Architecture News
Architecture news moves fast, and this category keeps you on top of it. illustrarch reports on new projects, competition results, industry shifts, and notable openings from around the world. Check back regularly for clear, concise updates on the buildings and ideas everyone in the field is talking about.
SAGA Space Architects Completes 36 3D Printed Student Homes in Denmark
SAGA Space Architects completes a 36-unit 3D printed student housing scheme in Holstebro, Denmark, saving 90% of site trees.
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OpenAI’s Astra Model Aims to Turn AI Into an Architecture Workflow Operator
OpenAI's Astra model, launched Sept. 3, 2026, runs multi-step tasks across software, raising promise and cybersecurity concerns for AEC firms.
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Four Design and Architecture Contests Open for Entries This Fall
Four separate design contests, in California, Vancouver, Canada's new RIBA chapter and the MENA region, have opened for entries.
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MAD to Convert 1923 Rotterdam Warehouse into Dance Center
MAD will convert a 1923 Rotterdam warehouse into Danshuis, a dance center opening in 2030 on the River Maas.
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George Lucas’s Narrative Art Museum Set to Open in LA in 2026
George Lucas's museum of narrative art, designed by Ma Yansong, opens in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026.
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BIG Completes First Art Museum With Suzhou MoCA on Jinji Lake
BIG's first completed art museum, a 60,000 sqm cluster of pavilions, has opened on Suzhou's Jinji Lake.
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Foster + Partners to Test Robot Swarms Building Timber from the Top Down
Foster + Partners wins €4m EU grant to build robot and drone swarms that assemble timber structures top-down.
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JLL Design Rolls Out AI Floor Plan Tool laiout Across 65 Studios Worldwide
JLL Design has adopted AI floor plan tool laiout across all 65 studios, citing a 50% cut in test-fit time.
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