What if city planners could test urban design scenarios before breaking ground? Utrecht’s Digital Twin is making this a reality, as we discovered at the Urban ReLeaf General Assembly in...Read More

In Ljubljana, the former Rog Factory has been transformed into Center Rog, a new hub for art, design, and innovation. Designed by the Barcelona-based studios Mendoza Partida and BAX Studio,...Read More

Developed within the Resilient by Design (RBD) initiative, the South Bay Sponge proposes a resilience framework that imagines new modes of climate adaptation for California’s South Bay. A multidisciplinary team...Read More

A Journey Through Failure, Experiment, and Urban Renewal In an interview conducted by urbanNext, architect Doreen Heng Liu discusses her book Dacheng Flour Factory, published by Actar, which documents the transformation...Read More

“Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.” — Haruki Murakami What role does landscape play in creating a sense of tranquility? This project examines tranquility as a collage...Read More

Originally built in the early 1920s by engineer Miroslav Kasal, the townhouse exemplified Central European bourgeois refinement. Its richly ornamented façade, wrought-iron fencing, and lush garden expressed dignity and social...Read More

In this immersive pavilion tour, Lydia Kallipoliti and Areti Markopoulou introduce The Metabolic Home: New Forms of Cohabitation and Decarbonization in the Dense City, a prototype dwelling that reimagines domestic...Read More

Zurich Airport Park reimagines an infrastructural edge as a high-intensity public landscape that also strengthens ecological systems. The commission called for a park capable of absorbing thousands of daily users...Read More

In this interview from the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, curators Roi Salgueiro and Manuel Bouzas discuss Internalities, the Spanish Pavilion’s compelling response to this year’s prompt on “intelligence.” Rather than...Read More

Located in La Vicentina, a traditional middle-class neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador, the house occupies a lot positioned on a staircase, making parking impossible. Rather than a limitation, this condition aligns...Read More

In this interview, architect Sana Frini traces her journey from Tunisia to Mexico City, revealing how experiences of scarcity, migration, and cultural resonance have shaped her architectural ethos. Beginning with...Read More

Located at the threshold between Lucerne’s dense urban grid and the expansive green expanse of the Allmend—formerly a military zone—the Eichwaldstrasse development is uniquely positioned to benefit from both urban...Read More

The Loures Riverfront project was conceived to complete the intermunicipal pedestrian and cycling network linking Lisbon to Vila Franca de Xira. It plays a pivotal role in the broader strategic...Read More

This excerpt by AULETS  addresses the challenge of reconciling furniture design with the true environmental costs of its production. It advocates for the importance of consuming locally made goods as...Read More

Set in the village of Tvaladi, this recently completed private residence by NS STUDIO integrates traditional materials with contemporary architectural language. The one-storey dwelling, built from stone and wood, anchors...Read More

This is a neo-natural kelp reef where architectural records are transformed into edible proteins. Encased in air-tight vitrines, a collection of suspended, dried seaweed specimens showcases a transgenic process. Scientists...Read More

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At once translucent and tactile, the revitalised Boathouse Zaka turns its façade into a porous filter, not a wall. Shifted timber planks create a rhythmic skin that permits the passage...Read More

A new kindergarten in Soa, near Yaoundé, Cameroon, redefines educational architecture by drawing on the spatial and symbolic traditions of ancestral African building. Designed by architects Vicente Guallart and Daniel...Read More

Nestled between the Veluwezoom National Park and the IJssel Valley, the new town hall of Rheden embodies ambitious circular principles while responding sensitively to its historical and ecological context. Designed...Read More

Nestled within the serene forests of Kitakaruizawa, Japan, Forest Within is a residential retreat as a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Japanese architecture. Drawing from Zen philosophy and principles of spatial...Read More

Fez, Morocco – The regeneration of Place Lalla Yeddouna in the heart of the Fez medina—a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the world’s most intricate historic urban fabrics—has...Read More

CP Vietnam Headquarters Landscaping Project is envisioned as a dynamic extension of the office environment, located in Dong Nai—a rapidly developing industrial region. This project responds to pressing challenges related...Read More

The transformation of Pardubice Castle and the relocation of the regional gallery to the former Automatic Mills mark the culmination of a comprehensive master plan (TRANSAT architekti, 2017), overseen by...Read More

In Four Degrees Celsius Between You and Me, curators Philippe Rahm and Sana Frini reframe architectural discourse in the face of climate transformation. Grounded in their own contrasting geographic backgrounds—Frini...Read More