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Cultural Centers Beyond the Building: 6 Unbuilt Projects Integrating Landscape

Nour Fakharany — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Cultural centers continue to serve as a productive ground for unbuilt architectural exploration, reflecting how architects are rethinking the role of public institutions in relation to landscape, experience, and program hybridity. In this Unbuilt edition, submitted by the ArchDaily community, the selected projects bring together a range of proposals that expand the definition of the cultural center beyond a singular building. These works position architecture as a spatial framework that mediates between research, exhibition, retreat, and public life, often embedded within or distributed across natural and urban contexts.

Remembering Frank Gehry and Looking Toward Architecture in 2026: This Week’s Review

Antonia Piñeiro — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000

This week's news reflects architecture's simultaneous engagement with cultural reflection, professional legacy, and the material realities of building cities. The passing of Frank Gehry prompted a broader reassessment of late 20th- and early 21st-century architectural practice, while Shigeru Ban's selection as the recipient of the 2026 AIA Gold Medal brought renewed attention to socially driven design and the profession's public responsibilities. These milestones unfolded alongside wider conversations sparked by Human Rights Day, examining architecture's role in equity, housing access, and safety worldwide, and forward-looking discussions setting the architectural agenda for 2026 through major international events and cultural programs. At the scale of the built environment, these themes are echoed in three projects shaping future urban conditions: Powerhouse Company's transformation of a former limestone quarry into a mixed-use neighbourhood in Bærum, near Oslo; the groundbreaking of Riverside Wharf, a hospitality-led development contributing to the regeneration of Miami's River District; and Foster + Partners' approved retrofit of 1 St James's Square in London, focused on structural retention and long-term urban resilience.

Rundtjernveien Apartment Renovation / Studio Et al

Hadir Al Koshta — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Total refurbishment of a 100 m² apartment in a functionalist apartment building on the outskirts of Oslo.

Gimle 4 Student Housing / CODE: arkitektur

Andreas Luco — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Gimle 4 is a new student housing project in Kristiansand, providing 184 units distributed across three buildings that embrace a preserved pine forest and the site's natural topography.

Architecture Now: Designing Future-Ready Spaces for Work, Culture, and Public Life

Nour Fakharany — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0000

From Bangkok to Billund, a new wave of architectural project announcements is reshaping how spaces for work, culture, mobility, and public life are conceived. Across Norway, Thailand, the United States, Denmark, Australia, and Thailand, these projects reflect an increasing emphasis on technological integration, sustainable construction, and flexible, future-ready environments. Whether designing production hubs for digital creators, adaptable media campuses, or civic landscapes layered with history and ecological intent, each scheme offers insight into how architecture is evolving to support emerging industries, cultural programming, and new forms of public engagement. This edition of Architecture Now brings together a selection of recently announced projects that highlight the intersection of design, technology, and innovation in a global context.

The Red House / MORFEUS arkitekter

Andreas Luco — Sat, 31 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The client, Kari Fredrikke Brænne, is a recognized Norwegian author and artist. She grew up in the main house on the property, dating from 1936, designed by architect Jan Meyer. Ever since taking over the house, Kari dreamed of her own studio in the garden. With the help of MORFEUS architects, this and more was achieved: The small studio in the garden is a place to work, paint, and write books. In addition, the building offers a compact living area for the client's family and guests. The property is in the residential area of Røa on the outskirts of Oslo, characterized by detached houses and lush trees. Local regulations are restrictive in preserving the typical qualities of the area. An additional building on the property was permitted as it was designed small scale, subordinate to the main house, and with a good location adaptation.

Architecture as a Tool for Social Innovation: Human-Centered Design to Combat Loneliness

Ankitha Gattupalli — Mon, 19 May 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Architecture holds power beyond the creation of buildings - it is a practice that shapes how people live, interact, and thrive within their communities. Architecture can also be a tool for social innovation. Through an understanding of human-centered processes, participatory design, and social sciences, practitioners can address societal challenges such as loneliness, inequality, and public health to equip spaces as vehicles for social equity and engagement. Architecture's role in shaping the future of communities is a direct response to human needs and activated social change.

Unveiling the 15 Most Significant Architectural Events of 2025

Diogo Borges Ferreira — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000

2025 promises to be a landmark in architecture, heralding a vibrant renaissance of creativity and exploration. As societies confront challenges such as climate change, rapid urbanization, and technological evolution, architecture is both a mirror to these dynamics and a compass pointing toward a sustainable and inclusive future. This year's architectural calendar offers abundant opportunities to celebrate the discipline's transformative power — from boundary-pushing festivals to thought-provoking exhibitions that explore pressing cultural and environmental narratives.

