ArchDaily Global ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Cork House / studio bauform]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041447/cork-house-studio-bauform Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1041447/cork-house-studio-bauform The project expands a corten-clad single-family house with a distinctive folded roof, seeking to create additional living space while preserving the autonomy of the existing building and the harmony of the ensemble. Rather than competing with the original structure, the extension acts as a careful continuation — a reinterpretation rather than an addition.

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  • architects: studio bauform
  • Location: Homburg, Germany
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Markus Vogt
  • Area: 35.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Furniture as Architecture: Micro-Modernisms Inside the Home]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041170/furniture-as-architecture-micro-modernisms-inside-the-home Sat, 16 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Ananya Nayak https://www.archdaily.com/1041170/furniture-as-architecture-micro-modernisms-inside-the-home Modernism is often encountered through built form, photographed facades, canonical plans, concrete manifestos. For most people, its first encounter was far more immediate. It was a chair in an office, a shelf in a living room, a compact unit that reorganized how one sat, stored, or slept. Long before modern architecture could be widely commissioned, it was furniture that entered everyday space, carrying with it a new logic of living. Modernism's promise of transforming life was often delivered through these smaller, repeatable objects.

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Modernism is often encountered through built form, photographed facades, canonical plans, concrete manifestos. For most people, its first encounter was far more immediate. It was a chair in an office, a shelf in a living room, a compact unit that reorganized how one sat, stored, or slept. Long before modern architecture could be widely commissioned, it was furniture that entered everyday space, carrying with it a new logic of living. Modernism's promise of transforming life was often delivered through these smaller, repeatable objects.

To understand this shift, furniture has to be read as a condensed form of architecture rather than decoration. Early twentieth-century designers treated it precisely this way. Le Corbusier described furniture as équipement de l'habitation (equipment of living), placing it within the operational system of the building rather than outside it. Similarly, the Bauhaus approached chairs and tables as industrial prototypes, embedding principles of standardization, efficiency, and mass production into their design. As architectural historian Beatriz Colomina has argued, modern architecture did not circulate only through buildings, but through media and objects that translated its ideas into everyday life. Furniture became architecture in miniature: portable, reproducible, and capable of reorganizing space without reconstructing it.

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]]> <![CDATA[Forestry Station / Roland Baldi Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041535/forestry-station-roland-baldi-architects Sat, 16 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041535/forestry-station-roland-baldi-architects Wood as a way of being: The forestry station in the centre of Nova Ponente/Deutschnofen is a highly functional administrative building designed to combine purpose and surroundings. Home to the local forestry office of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen, the building represents a responsible use of resources and is constructed from a material inextricably linked to the daily work of its users: wood. The architecture reinterprets the traditional two-story residential houses of the area with pitched roofs, reducing their form to the essentials, thus creating a conscious contrast while remaining in dialogue with the existing context.

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]]> <![CDATA[Osmanthus Yard / Atelier Wen'Arch]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041501/osmanthus-yard-atelier-wenarch Sat, 16 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Valeria Silva https://www.archdaily.com/1041501/osmanthus-yard-atelier-wenarch The project is located in Zhongxin Village, Longmen County, Huizhou, as one of the art projects for the "Nankunshan-Luofushan Rim Pioneer Zone (Huizhou) Architectural Art Project" organized by Fengyuzhu. The site of Osmanthus Yard is a marginal terrace situated between the village and the mountain forest. On the west side, a Feng Shui wall from the late Qing Dynasty remains, adjacent to an ancient well and a century-old Osmanthus tree. Connected to this wall are the remnants of a retaining wall winding along the mountain, forming intermittent fragments of the old village boundary. The terrace lies to the east of this old boundary; two former residences collapsed and were repurposed as temporary chicken coops, with traces of old foundations and ruins still visible. To the north and east lies a dense Lingnan forest, where moss and ferns cling to the crevices of the cliff faces. The terrain rises approximately one meter from west to east, terminating at three tall trees at the eastern end.

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  • architects: Atelier Wen'Arch
  • Location: Huizhou, China
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Hao Chen
  • Area: 221.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Casa TG / Obra Arquitetos]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041585/casa-tg-obra-arquitetos Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/1041585/casa-tg-obra-arquitetos The lot is located on a corner within a gated community, in a neighborhood predominantly occupied by residences that make use of nearly all of their land, with limited gardens and green spaces that are of poor quality and poorly integrated into the urban environment, and are often enclosed off the street.

