Following the recent success of the FIP World Padel Championships in Qatar and the announcement of Saudi Arabia hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2034, the Middle East is gearing up to be a hub for major sporting events, which drives the demand for high-performance sports infrastructure. From Pickleball and Padel courts to internationally renowned stadiums, the evolution of sports flooring requires innovative, durable, and sustainable solutions.
Terraco, a global leader in construction finishing materials, has consistently delivered cutting-edge solutions for sports complexes worldwide, helping architects, contractors, and developers build facilities that stand the test of time.
"Brutalist Italy: The Art of Concrete" Photographs by Italians Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego will be presented at the Polo Cultural ItaliaNoRio in an exhibition making its Brazilian debut.
More than 200 universities from 33 countries participated in the 20th edition of the Architecture Student Contest. Students from all over the world imagined projects to transform and challenge the development of a peripheral urban city and a village in a territory at the crossroads of Europe, home to the largest logistical platform of Southern Europe and a major cross-Europe high-speed railway project to come, and linked by the ambition of "Attracting Youth."
Despite major breakthroughs in other industries, with tools like Cursor reshaping how software gets built, or AlphaFold revolutionizing protein structure prediction, AEC is still waiting on its defining AI moment. Yes, many visualization tools have made waves, especially when it comes to generating beautiful imagery. But they fall short when it comes to understanding the actual design process. They don't grasp the constraints, logic, and decisions that turn those visuals into real, buildable architecture.
And that's exactly where AI's most valuable use case in AEC lies: not in how a building looks, but in how it comes together.
THE RIGHT TO THE PORT is a multi-layered initiative about the Beirut Port — a space of connection, labor, memory, and future possibilities; a vital space that has long been disconnected from the city.
With a balance of emerging talent and established brands, this year's edition of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair fostered meaningful connections, commercial momentum and critical dialogue across the global design community.
Returning to the Javits Center this May, the 2025 edition of the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) brought together over 400 design brands from 35 countries, reinforcing its role as a central meeting point for contemporary design in North America. Spanning residential, commercial and hospitality sectors, the fair attracted more than 13,000 attendees and maintained strong engagement across the board — despite ongoing market volatility and tariff pressures.
Pietro Maria Bardi Building. Photograph: Leonardo Finotti
Using fog as a metaphor, this lecture explores the increasingly immaterial and diffuse nature of our world—manifest in the translucent facades of our cities, immersive artworks, the digital clouds storing our data, the smoke from wildfires, invisible surveillance mechanisms, and the opaque operations of financial capital. The event also marks the launch of a curated course track by Guilherme Wisnik, featuring four programs focused on architecture and art. Attendees will receive a 30% discount on registration for courses within this thematic track.
SketchUp 2025 introduces new tools and enhancements aimed at improving how architects and designers visualize, collaborate, and communicate their work.
This release brings more realistic materials and immersive environments, making it easier to create compelling visual representations of architectural models. These visualization updates are available across SketchUp for Desktop, Web, and iPad, as well as in LayOut and 3D Warehouse, allowing for a consistent experience across platforms.
Finding the right job—or the right candidate—within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry can be a real challenge. As the sector evolves, professionals and companies alike are looking for more effective ways to connect, collaborate, and grow. AECO Space is a job and networking platform tailored specifically for AEC professionals. It offers a space for both employers and talent to engage in a more efficient, industry-specific hiring and networking process.
EDGE Architecture Festival Budapest (EDGE Fest) is Hungary's first international architecture festival, organized by Építészfórum, Hungary's leading architectural online magazine. Taking place on 3–4 July 2025 at Dürer Kert, the festival highlights progressive, forward-thinking architectural topics within a global context.
Gyumri Market and Culinary School. Winning proposal by Mooradian Studio (2024)
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies announces an Open Call for a Landscape Studio to support an ongoing architectural project for Gyumri Market and Culinary School. The project aims to revitalize the historic food market of the Armenian City of Gyumri, establishing a unique culinary school in the heart of it, surrounding it with restaurants and shops, and forming an iconic Public and Culinary Garden in its courtyard.
We’d love for you to join us for a conversation exploring the significance of the MoMA exhibition of Latin American Design "Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980" and its contemporary relevance, featuring ArchDaily founder David Basulto in conversation with leading Latin American designers: Matteo Fogale, Rodrigo Bravo, Alexandra Arias.
