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AIA Architecture Billings Index Nears Growth Threshold in March architecture-design
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported a March Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 49.8, the closest to the 50-point growth threshold since early 2023. This…
Ulises Studio's inflatable clay landscape fills Palazzo del Senato for Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
For Milan Design Week 2026, Spanish architect and digital artist Ricardo Orts of Ulises Studio has transformed the courtyard of Palazzo del Senato into an immersive, inflatable…
Landscape Forms' Studio 431 creates custom seating for public spaces architecture-design
Studio 431, the custom branch of Landscape Forms, teams up with landscape architects to craft unique site furnishings that enhance community spaces. They use a mix of materials…
Sydney Fish Market Opens with Mass-Timber Roof and Public Waterfront architecture-design
In 2026, the Sydney Fish Market, crafted by Danish firm 3XN with BVN serving as the executive architect and Aspect Studios handling landscape design, welcomed its first visitors.…
Lakeside Landing: A Three-Story Home Anchored to a Steep Slope architecture-design
Graham Baba Architects designed Lakeside Landing, a three-story home replacing an existing house too small for its owners, who sought to maximize lake views and anchor the…
Flos Debuts Nocturne and Maap at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At Milan Design Week 2026, Flos presented two contrasting lighting collections: Nocturne by Konstantin Grcic and Maap by Erwan Bouroullec. Grcic's Nocturne is a modular system of…
Nao Tamura debuts new works at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
Nao Tamura, a designer who navigates the realms of Japanese and New York cultures, is set to unveil several new creations at Milan Design Week 2026. At Established & Sons, her…
Aesop and Rodney Eggleston Debut Aposē Lamps Within a 'Topographic' Bottle Installation in Milan architecture-design
For Milan Design Week 2026, Australian architect Rodney Eggleston of March Studio has created 'The Factory of Light' at the Chiostro di Santa Maria del Carmine. The immersive…
Louvre competition jury set for May 13 architecture-design
The jury for the competition to design a new entrance and gallery for the Louvre Museum in Paris will convene on May 13, 2026, as reported by Le Figaro. The announcement was made…
Montpellier Metropolitan Cemetery by Agence Traverses Opens as Public Park architecture-design
In 2022, Agence Traverses - Paysage, Urbanisme, Architecture completed the Montpellier Metropolitan Cemetery, a 562 m² project in Montpellier, France. The design treats the…
Casaornella's 2026 Edition Explores the 'Social Animal' in a Doorless Milan Apartment architecture-design
For the 2026 Milan Design Week, interior designer Maria Vittoria Paggini has completely transformed her apartment-showroom Casaornella at Via Conca del Naviglio 10. The new…
LIT STUDIO’s Sidra Turns Murano Glass into Structural Module architecture-design
During Milan Design Week 2026, LIT STUDIO—the duo of Rudy Faissal and Riccardo Boccia—unveils Sidra: A Modular Grammar, a system built around a single blown-glass module from…
Align perches off-grid cabin on coast of tiny Tasmanian island architecture-design
Australian studio Align has completed Picnic Island Cabin, a 40-square-metre off-grid holiday retreat on the privately owned Picnic Island in Tasmania's Freycinet Peninsula. The…
ZOMUZI transforms auto-body shop into Gantri's first showroom in San Francisco architecture-design
Gantri, a lighting manufacturer specializing in 3D-printed designs using plant-based polymers, has opened its first brick-and-mortar showroom, called The Shop, in San Francisco.…
JGG I Commercial Plaza by OMAC Arquitectos Resignifies 19th-Century Architecture architecture-design
OMAC Arquitectos has completed the JGG I Commercial Plaza, a 420 m² restoration and commercial architecture project in an undisclosed location, completed in 2025. The project,…
Kiellandsstien Residence: Norwegian Fjord House Extension by Hoem + Folstad Arkitekter architecture-design
Hoem + Folstad Arkitekter completed the Kiellandsstien Residence in 2021, a small detached house extension in an open fjord landscape surrounded by fields and residential…
Jeddah Tower reaches 100th floor, on track to become world's tallest building in 2028 architecture-design
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has released exclusive photos showing Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia reaching its 100th floor. The megatall skyscraper, designed as the…
Antonio Citterio's Kora kitchen island for Arclinea architecture-design
Italian architect Antonio Citterio and brand Arclinea have launched Kora, a rounded kitchen island designed to introduce a fresh design language into the kitchen. The island…
Jeddah Tower architect says 2km skyscrapers are feasible architecture-design
Gordon Gill, co-founder of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, claims that skyscrapers reaching two kilometres in height are already technically feasible. His firm's Jeddah…
Casa Macahuite: Tropical Brutalist Villa in Puerto Escondido architecture-design
Casa Macahuite, a tropical brutalist Mexican villa designed by Studio Font, is located in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, accessible only by a bridge over a turquoise lagoon and…
