The House of la Baie de l’Ours / ACDF Architecture
https://www.archdaily.com/1034365/the-house-of-la-baie-de-lours-acdf-architectureAndreas Luco
The Project as Argument: What is Architectural Thinking?
Architecture is shaped not only by buildings, but by the ideas that make them possible. Before the constraints of capital, regulation, and procurement, there is a moment when architecture is allowed to think aloud. The first confrontation with this fertile moment usually takes place in academia, in the thesis. It is not merely a requirement for graduation, but a space of speculative freedom where architecture formulates hypotheses, builds arguments, and tests positions.
For many, it is also the first opportunity to think beyond the structure of academic programs — a first chance to explore something more personal, unresolved, or even unreasonable. While often seen as an endpoint, the thesis is better understood as a beginning: the first engagement with architecture as a form of reasoning, where the project is not yet a response, but a question.
https://www.archdaily.com/1033636/the-project-as-argument-what-is-architectural-thinkingDiogo Borges Ferreira
Calder Gardens Museum / Herzog & de Meuron
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Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
- Area: 1691 m²
- Year: 2025
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Manufacturers: Hagen Construction, Mack Custom Woodworking, Von Rickenbach Swiss
https://www.archdaily.com/1034362/calder-gardens-museum-herzog-and-de-meuronPilar Caballero
Buildner and Dubai Celebrate Global Visionaries in €250K House of the Future Contest
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Buildner, in partnership with the Government of Dubai, has announced the results of the 2024/25 House of the Future competition. Following the success of its inaugural edition in 2023, this second edition invited architects and designers worldwide to develop an affordable, expandable, and forward-thinking prototype home tailored to the evolving needs of Emirati families.
Organized in collaboration with the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation and the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, the competition offered a total prize fund of €250,000 (1 million AED). Winning entries are now being reviewed for potential inclusion in the UAE's national catalogue of housing designs, which provides citizens with a selection of pre-approved, innovative home models.
https://www.archdaily.com/1034293/buildner-and-dubai-celebrate-global-visionaries-in-eu250k-house-of-the-future-contestRene Submissions
Next Practices Awards and Baghdad’s Forested Master Plan: The Week’s Review
This week, architectural developments around the world highlighted the balance between continuity and change in the built environment. Conversations around sustainability, heritage, and resilience highlight how architecture adapts to shifting cultural, social, and environmental conditions, reimagining the role of design in shaping future communities. Across different contexts, projects, and initiatives, ongoing efforts to address environmental challenges, preserve cultural landmarks, and prepare new infrastructures reflecting the diverse scales and directions shaping architectural practice today.
https://www.archdaily.com/1034460/next-practices-awards-and-baghdads-forested-master-plan-the-weeks-reviewReyyan Dogan
Former MoMA Curator Barry Bergdoll Receives the 2025 Vincent Scully Prize
The Vincent Scully Prize, established in 1999 by the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., recognizes exemplary practice, scholarship, or criticism in architecture, historic preservation, and urban design. Named after its first recipient, Vincent Scully, Sterling Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at Yale University and Visiting Professor at the University of Miami, the prize has been awarded to figures such as Theaster Gates, Jane Jacobs, Laurie Olin, Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi, and Mabel O. Wilson. The 2025 prize will go to Barry Bergdoll, art historian and former curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
https://www.archdaily.com/1034450/former-moma-curator-barry-bergdoll-receives-the-2025-vincent-scully-prizeAntonia Piñeiro
Kongjian Yu, Creator of the Sponge City Concept, Passes Away in Brazil Plane Crash
Kongjian Yu, the pioneering Chinese landscape architect and urban planner credited with coining the "sponge city" concept, has passed away at 62. According to Reuters, he was killed in a plane crash on Tuesday in the wetlands of Mato Grosso do Sul state, in Brazil, while reportedly filming a documentary about his work, after being featured in the opening program of the São Paulo International Architecture Biennale last week.
