Villa Bruksveien / R21 Arkitekter
© Mariela Apollonio architects: R21 Arkitekter Location: Fornebu, Norway Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Mariela Apollonio Read more »
Understanding Soft Architecture: The Shift from Monument to Moment
BUGA Fibre Pavilion / ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart . Image © ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart In recent years, architecture has increasingly embraced adaptability, flexibility, and responsiveness as core design principles. This evolution reflects a shift from traditional notions of static, permanent structures to dynamic environments that can adjust to changing needs and conditions. Central to this transformation is the concept of “soft architecture”, which leverages pliable materials and innovative systems to create spaces that are functional, sustainable, and user-centric. Soft architecture takes shape through membranes that breathe, façades that move, structures that inflate or fold, and surfaces that bend rather than break. It involves designing for transformation — not only…
As-Salam Mosque / Archeground Ltd.
Courtesy of Archeground Ltd. architects: Archeground Ltd. Location: Ramgati Upazila, Lakshmipur, Bangladesh Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Courtesy of Archeground Ltd. Photographs: Faruque Abdullah Shawon Area: 1034.0 m2 Read more »
Celebrating Timber Innovation: Insights from the 2025 Built by Nature Prize
Courtesy of Built by Nature The Built by Nature Prize 2025 is now open for entries. The award recognizes completed projects – new builds, renovations, and extensions – that demonstrate leadership in sustainable timber and bio-based construction. Aimed at highlighting global best practices, the Prize offers architects and project teams an opportunity to gain international visibility and contribute to the evolving conversation around regenerative building. The deadline for submissions is 23:59 CET on June 8, 2025. Entries can be submitted via builtbn.org/prize. Read more »
The World’s Largest Wooden Architectural Structure: Explore Sou Fujimoto’s Grand Ring at Expo 2025 Osaka Through the Lens of Stephane Aboudaram
The Grand Ring of Expo Osaka. Image © Stephane ABOUDARAM – WE ARE CONTENT(S) Expo 2025 officially opened its doors on April 13, 2025, on Yumeshima, a reclaimed island in Osaka Bay. Held under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” the event brings together over 150 countries and international organizations to address pressing global challenges through architecture, technology, and design. At the center of the Expo grounds stands the Grand Ring, a monumental circular structure designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. Spanning approximately 2 kilometers in circumference and rising to 20 meters in height, the timber structure encircles the main exhibition area and was recognised by Guinness World…
Texturised House / Bongiana Architetture
© Riccardo de Vecchi architects: Bongiana Architetture Location: Padua, Italy Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Riccardo de Vecchi Area: 300.0 m2 Read more »
Do We Still Need Architecture Awards? Highlights from the “Beyond the Prize” Discussion Forum in Venice, Italy
During the opening week of the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, a consortium of six major architecture awards, including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Holcim Foundation Awards, the EUmies Awards, the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, the OBEL Award, and the Ammodo Architecture Award, convened at TBA21–Academy’s Ocean Space for a critical discussion titled “Beyond the Prize.” This forum aimed to reflect on the role, relevance, and future potential of architecture awards amidst pressing social and environmental challenges. ArchDaily attended the public event and took the opportunity to ask the participants: What would the field of architecture look like if we stopped organizing architecture awards? Read more »
The Land Remembers: Lebanon’s Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Biennale Confronts Ecocide Through Architecture
The Land Remembers: Lebanon’s Pavilion. Image Courtesy of CAL At the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia in 2025, the Lebanese Pavilion, curated by the Collective for Architecture Lebanon (CAL), presents “The Land Remembers,” an exploration of ecocide and environmental healing. Selected by Lebanon’s Ministry of Culture and the Lebanese Federation of Engineers, CAL is a non-profit organization co-founded in 2019 by Shereen Doummar, Edouard Souhaid, Elias Tamer, and Lynn Chamoun. Their curatorial vision aims to transform the pavilion into a fictional institution, the Ministry of Land Intelligens, dedicated to confronting environmental devastation and proposing strategies for ecological restoration. Read more »
