ArchDaily Global ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Jaali, Mashrabiya, Cobogó: The Lightest Skins in Architecture]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040651/jaali-mashrabiya-cobogo-the-lightest-skins-in-architecture Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Ananya Nayak https://www.archdaily.com/1040651/jaali-mashrabiya-cobogo-the-lightest-skins-in-architecture A perforated screen is often treated as an afterthought, something applied to soften light, to decorate a façade, or to add texture where a wall might otherwise feel flat. It is photographed as a surface, drawn as a pattern, and discussed as a craft. But in many buildings across the Indian subcontinent and the Islamic world, the screen was never an addition. It was the wall itself. Remove it, and the building does not simply change in appearance; it loses its ability to regulate heat, move air, and mediate between inside and outside.

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A perforated screen is often treated as an afterthought, something applied to soften light, to decorate a façade, or to add texture where a wall might otherwise feel flat. It is photographed as a surface, drawn as a pattern, and discussed as a craft. But in many buildings across the Indian subcontinent and the Islamic world, the screen was never an addition. It was the wall itself. Remove it, and the building does not simply change in appearance; it loses its ability to regulate heat, move air, and mediate between inside and outside.

This misreading reveals more about contemporary habits than about the screen itself. Architectural thinking has long separated structure from envelope, performance from expression. Within that framework, elements like the jaali or mashrabiya are easy to categorize as ornamental, visually rich but technically secondary. Yet these screens were conceived as integrated systems, where geometry, material, and climate operate together. Their intelligence lies in what they do.

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]]> <![CDATA[House of Light Oaxaca / T804 Arquitectura e Interiorismo Estratégico]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040543/house-of-light-oaxaca-t804-arquitectura-e-interiorismo-estrategico Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1040543/house-of-light-oaxaca-t804-arquitectura-e-interiorismo-estrategico Casa Luz is an architectural and interior design intervention in an existing home in the city of Oaxaca that reflects on how to inhabit from a local perspective without resorting to nostalgic or literal gestures. The proposal is built upon a sensitive reading of the context, where materiality, light, and craftsmanship become the primary means of expression.

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]]> <![CDATA[Sony World Photography Awards 2026 Revealed Architecture & Design Category Winners]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040792/sony-world-photography-awards-2026-revealed-architecture-and-design-category-winners Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Reyyan Dogan https://www.archdaily.com/1040792/sony-world-photography-awards-2026-revealed-architecture-and-design-category-winners The 2026 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards has announced its overall winners, recognizing contributions across the Professional, Open, Student, and Youth competitions. Now in its 19th year, the program continues to position itself as a key platform for both emerging and established practitioners, drawing over 430,000 submissions from more than 200 countries and territories. The program recognizes work across ten Professional categories, including Architecture & Design, alongside parallel Open, Student, and Youth competitions, and is accompanied by an annual exhibition at Somerset House in London.

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The 2026 edition of the Sony World Photography Awards has announced its overall winners, recognizing contributions across the Professional, Open, Student, and Youth competitions. Now in its 19th year, the program continues to position itself as a key platform for both emerging and established practitioners, drawing over 430,000 submissions from more than 200 countries and territories. The program recognizes work across ten Professional categories, including Architecture & Design, alongside parallel Open, Student, and Youth competitions, and is accompanied by an annual exhibition at Somerset House in London.

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]]> <![CDATA[Eugen-Bolz Student Residence / Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040557/eugen-bolz-student-residence-cukrowicz-nachbaur-architekten Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1040557/eugen-bolz-student-residence-cukrowicz-nachbaur-architekten The expansion of the Eugen-Bolz student residence is being built by the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart and is located in the middle of a beautiful urban park.

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]]> <![CDATA[Peter Zumthor’s LACMA David Geffen Galleries Open in Los Angeles]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040778/peter-zumthors-lacma-david-geffen-galleries-open-in-los-angeles Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1040778/peter-zumthors-lacma-david-geffen-galleries-open-in-los-angeles On Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened its new David Geffen Galleries to the public. Designed by architect Peter Zumthor, the building offers an elevated exhibition space for the museum's permanent collection. All artworks are presented in a single-level open space, in a non-hierarchical layout of cultures, traditions, and eras, spanning 6,000 years of art history across approximately 155,000 objects. The space is flexible, accommodating diverse curatorial projects as well as visitors' individual paths. The project marks a new step in the institution's two-decade transformation into a global art museum and the most comprehensive in the western United States.

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On Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened its new David Geffen Galleries to the public. Designed by architect Peter Zumthor, the building offers an elevated exhibition space for the museum's permanent collection. All artworks are presented in a single-level open space, in a non-hierarchical layout of cultures, traditions, and eras, spanning 6,000 years of art history across approximately 155,000 objects. The space is flexible, accommodating diverse curatorial projects as well as visitors' individual paths. The project marks a new step in the institution's two-decade transformation into a global art museum and the most comprehensive in the western United States.