The Green House / MORFEUS arkitekter

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000

MORFEUS arkitekter was engaged by clients Astri and Henrik Botten Taubøll in 2017 to design a new home on their recently inherited property, Sorbyhaugen 24 in Oslo. The choice fell jointly on rebuilding, transforming, and extending the original house from 1933, even though the house was in poor condition. The result is a contemporary, unique architectural object with a distinctive local, historical anchoring. The property is in the district of Ullern in Oslo, on a ridge sloping westwards towards the small stream "Makrellbekken". The terrain falls steeply, approximately 30 meters in a westerly direction, and the site is characterized by tall pine trees amidst a splendid view towards the Oslo fjord in the southwest.

A Seaside Resort in the Caribbean and a Secluded Hotel in Italy’s Wine Region: 8 Unbuilt Resorts Submitted by the ArchDaily Community

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Tourist facilities such as resorts and hotels are often an engaging case study for architects and architecture enthusiasts, as they strive to combine functional and accessible design with locally-influenced cultural expressions. These structures often require unique solutions to meet the diverse needs of guests, including comfort, aesthetics, and functionality. Their design and construction also impact local economies and environments, providing opportunities for architects to contribute to sustainable tourism and community development.

Furuset Hageby Dementia Village / NORD Architects + 3RW Arkitekter

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 02:00:00 +0000

The new dementia village in Oslo, Norway – ‘Furuset Hageby’ – is designed to answer the future demands of age-related care and living by creating continuity in life and avoiding the experience of being in an institution. With recreational gardens, open everyday functions such as a hairdresser, restaurant, culture house, grocery shops, and dementia-friendly design the future residents will live in a familiar and homely village environment, and the caregivers are given an attractive workplace. With an increasingly large group of elders who are affected by dementia, there is a need to innovate and rethink our healthcare services and facilities.

Trosten Floating Sauna / Estudio Herreros

Paula Pintos — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Two years after the inauguration of the Munch Museum in Oslo, Estudio Herreros has completed in the same city "Trosten", a small project in the form of an architectural manifesto. It is a Floating Sauna that responds to a commission from the non-profit Oslo Sauna Association and their vision of "bringing steam to the people". Following the architectural tradition of object-pavilions, the project proposes a distinctive volumetry with a strong, colorful component that offers itself as a point of individual and collective use, of retreat and contemplation at the foot of the Munch Museum. The program unfolds in the steam cabin, with its terrace directly overlooking the water and the amphitheater facing the fjord, which allows for the celebration of small events.

Dråpa House / Vatn Architecture + Groma AS

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 03:00:00 +0000

This project is an extension of a modernist house from 1939 on the outskirts of Oslo for a painter and a filmmaker, adding much needed area for the family. Titled “Dråpa” after the ancient verse form with the same name which was praising poems for kings, earls, and other dignitaries.

Norwegian Ski Museum / Snøhetta

Paula Pintos — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Originally overshadowed by the grandeur of the Holmenkollen Ski Jump following its latest upgrade in 2010, the Ski Museum has undergone a transformative process to be brought back into the light. By dismantling a portion of the building beneath the ski jump and introducing a new extension and entrance, the museum now boasts enhanced accessibility and a distinct identity of its own.

Trekantblokka / Mad arkitekter

Valeria Silva — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

The existing building at St. Olavs plass 5 was built for Oslo Helseråd in 1968-1969. Designed by architect Erling Viksjø, the building has a triangular footprint and is situated on a site which slopes down from St. Olavs plass in the north to Pilestredet in the south.

Powerhouse and KIMA arkitektur Win Competition for a New Addition to Oslo’s Skyline

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:30:00 +0000

The Norwegian studio of Powerhouse, in collaboration with KIMA arkitektur, has won a design competition for the transformation and extension of one of the historical buildings located in the center of Landbrukskvartalet. Known as the Agricultural Quarter, a former farming and industrial site in central Oslo, the area is now scheduled to go through an urban revitalization process to be transformed into an active neighborhood based on the design philosophy of ‘new meets old’.

A Recycling Center in Zurich and a Resilience Hub in Arizona: 8 Unbuilt Projects That Champion Adaptive Reuse

Nour Fakharany — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 04:00:00 +0000

As the landscape of architecture and urban development adapts to the modern climate, the traditional notion of construction has been significantly modified and adjusted. Specifically, principles of reuse, recycling, adaptive reuse, and the power of transforming existing structures into something more meaningful and sustainable have gained much traction. Looking at these curated collections of unbuilt projects, one can begin exploring a different way of looking at buildings and heritage, which is significantly more sensitive to the built environment.

HasleTre Office / Oslotre Architects

Valeria Silva — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000

HasleTre is situated at the outer edge of the central city of Oslo, Norway. The design brief was to develop an environmentally friendly, flexible, and innovative commercial building, using elements that are possible to disassemble and reuse. The project substantially reduces overall GHG emissions (59%) and is certified to BREEAM NOR Excellent standard.