Interior designers who find themselves facing project parameters, budget constraints, client demands, and the maintenance of a design aesthetic have a lot to juggle. Tight turnaround schedules put pressure on designers when clients request multiple revisions. A mismatch between drawings and renderings undermines the delivery of a cohesive design plan. In today's competitive, digitally driven architectural field, success follows when designers can provide technical details from concept to construction by leveraging advanced technology and strategic tools within a single modeling software.
HP and Foster + Partners will host a panel discussion at the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 exploring how technology is reshaping collaboration across the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry.
Under the theme Common Ground, ICFF 2026 brought together the international design community through a shared focus on craftsmanship and innovation. From May 17–19, 2026, ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) returned to the Javits Center for a landmark edition that celebrated the global design community during NYCxDESIGN.
The FABRICATE Call for Works is open and the organisers are looking for innovative projects from research and industry to be a part of this international event. Call Deadline: 3rd July 2026 Call Details: https://www.fabricate.org/ Submission Guidelines: https://www.fabricate.org/submission-guidelines-2027/ Submission Stage 1 consists of an Abstract of 600-800 words with 10-15 embedded images that declare and clearly demonstrate the specific research innovation as built, and in the development of being built. High quality images of design and fabrication processes should predominate the selection, with 3-4 images of the work as complete. The 2027 Edition focuses on rethinking extractive models of architectural production, learning from local contexts, and empowering more diverse communities of designers, makers, and builders. FABRICATE is looking for work that engages meaningfully with material, social, and environmental questions across diverse scales and geographies. Since its inception FABRICATE has played an important role in promoting innovative work at the intersection of design and making—bringing forward projects that challenge how architecture is conceived, materialized, and constructed. It has been a platform not only for technological advancement, but also for new ways of thinking about practice, materiality, and impact. While FABRICATE has often been associated with advanced manufacturing and robotics, this year FABRICATE is also interested in broad critical shifts in the field. The event is co-chaired by Areti Markopoulou (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia) and Xavier De Kestelier (Hassell) aiming to strengthen ties between industry and research. FABRICATE 2027 will take place on the 14th and 15th May, 2027, in Barcelona, Spain, organised by IAAC and hosted by COAC (Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya). Any updates regarding the calls and tickets will be posted on the FABRICATE website and Instagram Channel (@fabricateconference).
UIA-HYP CUP 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design – Official Competition Poster. Credit: UIA-HYP CUP 2026 Organizing Committee.
The UIA-HYP CUP 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design is now open for registration. Now entering its 15th consecutive edition, the UIA-HYP CUP is the only UIA-endorsed international student architecture competition held annually in mainland China. Organized by the School of Architecture, Tianjin University; the School of Architecture, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; and Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine, the competition provides a global platform for architecture students to engage with contemporary architectural, urban, and environmental challenges. The competition operates under the overarching theme of Architecture in Transformation, while the specific topic is proposed each year by the Jury Chairman.
The Red Book by Marcela Araguez of IE University at Kyoto University
On July 6, 2026, Marcela Aragüez, Academic Director of the Master in Architecture at IE School of Architecture & Design, will present "The Red Book: Architecture, Collaboration and the Osaka Expo '70" at Kyoto University alongside Thomas Daniell, translator of the original Japanese report. Published by Actar Publishers, the volume presents the first English translation of the influential 1967 document that established the conceptual foundations for Festival Plaza, the iconic centerpiece of Expo '70 Osaka.
SCDA Architects presents SCDA30: Beyond Boundaries, a commemorative exhibition returning to Singapore after an international tour. Presented at the URA Centre from 5 June to 30 July 2026, the exhibition traces the evolution of SCDA's design philosophy and practice over three decades, across scales, typologies, and geographies.
PLEA 2026 (Passive and Low Energy Architecture) is one of the world's most important international conferences on sustainable architecture, bioclimatic design, building science, energy efficiency, and urban resilience. The 2026 edition will take place from July 27 to 31, 2026, in San José, Costa Rica, marking the first time this prestigious gathering is held in Central America.
"For Cro&Co Architecture, the vertical model seems capable of reinventing itself in favour of the environment and users, providing innovative solutions for carbon neutrality, combating soil artificialisation, creating cooling islands, promoting mixed use and reconnecting cities and citizens. Having designed and rehabilitated high-rise buildings, the agency is continuing its research into combining verticality, well-being and innovation. In 'The Virtues of Verticality', it offers ideas for restoring the legitimacy and desirability of this urban form. Bilingual French/English edition, 144 pages.
The participation of foreign intellectuals in the urban development of Peruvian cities, and particularly of Europeans in the introduction of new types of buildings in Lima, remains one of the most important influences on local architects and engineers.
Memorial to the Sixth Extinction - An Open International Ideas Competition
There have been five major extinction events in Earth's history, the fifth being the obliteration of the dinosaurs by an asteroid some 65 million years ago. For many plant and animal species today, humans are now the greatest threat to their survival. This is known as the sixth extinction, and its grim ledger is the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The unrestrained destruction of animal habitats for our cities and food production is the equivalent of a slow-motion asteroid. And yet, it is only the human who has the capacity to prevent a real asteroid hitting Earth.
