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Bahār is a mid-rise infill project built on a 550-sqm site within one of Mashhad's dense urban fabrics. The project challenges the generic organization of contemporary apartment living by reintroducing the spatial hierarchy and openness found in historical Iranian residences—particularly the role of the courtyard and the "Hashti" transitional space—as active architectural drivers in contemporary residential architecture.

In the silent landscape of Quinta do Peru, in Sesimbra, where the territory opens towards the Serra da Arrábida, a house is born conceived from the outside — as a habitable extension of the landscape itself. Its placement on a large, nearly flat lot, surrounded by dense vegetation, balances presence and containment. Low and elongated, the volume leans against the northern edge, freeing the land to the south for a continuous garden, where the sunroom and pool are located. It is to this constructed emptiness that the house opens — a space where architecture dissolves and nature assumes the role of a permanent backdrop.

House of Panes is a striking reimagining of an Edwardian terraced home in Muswell Hill, London. The design masterfully balances the home's historic fabric with a bold, light-filled intervention, creating a contemporary living environment that celebrates both heritage and modernity.

Nestled within the natural landscape of Quebec's Eastern Townships, Breathe Lodge Residence offers a thoughtful living experience designed to foster a meaningful relationship between dwelling and nature. Conceived as a family retreat removed from the pace of urban life, the residence integrates into its surroundings with quiet restraint. The project adopts an irregular footprint, creating a sense of architectural promenade that echoes the winding path leading to the site. Through a series of volumetric extrusions and offsets, the architecture unfolds as an immersive experience between lake and forest.

There is a standard way of telling the history of architecture and food. It begins with the human decision to cultivate, to store, to distribute, to consume, and ends with the building that decision produced. In this version of events, food is the occasion and architecture is the response.

Located in the forests of Trentino, Pineta Nature Resort is a scattered hotel surrounded by a traditional Alpine landscape of timber buildings and mountain views. The project reinterprets local architectural traditions through a contemporary design approach closely connected to nature.

What transforms a space of living into a home? Beyond ownership or shelter, a home is tied to a quieter sense of certainty: the feeling that one can retreat, rest, and momentarily step away from the world's unpredictability. Homes are where routines accumulate, memories settle into spaces and objects, and where personal identity takes physical form through occupation and everyday rituals. Yet this sense of belonging depends on another condition that often goes unnoticed until disrupted: security. To feel "at home" implies a condition of comfort and stability. When domestic environments fail to provide this, spaces designed for rest become sources of unease, subtly affecting routines and well-being.

Lorcan O'Herlihy, the Irish-born architect, educator, and founder of Los Angeles-based Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA), has died at the age of 66. His death was confirmed by the firm on June 14, 2026. Over a career spanning more than three decades, O'Herlihy became known for advancing an architectural practice centered on housing, urbanism, and social engagement, helping shape conversations around density, affordability, and the civic role of design in contemporary cities.

Casa Lego unfolds as an encounter between nature, light, and architecture across its 1,390 m². Designed by architect Fernanda Marques, the project was born from a family’s desire to live in an urban, cosmopolitan São Paulo without giving up the feeling of being surrounded by greenery, light, and silence.

A collective discussion titled "Beyond Recognition: Exploring the Role of Architectural Awards" is taking place on June 29 in Barcelona, on the occasion of the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026. The debate starts from the conviction that, in today's context of accelerating global challenges, the role of architectural awards must evolve. The event follows the conversation initiated during the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, where the relevance of awards was questioned, paving the way for a new conversation on how architectural awards can contribute to shaping practice, institutions, and publi