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Material Memory and the Aurora Hotel in Merano
Hannes Peer layers ceramic, terrazzo, and aluminium across six decades of family hospitality in northern Italy, where renovation becomes archaeological practice.
21 Aug · 5 min read
Reclaiming Industrial Memory Through Adaptive Reuse
How a derelict oil mill in Avellaneda became a civic archive for Argentina's moving-image past
21 Aug · 5 min read
Oxford's Warneford Estate Rethinks Institutional Care Through Layered Landscapes
Eric Parry Architects weave mental health facilities, research labs, and student housing into a historic hospital site, testing whether therapeutic environments can coexist with academic density.
21 Aug · 5 min read
Rewriting History Through Architecture in Fort Worth
A 1920s structure with a brutal past is being reimagined as a space for healing, performance, and memory, raising questions about how design confronts legacy.
21 Aug · 6 min read
Quiet Volumes: A Moroccan Villa That Balances Solitude and Community
Othmane Bengebara's House Ddaar in Essaouira demonstrates how interconnected spaces can serve both introspection and social life without compromising either.
21 Aug · 6 min read
Culture, Materiality, and the Everyday: Recent Projects Reframe Architecture's Public Role
From a Bo Bardi retrospective in Shanghai to salvaged-material pavilions in Toronto, late summer 2026 has brought fresh attention to how buildings engage communities beyond formal gestures.
21 Aug · 9 min read
When Urban Analysis Becomes Architecture: Bergamo's Centro Piacentiniano
CN10 architetti's 15,000-square-meter public intervention translates topographic research into built form
21 Aug · 4 min read
How a Simple Canopy Becomes Architecture
At Starfire Discovery Camp, CM Design transforms functional necessity into spatial poetry with a 495-square-meter shelter that rethinks outdoor infrastructure.
21 Aug · 5 min read
An Actor, an Architect, and Fourteen Years of Filming
Wim Wenders' long-gestating 3D documentary on Peter Zumthor gains momentum with Brad Pitt's executive production role, ahead of its Venice premiere.
21 Aug · 7 min read
When a Forest Shapes the City: ZHA's Baku Masterplan Builds Around 18,000 Trees
A 198-hectare district surrounding the Baku Expo Center prioritizes preservation over tabula rasa - a rare departure from post-Soviet urbanism.
21 Aug · 5 min read
When a Fashion Flagship Becomes Urban Infrastructure
AIM Architecture's Zara Huaihai Road project reimagines commercial architecture as public space, blurring the line between store, plaza, and community gathering point.
21 Aug · 4 min read
Double-Helix Observation Tower Reframes the Ritual of Bird Watching
Xiang Architects transforms a simple viewing platform into a choreographed ascent through China's Chenhu Wetland, where structure and staircase become one.
20 Aug · 6 min read
How Doshi Levien Translates Vernacular Indian Stitching Into Accessible Home Goods
The London studio's Dori collection for Hay reinterprets kantha embroidery through industrial production, balancing craft tradition with contemporary color research.
20 Aug · 5 min read
Rethinking Oral Care Infrastructure Through Mobile Design
How a Bangalore studio engineered a portable dental solution to confront India's public health crisis
20 Aug · 5 min read
When New Concrete Meets Old Stone: Reimagining a Lisbon Campus
A cascading intervention at Colégio de Santa Maria shows how addition can speak to heritage without mimicking it
20 Aug · 6 min read
How an Observation Tower in Wuhan Transforms the Climb Into the Experience
Xiang Architects' structure on Xianglushan treats ascent not as utility but as choreographed encounter with wetland and sky
20 Aug · 6 min read
Steel, Timber, and the Myth of the American Dream
COOKFOX's Bruce Springsteen Center reframes cultural architecture as a conversation between material legacy and narrative identity.
20 Aug · 5 min read
Preserving the Paradox: How Judd's Marfa Experiment Became Its Own Conservation Challenge
A meticulous restoration will finally solve the leaks, dust, and heat that have plagued the artillery sheds housing one of minimalism's most ambitious installations
20 Aug · 9 min read