Author: Nicolás Valencia | ArchDaily

Armenta Resurge: Community Architecture by the River in Honduras

Nicolás Valencia — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:42:00 +0000

It is eight in the morning, and the car's dashboard display reads 36°C on the streets of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The sky is almost clear: an intense blue with a few bright, drifting clouds. The air conditioning in the cars—all with tinted windows—makes you forget that upon stepping out, the warm, humid air will immediately weigh on your shoulders and break a sweat.

Who Has Won the Pritzker Prize?

Nicolás Valencia — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000

The Pritzker Prize is the most important award in the field of architecture, awarded to a living architect whose built work "has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity through the art of architecture." The Prize rewards individuals, not offices, as happened in 2000 (when the jury selected Rem Koolhaas instead of his firm OMA) or in 2016 (with Alejandro Aravena selected instead of ELEMENTAL); however, the Prize can also be awarded to multiple individuals working together, as was the case in 2001 (Herzog & de Meuron), 2010 (Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa from SANAA), and 2017 (Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta from RCR Arquitectes).

The 25 Tallest Buildings in the World

Nicolás Valencia — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Humanity has become obsessed with breaking its limits, creating new records only to break them again and again. In fact, our cities’ skylines have always been defined by those in power during every period in history. At one point churches left their mark, followed by public institutions and in the last few decades, it's commercial skyscrapers that continue to stretch taller and taller.

Who Has Won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal?

Nicolás Valencia — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 04:30:00 +0000

Recognized as the UK’s highest honor for architecture, the RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture is approved personally by Her Majesty The Queen and is given to a person or group of people who have had a significant influence "either directly or indirectly on the advancement of architecture.", according to the organization. In 2024, the recognition was awarded for the first time to an African Woman, to the Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and curator Lesley Lokko.

The Impact of AI Tools on Architecture in 2024 (and Beyond)

Nicolás Valencia — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 08:30:00 +0000

In 2022, a wider audience gained access to unexpectedly powerful AI tools, including Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DALL-E 2 for text-to-image generation, as well as the human-like chatbot OpenGPT.

Architecture and Communication: Dissemination, Curators and Architecture News

Nicolás Valencia — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000

In 1999, Birgit Lohmann and Massimo Mini co-founded designboom, self-proclaimed as the "first online architecture and design magazine." Seven years later, Facebook transitioned from Ivy League universities to massive audiences, while the first tweet was posted on formerly-known Twitter. Sixteen years have passed since these milestones.

Paolo Portoghesi, First Director of the Venice Architecture Biennale, Passes Away at the Age of 92

Nicolás Valencia — Tue, 30 May 2023 14:38:00 +0000

Italian architect and architecture historian Paolo Portoghesi, the first director of the Venice Architecture Biennale, passed away at the age of 92 in Calcata, Italy, as reported by the organization today, Tuesday, May 30.

Graham Foundation Awards 64 Grants for Architecture and Design Projects with Critical Perspectives in 2023

Nicolás Valencia — Fri, 19 May 2023 04:30:00 +0000

The Graham Foundation has announced the award of 64 new grants to individuals exploring innovative and interdisciplinary ideas that contribute critical perspectives on architecture and design in 2023.

Meet the Full List of the 63 National Pavilions at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Nicolás Valencia — Wed, 17 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Titled The Laboratory of the Future and curated by Lesley Lokko, the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale will be holding the 18° International Architecture Exhibition from May 20 to November 26, 2023.

"Moving Ecologies": Chile Announces Pavilion for the 2023 Venice Biennale

Nicolás Valencia — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Chilean Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage selected architect Gonzalo Carrasco and Beals Lyon Arquitectos as curators of the Chilean pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2023 with their proposal themed "Moving Ecologies" ("Ecologías en Movimiento").

Meet the Participants of the International Architecture Exhibition at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale

Nicolás Valencia — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 05:30:00 +0000

Since 1998, the Venice Architecture Biennale has been divided into three pillars: the national pavilions (each country chooses its own curators and projects), the international exhibition (curated by the Biennale's curator), and the collateral events (approved by the Biennale's curator).

ArchDaily’s Readers Select Who Should Win the 2023 Pritzker Prize

Nicolás Valencia — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

As part of our yearly tradition, we have asked our readers who should win the 2023 Pritzker Prize, the most important award in the field of architecture.

Who Should Win the 2023 Pritzker Prize?

Nicolás Valencia — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Once the Pritzker family of Chicago through the Hyatt Foundation has revealed the announcement date of the 2023 Pritzker Prize Laureate, the speculation has begun to swirl around which architect or architects will be honored with "the profession’s highest honor."

Why Are Liminal Spaces Eerie? The Case of The Backrooms

Nicolás Valencia — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000

A24 and Atomic Monster have recently confirmed a movie adaptation of The Backrooms, a Youtube short horror film (expanded to a series) created by 17-year-old director and VFX artist Kane Parsons.

From ELEMENTAL to Emilio Duhart: the Concrete Architecture in Chile through Jakub Sawosko's Lens

Nicolás Valencia — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 07:30:00 +0000

From Taiwan to the Netherlands to Uruguay, Jakub Sawosko has extensively been photographing concrete architecture all over the world and displaying them on Instagram as @sh_sh_welt.

The Best Architectural Drawings of 2022

Nicolás Valencia — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 07:30:00 +0000

Every year, ArchDaily honors the best architectural drawings of the year in an annual tradition that has now been going on for eight years. The 2022 edition is particularly special, as it showcases a wide range of techniques and representations in the field of architecture. From traditional painting to digital collages and axonometric drawings, this year's selection truly has something for everyone.

An Artificial Intelligence Bot Picks The Architecture Trends of 2023

Nicolás Valencia — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

2022 could be remembered as the year when surprising AI-fueled tools became accessible to a larger audience: from text-to-image generation Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and DALL-E 2 to unsettling design experiments such as This House Does Not Exist, to surprisingly smart OpenGPT, a language-processing designed artificial intelligence to generate human-like text.

ArchDaily Selects the Best New Practices of 2023

Nicolás Valencia — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:30:00 +0000

25 practices, sole practitioners, and startups from 5 continents and 18 countries have been chosen as part of the 2023 New Practices, the latest edition of the global annual survey by ArchDaily. Ongoing since 2020, the review detects and showcases those who are taking architecture in its new direction under unstable times and demanding challenges.