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  • architects: Obra Arquitetos
  • Location: Jundiaí, Brasil
  • Project Year: 2026
  • Photographs: Nelson Kon
  • Area: 623.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Piná House / Nommo Arquitetos]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041366/pina-house-nommo-arquitetos Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Susanna Moreira https://www.archdaily.com/1041366/pina-house-nommo-arquitetos An architectural project often builds upon the relationship between those who will inhabit it and what already existed before. On this land, located in Santo Antônio de Lisboa, Florianópolis, this bond presents itself in a particularly profound way, as a living memory that has been cultivated over time, where the local flora, planted by the mother of one of the residents, remains as an emotional and structural presence. Among these species, the juçara palm stands out, the Pinã, which names the house and encapsulates this relationship.

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]]> <![CDATA[Loyola University Chapel / Trahan Architects]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041496/loyola-university-chapel-trahan-architects Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pilar Caballero https://www.archdaily.com/1041496/loyola-university-chapel-trahan-architects The Chapel of St. Ignatius and Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center, located on Loyola University New Orleans' historic quad, provides a place for spiritual contemplation and an inspiring space for campus gathering. The building's simple cylindrical form, composed of textured, hand-made brick, harmonizes with the surrounding Tudor-Gothic buildings on campus while maintaining its own distinctive contemporary character.  The chapel's solid exterior evokes permanence and stability that reflects the surrounding campus.  

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]]> <![CDATA[Villa in Rind Village / ARCHcoop Architectural Studio]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041445/villa-in-rind-village-archcoop-architectural-studio Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1041445/villa-in-rind-village-archcoop-architectural-studio Rind village is located in the Vayots Dzor region, one of the wine-making centers of Armenia. The village is situated on a high plateau with views of the surrounding mountains. At the edge of the village are the vineyards and the Zorah Winery, which define the character of the landscape.

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]]> <![CDATA[Rethinking the High-Rise: 5 Unbuilt Towers from the ArchDaily Community]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040793/rethinking-the-high-rise-5-unbuilt-towers-from-the-archdaily-community Fri, 15 May 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Nour Fakharany https://www.archdaily.com/1040793/rethinking-the-high-rise-5-unbuilt-towers-from-the-archdaily-community High-rise architecture continues to serve as a primary tool for accommodating density in rapidly evolving urban environments. Traditionally defined by efficiency and repetition, the tower is increasingly being reexamined as a more complex spatial and organizational system. Across different geographies, architects are testing how vertical structures can move beyond singular functions to incorporate layered programs, environmental strategies, and new forms of occupation.

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High-rise architecture continues to serve as a primary tool for accommodating density in rapidly evolving urban environments. Traditionally defined by efficiency and repetition, the tower is increasingly being reexamined as a more complex spatial and organizational system. Across different geographies, architects are testing how vertical structures can move beyond singular functions to incorporate layered programs, environmental strategies, and new forms of occupation.

The following selection brings together unbuilt projects submitted by the ArchDaily community, highlighting a range of approaches to the contemporary tower. From mixed-use developments and residential high-rises to speculative ecological proposals, these works reflect an ongoing shift in how vertical architecture is conceived. These towers engage with broader questions of privacy, coexistence, adaptability, and urban integration.

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]]> <![CDATA[Villa Polo / Driss Kettani]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041384/villa-polo-driss-kettani Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Andreas Luco https://www.archdaily.com/1041384/villa-polo-driss-kettani The Villa Polo in Casablanca is projected on a 250 sqm plot in a residential area. The constraints of the neighborhood and the north orientation on the street have directed the design towards creating an inner world that is both open, intimate, and mysterious. Urban regulations have defined the general layout, the house having two adjoining houses on both lateral sides and being open on the street to the north and to a south-facing garden.

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]]> <![CDATA[Evolving Classrooms for Diverse Minds and Futures]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041145/evolving-classrooms-for-diverse-minds-and-futures Fri, 15 May 2026 06:45:00 +0000 Eduardo Souza https://www.archdaily.com/1041145/evolving-classrooms-for-diverse-minds-and-futures Learning something new is, biologically, a transformation of the brain. With each experience, neural connections are reorganized, creating and strengthening synapses. Far more than simply accumulating information, learning is about reconfiguring internal structures, a process that can reshape individuals and societies alike. The environment in which this takes place can cultivate curiosity, adaptability, and emotional resilience, thus supporting our next generation of leaders, or suppress those qualities, leading to withdrawal and isolation.

