Architecture: Research Guide

On February 27, 2010, central Chile was struck by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale, which was followed by a tsunami. More than half of the city of Constitución was devastated.

The construction of the Mata do Paraíso Scouting Park was promoted by the Municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, with co-financing from the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), to address the lack of infrastructure supporting scouting in the municipality.

The new Crux South location in Austin, Texas, designed by Derrington Building Studio, transforms a former gravel lot into a neighborhood hub centered on movement, gathering and community. Crux South is the brand's most ambitious project yet, bringing together a climbing gym, local coffee shop Switchback Coffee, a future tenant space and an outdoor food truck plaza on a single site.

The Kiosk proposes a compact and adaptable model for seasonal commercial infrastructure in Dhermi's rapidly changing coastal context.

Rural and Future meets audiences in Istanbul and Ankara this autumn! The four-year body of work produced through the architectural research and design studio 'Rural and Future: Voices from Beyond the City | Alternative Ways of Living and Architectures', conducted at Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture between 2020 and 2024 and focusing on eight distinct rural geographies across Türkiye, will be presented this autumn through an extensive public program spanning Istanbul and Ankara. The program brings together an exhibition, an international symposium, and a national forum. Projects, drawings, mappings, moving images, and narratives developed through studies conducted in..

IE School of Architecture & Design (IE University) presents a lecture by Mexican architect Rozana Montiel as part of the School's COMMON(S) 2026-27 Lecture Series. Montiel's lecture is organized in collaboration with Fundación Casa de México and Fundación Monumental México.Rozana Montiel's practice is known for a socially engaged, community-centered approach to architecture, with a particular focus on public space, participatory design and the transformation of existing environments. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Venice, São Paulo and Rotterdam Biennials, and has received distinctions such as the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, the Moira Gemmil..

Celebrate the opening of TAELON7: Limbo Engawa and Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample: A Dome with Four Oculi in the Sculpture & Architecture Park at Art Omi on Saturday, September 19, 2–5 PM. Free and open to all ages. RSVP appreciated. Walk-ins always welcome. Opening the afternoon: TAELON7: Limbo Engawa at 2 PM TAELON7: Limbo Engawa marks the Hudson Valley debut of a cross-continental commission between Art Omi and Accra's Limbo Museum. Designed by architect Juergen Benson-Strohmayer of TAELON7, the project was first presented at Limbo Museum in Accra, Ghana, this past March, where it was installed on the museum's unfinished concrete

To mark its 30th anniversary, the studio is transforming the public space in front of its headquarters on Avenida Infante Santo into a free exhibition. Thirty large-format panels, designed to resemble giant bookmarks, present 30 projects that have defined the studio's journey back to the city.To celebrate three decades of practice, Saraiva+Associados (S+A) has chosen the public realm as the stage to showcase its history, under the title *REFLEXO. 30 Anos, 30 Projetos* (REFLECTION: 30 Years, 30 Projects). Starting September 18, the exhibition literally takes to the street, occupying the space in front of 69 A-C Avenida Infante Santo—the studio’s

ArchDaily is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Next Practices Awards, recognizing 20 emerging and forward-thinking practices expanding the possibilities of architecture today.

Emerging lightly from the park landscape of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) near Vienna, VISTA is a new visitor and science center by Studio MAKS and Bollinger + Grohmann that brings research, landscape, and public life together under one reflective roof.

What happens when architecture is asked to create a room without boundaries? Convention halls, stadiums, factories, and logistics centers all begin with the same architectural challenge: creating large, uninterrupted interiors that can accommodate movement, visibility, and changing uses. The larger the span, the greater the structural demands, and the greater the architectural possibilities.

We are excited to announce our first ever East Asia Symposium, hosted by AIA South Korea in Seoul! When: Friday 16 October - Saturday 17 October Where: Cociety (Day 1) + City tours (Day 2), Seoul, South Korea Event Description You are invited to Seoul for the East Asia Symposium! This collaborative project is hosted by AIA South Korea and supported by AIA Chapters, Sections and members across the region, including from Japan, Hong Kong and Taipei. Join us for a two-day symposium exploring the theme of ‘Global Cities, Local Cultures‘. How can cities grow and modernize while preserving their architectural heritage and

Brutalist Asia is the first major survey of Brutalist architecture across the entire Asian continent. Spanning twenty-eight countries, from Japan to Lebanon, the book combines architectural history, photography and regional scholarship to explore how architects across Asia reinterpreted the architectural language of Brutalism in response to local climates, materials, cultures and political conditions. Rather than presenting Brutalism as a single international style, this richly documented volume reveals an extraordinary diversity of architectural expression. It brings together celebrated landmarks, such as Le Corbusier's Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh, Kenzo Tange's Yoyogi National Gymnasi..

A cave in Maharashtra can now be entered without travelling to it. Through a virtual reality experience developed around Ajanta, visitors can move through a digitally reconstructed version of the caves from somewhere else entirely. The project raises an architectural question: if architecture is experienced through movement, scale, sequence and perception, what happens when those experiences can be recreated outside the physical site? IITM Pravartak's Digital Ajanta project uses 3D scanning, filming, modelling and virtual reality to document the caves and translate that record into an immersive experience.

