Epistle announces the second edition of the Epistle Writing Prize, following its launch in 2024. The prize is an annual competition dedicated to recognising outstanding writing on design, architecture and environment. Celebrating the power of the written word, participants are invited to inform, intrigue or persuade readers by presenting novel arguments or interesting narratives on the built environment. Stemming from Epistle's mission to democratise architectural discourse, the prize seeks to highlight compelling voices and stories from the Global South, bringing attention to previously unheard perspectives.

London practice fardaa have published a new book on their multi-award winning Croft 3 project on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. The book presents an overview of the project through drawings, images, and new texts by Biba Dow, Douglas Murphy and practice director Edward Farleigh-Dastmalchi.

The City of Ostrava is inviting authors to submit conceptual designs for the unique "World of Transport" project

The second instalment of the Architecture and Technology series brings together a diverse collection of fifty-five lectures given at the Norman Foster Foundation between 2021 and 2023 by leading voices in the fields of sustainability, architecture, urbanism, energy, art and mobility. With an introductory chapter by Amory B. Lovins, Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Rocky Mountain Institute, authors include experts such as Vishaan Chakrabarti, Founder and Creative Director of Practice for Architecture and Urbanism; Dava J. Newman, Director of the MIT Media Lab and Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics at MIT; Maya Lin, Director of Maya Lin Studio; and Shigeru Ban, Founder and Principal of Shigeru Ban Architects.

The sauna has always been more than a room of heat. It is a place of stillness, where the body slows, the breath deepens, and the mind begins to loosen. Architecture has the power to enrich this ritual — to frame silence, to choreograph the movement between warmth and air, to turn a simple act of sweating into a profound experience of presence. But what else belongs in this rhythm? How might architecture extend the ritual of renewal beyond the sauna itself?

The Norman Foster Foundation has produced a new edition of the initial volume of the Norman Foster Sketchbooks series. Originally published in 2020, this volume had been out of print for several years, leading to it now being re-published so that no interested reader is left without a copy.
The Norman Foster Sketchbooks series was launched in 2020 with this volume—now re-edited—that contains a selection of over 500 pages from the sketchbooks held in the Norman Foster Foundation Archive.
A number of more detailed volumes covering five-year periods have subsequently been published: I, 1975-1980; II, 1981-1985; III, 1986-1990; IV, 1991-1995; and V, 1996-2000. The next Volume VI, 2001-2005, is scheduled for release in autumn 2025.
With this series, the Norman Foster Foundation aims to showcase the extensive graphic work that Norman Foster has produced and continues to produce in his sketchbooks.

Every place carries a story — not just of its past, but of its present values and future possibilities. Architecture can give form to those stories, offering a way to express culture, ideas, and identity without relying on words. A pavilion, in its simplicity and scale, is an ideal format for this kind of expression. It invites reflection, exploration, and dialogue. It is not about size or permanence, but about clarity of thought and the power of a spatial idea.

Volume Zero invites each one of you to participate in the 28th edition of our architectural competitions and the 6th edition of Tiny House Architecture Competition. This year's Tiny House aims to celebrate individuality, reimagine sustainability and to exalt simple, innovative yet resourceful living. The Tiny House Movement is also a platform that not only explores the avenues of 'mobile' or 'Off the Grid' Living spaces but also the freedom and independence they would offer. Come be a part of this movement; join a new wave of habitat designers! - https://bit.ly/4nQ8Kag

Explore Europe through the eyes of a young architect on the brink of greatness.

Open House Tallinn is an annual architecture festival that opens the doors of the city to everyone curious about what lies behind them. For one weekend each autumn, residents and visitors are invited to explore the stories of Tallinn through buildings, landscapes, and urban spaces that are not always accessible to the public.

For this year's Open House Dublin free festival of architecture, taking place 11th-19th October, the Irish Architecture Foundation is inviting people to explore how the design of our built environment can shape a better world for generations to come