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Architects: Florian Baller, Simon Kochhan
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2025
Featured Doca Linear Park / Natureza Urbana
Featured MÔ He’ritage Villa / MÔ he studio
Editor's Choice Local Knowledge and Ecological Context: City Making Lessons from Chicago’s Wild Mile
House HSBW / Simon Kochhan + Florian Baller
https://www.archdaily.com/1036693/house-hsbw-simon-kochhan-plus-florian-ballerHadir Al Koshta
Layers of Meaning: Exploring the Depth of Architectural Envelopes
Architecture has always played a key role in providing shelter and protection for human beings. In prehistoric times, we sought refuge in caves, taking advantage of rock structures for protection against the natural elements and predators. Over time, shelters began to be made from materials found in nature, such as branches, leaves, and animal skins, evolving into more permanent and complex homes, with walls made of stone, bricks or wood, roofs to protect against rain and sun, and doors to control access. As we developed more advanced building skills, we used materials such as wood, stone, and clay and architecture evolved significantly, with the construction of temples, palaces, and fortifications that provided not only shelter but also symbolized power, status, and cultural identity. Even so, our buildings can continue to be seen as shells that protect us from the outside world.
From the massive stones of Greek temples to glazed skyscrapers, we work with a range of possibilities and thicknesses to separate what we consider internal and external. This article seeks to explore this diversity of thicknesses in architecture, from simple materials to complex construction techniques, highlighting how this variation not only provides protection but also influences our perception and interaction with the built environment.
https://www.archdaily.com/1014920/from-thin-veils-to-thick-barriers-exploring-different-widths-in-architectural-envelopesJosé Tomás Franco and Eduardo Souza
Backyard Community Club / DeRoche Projects
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Architects: DeRoche Projects
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1036713/backyard-community-club-deroche-projectsPilar Caballero
How Architects Are Responding to Technology That Turns Buildings into Carbon Sinks
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During the Time Space Existence exhibition, organized by the European Cultural Centre in Venice, the building-solutions company Holcim and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Alejandro Aravena, with his firm ELEMENTAL, unveiled a full-scale prototype that introduces a new approach in incremental housing solutions.
The housing prototype—The Basic Services Unit—was built with Hoclim's recently launched biochar technology, which transforms buildings into carbon sinks by permanently trapping carbon in a bio-based material called biochar. This material is used as a component of low-carbon concrete, cement, and mortars.
https://www.archdaily.com/1036678/how-architects-are-responding-to-technology-that-turns-buildings-into-carbon-sinksKiana Buchberger
Ubani Publishes First Volume of the Guide to Tbilisi Districts, Focusing on Kala
Ubani — Tbilisi Cityscape Research Center has released "Kala," the first publication in its new Guide to Tbilisi Districts series, offering an in-depth look at one of the Georgian capital's oldest urban areas. As a non-profit organization dedicated to researching and promoting Tbilisi's architectural heritage and landscape, Ubani develops public programs, exhibitions, workshops, and events aimed at making the city's built environment more widely understood. This inaugural guidebook continues that broader mission, situating Kala within the long-term evolution of Tbilisi's urban fabric.
https://www.archdaily.com/1036781/ubani-publishes-first-volume-of-the-guide-to-tbilisi-districts-focusing-on-kalaReyyan Dogan
Oktade House / Garrido Studio
https://www.archdaily.com/1036512/oktade-house-garrido-studioValentina Díaz
European Capitals of Culture 2026: Oulu and Trenčín Chosen to Lead Europe’s Cultural Program
The European Capital of Culture (ECoC) initiative was launched in 1985 and has, to date, been awarded to more than 60 cities across Europe. It is designed to celebrate and promote cultural diversity on the continent, strengthen European citizens' sense of belonging to a shared cultural space, and foster culture's contribution to urban development. In practice, the designation has proven to be a catalyst for urban regeneration, tourism growth, the strengthening of cities' international profiles, and the improvement of how they are perceived by their own residents. European Capitals of Culture are formally designated four years before the title year, allowing time to plan, prepare, and embed the program within a long-term cultural strategy, establish European partnerships, and ensure that appropriate infrastructure is in place. In 2025, the European Capitals of Culture are the German city of Chemnitz and the Slovenian city of Nova Gorica. For 2026, the designated cities are Oulu in Finland and Trenčín in Slovakia.
