ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 6 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1039546/smiljan-radic-clarke-get-to-know-the-2026-pritzker-winners-work Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:15:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1039546/smiljan-radic-clarke-get-to-know-the-2026-pritzker-winners-work The 2026 Pritzker Price Award has been awarded this year to the Chilean architect of Croatian descent, Smiljan Radić Clarke. Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1965, his practice evokes a geography of extremes, shaped by the tectonic tension between the staggering weight of the Andes and the seismic instability of the territory. After graduating from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and pursuing further studies in aesthetics in Venice, Smiljan Radić Clarke established his base in Santiago. From there, he has developed one of the most singular visions in contemporary architecture. His work privileges the intensity of the moment through a fragile architecture. Within it, the building operates as a temporary and tactile refuge that places the spectator in a state of aesthetic uncertainty, oscillating between ancestral ruin and avant-garde artefact.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1038214/drawn-by-hand-geometrals-site-specific-architecture Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Moises Carrasco https://www.archdaily.com/1038214/drawn-by-hand-geometrals-site-specific-architecture Founded in 2022 by Clément Masurier and based in Paris, France, Géométral is an architectural practice defined by design strategies that are linked to the landscape, which it treats as a primary determinant of form. The studio, one of the winners of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards, approaches each project as a small universe that combines program, atmosphere, and spatial narratives. Rather than a single signature style, they focus on crafting moods and situations tailored to each context and user.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1038156/framing-life-through-voids-and-verandahs-the-architecture-of-pk-inception Sun, 01 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Ananya Nayak https://www.archdaily.com/1038156/framing-life-through-voids-and-verandahs-the-architecture-of-pk-inception Founded as a practice working across architecture and community-focused projects, pk_iNCEPTiON is based in Maharashtra, India. The studio, one of the winners of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards, works on rural schools, houses, libraries, and public buildings, with a focus on spatial organization and adaptability. Operating across varied social and climatic contexts, pk_iNCEPTiON approaches design through careful attention to movement, scale, and the relationship between built form and open space.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1038159/inside-contemporary-kazakhstani-architecture-exploring-the-work-of-naaw Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1038159/inside-contemporary-kazakhstani-architecture-exploring-the-work-of-naaw Selected as one of the winners of ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards, NAAW represents a new generation of architectural studios reshaping contemporary practice in Central Asia. Founded in 2019 by Elvira Bakubayeva and Aisulu Uali, the studio operates at the intersection of research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and spatial experimentation, positioning architecture as a tool for reflection and an active agent in shaping contemporary Kazakhstani identity.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1038009/designing-with-living-systems-discover-the-works-of-yong-ju-lee-architecture Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Olivia Poston https://www.archdaily.com/1038009/designing-with-living-systems-discover-the-works-of-yong-ju-lee-architecture What does it mean to practice ecological responsibility beyond performance metrics or carbon calculations? How can fabrication become a design method rather than a final outcome? Founded in Seoul, Yong Ju Lee Architecture is a practice led by architect and researcher Yong Ju Lee. Across installations, research-driven proposals, and cultural projects, the studio positions architecture as an experimental discipline rooted in making: a process in which design emerges from material behavior, prototyping, and fabrication logic as much as from drawing or representation. Bridging professional practice and academia, his work consistently expands the architectural toolkit through computational design, experimental material research, and an evolving commitment to ecology as a responsibility and a design driver. In 2025, the studio was selected as a winner of the ArchDaily Next Practices Awards.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1037835/architecture-as-a-living-medium-get-to-know-the-works-of-igarchitects Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1037835/architecture-as-a-living-medium-get-to-know-the-works-of-igarchitects Founded in 2020 by Masato Igarashi, IGArchitects is an architectural practice based in Tokyo and Saitama, Japan. The studio, one of the winners of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards, explores enduring architecture through a careful yet assertive treatment of structure, scale, and materiality. Prior to establishing his own practice, Igarashi worked at the large-scale firm Shimizu Sekkei as well as the Suppose Design Office, gaining experience across projects ranging from major developments to smaller, concept-driven works. This breadth of experience continues to inform IGArchitects' current focus on residential and commercial architecture across Japan.