© Mariela Apollonio architects: R21 Arkitekter Location: Fornebu, Norway Project Year: 2024 Photographs: Mariela Apollonio Read more »

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…

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 »

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 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…

© Riccardo de Vecchi architects: Bongiana Architetture Location: Padua, Italy Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Riccardo de Vecchi Area: 300.0 m2 Read more »

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 »

[ By WebUrbanist in Technology & Vehicles & Mods. ] The 20th-century American dream of suburban houses and picket fences unfolded in parallel with another vision: freedom to roam, embodied in camper vans and other mobile housing designs. The increasing costs of city living and desire to escape nine-to-five life has since led to a new generation of creative solutions, ranging from converted camper vans and buses to space-saving sleeping trailers that can be towed behind cars or even two-wheeled vehicles. DIY & Professional Van Home Conversions Many mobile living creations of this new millennium are actually adaptations of existing vehicles, including do-it-yourself van rehabs as well as professional remodels.…

[ By WebUrbanist in Conceptual & Futuristic & Technology. ] In Newark, New Jersey, a large and deceptively nondescript building is redefining the Garden State, producing millions of pounds of food per year just outside of Manhattan. This 70,000 square foot facility has the equivalent yield of over 5 million square feet of traditional farmland. Inside, a year-round, closed-loop aeroponics system employs no pesticides and requires 95% less water than field farming. This branch of AeroFarms is not alone — it’s part of a food production revolution with projects ranging from at-home and in-store micro-farms to massive facilities set up in old factories and warehouses around the world. Technically, vertical…