G-Beach Residence / B+D+M Architetti
The G-Beach Residence project originates from the dialectical relationship between the existing Hotel Bellevue, designed by Renzo Menegazzo in 1956, and the surrounding pine forest. The hotel building references the Belo Horizonte Library designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1955, adopting its main architectural features.…
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Mount Bazaar / People’s Architecture Office
On the industrial site of Yangpu's Fuxing Island, Mount Bazaar—a three-dimensional scaffolding installation created for the 2025 Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS)—rises from the ground to form a mountainous structure, providing citizens with a new type of public space that integrates commerce, leisure, and scenic…
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La Piada / pfeffermint AG
We were commissioned to develop the interior design and branding for La Piada in Zurich's Kreis 1 district – a place that combines authenticity, atmosphere, urban flair, and Italian joie de vivre.…
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Jing'An Investment Center / Nikken Sekkei
The JIC Jing'An Center is an urban regeneration project that integrates mixed-use functions (offices, retail, and residential) and is situated adjacent to the Nanjing West Road commercial area in Shanghai's Jing'An District. There, traditional streetscapes coexist alongside large-scale business hubs. The Center compris…
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Rock Pavilion / Pfeffer Torode Architecture
Rock Pavilion sits along the wooded edge of a farm in Centerville , Tennessee, just beyond a cluster of agrarian structures overlooking the Duck River, one of North America's most biologically diverse waterways. Conceived as a quiet retreat, the pavilion was designed to house and display a collection of stones gathered…
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Heat as a Design Partner: Trees, Soil, and Wind Corridors as Cooling Infrastructure
"By 2050, almost every child in the world — nearly 2.2 billion children — will be exposed to frequent heat waves." UNICEF's warning is often read as a public health forecast, but it is also a challenge to architecture and the way cities are built. As extreme heat intensifies across Asia, Europe, and beyond , thermal co…
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Why Information Continuity Matters in Contemporary Architecture
Unlike many other activities that now take place entirely in digital environments, the final result of work in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry does not remain on a screen. Files become buildings, models transform into structures, and decisions made during the design process ultimately shape str…
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Fondation Beyeler to Open Expanded Campus by Peter Zumthor in 2027
The Fondation Beyeler in Riehen , near Basel , will begin opening its expanded campus to the public this autumn, with the full ensemble set to be accessible in January 2027. The project brings together the museum building designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and opened in 1997 with a series of new additions by Pet…
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BIG to Design Three-Building STEM University Campus in Arkansas, United States
BIG–Bjarke Ingels Group was selected to design the campus of a new STEM university in Arkansas , United States , on a site located near Bentonville's downtown, formerly home to Walmart's headquarters. The project comprises three buildings occupying two city blocks and was designed in collaboration with Polk Stanley Wil…
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Imagining Ukraine's Future: 6 Unbuilt Projects from the ArchDaily Community
The context of the ongoing war marks Ukraine 's place in the international consciousness. Architecture , however, most often transcends the span of a human life and can therefore be a tool for imagining the future. The practice of architectural design, whether speculative, conceptual, or practical, serves as a means of…
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The Earth Valley Theater / GOA (Group of Architects)
Nestled in the valleys of Mingling Mountains near Yixing, China's "Pottery Capital," the Earth Valley Theater is a pioneering 9,200-square-meter open-air venue dedicated to human-avian interaction. Designed as an integrated "total work of art" ( Gesamtkunstwerk ), the project transcends traditional boundaries between a…
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Four Walls Pavilion / Studio Mango
Four Walls is a lakeside pavilion in a coastal site south of Chennai , India. Designed by London-based architects Studio Mango, the building forms the endpoint of a linear park within Sanctuary by Aarth, a new residential development for which the practice also designed the villas. Constructed as the first element with…
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Vão House / Studio Carlito e Renata Pascucci
The residents' request was simple and, at the same time, the greatest challenge of the project: to preserve the local vegetation as much as possible. It was with this premise that the couple approached Studio Carlito and Renata Pascucci Architecture. The plot in Maresias, on the northern coast of São Paulo, span…
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Tabancura School Library Pavilion / José Ignacio Valdivieso
In the context of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Tabancura School invited us to participate in an architectural competition aimed at establishing a definitive master plan for the campus. The proposal sought to complete the infrastructure originally built in the late 1990s through the addition of three new buildings…
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Malibu High School / KoningEizenberg Architecture
Nestled between the Pacific Coast and the Santa Monica Mountains, Malibu High School reimagines what a public high school can be. This net-zero energy facility for 525 students on 5.7 acres engages directly with its coastal foothill setting, creating what the design team calls a "hillside laboratory" where learning ext…
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Toronto Architecture City Guide: 30 Modern and Contemporary Landmarks in Canada's Largest City
As one of the host cities of the 2026 FIFA World Cup , Toronto is preparing to welcome fans from across the globe. The Canadian city, the fourth largest in North America, has become a cosmopolitan center with its renowned business district and cultural venues that come alive during the summer and early fall nights. Tor…
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Miaki Atelier / Tamotsu Teshima Architect & Associates
This small building is nestled quietly within a forest near the headquarters of a timber company in Ehime, Japan. The client had long been drawn to the distant mountain views from this location and envisioned building something there. Although the site contained only a small area of level ground, it was constrained by…
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How Passive Design Strategies Shape Thermal Performance
Can architecture shape comfort before mechanical systems enter the equation? As buildings account for nearly 40% of global energy consumption and people spend close to 90% of their time indoors, thermal performance has become one of architecture's most urgent concerns. Yet despite often being associated with insulation…
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Designs Unveiled for New York City's Penn Station by PAU and HNTB-HOK
The Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) , in collaboration with HNTB and HOK , has been selected as the design team for the redevelopment of New York City 's Penn Station . The project is part of an ongoing effort to reorganize and expand one of the busiest rail transportation hubs in North America , aiming to…
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