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1029256/contextual-interventions-and-an-embrace-of-heritage-explore-the-architecture-of-24-grados-in-honduras Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Moises Carrasco https://www.archdaily.com/1029256/contextual-interventions-and-an-embrace-of-heritage-explore-the-architecture-of-24-grados-in-honduras How can architecture restore relevance to forgotten places? What dialogues can emerge when buildings and landscapes are treated not as blank slates, but as layers of memory, identity, and potential? For the Honduran architecture firm 24 Grados, these questions shape an approach rooted in adaptation, reuse, and contextual design. Their projects range from the restoration of old Spanish plazas and cultural centers to interventions in natural parks and coastal villages in Honduras. Each one is grounded in the belief that design can reweave relationships between people, place, and heritage.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1035863/designing-beyond-the-formula-get-to-know-the-works-of-5468796-architecture-in-canada Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000 Moises Carrasco https://www.archdaily.com/1035863/designing-beyond-the-formula-get-to-know-the-works-of-5468796-architecture-in-canada Founded in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 2007 by Johanna Hurme and Sasa Radulovic, and shortly afterward joined by its third partner, Colin Neufeld, 5468796 Architecture was established as an architecture firm whose early work explored the current state of housing in North America. The Canadian studio operates as a collaborative group of approximately 20 designers, where they prioritize the collective value of ideas over individual authorship.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1032929/reflecting-on-territory-topography-and-landscape-discover-whale-s-projects-in-chile Tue, 19 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 Agustina Iñiguez https://www.archdaily.com/1032929/reflecting-on-territory-topography-and-landscape-discover-whale-s-projects-in-chile What logics and dynamics are involved in conceiving an architecture in dialogue with the territory and the landscape? How does topography determine the design and development process of architectural projects? Founded in Santiago, Chile, around 2012, the architecture firm WHALE! works with the concepts of territory and landscape as key axes of study and reflection in the pursuit of understanding how architecture is not only capable of designing spaces, but also of shaping the way human beings live, feel, and relate to the world.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1031506/creating-safe-spaces-for-learning-explore-solis-colomer-arquitectos-educational-projects-in-latin-america Sat, 05 Jul 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Moises Carrasco https://www.archdaily.com/1031506/creating-safe-spaces-for-learning-explore-solis-colomer-arquitectos-educational-projects-in-latin-america Founded in 2002, Solis Colomer Arquitectos has established a strong reputation over the past two decades, designing and constructing projects with both social and commercial impact across Latin America. With over 200 completed works, the firm specializes in institutional architecture with social impact and user-centered commercial architecture. Its mission is clear: to use architecture as a tool to dignify the human experience, especially for those in greatest need.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1031397/courtyardism-a-vision-for-a-more-balanced-urban-future-in-the-greater-bay-area-by-wang-weijen-architecture Sun, 29 Jun 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Jonathan Yeung https://www.archdaily.com/1031397/courtyardism-a-vision-for-a-more-balanced-urban-future-in-the-greater-bay-area-by-wang-weijen-architecture Situated in one of the fastest-developing regions over the past decade—the southern part of China, including Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area—urban growth has been driven by an overwhelming wave of commercial ambition. Projects here are often designed for maximum density, height, and efficiency, resulting in developments of enormous scale that can easily span several acres. Prioritizing transit-oriented development, these complexes frequently take the form of sprawling malls built directly above major transportation hubs. Designed to disorient and prolong foot traffic to encourage economic activities, these mega-structures have become commonplace in cities like Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1031136/interiors-of-bars-and-restaurants-that-blend-cultures-arts-and-materials-el-equipo-creativo-and-their-works-in-barcelona Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Agustina Iñiguez https://www.archdaily.com/1031136/interiors-of-bars-and-restaurants-that-blend-cultures-arts-and-materials-el-equipo-creativo-and-their-works-in-barcelona How does the design of contemporary interiors create different experiences through its materials? How does the adaptability and reuse of certain materials make it possible to generate contrasting and/or complementary atmospheres within a single space? According to each material's textures, proportions, colors, or properties, interior architecture currently recognizes the opportunity to create environments where materiality plays more than just an aesthetic role. With special attention to the final experience of its users, El Equipo Creativo aims to combine designs where landscape, nature, culture, and art stand out in interior compositions that accommodate broad programs and audiences.