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.
An in-depth, insider’s look at the private homes of Japan, from the quirky to the economical and the efficient to the lavish.
A celebration of luxury apartment towers by RAMSA, the unquestioned leader in this architecture arena
"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.
A celebration of some of the greatest modern buildings in Britain, all created in the 21st century.
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.
International Summer School of Architecture – Thinking Hands
Dobrava pri Škocjanu, Slovenia
Join four days of public happenings that bring collective play, performance, and public action into former churches across Gelsenkirchen.
Architecture's Inscriptions will open this July at TANK Shanghai on the West Bund. Running from July 9 to October 7, 2026, this exhibition brings together works by contemporary architects and artists alongside ancient Chinese manuscripts, rubbings, scholar's rocks and paintings, exploring various forms of synthetic poetics grounded in inscription.
Paris School of Architecture (PS-Arch) and the Pavillon de l'Arsenal invite you to a new professional architecture networking event: ASAP* (Architectural Studio Afterwork Paris).
A transdisciplinary piece constructed from essayistic fragments, cartographic exercises, and affective displacements. The work begins with the following questions: What is a map? What is the "outside" really? Can paths be traced from desire?
interzum bogota is the leading trade fair in Colombia and the Andean region for the furniture and woodworking industry. It serves as a space where manufacturers, suppliers, and decision-makers gather to discover the innovations, technologies, and solutions shaping the sector.
Did you know that the conservation of natural and cultural resources is intrinsically linked to territorial development?
The world’s leading architects offer inspiring advice, hard-earned wisdom, and frank opinions in this stylish volume.
Van Alen Institute has spent more than 130 years at the intersection of design ambition, education, and civic life. Today, we are a driving force behind community-led urban design, which believes that local knowledge and care enrich the design process. Our archive—comprising thousands of competition boards, jury records, photographs, and correspondences—is one of the most significant collections of American architectural history in existence. Much of it has never been seen by the public.
The Trieste Contemporanea Committee is pleased to announce the 16th edition of its International Design Contest: HOLD THE PLACE. The competition is carried out under the patronage of the ADI – Association for Industrial Design and the Central European Initiative. Supported by the co-financing from the Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia, it is organised with the collaboration of the ADI's Friuli Venezia Giulia Territorial Delegation.
The ‘DiWine Path’ Summer School explores how climate change is reshaping agricultural production, transforming mountainous areas into new territories for viticultural experimentation and rural regeneration. Through an integrated, interdisciplinary, and multiscale approach, the programme investigates strategies to enhance and recover fragile historic viticultural landscapes and rural heritage of Valle Maira in Piedmont (Italy).