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Inside a Cedar-Clad Coastal Home Built for Harsh Ocean Weather

Set on the rugged edge of False Bay on San Juan Island, Washington, this modern home by Heliotrope sits right where land meets the force of the Pacific. The site faces constant exposure, with weather rolling in through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, bringing wind, salt air, and shifting light. The clients had spent […]

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Renovation and Reuse Projects in Belgium and Slovenia Honored with 2026 EUmies Awards

✕ Following the February announcement of seven finalist projects selected from a shortlist of 40 and a longlist of more than 400 nominated works, Fundació Mies van der Rohe and the European Commission have revealed the two winners of the 2026 edition of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards—or, as […]

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OMA completes its first built project in Japan, a series of site-specific installations at Edo-Tokyo Museum

Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist, in 2011, published a seminal book about Japanese Metabolism—a postwar, albeit short-lived architectural movement championed by Arata Isozaki, Fumihiko Maki, Kisho Kurokawa, and others. Project Japan conveyed how the movement realized the ill-fated Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kurokawa, along with so many canonical works. Now, more than a decade […]

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NYCxDESIGN 2026: A Curated Schedule of What To See and When To Go

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. NYCxDESIGN returns May 14–20, 2026, for its 14th edition under the theme “Design Connects Us,” with more than 200 events spread across all five boroughs. The full festival calendar is broad and ambitious, spanning product […]

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Nikyle Begay Resurrects Century-Old Diné Weavings

Nikyle Begay (Diné, Totsohní – Big Water, Deeshchiinii – Red Streak People, bįįh bitoodni – Deer Springs People) is a shepherd, weaver, and teacher based in Naabeehó Bináhásdzo (the Navajo Nation) in Sunrise Springs, Arizona.  Begay was destined to work with sheep from the very beginning. Following their birth, their grandmother buried their umbilical cord […]

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This Risograph Studio Celebrates 400 Artist Postcards Mailed Around the Globe

Gen Z has made headlines recently for turning to analog media and the slower pace of life synonymous with a pre-internet world. Alongside DVDs and print magazines, snail mail has also been on the rise as more people flock to spaces untouched by an algorithm or AI. Even before the endless scroll subsumed much of […]

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Warkentin Associates and Bench Architecture turn a former pencil factory in Greenpoint into a campus for content creators

You’ll never stumble into bad lighting at The Lighthouse Brooklyn. The members club, designed as a hub for the influencer economy, is crafted so that every corner is photo-op ready. Warkentin Associates and Bench Architecture converted the former Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory in New York City’s Greenpoint neighborhood into a hub for content creators. The […]

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this home in korea is shaped by twin timber gables atop a concrete base

A house set between field and forest   In Hoengseong, South Korea, BRBB Architects’ Shin-Dae-Ri House is positioned between a cultivated foreground and a wooded slope, and stands as a transition from village to mountain life. Designed for an elderly couple leaving Seoul, the home reflects a shift in pace, where gardening and seasonal change […]

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Hennebont National Stud Farm / K architectures

Courtesy of K architectures + 19 Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1464 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2025 Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers:  CULAUD, FRANCE TRIBUNES, GLC, LAUTECH, MAHO, Pigeon, SPECTACULAIRES, SPIE, TALLOT Courtesy of K architectures An Architecture of Resonance — The new […]

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Inside a Texas Ranch Defined by Limestone Walls

Designed by Furman + Keil Architects, this family home sits on a working cattle ranch west of Austin, in Spicewood, Texas. At the top of the site, a large oak tree anchors the layout, while the home unfolds downhill, opening up to wide views of the surrounding hill country. The project brings together modern living […]

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Kengo Kuma and Associates, BDP, and MICA to design new wing for London’s National Gallery

Kengo Kuma and Associates, BDP, and MICA Architects, were selected from a shortlist of firms to design a major addition to London’s National Gallery as part of Project Domani, a $1 billion capital campaign, the museum announced today. In a statement, architect Kengo Kuma called the commission a “historic project.” He affirmed the National Gallery’s […]