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]]> <![CDATA[Public Space in Use: Región Austral and the Architecture of Everyday Life]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040709/public-space-in-use-region-austral-and-the-architecture-of-everyday-life Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Daniela Andino https://www.archdaily.com/1040709/public-space-in-use-region-austral-and-the-architecture-of-everyday-life Architecture is often evaluated through what gets built. But in many cases, what matters happens after: how spaces are used, adapted, and made part of everyday life. For Región Austral, winner of ArchDaily's 2025 Next Practices Awards, this is where design really begins. Working across many contexts, the practice approaches public space not as a single object, but as something that needs to be activated, negotiated, and sustained over time. Their projects focus less on defining form and more on creating the conditions for use, with design serving as the starting point.

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Architecture is often evaluated through what gets built. But in many cases, what matters happens after: how spaces are used, adapted, and made part of everyday life. For Región Austral, winner of ArchDaily's 2025 Next Practices Awards, this is where design really begins. Working across many contexts, the practice approaches public space not as a single object, but as something that needs to be activated, negotiated, and sustained over time. Their projects focus less on defining form and more on creating the conditions for use, with design serving as the starting point.

This approach can be seen across different contexts, from the Olympic Neighborhood Square to the Playón de Chacarita network. While each project responds to a specific situation, both explore how public space can support collective life in areas marked by fragmentation and inequality. Instead of following a predefined approach, the work adapts to different urban conditions, using participation and incremental strategies to shape how spaces function over time.

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]]> <![CDATA[Burnley House / Sonelo Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040757/burnley-house-sonelo-architects Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1040757/burnley-house-sonelo-architects Situated in a medium-density suburb, Burnley is a composed urban infill to a row of townhouses that has replaced the formerly dominant terrace houses in the area. Sheltered behind the hit-and-miss brickwork is a tranquil home with robust materiality, unexpected sky views, and access to plenty of greenery.

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]]> <![CDATA[SATOYAMA TERRACE / Tatsuro Sasaki Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040734/satoyama-terrace-tatsuro-sasaki-architects Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1040734/satoyama-terrace-tatsuro-sasaki-architects Satoyama Terrace is a small-scale hospitality project situated within a traditional Japanese satoyama landscape, where natural systems and human activity have historically coexisted in dynamic balance. The project begins with a fundamental question: how can architecture engage with this landscape without reducing it to a static or consumable image? Rather than reproducing a nostalgic rural scenery, the design reinterprets the relationships embedded in satoyama and translates them into a contemporary spatial experience. Water, wind, soil, and vegetation are treated not as background elements, but as active forces shaping perception and occupation.

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]]> <![CDATA[Playtime Cabin / Wiki World + Advanced Architecture Lab]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040752/playtime-cabin-wiki-world-plus-advanced-architecture-lab Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 韩爽 - HAN Shuang https://www.archdaily.com/1040752/playtime-cabin-wiki-world-plus-advanced-architecture-lab "Playtime Cabin" is an experimental project of "Merryda Wiki World • Secret Camp", located within a metasequoia forest inhabited by migratory birds, where over a dozen treehouses are discreetly nestled. The concept comes from kids' shared imagination. This project is also part of the "Wiki Building School" co-building with nature initiative, representing another attempt by our team to explore the diversity of living spaces.

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]]> <![CDATA[House 30 / Massive Order]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040777/house-30-massive-order Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Miwa Negoro https://www.archdaily.com/1040777/house-30-massive-order House 30 is designed on a precise 30 cm grid that guides both how the home is built and how it looks. The layout follows a clear rhythm: four light stripes followed by one dark stripe, with all walls placed specifically on those dark lines.

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  • architects: Massive Order
  • Location: Al Khiran, Kuwait
  • Project Year: 2015
  • Photographs: Courtesy of Massive Order
  • Area: 480.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Six-Grid House in Osaka / ATELIER405]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040695/six-grid-house-in-osaka-atelier-405 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1040695/six-grid-house-in-osaka-atelier-405 This project envisions a dwelling for three family members with different daily rhythms and modes of living, where they can respect one another's presence while gathering freely and informally.

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  • architects: ATELIER405
  • Location: Osaka, Japan
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Shotaro Kaide
  • Area: 63.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[TT Houses / PJV Arquitetura]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040148/tt-houses-pjv-arquitetura Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1040148/tt-houses-pjv-arquitetura Garden in the heart of every home as a breath. The TT Houses arise from the idea that even on compact lots, it is possible to create generous, airy, and surprising spaces capable of transforming the living experience.