Wellbeing is no longer confined to exclusive resorts, spas, or hospitality settings. Today, it has become an essential part of contemporary living, inspiring homeowners to create private spaces dedicated to relaxation and personal care. Collections such as LEMI's Home Spa Collection explore this growing interest in residential wellness through a selection of massage beds and relaxation loungers.

The 8th Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB 2026) brings the question "How Much?" to the centre of its programme, examining how cost, scarcity, and constraint shape architectural production. Curated by Kertu Johanna Jõeste, Siim Tanel Tõnisson and Ra Martin Puhkan of Stuudio TÄNA, together with Mark Aleksander Fischer and Mira Samonig, the biennale takes place across Tallinn until November 30, 2026. Its main exhibition is housed within Linnahall, the monumental seaside complex built for the 1980 Summer Olympics, while exhibitions, installations, discussions, and other events extend to venues including the Estonian Museum of Architecture, the Estonian Academy of Arts, and EKKM.

There are approximately 13.5 million single-family homes in Germany, occupied on average by fewer than two persons. At the same time, there is a shortage of around 1.4 million housing units in the country. Many people remain in their large homes despite changing life circumstances. Converting parts of these houses into two separate residential units would make a significant contribution to resolving the housing shortage — and would do so without the need for expensive, resource-intensive new construction.

Lagos is a city shaped by time, human interaction, the forces of nature, and its evolving, sometimes uneasy relationship with all three. Nowhere is this more visible than when the rain comes.

Gelareh House transforms an existing weekend villa on the outskirts of Tehran into a permanent home. Rather than demolishing and replacing the original building, designed by Iranian architect Firouz Firouz, the project expands it to accommodate the permanent habitation of the new owners, who extended the property through the acquisition of three adjacent orchard plots.

House in Musashi-koyama by Tato Architects / Yo Shimada is a home for a family of four on a flag-shaped lot of less than 40 square meters in a dense residential district of Tokyo.

Saekdong House is a renovation and extension project of an old residence built in 1968, situated in Yeonhui-dong, Seoul, South Korea. The house is revealed only after traversing a long, narrow alleyway with its entry facing the street. Originally a single-story structure, its ground floor and ceiling heights were uniquely elevated above those of typical houses.

On the International Day of Democracy, this year the United Nations revisits a traditional idea within the concept: broad citizen participation in government decision-making. On this occasion, the international body invites reflection on how participation and the inclusion of diverse voices in government decision-making can help build a more equitable society. From a spatial perspective, reflection on democracy can move beyond this vertical framing and instead understand it through encounter. What does it mean for a space to be democratic? How can architecture contribute to achieving the principles historically associated with democracy? In the current context of crisis in political organiza..

Located in Durán, a satellite city of Guayaquil, the project is set in an environment marked by social and urban tensions. These conditions have increasingly promoted closed, isolated living spaces, reducing social dynamics. A retired couple decided to purchase a run-down property to create three living spaces that would revitalize the neighborhood in a productive and safe way.

What If the Structure Is the Architecture? — Enlevo House, in Paraná, Brazil, was commissioned by a couple of entrepreneurs. They asked for a residence that would provide complete privacy from the neighbors, a spacious, functional, a naked architecture. In addition to the large glazed openings and exposed concrete, the layout of the spaces contributes to a fluid circulation.

Set on a heavily treed, side-sloping site that runs parallel to the street, the home terraces upward with the natural topography, transforming grade change into a sequence of inhabitable platforms and culminating in a level, elevated rear yard.

Located within the historic village structure of Germany's southern Eifel region, Haus Südeifel sensitively transforms a heritage-listed 18th-century farmstead into a contemporary home and retreat. The ensemble belongs to the traditional Einhaus typology, combining a residential volume originating around 1700 with an adjacent barn under a single roof. The core concept was to revive the architectural clarity of this historic structure while developing a flexible, modern living environment tied to its rural setting.

Hidden Forces is a research project dedicated to the less visible dimensions that contribute to shaping architecture. Through an exhibition and a public programme of talks, the project transforms Bologna’s Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau into a space for investigating the processes, conditions and relationships that give form to architecture.

What happens to a house when the life it was designed for ends? In Casa sobre el Arroyo, the answer developed gradually as the building changed use, ownership, and condition over nearly eight decades. Even as these conditions changed, the structure, circulation, and relationship to the site remained central to how the house was understood and, eventually, restored.

Casa do Abraço was conceived from the relationship between social interaction and privacy, organizing the residence to accommodate a family routine marked by different forms of use: gatherings, work, rest, and celebrations. The architecture is based on a spatial organization that brings the social spaces together while establishing gradual transitions toward the private areas.

Symbols have always traveled through architecture. They appear in carved stone, woven textiles, painted ceilings and walls, door hardware, and everyday objects, carrying the beliefs, rituals, and histories of the cultures that first created them. Across contemporary interiors, designers continue this dialogue with place by revisiting historical symbols and translating them through new materials, manufacturing techniques, and architectural forms.