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Necessity as Invention: Ireland's Laboratory of Renovation

Olivia Poston — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0000

The landscape and scattered settlements of Ireland carry a reputation for wildness. Rugged cliffs meet the Atlantic, green fields roll across the interior, and rain and wind change the scene by the hour. A closer look reveals a worked terrain as historic stone walls divide agricultural fields, roads and paths connect towns to the coast, and castle ruins alongside cottages record centuries of occupation. Change is the expected condition of the island, shaped as much by human hands as by geology and weather, and the practice of treating the existing context as material to adapt and modify runs deep.

Mother of Pearl Experience Museum Adorf-Vogtland / Schulz und Schulz

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Adorf faces the typical challenges of rural regions: an ageing and declining population, a loss of attractiveness as a place to live and work, and the resulting difficult economic situation. The town is counteracting this transformation by improving infrastructure and educational opportunities. The new Perlmutter Museum represents a flagship project for the town and the region, intended to serve both as a symbol of local identity and as a driver of positive development. Nowhere else in the world does a museum dedicated to freshwater pearl mussels, pearl fishing, and mother-of-pearl craftsmanship exist in this form. Adorf aims to use this unique feature as an attractive catalyst for actively shaping structural change.

The Ergonomic Office Chair in the Age of AI

Kiana Buchberger — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

The office chair has evolved alongside changing workplaces over time. In each office era, the chair has reflected the way people work. Early office seating was built for clerical work: fixed wooden chairs arranged in rows across large administrative offices, where paperwork followed standardized routines. By the 1980s, computers began changing how people occupied a desk, and office furniture followed. Designers approached seating through ergonomics and biomechanics, refining adjustable height, lumbar support, synchronized recline, and the relationship between the body and the workstation. Later designers combined ergonomic research with new materials such as breathable suspension mesh instead of conventional foam upholstery.

Latin America in Focus: This Month in Architecture, Inhabitation, Memory, and Cultural Exchange

Reyyan Dogan — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Architecture across Latin America this month reflects an ongoing conversation around inhabitation, cultural heritage, and the ways architecture can connect contemporary life with existing places and knowledge. From the Buenos Aires International Architecture Biennial and initiatives addressing traditional building practices and archaeological heritage to new cultural infrastructure and housing projects in Argentina, Ecuador, and Peru, recent developments highlight different approaches to working with local contexts. Across the region, questions of memory, community, landscape, and material practice continue to shape both architectural projects and broader discussions around how cities and territories are inhabited.

JUUL. Transformation of the Julianakerk / HA-HA Design & Development

Cristina Popescu — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Nine years after the devastating fire at the Julianakerk, the JUUL residential project has been completed in Rotterdam. HA-HA Design & Development transformed the remains of the church into four homes, bringing new life to a site that had stood damaged for years in the Rotterdam garden village of Heijplaat.

The Luxembourg Pavilion Examines Overconsumption of Living Space Through "Excess!" at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale

Antonia Piñeiro — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

A jury of arts and architecture professionals recently announced the selected curatorial proposal for the Luxembourg Pavilion at the Biennale Architettura 2027. The exhibition will be curated by housing expert Céline Zimmer and architects Bùi Quý Sơn and Paul-Antoine Lucas, co-founders of the critical spatial practice Exutoire, one of the winning practices of the ArchDaily 2026 Next Practices Awards. The proposal is titled "Excess! On the Overconsumption of Living Space" and addresses the inequitable distribution of living space as a reflection of "broader habits of excess that contribute to the current housing and ecological crises." The issue will be illustrated through a dialogue between the realities of Luxembourg and Vietnam to reflect on spatial consumption. The Luxembourg Pavilion is located on the first floor of the Sale d'Armi in the Arsenale, which will open to the public for the Biennale on May 8, 2027.

How Buildner's Iceland Slow Sauna Competition Winners Respond to a Volcanic Landscape

Rene Submissions — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Buildner has announced the results of the Iceland Slow Sauna architecture competition, developed in partnership with Slow Travel Mývatn. Set beside Þúfa – Private Homestay in the volcanic landscape of Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland, the competition invited architects and designers to create a compact retreat combining a sauna and greenhouse within a single architectural experience. Rooted in the Icelandic tradition of bathing as a ritual of stillness and renewal, the brief asked participants to explore how heat, light, vegetation, and landscape could shape an intimate place of recovery and connection to nature.

Freedom and Architecture: Anneke Abhelakh on "The Albanian Files"

Diogo Borges Ferreira — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

For the past twenty years, Albania has been one of the most active construction territories in Europe. Dozens of international architects have been working there on projects that promise to alter the drawing, the structure, and the cities of a country still recovering from the regimes of the last century. To acknowledge that growth, and those changes in the landscape, is also to acknowledge that behind every form there is a story, and that there are files that tell us more than architecture itself.

PATH House / Hendre Bloem Interior Design

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Located on the outskirts of Prince Albert in South Africa's Karoo, PATH is a one-bedroom retreat that explores the relationship between architecture, landscape, materiality, and scale. Arranged over two levels with an internal footprint of only 70m², the home reflects a deliberate commitment to minimising its environmental impact while creating a meaningful connection with its surroundings.

Liù Lín Residence / Choo Gim Wah Architect

Pratik Mour — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000

The Liù Lín Residence takes its name primarily from the six parcels of densely forested land that envelop the residence, as Liù Lín (六林) in Mandarin signifies "six forests." Located in the lush foothills of Janda Baik, Malaysia, the residence is naturally inclined to foster a profound connection with its natural environment. Complemented by its convenient proximity to Kuala Lumpur, it renders an ideal retreat for friends and family.

