Architecture

Architectural Stagnation: The Macroeconomic Headwinds Facing the UK Built Environment
The confluence of domestic economic inertia and geopolitical volatility is creating a structural bottleneck for British architecture and development.
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§ 02 Recent
Latest arrivalsSILEO and the Architecture of Cognitive Ambience
Against Ownership: Takero Shimazaki’s Architecture of Restraint
The Architecture of Erasure: Chipperfield at the Neue Nationalgalerie
The Enduring Illusion of the Glass House
Frank Lloyd Wright's Architecture of Trauma
NYC's Urban Forest Plan Treats Trees as Critical Infrastructure, Not Amenity
Laufen Expands Bathroom Range with Colorful Glazed Steel
Austin Williams Joins Race for RIBA Presidency
A New Anchor for Culture in Dakar
§ 03 Editor's picks
- 01Architecture · Dezeen Architecture
The Architecture of Interruption: When Grand Ambitions Stall
As construction halts on the White House ballroom, the history of stalled mega-projects suggests that grand architectural ambitions are often more fragile than the steel and stone they require.
- 02Architecture · ArchDaily
The Vertical Forest: Toronto’s Experiment in Mass Timber
Limberlost Place, a new ten-story academic hub at George Brown College, signals a shift toward low-carbon, mass-timber construction in the modern skyline.
- 03Architecture · ArchDaily
The Integrated Intelligence of the Perforated Screen
Traditional perforated screens like the jaali and mashrabiya are more than just decoration—they are sophisticated, passive climate-control systems.
- 04Architecture · ArchDaily
The Lens on the Built World: Sony World Photography Awards 2026
The 19th edition of the global competition highlights Joy Saha’s work in Bangladesh, drawing from a pool of 430,000 submissions.
- 05Architecture · ArchDaily
Peter Zumthor’s Horizontal Vision for LACMA Opens in Los Angeles
The David Geffen Galleries trade traditional museum hierarchies for a single, elevated plane of global art history.
§ 02 The Big Read
Analysis & context§ 05 By topic
In focus on this desk
Allies and Morrison Revises Croydon Town Centre Masterplan
The architecture firm has released new visualizations for the redevelopment of a 10.5-hectare site in South London.

Architecture’s Persistent Dream of Defying Gravity
From Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic spheres to modern structural acrobatics, the quest to decouple buildings from the earth remains a defining architectural obsession.
Dover District Council Issues Call for Affordable Housing Assessments
Architects JournalThe Geometry of Precision in Vilnius
ArchDailyEssex Garden City Proposal Examined as Blueprint for New Towns
Architects Journal

A Topographical Dialogue in Jingdezhen
In Jiangxi Province, siarchitecture’s Mine Resort integrates a 720-square-meter retreat into the rugged hills of a historic mining region.
The Atomic Campus: Designing the Nuclear-Powered Data Center
Dezeen ArchitectureThe Weight of Modern Lightness
ArchDailyAJ Small Projects 2026: First Shortlist Announced
Architects Journal

A Topographical Dialogue in Jingdezhen
In Jiangxi Province, siarchitecture’s Mine Resort integrates a 720-square-meter retreat into the rugged hills of a historic mining region.
AJ Small Projects 2026: First Shortlist Announced
Architects JournalAJ Small Projects 2026 Shortlist: Part 1 Revealed
Architects JournalThe Pompidou’s Global Footprint Expands to Seoul
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A New Vision for the Crystal Palace
The Museum of Architecture is calling for conceptual proposals to reimagine the historic landmark, with a deadline set for 2026.

Thurrock Council seeks design team for Treetops Free School expansion
A multi-disciplinary team is required for the £7.6 million project, with applications due by May 2026.

LDNPA Seeks Architect for Waterhead Car Park Facilities
The Lake District National Park Authority has opened a call for the redesign of public facilities in Ambleside.

Knutsford Seeks Design Team for Dog Wood Cycle Path
Knutsford Town Council has issued a call for a design team to lead the development of the new Dog Wood cycle path.

Orms reports growth in turnover and headcount
The architecture practice saw profits rise as its workforce nearly doubled over the last two years.

ADEPT’s Haus der Musik Wins 2026 AR Future Projects Award
ADEPT’s Haus der Musik takes the top prize in an annual program recognizing excellence in unbuilt architectural design.

NZI Architectes Converts Paris Parking Garage into Short-Term Housing
NZI Architectes has transformed a multistorey car park into affordable short-term housing, signaling a shift in Parisian urban development.

Morden Wharf Project Approved After Affordable Housing Reduction
Cowen+Partners’ 1,500-home development in east London has received approval following a decrease in its affordable housing allocation.

Región Austral and the Living Architecture of the Commons
By prioritizing use over form, the 2025 Next Practices winner redefines public space as a continuous negotiation rather than a finished object.

Structural Clarity at Balneário Piçarras
PJV Arquitetura’s TT Houses bring a disciplined, geometric approach to the coastal landscape of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Europe’s Multi-Billion Euro Strategy for the Climate-Resilient Neighborhood
A transnational consortium of nine cities is testing how "urban renaturing" can preserve livability in a warming Europe.

The Undercroft: Rethinking the Shadow of Infrastructure
Elevated infrastructure prioritizes speed above, but often leaves a void below. New urban design strategies are beginning to address these "residual spaces."









