Is architecture complicit in withdrawal, or merely reflecting it?

Intersect is a collective of artist-designers from the design academy Eindhoven, united by the belief that visual arts should be accessible, inclusive and transdisciplinary. We advocate for a form of creation that is grounded in materials and gestures, that acknowledges the value of craft, and create space for plural narratives. Presque Demain was born from a desire to explore our near future through the materiality of the present. By playing with the ambiguity suggested by "almost", the exhibition embraces uncertainty as fertile ground for new imaginaries. Rather than grouping works by discipline or typology, it favor their overlap and challenges established formats. Thought its composition, the exhibition creates spaces where the various elements come together to speak and weave share narratives. Between dreamscape and fragments of reality, these dialogues open the door to new forms of collective practices.

Beauty is Resistance: art as antidote at browngrotta arts (October 11 - 19) explores how aesthetic creation—especially within textile, fiber, and material-based practices—serves as a form of radical defiance, cultural preservation, and political voice. In an age of political polarization, ecological crisis, and commodification, beauty might seem like a luxury—or a distraction. But for the artists in this exhibition, beauty is not a retreat from reality. It is a strategy of survival, remembrance, and resistance. Beauty is Resistance will feature more than two dozen international artists who harness the power of beauty not as escape but as agency: to mourn, to protest, to remember, to heal, and to imagine.

Design Democracy 2025, India's leading stage for design, craft, and future thinking, will take place from 5–7 September at the HITEX Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, bringing together over 120 leading brands, 80+ influential speakers, and an estimated 15,000+ visitors across three days of exhibitions, talks, installations, and curated experiences.

In this issue of Dearq "Latin American Housing: New Models of Governance and Management in Housing Production" invites contributions that, from different research perspectives, examine contemporary or historical governance and management models capable of producing housing relevant to diverse population groups in Latin America or in contexts with transferable experiences.

African Parks, in partnership with the Government of South Sudan; Ministry of Wildilfe Conservation & Tourism (MWCT), manages Badingilo National Park as part of its mission to restore and protect Africa's natural heritage. Covering over 10,000 km², Badingilo hosts the largest land mammal wildlife migration on the planet and will act as the operational hub for several national parks in the region.
Headquarters location (coordinates): 5° 6' 26.9094" N, 31° 54' 11.6676" E, within Badingilo National Park .

Premise
With rising sea levels and intensifying climate events, coastal populations worldwide face unprecedented displacement, creating a new generation of climate migrants. Traditional land-based refugee solutions are often temporary, resource-intensive, and fail to provide long-term dignity or stability. This competition challenges architects and designers to radically rethink humanitarian architecture by proposing a new paradigm: a buoyant, self-reliant community. The Floating Refugee Village is envisioned not as a temporary camp, but as a permanent, adaptable, and thriving habitat that harmonizes with its aquatic environment, offering a resilient future for those displaced by our changing planet.

TraMod AWARDS 2025 | The Third Year
The World`s First International Award on Interactions between
Tradition & Modernity
in Architecture & Design

Drawing Proper/Drawing Improper is a meditation on contemporary architectural drawing practice framed through 56 artifacts created by 28 architectural firms from around the globe. Each drawing replies to a simple prompt: How can architectural drawing be dutiful? How can it be mischievous? This open-ended question invited diverse responses, spanning the spectrum from practical to whimsical.

On 10 July, the Estonian Centre for Architecture announced the international curatorial competition to find a leading curatorial team for the eighth edition of the Tallinn Architecture Biennale TAB 2026. Founded in 2011, the Tallinn Architecture Biennale is Estonia`s foremost international festival dedicated to architecture and built environment with the opening week of the biennale taking place from 9th to 13th September 2026.

An in-depth look at America’s historic skyscraper and Chicago’s most iconic building.

The architects, artists, and educators Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee, the founders of HAS Design and Research, and visiting professors of Chulalongkorn University and Tongji University, have dedicated their careers to reshaping the architectural landscape of Asia by fusing design with extensive research. The duo, known as Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS), delves into the intricate relationship between nature and man-made structures, striving to develop a new architectural form that seamlessly integrates with urban environments. They refer to this approach as 'The Improvised, MANufAcTURE, and Chameleon Architecture,' emphasizing their capacity to adapt and design in harmony with the ever-changing contexts around them.

Exhibitions at Rice Presents

This symposium aims to decode and challenge the societal attitudes and design conventions that shape contemporary design and impact bamboo use. Highlighting case studies from bamboo growing regions such as Colombia and Indonesia, it draws on the expertise of three leading voices:

The 2nd Forum of Architects and Designers of Central Asia will be held in September in Kazakhstan.

The event is open to all and free to attend.

Each month, Friends of Residential Treasures Los Angeles (FORT: LA) curates a new self-guided trail, inviting Angelenos to explore the city’s rich architectural heritage. These immersive experiences highlight significant homes, hidden gems, and the designers who have shaped Los Angeles' built environment.