How to Read Venice Architecture Biennale Coverage Without Getting Lost in the Spectacle
News - 7 min readA practical guide to reading Venice Architecture Biennale coverage with more clarity: how to separate image-making from argument,…
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Studiofont Completes Casa Diez Pies on a Steep Cliff in Mazunte, Oaxaca
The Mexican architecture studio uses a single repeated module and ten concrete feet to lift a four-level house above a 40-degree rocky slope, preserving existing trees and avoiding heavy machinery.
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Fiberglass shells and bronze skeletons define Salina light and furniture collection by Federico Stefanovich
News - 3 min readDesigner Federico Stefanovich combines hand-laid fiberglass and cast bronze to create a lighting and furniture series that echoes…
Read moreFacha architekti inserts black asphalt retreat into a Czech agricultural barn
News - 3 min readFacha architekti has completed a compact seasonal dwelling inside a historic agricultural barn in Brtev, Czech Republic, using…
Read moreStudiofont Completes Casa Diez Pies on a Steep Cliff in Mazunte, Oaxaca
News - 3 min readThe Mexican architecture studio uses a single repeated module and ten concrete feet to lift a four-level house…
Read morePollenNav app redraws city routes around what you can breathe, not just where you can walk
News - 4 min readA navigation app designed by Yani Shi treats pollen exposure as a routing variable, offering allergy sufferers block-level…
Read moreCasey Brown Architecture Revives Mid-Century Sydney Coastal Home Known as The Castle
News - 3 min readCasey Brown Architecture has completed the meticulous restoration and respectful expansion of Babylon House, a 1953 Edwin Kingsbury-designed…
Read moreTaller Segovia Molina Designs Hermetic Suburban Residence in Querétaro
News - 3 min readCompleted in the suburbs of Santiago de Querétaro, Casa Refugio by Taller Segovia Molina balances street-level privacy with…
Read moreBradley Van Der Straeten Transforms London Property into De Beauvoir Garden Oasis
News - 4 min readBradley Van Der Straeten Architects has reworked a wide London residence in De Beauvoir, creating a stepped rear…
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PollenNav app redraws city routes around what you can breathe, not just where you can walk
A navigation app designed by Yani Shi treats pollen exposure as a routing variable, offering allergy sufferers block-level air-quality information instead of…
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Casa Contreras in Zapopan: A Passive Solar Home for a Retiring Couple
Bernardo Bross Arquitectura completes a single‑level residence in western Zapopan that uses solid blind walls, an interior courtyard, and local Cantera stone…
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Biodiseño MX: Living Territories Explores Mexican Biodesign at Museo Franz Mayer
Over 74 works by more than 60 creatives bring together ancestral Mexican techniques and contemporary biomaterials at Museo Franz Mayer in Mexico…
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Privacy Window Film: What Architects Need to Know About Light, View and Limits
A practical breakdown of when reflective, frosted and solar-control films actually work, based on lighting conditions and glazing type – and where…
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UNESCO Adds Aalto Works and Tashkent Modernism to World Heritage List
At the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, 25 new sites were inscribed, including 13 buildings by Aino, Elissa…
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Mimado Restaurant in Mérida Blends Art Deco References with Warm Materiality
García de Alba + Ponce Arquitectos transform a double-height commercial space in Temozón Norte into a layered restaurant interior defined by green…
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Museum Extension Debate Shows Why Public Projects Need Clearer Design Evidence
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Adaptive Reuse Moves From Niche Tactic to Central Project Strategy
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Street Redesigns Are Becoming Architecture Stories, Not Only Transport Stories
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Reused Finishes Reshape the Specification Conversation
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Embodied Carbon Is Changing How Architects Explain Material Choices
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Architecture Competition Calendars Need Clearer Source Trails
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Architecture Data Pages Should Track Useful Public Signals
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