PANE MixC Shenyang Flagship Store / say architects

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

PANE folds the rationality of ancient Greece and the spirit of the East into a pair of everyday shoes, shaping enduring pieces that bridge the classical and the contemporary. So when it arrives farther north, say wants it to carry not only the brand, but also the memory of this city. Shenyang's memory is layered from the old and the industrial. Here stand Western-style buildings left from the 1920s, alongside the heavy industry that later rose with a roar—hard, cold, carrying the blunt weight of machinery. Yet shoes are meant to be tried slowly, seated. How can a brand that does not wear time upon itself enter an industrial city? So say did not move a new city into Shenyang. Instead, it invited Shenyang's own time into the store.

Rio house / bracamonteyerba

Cristina Popescu — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000

The project is sited on an irregularly shaped plot, where a pre-existing swimming pool became the only remaining trace preserved after the demolition of a former dwelling.

House JF / AAA_Azevedo Agência de Arquitetura

Nana Dokua — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The JF house is organized around a central courtyard, which contains the elements for lingering and leisure (such as a swimming pool and flat lawn) and is surrounded by three volumes that open onto it, the living room, kitchen and bedrooms. The steep slope of the land, seven meters between the lowest and highest points, allowed these spaces to be distributed across three levels (access/garage, living room/kitchen, bedrooms). The staggered arrangement of the volumes along the site created privileged views from each room, guaranteeing the bedroom volume a lookout point.

Fuente de Piedra #45 / Feliu Vega Kennedy Arquitectura

Valentina Díaz — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

We are betting on the recycling of housing infrastructure with high urban value, which the real estate market often overlooks—either failing to recognize its potential or deliberately choosing to demolish and replace it.

El Muro Pavilion / ARQLIQ arquitetura + Entremeios Arquitetura + Márcio Flávio Motta + Ismael Torrano

Susanna Moreira — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

El Muro is the winning pavilion of the 28th edition of the Arquine competition for the MEXTRÓPOLI 2026 Festival in Mexico City. The proposal stems from a simple gesture: a line that cuts across the Alameda Central. Located near the Fountain of Mercury, the wall crosses three paths, transforming an element historically associated with division and separation into an experience of connection, passage, and encounter.

Garner Residence / Davey McEathron Architecture

Hana Abdel — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Eclectic 1970s-inspired home designed by Davey McEathron Architecture with interiors + construction by Cary Paul Studios. This home in the heart of South Austin blends mid-century modern charm with 70s and Memphis modern-influenced interiors.

The Temple / Skúli Mogensen

Cristina Popescu — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000

As an outdoor sculpture, the Temple measures roughly 18 meters long and 14 meters wide. Built from exposed architectural concrete, it is open to the elements.

Building on Volcanic Ground: Architecture's Response to Volcanic Landscapes

Daniela Andino — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Volcanic landscapes make geological change unusually visible. Lava hardens into new ground, and plants slowly take hold across it. Ash can remain in the landscape for years. Around active volcanoes, these processes are still underway, affecting where and how people build.

Next Practices Live in Mexico

ArchDaily Team — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:15:00 +0000

ArchDaily invites you to the launch of the 6th edition of its Next Practices Awards. Taking place during Design Week Mexico, the event will explore how emerging practices are expanding architecture's capacity to act and produce change: from the tools and knowledge they work with to the social, environmental, cultural, and material realities they engage with.

The House of Continum / Squelette Design

Miwa Negoro — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

An Autopoietic Intervention in Minimal Brutalism – The House of Continuum reimagines the spatial syntax of co-living with nature, transcending the traditional paradigm of a residential retreat. Grounded in the principles of critical regionalism and biophilic design, the architecture refuses to impose itself upon the landscape. Instead, it operates as a permeable pavilion, seamlessly assimilating into the genius loci (spirit of the place). Designed originally as a sanctuary for wellness, the built environment establishes an empathetic dialogue with the surrounding ecology.

Farshid Moussavi Receives the 2026 Soane Medal

Reyyan Dogan — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Farshid Moussavi has been awarded the 2026 Soane Medal for her contributions to architectural practice, history, and theory. The Iranian-born architect and educator, who founded Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA) in 2011, will receive the medal at the Royal Academy in London on November 24, 2026, where she will also deliver a public lecture. The annual award, established by Sir John Soane's Museum in 2017, recognizes individuals whose work has contributed to a broader understanding of architecture and its role in society.

Modular House with a Sloping Facade / Papundekl Architects

Andreas Luco — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

This single-story family home in a South Bohemian village navigates a dual context: it respects local rural heritage on one side while completely opening up to nature on the other. Designed for a couple in their 60s who wish to spend their time cycling and living closer to nature, the building blurs the boundary between interior and exterior by turning its back to the village road and facing a secluded forest with a stream.

Danish Architecture Center Celebrates Urbanist Jan Gehl's 90th Birthday with a Calendar of Activities and an Exhibition

Antonia Piñeiro — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

For the second year running, Copenhagen was named the world's most livable city in the 2026 Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index. According to the Danish Architecture Center, part of this progress in urban quality of life is due to the work of Danish architect and urban planner Jan Gehl, who celebrates his 90th birthday this year. Jan Gehl has dedicated his professional career to the field of city life and people-centered urban development, founding Gehl Architects (now Gehl Studio) in 2000 and publishing extensively on urban design methodologies to create lively, healthy, and human-centric urban environments. In honor of his birthday, the Danish Architecture Center is presenting an exhibition and a series of activities centered on the role he has played in urban development worldwide.

From Garden to Monument: Liberation Landscapes in African Cities

Toke Joseph — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Liberation does not always begin with a monument. It may begin in a garden, a yard, a clearing, a field; in the occupation of land and the possibility of gathering there. Across histories shaped by colonialism and dispossession, space has been more than the setting in which liberation takes place. It has been one of its practices: cultivated, occupied, hidden within, moved through and collectively remade.