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Environment
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

No Solid Ground: Three Approaches to Building Below Sea Level in Rotterdam

Architects adapt foundations to environmental conditions, influencing building durability and design choices, especially in flood-prone areas like Rotterdam.
Design
fromArchDaily
9 hours ago

Mapping the Technosphere: Architecture as an Interface Between Systems and Territories

Architecture must be viewed as interconnected with technical networks that support modern life, requiring new approaches and understandings.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
22 hours ago

Renovation of the Mountain House AC. / DARP - De Arquitectura y Paisaje

The project transforms a prefabricated wooden house from temporary to permanent living, updating its spatial and environmental logic.
Environment
fromArchDaily
6 days ago

No Solid Ground: Three Approaches to Building Below Sea Level in Rotterdam

Architects adapt foundations to environmental conditions, influencing building durability and design choices, especially in flood-prone areas like Rotterdam.
UK politics
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 hours ago

Flood warning: How citizens' AI agents will swamp public services | Computer Weekly

AI has the potential to transform public services by reducing user friction and improving access for citizens.
Software development
fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

Top Benefits of Using Structural Design Software (And Why Spreadsheets Won't Cut It Anymore)

Modern structural design software automates repetitive tasks, improving accuracy and efficiency while reducing errors and costs in complex engineering projects.
Bicycling
fromThe Verge
3 hours ago

A sleek, wearable airbag for cyclists is nearly here

A new airbag system integrated into a skinsuit for cyclists aims to enhance rider safety during high-speed races.
New York City
fromCity Limits
2 hours ago

Will New City Rules Finally Bring More Sidewalk Sheds Down?

New York City aims to reduce construction scaffolding while ensuring safety and accessibility for pedestrians.
#fire
California
fromPadailypost
14 hours ago

11 people lose their home in an apartment fire

A kitchen renovation project caused a fire in a Mountain View apartment, displacing 11 residents but resulting in no injuries.
California
fromPadailypost
14 hours ago

11 people lose their home in an apartment fire

A kitchen renovation project caused a fire in a Mountain View apartment, displacing 11 residents but resulting in no injuries.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 day ago

A Modular Form Where Geometry Quietly Becomes Furniture - Yanko Design

Fractal 9 began not as a formal design project but as a response to a simple, everyday need, aiming to create something meaningful in an empty corner.
UX design
fromAdirondack Almanack
1 day ago

NYSDOT announces recognition for emergency bridge projects

"This recognition is a testament to the talent, dedication, and 'can-do' spirit of the professional staff on the NYS Department of Transportation's team," Commissioner Dominguez said. "From bridge strikes in the capital region to catastrophic flooding in the Adirondacks, our team members work tirelessly to restore traffic and critical infrastructure-safely and quickly-with modern and resilient structures along these vital corridors within New York State."
Brooklyn
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 days ago

Troubled waters: Will Hammersmith Bridge ever reopen?

Hammersmith Bridge faces a funding deadlock for repairs, with costs reaching £250 million and no clear resolution in sight after seven years.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
4 days ago

The Tiny Home That Proves You Don't Have to Downsize Your Family to Downsize Your Life - Yanko Design

The Harmony measures 34 feet long and 8.5 feet wide, making it road-legal across North America without a special permit. Inside, the floor plan stretches to 423 square feet, thoughtfully designed for family living.
Real estate
Remote teams
fromForbes
4 days ago

The Shift From Place To Performance In Workplace Design

The future of work focuses on workplace performance metrics rather than just location, emphasizing adaptability and efficiency.
Fundraising
fromArchDaily
4 days ago

Buildner Launches Unbuilt Award 2026 With 100K in Awards and Announces 2nd Edition Winners

The Unbuilt Award 2026 offers a €100,000 prize fund for unbuilt architectural designs across three project scale categories.
Environment
fromFast Company
4 days ago

The solution to America's energy crisis starts with homes

Home solar and storage systems provide energy independence during severe storms, highlighting the need for a shift in America's energy infrastructure approach.
Agriculture
fromdesign-milk.com
5 days ago

Reused Shipping Containers Form A Flexible Workplace in Spain

Agricultural design requires unique considerations, as seen in Agrosemillas' headquarters, which integrates local materials and efficient layouts.
Renovation
fromDesign Milk
20 hours ago

Circularity Cements Memory in Cast Concrete

True ingenuity in architecture lies in negotiation with the past rather than erasure, as demonstrated by the Trace project in London.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

I'm a construction manager who vibe coded a paperwork tracker. My workers loved it until I accidentally broke it.