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  • architects: PJV Arquitetura
  • Location: Rua 4150 - Ayrton Senna, 349, Itacolomi, Balneário Piçarras, Santa Catarina, Brasil
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: Alexandre Zelinski
  • Area: 291.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Chapel Of Saint Peter / Atelier 66]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040516/chapel-of-saint-peter-atelier-66 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/1040516/chapel-of-saint-peter-atelier-66 While designing an urban park near the sea in Praia Norte, Viana do Castelo, we were invited to create a small chapel. The site already featured a humble, glass-fronted oratory built by local residents, which was originally slated for demolition. However, given the community's strong connection to the structure—and their devotion to Saint Peter, the patron saint of fishermen—we felt it was essential to preserve its symbolic value.

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  • architects: Atelier 66
  • Location: , Portugal
  • Project Year: 2020
  • Photographs: Hugo Casanova e João Antunes - Atelier66
  • Area: 30.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Na Kukačkách Mountain Chalet / Edit! architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040211/na-kukackach-mountain-chalet-edit-architects Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1040211/na-kukackach-mountain-chalet-edit-architects The mountain chalet Na Kukačkách by edit! architects demonstrates a contemporary yet sensitive approach to regional Krkonoše Mountains architecture. While the exterior respects the traditional character of mountain buildings with a stone plinth and timber cladding, the project introduces a completely new spatial and functional arrangement of the interior.

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]]> <![CDATA[Reimagining the Complete Neighborhood through Urban Renaturing]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040595/reimagining-the-complete-neighborhood-through-urban-renaturing Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Olivia Poston https://www.archdaily.com/1040595/reimagining-the-complete-neighborhood-through-urban-renaturing The ReGreeneration project, led by C40 Cities and supported by ARUP, Placemaking Europe, Climato Sfera, Inetum, and many others, operates at the intersection of urban ecology, public health, infrastructure, and neighborhood-scale design. Its premise addresses how European cities are built and maintained and how they experience a changing climate, arguing that cities must fundamentally change to remain livable under accelerating climate pressures.

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The ReGreeneration project, led by C40 Cities and supported by ARUP, Placemaking Europe, Climato Sfera, Inetum, and many others, operates at the intersection of urban ecology, public health, infrastructure, and neighborhood-scale design. Its premise addresses how European cities are built and maintained and how they experience a changing climate, arguing that cities must fundamentally change to remain livable under accelerating climate pressures.

The European Commission launched Horizon Europe in 2021 as its most ambitious research and innovation program to date, committing over 95 billion euros to accelerate scientific discovery and address the defining challenges in European cities. Among the initiatives that Horizon Europe funds is ReGreeneration, a transnational consortium uniting nine cities, their governing bodies, leading research institutions, and technology partners in the region.

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]]> <![CDATA[La Vuelta Al Monte Installation / Rare Studio Experimental]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040135/la-vuelta-al-monte-installation-rare-studio-experimental Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1040135/la-vuelta-al-monte-installation-rare-studio-experimental The Vuelta al Monte is an installation developed for the Cosquín Rock Festival 2026, conceived as a device that seeks to restore the link between the event and the territory that sustains it, highlighting the use, awareness, and conservation of native plant species.

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  • architects: Rare Studio Experimental
  • Location: Cosquín, Argentina
  • Project Year: 2026
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  • Area: 100.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[ Jiuyao Kindergarten / ZHUBO Design]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1033119/jiuyao-kindergarten-zhubo-design Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0000 韩爽 - HAN Shuang https://www.archdaily.com/1033119/jiuyao-kindergarten-zhubo-design The project is located at the corner of a super high-rise project site on the south side of the golf course in Futian District, Shenzhen. The site available for construction is very limited, and there is not much extra space after accommodating the basic functions. Although the kindergarten is small in size, we still hope to create a simple and interesting space for the children.We believe that a kindergarten should be a "small world, small universe" for children, rather than a "prison" for keeping them. But how can we fit a "small universe" into such a small kindergarten?

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  • architects: ZHUBO DESIGN
  • Location: Shenzhen, China
  • Project Year: 2024
  • Photographs: ACF
  • Area: 2400.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Saweol Space / Atelier Siyu]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1039870/saweol-space-atelier-siyu Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 韩爽 - HAN Shuang https://www.archdaily.com/1039870/saweol-space-atelier-siyu Saweol Space reimagines a 23 m² corner unit in a mall atrium as a distinctive fashion retail store. The irregular floor plan and 5.5m ceiling maximize display potential and pedestrian flow.

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  • architects: Atelier Siyu
  • Location: Jing’an District, Shanghai, China
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Siyu
  • Area: 23.0 m2
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