ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1038674/introducing-the-75-finalists-of-the-archdaily-2026-building-of-the-year-awards Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Daniela Porto https://www.archdaily.com/1038674/introducing-the-75-finalists-of-the-archdaily-2026-building-of-the-year-awards Two weeks and over 85,000 nominations later, the finalists of this year's Building of the Year Awards are in. The selection is much like the ArchDaily audience that chose it: diverse in geography, generous in ideas, and precise in intent. With projects from 46 countries, in a variety of typologies and scales, they present a beautiful snapshot of the current architectural moment.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/449785/four-architectural-innovations-make-time-s-top-25-inventions-for-2013 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Rory Stott https://www.archdaily.com/449785/four-architectural-innovations-make-time-s-top-25-inventions-for-2013 Last week Time Magazine released their list of the top 25 inventions of 2013. The list covers both fun and life-changing new ideas, covering everything from the Cronut to the Artificial Pancreas - but there are also four architectural innovations that made the prestigious list. Find out more about them after the break.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/449054/architects-and-volvo-collaborate-to-create-portable-car-charging-pavilion Fri, 15 Nov 2013 01:00:00 +0000 Jose Luis Gabriel Cruz https://www.archdaily.com/449054/architects-and-volvo-collaborate-to-create-portable-car-charging-pavilion After months of design refinement and engineering, Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA), winners of the "Switch to Pure Volvo" architecture competition, have launched a free-standing mobile pavilion capable of harnessing solar energy to power the new Volvo V60, the world's first diesel plug-in hybrid car. The 'Pure Tension' Pavilion was birthed by SDA's extensive research on dynamic mesh relaxation, utilizing bendable, lightweight aluminum structures with flexible fabrics that can be stored in the trunk of the car and easily mounted within one hour, similar to a tent.

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