I got a degree from Douglas College in programming and business management. I understood the business side more and was better at that than at being a coder.
Web frameworks
fromBoston.com
6 days ago

What to know about the 'massive' military bunker beneath Trump's ballroom

Trump described the underground facility as a 'massive military complex' that will include bomb shelters and 'very major medical facilities,' emphasizing its importance for national security.
US news
Design
fromArchDaily
7 hours ago

Architecture of Water: Disappearing Fixtures in Contemporary Wellness

Advanced bathroom design emphasizes minimalism by making fixtures less visible, allowing water and light to shape the experience.
Washington DC
fromStreetsblog USA
1 week ago

How To Push A Livable Streets Project Forward - Even in the Era of Federal Clawbacks - Streetsblog USA

Christopher Coes is leading AmericaFWD to advance sustainable transportation projects in U.S. communities, especially those affected by funding cuts.
New York City
fromMoneywise
18 hours ago

Zohran Mamdani plans to add 20,000 tiny homes to backyards and basements across NYC - What are ADUs, and how can they help ease the housing crunch?

New York City is simplifying the addition of ancillary dwelling units to alleviate the housing crisis.
fromMitchell Hashimoto
1 week ago
Software development

The Building Block Economy

Building blocks for software development prioritize quantity over quality, enabling massive adoption and growth in user engagement.
#sustainability
Renovation
fromArchDaily
5 days ago

Arquivo: Deconstruction and Material Reuse for a Circular Architecture

The construction industry must embrace sustainable solutions through deconstruction and reuse to combat waste and energy consumption.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
5 days ago

Arquivo: Deconstruction and Material Reuse for a Circular Architecture

The construction industry must embrace sustainable solutions through deconstruction and reuse to combat waste and energy consumption.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

The danger and value of water are in my blood': how rain fences are making Dutch homes more climate resilient

Rain fences are designed to store rainwater, reducing pressure on drainage systems during heavy downpours and preserving water for gardens during dry spells. This innovative approach is gaining attention in neighborhoods like Veldhoven, where residents are eager to learn about the costs and benefits of such installations.
Environment
London
fromTime Out London
4 days ago

Plans have been approved for a cool new bridge in southeast London

A new 170-square-metre Albion Bridge will replace a cramped faux drawbridge in Canada Water, enhancing accessibility and space for pedestrians and cyclists.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Every child wants to find joy': the scheme designing playground equipment for disaster zones

Meininger, who grew up in Germany but now lives in London, likes making things. So when he saw how much his young sons enjoyed the jungle gym and play forts at the local park, he made an indoor treehouse for them.
Parenting
Design
fromArchDaily
1 day ago

Elevated Infrastructure and Public Space: Reclaiming the Ground Below

Elevation creates secondary spaces beneath infrastructure that are often underutilized and informally occupied.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 day ago

Empty building in Chelsea caught fire, FDNY says

Firefighters extinguished a fire in an empty Manhattan apartment building, with two firefighters hospitalized for minor injuries.
UK politics
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Here's the modular home you can put in your back garden - for 130,000, as providers see 400pc spike in calls

Relaxation of rent rules has led to a significant increase in inquiries for modular homes.
#offsite-construction
Environment
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

How Terraco Enhances Thermal Efficiency and Facade Longevity in Prefabricated Buildings

The global offsite construction market is projected to grow from USD 172 billion in 2024 to USD 225.7 billion by 2030.
Environment
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

How Terraco Enhances Thermal Efficiency and Facade Longevity in Prefabricated Buildings