Richard Yasmine's 'Vessels of the Intangible' at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
Designer Richard Yasmine presents 'Vessels of the Intangible,' a lighting collection that blurs object design, installation, and scenography. The project abstracts the five…
AANT's Work@Home Competition for Student Desk Design Heads to EDIT Napoli 2026 architecture-design
AANT has launched Work@Home, a design competition for third-year Interior and Product Design students to reimagine the home-working desk. The brief demands ergonomics,…
Annabel Karim Kassar's Punk Witch Reimagines Domestic Space Around a Library at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At Milan Design Week 2026, architect Annabel Karim Kassar introduces her installation called Punk Witch, located in a modernist showroom in Brera, originally designed by Armando…
Convey Building transforms 1958 Milan structure into vertical exhibition venue for Design Week 2026 architecture-design
The fourth iteration of Convey will take place during Milan Design Week 2026, transforming a late-1950s structure located at Via San Senatore 10, close to Torre Velasca, into a…
Pedro por su casa: A 81 m² House in La Zubia by Serrano + Baquero Arquitectos architecture-design
Serrano + Baquero Arquitectos designed a 81 m² house in La Zubia, Spain, completed in 2025. The project, curated by Valentina Díaz, was led by architects Paloma Baquero Masats and…
Adjaye Associates Unveils Accra Studio Design architecture-design
Adjaye Associates has designed the Accra Studio, a 1,300-square-meter office building in Accra, Ghana, slated for completion in 2026. The project, curated by Miwa Negoro, aims to…
Vitrocsa's Ultra-Slim Glazing Systems Redefine Architectural Lightness architecture-design
ArchDaily examines how modern architecture achieves a sense of lightness through innovative glazing techniques, highlighting Vitrocsa's systems for sliding, pivoting, and…
Audi and Zaha Hadid Architects unveil Origin pavilion at Milan Design Week architecture-design
Audi has collaborated with Zaha Hadid Architects to design Origin, a pavilion for Milan Design Week 2026. Set in the courtyard of the former Archiepiscopal Seminary, now known as…
Tsuyoshi Tane and Tatsuo Miyajima Collaborate on Sea of Time – TOHOKU in Fukushima architecture-design
The art and architecture initiative known as Sea of Time – TOHOKU is being developed in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, under the direction of architect Tsuyoshi Tane and artist…
James Gorst Architects Completes Temple Complex in Hampshire architecture-design
In 2023, James Gorst Architects finalized a new temple complex located in Rake, Hampshire, within the South Downs National Park. The firm was chosen after a two-phase design…
Simon 360: Industrial Icon Becomes Connected Home Interface architecture-design
Simon has launched Simon 360, a collection that revives the spirit of its historic Simon 36 series (conceived in 1965, launched in 1971) while adapting it to contemporary demands.…
Godrej Industries Group Unveils Multi-Sensory Rebrand with Custom Typeface and Fragrance architecture-design
Godrej Industries Group has introduced a new brand identity that goes beyond a visual refresh, creating a cohesive corporate identity system. The rebrand includes a custom…
Podium–Tower Urbanism Reshapes Southeast Asian Cities architecture-design
The podium–tower typology has become a dominant model for metropolitan growth across Southeast Asia, concentrating housing, jobs, retail, and transit into managed parcels. This…
Gardens as Immersive Art: Blending Architecture and Design architecture-design
Contemporary garden design increasingly treats outdoor spaces as immersive artworks, merging architecture and art to create deliberate, layered environments. Designers and artists…
Marcel Breuer's Whitney Museum Building Reopens as Sotheby's HQ architecture-design
Marcel Breuer's iconic Whitney Museum building in New York, once the city's most hated structure, has been transformed into the new headquarters of auction house Sotheby's. The…
Satoyama Terrace: Sauna and Lodging by Tatsuro Sasaki Architects architecture-design
Satoyama Terrace is a small-scale hotel project by Tatsuro Sasaki Architects, completed in 2025 in a traditional Japanese satoyama landscape. The 648 m² project includes sauna and…
Frenzy Stair: Sepide Elmi's 2000 m² Housing Project in Iran architecture-design
Frenzy Stair, an innovative residential and apartment development, spans 2000 square meters and is overseen by architect Sepide Elmi, with a planned completion year of 2025. The…
Ply Architecture's NTH House in Colonel Light Gardens architecture-design
Ply Architecture has completed NTH (Neutral Tactile Habitat), a 150 m² house addition in Colonel Light Gardens, Australia. Curated by Miwa Negoro, the project was designed by lead…
Kéré Architecture Designs First Purpose-Built Goethe Institute in Dakar architecture-design
In a groundbreaking decision, Kéré Architecture, led by Diébédo Francis Kéré, has been chosen to design the first-ever dedicated Goethe Institute, marking a significant milestone…
LUO studio designs Shell Book Pavilion for COFCO Xiangyun Town architecture-design
LUO studio has completed the Shell Book Pavilion, a 43 m² community book pavilion in Xiangyun Town, China, set to open in 2026. The project, led by Luo Yujie, Hong Lun, and Cao…

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