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1029631/between-wood-craftsmanship-and-small-space-design-discovering-the-work-of-madeiguincho-in-portugal Fri, 02 May 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Agustina Iñiguez https://www.archdaily.com/1029631/between-wood-craftsmanship-and-small-space-design-discovering-the-work-of-madeiguincho-in-portugal How is it possible to maximize livability in small spaces? What design decisions contribute to functionality and the fulfillment of the inhabitants' essential needs? Over the past decade, small-scale architecture has gained prominence in the quest to find new ways of living in connection with nature and in pursuit of relative self-sufficiency, among other reasons. From minimal homes or tree houses to fine carpentry solutions and sculptures, the Portuguese design studio Madeiguincho is dedicated to developing timber-based projects with the aim of promoting knowledge of wood craftsmanship as both a raw material and a building medium.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1028499/an-architecture-of-mixed-ancestry-the-work-of-taller-sintesis-and-its-dialogue-with-colombias-diverse-territory Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:30:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/1028499/an-architecture-of-mixed-ancestry-the-work-of-taller-sintesis-and-its-dialogue-with-colombias-diverse-territory A change in the way architecture was practiced in Colombia was necessary, and Taller Síntesis emerged to materialize this transformation. The studio combines a deep understanding of the territory and its context with architectural solutions that translate into materiality and built spaces. Their works stand out for their strong local cultural identity, achieving a precise balance between the preexisting, the new, and harmony with the landscape.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1026952/inflatable-architectures-in-public-spaces-exploring-the-works-of-conjuntos-empaticos-in-spain Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000 Agustina Iñiguez https://www.archdaily.com/1026952/inflatable-architectures-in-public-spaces-exploring-the-works-of-conjuntos-empaticos-in-spain How do inflatable structures behave in public spaces? What relationships or connections can they establish among people? From the perspective of Conjuntos Empáticos, inflatable structures act as organisms that engage passersby through their lightness, materiality, and element of surprise, ensuring sensory experiences in various environments and public spaces. These structures can accommodate everything from collective interventions to moments of leisure, encouraging social interaction and creating atmospheres that dissociate the scale of the city from the domestic space.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1027208/emerging-architecture-discover-the-work-of-five-leading-studios-in-the-city-of-cordoba-argentina Fri, 21 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/1027208/emerging-architecture-discover-the-work-of-five-leading-studios-in-the-city-of-cordoba-argentina In the architectural production of Argentina in recent years, numerous offices have emerged that, through their practice, explorations, and works, have gained relevance within the contemporary discipline. It is important to highlight that many young architects, even with nascent careers in terms of built work, have managed to establish themselves, demonstrating a unique voice and a defined imprint in their work.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1026929/david-martinez-ramos-of-practica-arquitectura-exploring-a-timeless-architecture-with-memory-and-sensitivity Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/1026929/david-martinez-ramos-of-practica-arquitectura-exploring-a-timeless-architecture-with-memory-and-sensitivity Recently selected to participate in the upcoming 2025 edition of the Latin American Architecture Biennial in Pamplona, Práctica Arquitectura has established itself as a young and promising firm in the region, specifically in Mexico. Their architectural work focuses on materializing projects that achieve a high level of sensitivity, both for those who inhabit them and for their immediate surroundings, whatever they may be. In close connection with landscapes and terrains, their projects come to life through a design that carefully considers materials, structures, and details, while ensuring a sensory and emotional experience in the spaces they create.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1023813/exploration-of-contemporary-living-discover-the-work-of-the-argentinian-studio-ir-arquitectura Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:30:00 +0000 Paula Pintos https://www.archdaily.com/1023813/exploration-of-contemporary-living-discover-the-work-of-the-argentinian-studio-ir-arquitectura IR Arquitectura is not just a studio; it defines itself as a platform for exploration that integrates architectural practice with tangential topics such as the city, landscape, technology, and sustainability. Founded by Luciano Intile and Enrico Cavaglià, and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, IR Arquitectura is an interdisciplinary collective comprising architects, designers, and professionals from various fields. Together, they tackle projects of varying scales and natures, seizing each opportunity to explore new solutions and strategies for contemporary living, particularly in urban contexts and in close connection with the environment.

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