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 Architect's Chair Competition offers architects and designers an exciting opportunity to showcase their creativity by designing a signature chair that embodies their unique architectural vision. Inspired by the tradition of renowned architects creating custom furniture as an extension of their work, this competition challenges participants to distill their design philosophy into a single, iconic piece.
Hsinming Fung, AIA has been Principal and Co-Founder of Hodgetts + Fung since 1984, a studio with expertise in the design of unique places for learning, cultural events, and civic functions. H+F’s approach is multifaceted, embracing visitor experience, technology, and iconic presence in a disciplined process, resulting in a bold, uncompromising architecture. The firm’s award-winning projects include the design of the renovated Hollywood Bowl, Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, CalArts’ Wild Beast Pavilion, Jesuit High School Chapel, and Nashville’s new Ascend Amphitheater. Current projects include the renovation of Culver City’s historic Robert Frost Auditorium and a West Hollywood mixed-use development. H+F was awarded the AIA Gold Medal and the AIA CC Firm of the Year Award.
🌿Do you want to learn about what it takes to bring a new green space to life? Have you heard of Sponge Cities and how rainwater helps them become greener and more resilient environments?💧 Join us on the 22nd of September at 7pm CET to listen to Anna Yukelson, an architect at the Urban Planning Office Stadt Frankfurt am Main, tell us about a project transforming an unused underpass in Frankfurt's Gallus district into a vital green square.
The Design Show (TDS Expo) is the leading business exhibition in Egypt & Middle East dedicated to showcasing the latest innovations in interior & exterior design, furniture manufacturing, design solutions, and finishing materials. This exhibition serves as a dynamic platform for industry professionals to connect, discover cutting-edge products and services, and exchange valuable insights to drive growth and innovation in the MENA region's thriving design sector.
7-8 May 2026 Istanbul , TÜRKİYE
Hybrid Conference
(Both online and In-person presentations will be available)
Invited by Carlo Ratti, PILLS is participating in the main exhibit’s Special Project with the research, writing, and design of the Circularity Handbook and its Spatial Installation.
The question whether distinctive features marked the drawings and creative process of architects and planners in the GDR may seem obvious, but looking at individual pictures alone is unlikely to lead to new insights. During the decades of specific GDR architecture, up to the mid-1980s, East German planning offices worked with the standard tools used all over the world. As everywhere, talents were unevenly distributed, each design collective having its own particularly gifted “drawing ace” to provide the decisive visualisations of a building idea for important project presentations or competition submissions. So it would be quite possible to illustrate a stylistic history of four decades of GDR architecture with the help of selected drawings from various years and regions.
From 24 May to 1 June 2025, the thirteenth edition of Open House Roma will invite the public to discover over 220 remarkable sites across the Italian capital. Organised by the Open City Roma Cultural Association, this major free festival offers nine days of building visits, urban walks, and events that tell the story of a city that renews itself without losing its spirit.
Don't miss your last chance to join the world's most inclusive interior design awards. With the final days to enter upon us, INT urges designers from around the world to submit their most groundbreaking projects for global recognition.
In 2000, the Cátedra Luis Barragán was born at the Tecnológico de Monterrey with the intention of creating a space for reflection for architecture students and professionals. Its main objective was to raise awareness and enrich the conversation about the meaning and importance of the discipline as a service for the integral development of society.
Open House Brno returns on 17–18 May 2025, opening 118 sites across the South Moravian capital for free guided tours. Now in its eighth year, the festival invites locals and visitors to discover the legacies that architects and urban planners have left—and continue to leave—throughout the city.
Open House Milano celebrates its tenth edition on 17–18 May 2025 with over 100 locations opening their doors to the public, offering a rare chance to explore the city's architectural identity from the inside. Organised by Open House Milano, the festival continues to reveal the hidden layers of the city—from landmark urban regeneration sites to private homes, design studios, cultural venues, and hybrid spaces—through free guided tours and thematic routes.
Celebrate design, creativity, and community with DesignTO in Toronto’s vibrant King East Design District (KEDD)!
Richard Morris Hunt has long been associated with contributions of extraordinary architecture, including The Breakers and Marble House, that provided the grand backdrop for America’s Gilded Age.
Join us for a WTG? Green thread - live online meetup where we'll open the doors to this growing community aimed to bring together urban change-makers to accelerate nature driven transformation! Whether you're 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝, or 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 in exploring what we do, this session is for you!
Water is not just a resource—it is a voice, a right, a system of relationships. Water shapes landscapes, communities, and futures. It nourishes, resists, and demands justice.
The decay of lying