The global offsite construction market is projected to grow from USD 172 billion in 2024 to USD 225.7 billion by 2030.
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 days ago

Albert Bridge closed to pedestrians and cyclists after 'slight movement' detected

A bridge closure was announced due to detected movement, with repairs expected to cost 8.5 million and take a year.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 days ago

Nonhyun 169 / See Architects

The design challenge was to create a prominent commercial presence within strict zoning regulations in Seoul's Gangnam district.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

Why modular construction fits high-cost custom markets

Modular and panelized construction is expanding in luxury homebuilding, offering faster delivery and reduced on-site issues in high-cost markets.
European startups
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Fast, modular, and solar-powered: a better way to build data centers

A modular data center powered by solar panels and repurposed EV batteries operates 99.2% of the time, showcasing a sustainable alternative to traditional data centers.
Startup companies
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

How FrameTec plans to cut build-cycle times and reduce waste

FrameTec uses robotic manufacturing to produce pre-cut framing systems, enabling builders to reduce construction cycle times and address skilled labor shortages while scaling sustainably.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
3 days ago

Yutang Culture and Sports Center / GL Studio

Yutang Culture and Sports Center is a civic complex in Shenzhen, integrating sports, culture, and community services for local residents and industrial workers.
#modular-housing
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

A modular player scales in urban high-rise apartment projects

Modular housing is gaining traction in multifamily construction, particularly in urban areas with high costs and labor constraints.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks ago

A modular player scales in urban high-rise apartment projects

Modular housing is gaining traction in multifamily construction, particularly in urban areas with high costs and labor constraints.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
3 days ago

A House, Resident and Milk Delivery Service / Meguro Architecture Laboratory

A House renovation involved compliance with building regulations through removal of extensions, seismic reinforcement, and fire-resistant cladding.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 days ago

shipping containers frame maison margiela's shanghai exhibition by OMA / AMO in china

OMA and Maison Margiela collaborate on a multi-city exhibition, translating avant-garde designs into urban spatial experiences across Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, and Shenzhen.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Modular Installation Reimagines Unfinished Structures at Limbo Museum in Accra, Ghana

The modular, lightweight structure dialogues with the formerly abandoned Brutalist building housing the museum, transforming its skeletal concrete structure and its surrounding land into spaces for use, care, and encounter. The project reflects on the boundaries between unfinished urban architecture and the landscape, foregrounding the labor and stewardship often invisible in both urban and institutional contexts.
Arts
#sustainable-architecture
Renovation
fromArchDaily
5 days ago

Elevating Earth: Reviving and Advancing an Indigenous Building Material

The Western Deffufa is a significant ancient mud brick building, highlighting the enduring use of earth in construction across Africa.
fromwww.archdaily.com
6 days ago

Veil / Arid

In a distinctive part of Athens' urban fabric, in the Patisia neighborhood, a corner two-story residential building from 1951 has been given a new identity.
Renovation
Arts
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

BuildFest Introduces "Acts of Construction," a Three-Year Exploration of Timber Installations

Bethel Woods launches BuildFest, a three-year initiative featuring large-scale timber installations and multimedia experiences on the historic 1969 Woodstock festival grounds, organized sequentially around construction, choreography, and performance themes.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

How Architecture Is Learning to Generate Its Own Energy

Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy represents a modular technology that can be manufactured in large-scale facilities, generating economies of scale, while also being adaptable to small-scale applications. From residential rooftop systems to large-scale power generation installations, photovoltaic solar energy has established itself as a cost-effective option for electricity production in many countries around the world.
Environment
Real estate
fromElite Traveler
1 month ago

How to Build a Safe Room

Modern home security extends far beyond basic alarm systems, with safe rooms integrated into daily living spaces replacing outdated basement bunkers as the preferred protective measure.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Designed Comfort, Purchased Comfort: Passive Design and Air Conditioning in Hong Kong

Widespread reliance on air conditioning has significantly altered architectural design incentives, particularly in Hong Kong.
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 weeks ago

