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Museums in Debate: What Ecuador's MuNA Reveals About National Identity

Daniela Andino — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

The announcement of the winning proposal for Ecuador's new National Museum (MuNA) sparked one of the country's most significant architectural debates in recent years. The public response has since reshaped the competition itself while also raising broader questions about how a national museum gives architectural form to an interpretation of a nation. While the discussion began with a single design, it exposed a challenge that extends far beyond Ecuador.

Sporting Vichy / Comte & Vollenweider

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The project faces the historic site of the Vichy parks. It is part of an ambitious project to reclaim the water body, which began with the renovation of the right bank of Lake Allier in 2014 and the left bank in 2019. Now that these two renovations are complete, we have the opportunity to contribute to the vitality of these banks through the Sporting renovation project.

Designing the Public Market: Architecture for Gathering, Trading, and Belonging

Hana Abdel — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000

The making of a place is not a difficult thing in principle; it is enough for people to come together in a regular set location for a purpose or activity, and a space becomes. This does not disregard the fact that a physical element needs to accompany this gathering for a space to become sheltering, accommodating, and alluring. This idea of the space that emerges from intent can most definitely be seen in one of the most ancient of functions, which is food or produce markets.

Lina Ghotmeh Named to TIME100 Next 2025 as One of the World’s Most Influential Rising Stars

Reyyan Dogan — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:30:00 +0000

French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has been recognized on the TIME100 Next 2025 list, an annual ranking of emerging leaders and innovators across disciplines. Known for her sensitive approach to context and materiality, Ghotmeh has built an international portfolio that bridges tradition and modernity. In her TIME profile, written by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, Ghotmeh is praised for combining historical awareness with forward-looking experimentation. The acknowledgment positions her as the only architect on this year's list, highlighting the continued presence of design voices in a ranking that typically spans entertainment, politics, science, and business.

The Hidden Mechanics of Doors: How Hinges, Tracks, and Pivots Shape Spatial Experience

Jonathan Yeung — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The choice of door types plays a crucial role in defining the spatial experience and atmosphere of architecture. Beyond material or style, the way a door is detailed—its movement, weight, and method of operation—can drastically influence how a space is perceived and navigated. However, what truly enables the functionality of different door types is the often-overlooked element of door hardware. Even within the same door type, the selection of hinges, tracks, pivots, and handles can significantly affect how users interact with and interpret the space.

Redefining Contemporary Rituals: Architectural Approaches in 17 Crematorium Projects

Niall Patrick Walsh — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

As people take greater control over the rituals surrounding their deaths, cremation has become an increasingly popular option worldwide. This shift has prompted the thoughtful design of spaces that address the profound emotions tied to cremation, life and death, and stillness. Architects are increasingly grappling with the question of what role architecture plays in these rituals.

Charras Centre Market Hall Public Car Park and Esplanade / croixmariebourdon architectes associés

Hadir Al Koshta — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000

The Charras Centre is an enormous urban complex built in 1969 in Courbevoie, near La Défense. Surrounded by high-rise apartment blocks, the space is home to a collection of public facilities (pool, skating rink and the current market), a shopping centre, a hotel and car parks. The project is part of an operational phasing plan that frees up different plots for the restructuring and extension of the outdated shopping centre.

Olympic Village Housing / Lina Ghotmeh Architecture

Anna Dumitru — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture contributes to the Olympic hype with Architecture for housing for athletes inspired by the quality of their movement and their tools.

The Atrium University Library / SCAU

Anna Dumitru — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The project aims to materialize two paradoxical but coexisting visions of learning practices.

Sonia Delaunay Housing / Comte & Vollenweider

Hadir Al Koshta — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The surrounding context is significant for the evolution of the urban fabric. We observe a transition from individual morphology to collective housing. The project proposes to extend the pedestrian path from Chemin des Gourettes to the mall, thus creating a connection with the east of the city. This passage allows the preservation of the small existing watercourse.

Hermès Workshops / Lina Ghotmeh Architecture

Paula Pintos — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 03:00:00 +0000

This project emerges as a reflection on the history and values of Hermès with craft as a starting point and as the end point. Before drawing a line, I carried out with my atelier multiple "excavations": research on the history of this place, on the local resources, the particularities of this environment, of the ground of Normandy with its wet, clayey earth, ready to be modeled.

RATP Habitat Headquarters / Atelier du Pont

Paula Pintos — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 03:00:00 +0000

RATP Habitat received in 2021 its new headquarters at 158 rue de Bagnolet in Paris’ 20th arrondissement. Atelier du Pont designed a wood frame, three-story building for this project nestled amidst a densely constructed block. Sculpted into different levels, the south-facing terraces make the rooftops fully inhabitable, blending architecture and nature.

Rosa Parks Apartments / Hamonic+Masson & Associés

Valeria Silva — Thu, 25 May 2023 12:00:00 +0000

The project’s design demonstrates a willingness to engage in a dialogue with its surrounding environment. It introduces a new way of communal living by offering maximal exterior private and collective space.

Jeanne D´Arc Residence / Christophe Rousselle Architecte

Andreas Luco — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000

The housing complex, located not far from the German border, develops three types of architecture that respond to different urban situations. Thus, the surrounding environment is an integral part of the project, and the landscape is integrated into it until it is transformed.

Cranves-Sales School / Christophe Rousselle Architecte

Paula Pintos — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000

The proposal of this project in Ville de Cranves-Sales, France, is to maximize the use of the double slope of the land by building "two schools" developed on two different terraces, both in a vantage point over their surroundings.

Lina Ghotmeh on Stone Garden: ''It Has to Resist any Earthquake, and That’s Why it also Resisted the Explosion in the Port''

Rebecca Ildikó Leete — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:30:00 +0000

‘’We’re in a seismic area. Beirut has been buried seven times, so it has to resist any earthquake, and that’s why it also resisted the explosion in the port,’’ expresses Lina Ghotmeh in conversation with Louisiana Channel, in regards to the Stone Garden. A building constructed with resilience in mind, in a city that has been buried within rubble and rebuilt multiple times.

L’Equatoria Apartments / Christophe Rousselle Architecte

Paula Pintos — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

This project was the winner of the competition looking for a response to the programmatic requests with certain rules: Area, typologies, and safeguard of the existing oak located in the center of the plot. During the competition, all the proposals were aligned only with the defined guidelines. The proposal presented by our office was really a contrast of two buildings shaped like "staggered pyramids".

"A Room for Imagination" Hotel 1818 / Lina Ghotmeh Architecture

Paula Pintos — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Hotels have developed their common spaces by opening their lobbies to include, for example, bars, cafeterias, and coworking spaces. Hotel rooms have instead evolved much less; they remain a shrine to decoration surrounding an immovable bed. But isn’t this a good time to transform them, to adapt them to our domestic state in a world where flows are only increasing?