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The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed four projects competing for the 2026 International Prize, marking the award’s tenth anniversary with a shortlist spanning Belgium, Bangladesh, and the UK.
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The Basque artist’s exhibition ‘Azken Natura’ brings together six large-scale paintings and a 22-minute animated film that traces…
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Read moreThe Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed four projects competing for the 2026 International Prize, marking the…
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Read moreBarcelona-based firm b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos has completed a 37-unit build-to-rent residential project in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, designed…
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Read moreWarsaw's Plac Politechniki has a new addition: a nine-unit apartment block by WXCA that reuses an existing structure,…
Read moreColombian designer Veronica Mishaan has completed the renovation of a 580-square-metre penthouse in Bogotá, balancing family living with entertaining space while preserving…
Read moreA portable structure that disperses native seeds from horseback, a hospital interior informed by greenhouse design, and a flood-adaptive interior layer for…
Read moreBarcelona-based firm b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos has completed a 37-unit build-to-rent residential project in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, designed for a peripheral area…
Read moreDesigned by Rabani Design, KUMO is a private mountain residence embedded into a steep forested mountainside. The project treats the terrain as…
Read moreA new pavilion in Chimalhuacán, Mexico, designed by TANAT and Rizoma del Agua, makes visible the hidden infrastructure of water distribution in…
Read moreThe Japanese artist known worldwide for her polka dots, pumpkins, and immersive Infinity Mirror Rooms has died in Tokyo at 97. Her…
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