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.
ZHA-Led Consortium Presents Benghazi 2050 City Planning Framework
A seven-firm consortium including ZHA presented a spatial plan and digital twin platform for Benghazi's growth through 2050 at a September planning event.
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CCA Tashkent Opens in Studio KO’s Revamped 1912 Tram Depot
Studio KO has converted a 1912 Tashkent tram depot into CCA Tashkent, the flagship art venue of Uzbekistan's ACDF, opened with the group...
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MIT Architecture School Moves Into DS+R-Converted Metropolitan Storage Warehouse
MIT's architecture school has moved into a DS+R-converted 1894 warehouse in Cambridge, opening fully on October 1, 2026.
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Futuro House Production Revived in Finland After Decades-Long Hiatus
A Facebook listing for abandoned moulds led to the first new Futuro House in decades, unveiled at Helsinki Design Week.
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LTL Architects Builds a Compressed Straw House in New York
LTL Architects built a New York prototype house from 16 compressed straw units with a thatch rainscreen skin.
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Studio RAP Clads Beverwijk Substation with 3D Printed Ceramic Facade
Studio RAP and Powerhouse Company clad a Dutch 150 kV switchstation with a 322-tile 3D printed ceramic relief.
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International Excellence Awards 2026 Winners Span Architecture, Interiors and AI Design
The second International Excellence Awards honoured work from five continents, from an off-grid retirement home in Mexico by MCXA to Taiwanese hotel and...
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African Futures Institute Opens Permanent Home in Accra Warehouse
Lesley Lokko's African Futures Institute converts an Accra tile warehouse into a permanent headquarters and public venue.
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