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Learning something new is, biologically, a transformation of the brain. With each experience, neural connections are reorganized, creating and strengthening synapses. Far more than simply accumulating information, learning is about reconfiguring internal structures, a process that can reshape individuals and societies alike. The environment in which this takes place can cultivate curiosity, adaptability, and emotional resilience, thus supporting our next generation of leaders, or suppress those qualities, leading to withdrawal and isolation.

With the rise of modern schooling during the Industrial Revolution, a standardized model emerged, defined by rows of desks, simultaneous instruction, and visual supervision. Often compared to a factory system, this model still persists in many places despite profound technological shifts. These rigid environments remain even as modern learning demands experimentation and adaptability.

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]]> <![CDATA[Studio Gang Completes the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center for Hudson Valley Shakespeare in New York]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041574/studio-gang-completes-the-samuel-h-scripps-theater-center-for-hudson-valley-shakespeare-in-new-york Fri, 15 May 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Reyyan Dogan https://www.archdaily.com/1041574/studio-gang-completes-the-samuel-h-scripps-theater-center-for-hudson-valley-shakespeare-in-new-york Hudson Valley Shakespeare has opened the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison, New York, marking the completion of a six-year project that establishes the company's first permanent home. The new campus, designed by Studio Gang in collaboration with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, expands the organization's long-standing open-air performance model into a permanent cultural and educational facility integrated within the Hudson Valley landscape. Construction began in September 2024 following several years of planning and fundraising.

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Hudson Valley Shakespeare has opened the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison, New York, marking the completion of a six-year project that establishes the company's first permanent home. The new campus, designed by Studio Gang in collaboration with Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, expands the organization's long-standing open-air performance model into a permanent cultural and educational facility integrated within the Hudson Valley landscape. Construction began in September 2024 following several years of planning and fundraising.

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]]> <![CDATA[Theater in the Santa Clotilde Gardens / SCOB]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040597/theatre-in-the-santa-clotilde-gardens-scob Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1040597/theatre-in-the-santa-clotilde-gardens-scob The intervention in the Santa Clotilde Gardens introduces a small open-air theatre within one of Catalonia's most emblematic historic landscapes. Designed by scob, the project is conceived in continuity with the noucentista principles that define the garden—order, clarity and a deep relationship with the landscape—engaging carefully with its context and extending rather than transforming the existing spatial logic.

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  • architects: SCOB
  • Location: Lloret de Mar, Spain
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Judith Casas
  • Area: 5500.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Kengo Kuma & Associates and Paul Raff Studio Selected to Design New Banff National Park Visitor Centre in Canada]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041575/kengo-kuma-and-associates-and-paul-raff-studio-selected-to-design-new-banff-national-park-visitor-centre-in-canada Fri, 15 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1041575/kengo-kuma-and-associates-and-paul-raff-studio-selected-to-design-new-banff-national-park-visitor-centre-in-canada On May 13, 2026, Parks Canada, the federal agency responsible for protecting and managing Canada's natural and cultural heritage, announced the winning design for a reimagined visitor centre and community space in Banff National Park. The competition was organized in partnership with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) as part of the 200-Block Banff Avenue Redevelopment Project. The proposal by Paul Raff Studio and Kengo Kuma & Associates was selected from a shortlist of five pre-qualified teams that also included EVOQ + Ryder, KPMB Architects, Revery Architecture, and Stantec Architecture. An independent jury assembled by the RAIC selected the design for its approach to landscape, sustainability principles, and its balance between conservation, heritage, Indigenous perspectives, and visitor experience, among other considerations.

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On May 13, 2026, Parks Canada, the federal agency responsible for protecting and managing Canada's natural and cultural heritage, announced the winning design for a reimagined visitor centre and community space in Banff National Park. The competition was organized in partnership with the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) as part of the 200-Block Banff Avenue Redevelopment Project. The proposal by Paul Raff Studio and Kengo Kuma & Associates was selected from a shortlist of five pre-qualified teams that also included EVOQ + Ryder, KPMB Architects, Revery Architecture, and Stantec Architecture. An independent jury assembled by the RAIC selected the design for its approach to landscape, sustainability principles, and its balance between conservation, heritage, Indigenous perspectives, and visitor experience, among other considerations.