https://www.archdaily.com/1036761/european-capitals-of-culture-2026-oulu-and-trencin-chosen-to-lead-europes-cultural-programAntonia Piñeiro
Interior Design Trends of 2025
As 2025 approaches its end, we look back at an eventful year in the world of interior design. Last year, designers favored reserved, modest approaches, a trend that continued from previous years. The emergence of artificial intelligence generated intense discussions on digital equity and misinformation, which continued into 2025, especially with the topic of the Venice Architecture Biennale, Intelligens. This opened the conversation to the opportunities of digital technologies, attempting a more hopeful outlook. On the other hand, completed interior design projects over the year focused more on the tangible and the pragmatic, with expressed raw materials and an appreciation of history.
https://www.archdaily.com/1036727/interior-design-trends-of-2025Mohieldin Gamal
First Building, Bradfield City Centre / HASSELL
https://www.archdaily.com/1036743/first-building-bradfield-city-centre-hassellMiwa Negoro
Handong University Prayer Room Heaven's Voice / Itm Yooehwa Architects
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Architects: Itm Yooehwa Architects
- Area: 190 m²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: Allon Wood, LX Hausys, Macheonseok, NanumTech, VM zinc
https://www.archdaily.com/1036744/handong-university-prayer-room-heavens-voice-itm-yooehwa-architectsMiwa Negoro
Clouhaus Hotel / RooMoo Design Studio
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Architects: RooMoo Design Studio
- Area: 1915 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1035841/clouhaus-hotel-roomoo-design-studioPilar Caballero
Nakano Seiyaku Kusatsu Factory / TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers
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Architects: TAISEI DESIGN Planners Architects & Engineers
- Area: 8525 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: Eternit, NISC PANEL, Sanko Metal
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Professionals: Taisei Corporation
https://www.archdaily.com/1036715/nakano-seiyaku-kusatsu-factoru-taisei-design-planners-architects-and-engineersPilar Caballero
Waterfront Botanical Gardens / Perkins&Will
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Architects: Perkins&Will
- Area: 5000 ft²
- Year: 2019
https://www.archdaily.com/933133/waterfront-botanical-gardens-perkins-plus-willValeria Silva
Pirules House / Escobedo Soliz
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Architects: Escobedo Soliz
- Area: 257 m²
- Year: 2025
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Manufacturers: Ciro Designer, La Metropolitana, Novaceramic, Origen Madera
https://www.archdaily.com/1036694/pirules-house-escobedo-solizValentina Díaz
The Tasting Tongue - Art Installation / Studio Deng
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Architects: Studio Deng
- Area: 10 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1036682/the-tasting-tongue-art-installation-studio-dengHadir Al Koshta
Residential House Weert / De Nieuwe Context
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Architects: De Nieuwe Context
- Area: 275 m²
- Year: 2025
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Manufacturers: FETDETERRA
https://www.archdaily.com/1036691/residential-house-weertHadir Al Koshta
The Aesthetics of Power: Soviet Modernism Meets Uzbek Tradition in Tashkent’s Palace of Peoples’ Friendship
Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, has long been shaped by a hybrid culture. Located at a strategic point along the Silk Road, the city developed an architectural tradition defined by inner courtyards, domes, decorative ceramics, and Islamic geometric patterns. The annexation by the Russian Empire in the 19th century introduced administrative buildings, orthogonal squares, and straight avenues, creating a dual urban fabric — between the “old” Eastern city and the “new” European one — in which contrasts and overlaps became the norm.
During the Soviet period, when Tashkent became the capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic and received intense migration from across the union, the city was transformed into a modernist showcase. The coexistence between Islamic heritage and the ideology of socialist progress found a new inflection point with the 1966 earthquake, whose destruction triggered a large-scale reconstruction effort involving architects from across the USSR. Massive housing complexes, cultural institutions, and monumental buildings emerged, reinterpreting local motifs through ideological and technological language. It was in this context that the Palace of Peoples’ Friendship took shape.
https://www.archdaily.com/1036573/the-aesthetics-of-power-soviet-modernism-meets-uzbek-tradition-in-tashkents-palace-of-peoples-friendshipCamilla Ghisleni
House Comet / GAISS
https://www.archdaily.com/1036679/house-comet-gaissHadir Al Koshta
