Category: Archive & Research

World Architecture Day 2026 places housing at the centre of architectural responsibility under the theme “Housing is a Human Right. Build It.”

A concise archival overview of how water, energy, redundancy, storage, and repairability can help buildings maintain essential functions during infrastructure failure.

ISOCARP’s 2026 Women in Planning Awards invited nominations across three pillars ahead of a standalone awards and planning day in Glasgow.

Desall invites designers and creative professionals to research phygital interaction models for HORECA venues and develop an original concept for the coffee sector. Registration and submissions close on 29 October 2026; winners are scheduled to be announced on 28 February 2027.

Design MasterPrize (DMP) 2026 is an international award program spanning 29 product and graphic communication design categories. The extended submission deadline was August 31, 2026, with winners scheduled for October 31, 2026.

There’s a lovely, naughty quality to Simon Vergély’s work. A mischievous take on modern life that imagines what might happen if we could get away with it. His scenarios are wicked, surreal and often…

Paying Double: Rachel Many’s Visual Protest Maps the Real Cost of Creative Motherhood There’s a particular kind of maths that creative mothers do in their heads, usually at 11pm, usually while staring at a…

Architectural Essay Writing, 7th Cycle: ‘Thresholds of Movement’ Architectural Essay Writing Contest, 7th Cycle is the twenty-seventh initiative of the Architectural Journalism & Criticism Organization founded by architect Pappal Suneja to spread awareness about…

14 Results Announcement Date: FIRST PLACE: Florentina Julisa Friska Cristiani, Daffa Yusfi Aziz Saebani & Helen Saphira WibowoSECOND PLACE: Xiaotong MaTHIRD PLACE: Dan Xue, Shuning Lyu & Huanchun XiSTUDENT AWARD: Svetlana Zakharova & Stefan…

Daily Newsletter An appeal to the mayor-elect from an art worker, a controversial nativity scene in Belgium, and were medieval Psalms elitist? In March, I remember looking around the standing-room-only crowd at Nightclub 101…

7 Results Announcement Date: FIRST PLACE – K ShashavinduSECOND PLACE – Jinyue Hu & Xiang LiTHIRD PLACE – Lucas Karmann & Jean PfrunnerSTUDENT AWARD – Carlos Francisco Nava Martinez Honourable Mention 1: Gregor Hufnagl…

3 THE ANTIPODES: New Zealand Nature Retreat Set in the extreme isolation of Antipodes Island, New Zealand, this competition invites architects and designers to explore architectural duality by designing a nature retreat in one…

‣ Identifying the color of your aura is trending, thanks to an ill-conceived TikTok filter. But for Believer, photographer Adalena Kavanagh visits a shop in Manhattan’s Chinatown for insights into aura readings and what…

Originally from Poznań in Poland, Zosia Bońkowska – AKA Zov__ska – moved to London five years ago to study for a master’s at the University of Hertfordshire. Since graduating in 2021, she’s developed an…

In the last five years since the pandemic, the way we get our goods has been changing hugely. You may have noticed, for instance, that local takeaways are far less likely to drop leaflets…

The Texas Christian University (TCU) MA in Art History is accepting applications for fall 2025 enrollment through February 1, 2025. Located in Fort Worth, TCU is a private, secular university and a major institution of higher…

[ad_1] The eyes of Denis Türker and Friedrich Bender also light up when they talk about this experience. For the two managing directors of the South German brand kymo, this is precisely the subtle…

[ad_1] Designed by Busetti Garuti Redaelli and debuting at this year’s Milan Design Week, Buddy Oasi represents the natural evolution of Pedrali’s iconic Buddy collection. Now, this welcoming seating solution extends its playful charm…

[ad_1] Within the collection, colour and texture can be customised so aesthetics are never compromised. Textures are irregular, three-dimensional, soft and substantial. There are eight variations of colour palettes, from monochrome, to neutral such…

[ad_1] The stories of Perriand and Cassina have intertwined on many occasions. In 1964, Cassina acquired the exclusive world rights to mass-produce the first four models designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte…