garden parcel on steep terrain with the main house.

Form Follows Formation: How Architecture Works with Geological Shapes

Daniela Andino — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0000

A canyon is a space no one designed. Its walls expose layers of rock deposited over millions of years, and the passage between them exists because water slowly wore that rock away. Glaciers shaped valleys in a similar way, leaving slopes behind as the ice retreated. Long before architects began shaping spaces, the Earth was already producing them.

Resort Nasima / Studio Madouh

Pratik Mour — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Resort Nasima is part of a residential development throughout the State of Kuwait. The form of this resort delivers a fluid journey throughout the premises, circulating between 3 independent units, which was inspired by natural sea-to-stone erosion.

What is Modified Wood? How Technology Is Expanding What Wood Can Do

Rene Submissions — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Wood has been used in buildings for thousands of years. It is natural, renewable and versatile, but its response to moisture requires consideration in design and specification. Changing moisture conditions can cause it to swell and shrink, while prolonged moisture exposure can create conditions for fungal decay. Historically, using wood outdoors has therefore meant choosing naturally durable species, protecting the material or designing around the way wood behaves. Wood modification offers another approach: changing certain properties of the material itself.

RAMSA Unveils Plans for New Welcome Hall at Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Reyyan Dogan — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

RAMSA (Robert A.M. Stern Architects) has unveiled the design for a new Welcome Hall at the Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (Griffin MSI) in Chicago, Illinois. The project involves reopening the building's historic North Portico as a year-round entrance and introducing a new glazed volume connecting the portico to the museum's exhibition spaces. The proposal is part of a master plan completed by RAMSA in 2024 that examines the use of the museum's existing exhibition and public areas.

Pamiškio House / ARCHISPEKTRAS

Cristina Popescu — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000

One of the primary objectives in designing Pamiškio House was to strike a balance between privacy and an open dialogue with nature. Set within a remarkable landscape of forest, river, and sloping terrain, the house seeks to embrace its surroundings while maintaining clear boundaries that provide a sense of security, intimacy, and retreat.

From Asbestos to Fungi: Eight New Materials Made from Waste and Living Matter

Antonia Piñeiro — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Architecture is, above all, a material reality. The materials that surround us are the result of a chain of constructive, economic, aesthetic and, in more contemporary examples, environmental considerations. Decisions are shaped by available technology, manageable technique, time-related expectations and regulatory frameworks. To face the pressures on our built environment, those multidimensional conditions must change through what we call innovation: the tangible creation of new products and strategies with problem-solving capabilities. Matter is the general term for physical substance that has mass and takes up space. When matter is given a specific type, form, or useful application, it becomes material. Material transformation therefore requires going beyond recycling and reuse: combining existing matter to create new materials that open up new possibilities for construction. The research presented below suggests that demonizing existing materials is unnecessary as long as this capacity for innovation exists.

Dammed Between Energy and Water Scarcity: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the Nile

Maisa Elamein — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Every large dam divides as much as it connects, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is no exception. A monumental feat of architecture and engineering, the mega-dam has brought everyone together, for better or worse, to interrogate who gets to declare sovereignty over the riches of the river, be it water or momentum, and to challenge colonial-era Nile treaties.

Casa 9 / Hoang GK

Pratik Mour — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Designed as a psychological retreat for urban families, Casa 9 is a private weekend retreat where the boundaries between people, living spaces, and tropical nature dissolve. The design draws on a boldly spreading A-frame roof as the primary shelter for the entire house. Its tall, double-layered pitched roof and extended eaves form an effective thermal buffer, minimizing direct solar heat gain while casting broad shade over the living spaces below.

Village de Ananti / SKM Architects

Pratik Mour — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Set on a sloping seaside site in Gijang-gun, Busan, Village de Ananti is a 392-room leisure and cultural complex that brings together the calm of the sea and forest with the energy of urban life. The project covers 160,324 m² of land framed by the ocean and wooded hills, with a total floor area of approximately 162,070 m².

Casa Cardona / Sensacional Dinámica Mexicana

Valentina Díaz — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Initially conceived as a conventional 165 m² real estate development, the residence demonstrates how an architectural proposal can transcend commercial parameters to create spatial, cultural, and human value. Its architecture establishes an intimate dialogue with the desert, transforming the conditions of its surroundings into a distinctive domestic experience.

MMR House / David Ito Arquitetura

Nana Dokua — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The MMR House was designed for a young couple who brought several highly specific demands to the project. Among them were the desire for a spiral staircase inside the house, the presence of a tree integrated into the interior environment, the ability to see the slope of the roof from the inside, and the creation of a double-height space. In addition, there were general programmatic requirements: four suites, an office, spacious social areas prepared to host around forty people, strong integration with nature, and, at the same time, privacy from the gated community.

Santa Rosa Social Housing / FAR frohn&rojas

Cristina Popescu — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000

In recent decades, rising land prices have pushed much of Santiago's social housing to the urban periphery, creating settlements that are often disconnected from social and technical infrastructure.

Coqueira House / Tiago Sousa Arquitecto

Nana Dokua — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Geometry, planes and a suspended volume. The site is organised into two distinct levels. The upper level comprises the majority of the site and is accessed via the upper road. The lower level, on the other hand, is the result of an excavation, connected to the lower road, and is a flat platform contained between large granite retaining walls.

Ironwood Retreat / The Ranch Mine

Nana Dokua — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Most of Arizona's streams run only after a storm. Oak Creek is one of the few that flows all year and the water changes everything around it. Along its banks in Sedona, Arizona, sycamores, cottonwoods, ash and alder grow into a canopy of shade and green that most of the state never sees. On a wooded bend of the creek, architecture firm The Ranch Mine has designed "Ironwood," a small retreat built around one simple wish: to spend the days and nights down by the water, under the trees.

Dondoh Restaurant / Costa + Herrera Arquitectos

Andreas Luco — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Dondoh is Chile's first Japanese grill. This venue, recently opened in the Chilean capital, stands out for its imposing design inspired by Japan's ancient Izakayas. Elements such as wood, stone, and fire serve as the main protagonists. Dondoh refers to an ancient Japanese ceremony performed by farmers around the year 1500, invoking the God of Fire. The God of Fire would warm the Earth so that seeds could germinate. The fire was fed with small wooden tablets, and the flames rose along with the prayers written upon them.

MOKUZAI / IT'S Studio

Cristina Popescu — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Mokuzai is an office building that includes public health services, featuring a mixed timber and concrete structure designed by IT'S.

The City as a Quarry: Housing Transformation

Rene Submissions — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:05:00 +0000

The City as a Quarry: Housing Transformation brings together representatives of the European Commission and the Government of Catalonia with European architects to explore how the renovation, reuse and transformation of existing buildings can help increase housing supply in response to the housing crisis and the climate emergency.

Curated by architects Marta Peris and José Toral of PERIS+TORAL Arquitectes, the event examines the conversion of offices and commercial premises, the renovation and extension of residential buildings, and the reuse of structures and materials. Discussions will address public policy, financing, regulation and architectural practice.

The event is part of the series Contemporary Catalan