The Kitchen as a Social Space: Everyday Rituals and the Making of Place

Can architecture be built from food? Between the fire that warms, the smells that spread, and the bodies that gather around the table, the apparent banality of cooking and eating reveals itself as a choreographed dance of spatial appropriation and belonging. These gestures organize routines, produce bonds, and transform the built environment into lived place. The kitchen—domestic, communal, or urban—thus ceases to be merely a functional space and affirms itself as a territory of encounter.

Architecture News The Kitchen as a Social Space: Everyday Rituals and the Making of Place

Van der Vlugt Residence / [STRANG]

The Van der Vlugt Residence, a highly acclaimed project by renow ned Miami-based firm S TRANG, has set a global benchmark for resilient modern architecture. Its status is cemented by significant, high-profile recognition, notably the AIA Florida Award of Excellence for New Work, AIA Miami Award of Excellence in Residential Architecture, and its selection as a World Architecture Festival Finalist. This prestige is further amplified by its selection as the subject of the pilot episode for Sarasota School: A Living Legacy, a new documentary series by Architecture Sarasota that will further convey the home's status as a critical piece of 21st-century design.

Architecture News Van der Vlugt Residence / [STRANG]

In a Park Apartment / L Architects

In a Park is a renovation of an original three-bedroom apartment located in the northeast region of Singapore, designed for a horticulturist client.

Architecture News In a Park Apartment / L Architects

Buildner Announces Winners of Architect’s Chair #4 Competition and Launches #5 Edition

Buildner is pleased to announce the results of its Architect's Chair Competition Edition 4, an annual international competition that invites architects and designers worldwide to submit designs for a signature chair. Following in the footsteps of iconic figures like Charles and Ray Eames, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, and Arne Jacobsen, participants are tasked with creating custom chairs that reflect their unique design philosophies and visions.

Architecture News Buildner Announces Winners of Architect’s Chair #4 Competition and Launches #5 Edition

WEISS/MANFREDI Reveals Updated Designs for La Brea Tar Pits Transformation in Los Angeles

New renderings released by WEISS/MANFREDI reveal updated plans for the ongoing transformation of the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, a comprehensive redesign that integrates the museum, landscape, and active excavation areas into a continuous public and research-oriented campus. Alongside the design update, the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHM) has announced the creation of the Samuel Oschin Global Center for Ice Age Research, a new initiative supported by the Samuel Oschin Family Foundation, which advances the site's long-term redevelopment. The transformation project is led by WEISS/MANFREDI as design lead for the museum and park, with Gruen Associates serving as executi..

Architecture News WEISS/MANFREDI Reveals Updated Designs for La Brea Tar Pits Transformation in Los Angeles

Art 1 Office / Neiheiser Argyros

An existing 40-year-old office building is stripped back to its structure and completely reimagined for the present. The original massing logics are recovered and emphasized. What used to be a confusing and run-down muddle of geometric clashes is now untangled and rearticulated as if the building is composed of twelve separate buildings, each with its own cladding logic and interior atmosphere.

Architecture News Art 1 Office / Neiheiser Argyros