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Rethinking Museums: A Conversation with Béatrice Grenier on Architecture as Cultural Policy

6 January 2026 @ 7:30 am

The opening of the new Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain in Paris last October sparked renewed questions around the role, form, and future of museums. As cultural institutions continue to proliferate worldwide in this digital era, the museum itself appears increasingly in need of redefinition. Rather than offering a single model or solution, Architecture for Culture: Rethinking Museums, written by architectural historian and curator Béatrice Grenier, argues for a more contextual and plural understanding of what a museum can be: an institution

Teshima Factory / Schemata Architects + Jo Nagasaka

6 January 2026 @ 7:00 am

Teshima Factory is a project that revitalised a former ironworks located in front of Ieura Port in Teshima Island as a cafeteria and food factory.  

Azerbaijan Declares 2026 the "Year of Urban Planning and Architecture" as Baku Prepares to Host WUF13

6 January 2026 @ 6:30 am

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order declaring 2026 the "Year of Urban Planning and Architecture" in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The decision establishes a national framework focused on urban planning policy, architectural culture, and sustainable development, aligning with Azerbaijan's preparations to host the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku in May 2026. According to the order, the designation aims to preserve

Mallorca Villa / Holzrausch

6 January 2026 @ 6:00 am

For a German-Brazilian couple from Munich, Holzrausch has renovated an 80s villa in Alcudia, Mallorca, into a 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom holiday home blending mid-century architecture with Brazilian and Mexican influences.

One Month to Go: Adaptive Reuse and Alpine Transport Upgrades Shape the Road to Milano Cortina 2026

6 January 2026 @ 5:30 am

One month remains until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, with competitions set to run from February 4 to 22, 2026. The Opening Ceremony will take place on February 6 at the Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium and will bring together approximately 2,900 athletes from around the world competing across 16 sports, with 116 gold medals to be awarded. The Olympic Winter Games return to Italy twenty years after Torino 2006 and seventy years after Cortina 1956. This edition, however, adopts a markedly different approach, p

From Material Intelligence to Circularity: Lessons from Architecture in 2025

6 January 2026 @ 4:00 am

Which materials have taken center stage in the architectural discourse of 2025? Which projects have rediscovered new construction practices and methods through material innovation? While the future of building materials still appears uncertain, year after year, experimentation and research continue to reveal diverse practices, initiatives, and efforts dedicated to understanding their value and responsibility within the built environment. From agricultural waste that reduces carbon footprints to recycled plastics given new life, and

Kinder Rain Kindergarten / AACM - Atelier Architettura Chinello Morandi

6 January 2026 @ 3:00 am

A primordial kindergarten, shaped by the spirit of the place and the emotions of the child. A space both protected and dreamlike, safe yet open to wonder. A small village, an abstract ensemble of pyramidal volumes joined by open courtyards. A vermilion school, warm and welcoming, rising among trees, nestled in green.

LÁ-SÁCH House / Atelier tho.A

6 January 2026 @ 2:00 am

Located at the end of a narrow alley in Ho Chi Minh City on a modest plot, Lá-Sách House is a three-storey dwelling that seeks to re-examine the urban tube house typology. Beyond its residential function, the building also operates as a private library, welcoming visitors during fixed hours each day.

Red Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture Lab

6 January 2026 @ 12:00 am

Red Cabin is an experimental project of "Merryda Wiki World • Secret Camp", located within a metasequoia forest inhabited by migratory birds, where over a dozen treehouses are discreetly nestled. Client is a lady also a dancer, she hopes Wiki World can customise a holiday cabin in forest. This project is also part of the "Wiki Building School" co-building with nature initiative, representing another attempt by our team to explore the diversity of living spaces.

House in Yokosuka 2nd / RID Co., Ltd.

5 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm

An architectural design for a family that lives in the city. Located along the sea, the forest sways under the offshore wind. The beach is adjacent to the site, and becomes crowded on weekends with local people who enjoy marine activities and sunsets.