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]]> <![CDATA[Reading the Territory: The Landscapes of Estudio Ome]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041428/reading-the-territory-the-landscapes-of-estudio-ome Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Valentina Díaz https://www.archdaily.com/1041428/reading-the-territory-the-landscapes-of-estudio-ome Based in Mexico City, Estudio Ome, founded by Susana Rojas Saviñón and Hortense Blanchard, is an architectural and landscape practice working across forests, volcanic terrains, urban fragments, and former industrial sites. Winner of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards, the studio develops projects through sustained observation of ecological and territorial conditions, where design decisions arise directly from the behavior of soil, water, vegetation, and ground.

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Based in Mexico City, Estudio Ome, founded by Susana Rojas Saviñón and Hortense Blanchard, is an architectural and landscape practice working across forests, volcanic terrains, urban fragments, and former industrial sites. Winner of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards, the studio develops projects through sustained observation of ecological and territorial conditions, where design decisions arise directly from the behavior of soil, water, vegetation, and ground.

Each project begins with repeated encounters. The terrain is first approached through walking and prolonged observation, letting drainage patterns, erosion, and seasonal shifts become legible before any formal measurement occurs. These visits form the basis for interpreting both visible and subterranean layers—hydrology and historical transformations that continue to exert force on the surface.

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]]> <![CDATA[Maison de l'Innovation Office / Baumschlager Eberle Architekten]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041524/maison-de-linnovation-office-baumschlager-eberle-architekten Fri, 15 May 2026 03:00:00 +0000 Hadir Al Koshta https://www.archdaily.com/1041524/maison-de-linnovation-office-baumschlager-eberle-architekten It is the sophisticated synthesis of high-quality architecture, the concept of sustainability, the comfort offered, the communicative ability, and the purpose of a place that makes the Maison de l'Innovation so important for employees and the urban context.

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]]> <![CDATA[Beijing National Day School Student Creative Activity Center / Origin Architect]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041547/beijing-national-day-school-student-creative-activity-center-origin-architect Fri, 15 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000 Valeria Silva https://www.archdaily.com/1041547/beijing-national-day-school-student-creative-activity-center-origin-architect Beijing National Day School is renowned for its student-led, open and free campus culture. Every year, students initiate ten campus improvement proposals, which receive full support from the school authorities.The former School Uniform Center, located in the northeast corner of the campus, was listed on the 2023 Annual Ten Practical Campus Improvement Projects due to student concerns regarding space experience and frequency of use.Originally built as an underground concrete fish pond, the building had undergone numerous extension and partition, resulting in a chaotic and disorganized function: the underground bookstore and print shop were dim, damp and poorly ventilated; the ground-floor uniform storage and exhibition area was cramped and enclosed, standing in stark contrast to the natural beauty of the surrounding pine woods. Seizing this renovation opportunity, Origin Architect seeks to revitalize the building under pines and sunshine, metamorphosing it into a free realm that stirs students' sensibility and creative thinking.

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  • architects: Origin Architect
  • Location: Hai Dian Qu, China
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Zhi Xia
  • Area: 830.0 m2
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]]> <![CDATA[Old Study in Solitude / Atelier Wen'Arch]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1041500/old-study-in-solitude-atelier-wenarch Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Valeria Silva https://www.archdaily.com/1041500/old-study-in-solitude-atelier-wenarch Located at the eastern end of Zhongxin Village in Longmen County, Huizhou, this project transforms an old late Qing Dynasty study building into a meditation-themed art space in the village. It serves as a project for the "Nankunshan-Luofushan Rim Pioneer Zone (Huizhou) Architectural Art Project" organized by Fengyuzhu. The original building features a U-shaped courtyard layout with a traditional construction technique known as "Gold Wrapped in Silver"—consisting of an exterior grey brick skin and an interior earthen wall—punctuated by staggered window openings. Internally, fragments of wooden mezzanine components remain, sheltered by a traditional timber roof with grey clay tiles. Prior to intervention, the study was identified as a hazardous structure due to prolonged neglect, characterized by loosened walls and a decaying roof, while the interior was perpetually enveloped in dim, atmospheric natural light.The design aims to balance protective restoration with spatial intervention. On one hand, it reinforces the structure while preserving historical features, seeking to create a "stratified readability" of temporal traces. On the other, it employs a palette of warm and cool light to sculpt the spatial field. Through the intervention of installations, a distinction is drawn between the golden, warm light within the ancestral study and the natural, cool light of the courtyard, establishing a site of staggered, contrasting atmospheres.

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  • architects: Atelier Wen'Arch
  • Location: Huizhou, China
  • Project Year: 2025
  • Photographs: Yumeng Zhu
  • Area: 108.0 m2
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