A globally-recognized advocate for ecological urbanism, Yu gained international relevance after his "sponge city" philosophy was adopted as a national policy in China in 2013. The approach prioritizes nature-based solutions, such as wetlands, parks, and permeable pavements, to absorb and retain water. This novel method stood in stark contrast to traditional concrete infrastructure, offering cities a way to combat urban flooding and accelerate climate change by working with nature rather than against it. His ideas have since been implemented in hundreds of cities worldwide.
https://www.archdaily.com/1034437/kongjian-yu-creator-of-the-sponge-city-concept-passes-away-in-brazil-plane-crashMaria-Cristina Florian
Shifting Urban Perspectives: Beimen's Journey from Obstacle to Urban Anchor in Taipei
The North Gate of Taipei, also known as Beimen, stands not only as a reminder of the city's complex history but also as a witness to the changing urban landscape around it, and its shifting attitudes towards the urban spaces bordering heritage buildings. Initially a Chinese imperial frontier, spared from demolition during the Japanese colonial dominion, crowded by overpasses and highways in the postwar modernization efforts, it has recently regained its prominent status through the development of the plaza that now frames it. The gate's resilience through shifting urban priorities and architectural policies tells a story of heritage preservation not only through the built form, but also through the open spaces framing it.
https://www.archdaily.com/1034420/shifting-urban-perspectives-beimens-journey-from-obstacle-to-urban-anchor-in-taipeiMoises Carrasco
EXPO Osaka 2025 Sauna 'TAIYO TSUBOMI' / KOMPAS
https://www.archdaily.com/1034391/expo-osaka-2025-sauna-taiyo-tsubomi-kompasPilar Caballero
House of the Rolling Rooms / Rama Estudio
https://www.archdaily.com/1034255/house-of-the-rolling-rooms-rama-estudioValentina Díaz
Renovation of NJU Kindergarten / Atelier Jian-Jia
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Architects: Atelier Jian-Jia
- Area: 3980 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: Armstrong 阿姆斯壮
https://www.archdaily.com/1034367/renovation-of-nju-kindergarten-atelier-jian-jiaAndreas Luco
Doa Residential Building / White Cube Atelier
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Architects: White Cube Atelier
- Area: 900 m²
- Year: 2023
https://www.archdaily.com/1034335/doa-residential-building-white-cube-atelierMiwa Negoro
Cinderela Building Apartment / QWE Studio
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Architects: QWE Studio
- Area: 95 m²
- Year: 2025
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Manufacturers: Keramika
https://www.archdaily.com/1034263/cinderela-building-apartment-qwe-studioSusanna Moreira
Workshop with Three Courtyards / Opposite Office + studio lot + hanfstingl architekten
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Architects: Opposite Office, hanfstingl architekten, studio lot
- Area: 10000 m²
- Year: 2025
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Professionals: Köppl Ingenieure, HSP Projektmanagement
https://www.archdaily.com/1034403/workshop-with-three-courtyards-opposite-office-plus-studio-lot-plus-hanfstingl-architektenPilar Caballero
House Jacaranda / Ramón Esteve Estudio
https://www.archdaily.com/1034256/house-jacaranda-ramon-esteveValentina Díaz
Why Sit by the Dock of the Bay? Designing Thresholds to the Water
Boat docks and harbors are liminal spaces where the shore marks the meeting of land and water, and serve as a space for the convergence of culture, industry, and community. For those who work at sea, from commercial fishers to marine freight operators, the dock is a threshold between labor and rest, between oceanic uncertainty and terrestrial stability. For others, the dock serves as a gateway to recreation, sport, and adventure, accommodating everything from rowing clubs to family sailing trips. And for many who never board a vessel, the dock offers a powerful connection to the marine environment where one can pause, observe, and engage with the rhythmic tides.
https://www.archdaily.com/1032756/why-sit-by-the-dock-of-the-bay-designing-thresholds-to-the-waterOlivia Poston
House F / celoria Architects
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Architects: celoria Architects
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: BORA, Flaminia, Griesser, Metra Building , PLH, +2
https://www.archdaily.com/1033654/house-f-celoria-architectsHadir Al Koshta