Why these round homes are resilient to hurricanes

Deltec's circular footprint and roof system reduce pressure points that can lead to structural failure in high-wind events, allowing wind to flow around the home.
Design
Renovation
fromRemodelista
2 weeks ago

Perforated Brick: A Humble Affordable Building Material with Many Uses

Perforated bricks are now used creatively in architecture for both structural and decorative purposes, enhancing aesthetics and functionality.
Miscellaneous
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

7 Unbuilt Masterplans Reimagining Urban Futures Through Ecology and Collective Space

Unbuilt urban masterplans explore adaptive spatial frameworks that recalibrate mobility, ecology, and collective life through climate-responsive design and public space integration across diverse global contexts.
fromArchDaily
3 weeks ago

Designing for Obsolescence in an Age of Perpetual Upgrades

In the nineteenth century, entire railway networks became obsolete almost overnight, not due to physical deterioration, but because of changes in the technical standards that supported them. The expansion of railroads across Europe and North America adopted different track gauges, and as a dominant standard gradually emerged, these infrastructures became incompatible with one another.
Renovation
Design
fromDwell
1 month ago

What Live/Work Spaces Have Looked Like Through the Ages

Dual-purpose live/work housing has existed for centuries across cultures, with medieval European burgage plots and Japanese machiyas exemplifying how merchants historically integrated commerce and domestic life in single structures.
Renovation
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Mining cities to build homes from demolition waste

Rotor DC and similar organizations across Europe salvage and resell reclaimed building materials from demolished structures to promote urban mining and circular economy practices.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

We can learn from the old': how architects are returning to the earth to build homes for the future

Unstabilised rammed earth provides a low-carbon, locally sourced building method with thermal mass, moisture control and potential for circular construction.
Real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months ago

How hybrid operations are elevating builder performance

AI-enabled sales support closes the digital engagement gap by improving response speed, conversion rates, and OSC productivity while enabling scalable, trust-building sales operations.
Environment
fromianVisits
2 months ago

TfL testing a new modular design bus shelter for London

TfL is trialling 27 new sheltered bus stops across London featuring improved seating, lighting, optional CCTV, graffiti-resistant materials, and easier installation.
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Could Recycled Plastic Lead to More Housing?

When you think about building a house, what materials come to mind? Brick, wood and metal all come to mind; there are also some very distinctive glass houses out there. (Even if their occupants should refrain from throwing stones - though honestly, that's a good tip for indoor living in general.) A group of MIT researchers have come up with a very different way of making buildings, and it's one that also addresses an ongoing waste issue."We've estimated that the world needs about 1 billion new homes by 2050. If we try to make that many homes using wood, we would need to clear-cut the equivalent of the Amazon rainforest three times over," explained AJ Perez, who conducts his research in the MIT Office of Innovation. The title of a paper written by Perez and his colleagues - "Design, Manufacture and Testing of Structural Trusses Using Additively Manufactured Polymer Composites" - gives a sense of the solution that they have in mind.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Schools, airports, high-rise towers: architects urged to get bamboo-ready'

For many years, bamboo has been mostly known as the favourite food of giant pandas, but a group of engineers say it's time we took it seriously as a building material, too. This week the Institution of Structural Engineers called for architects to be bamboo-ready as they published a manual for designing permanent buildings made of the material, in an effort to encourage low-carbon construction and position bamboo as a proper alternative to steel and concrete.
Environment
fromArchitectural Digest
2 months ago

Designing When Your City Is Under Siege

Life doesn't pause for grief or fear. You might be going through something devastating but you're still packing lunches, still driving your kids to baseball practice, still showing up to work. One minute I find myself prepping for a whole home presentation and the next minute I'm checking the news, hoping and praying that no one has been killed on the streets today.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Seoul Just Built Wing-Shaped Shelters That Survive Typhoons - Yanko Design

There's something undeniably elegant about watching how birds move through the air, wings spread wide and catching the wind with effortless grace. BKID Co took that natural brilliance and translated it into something Seoul's parks desperately needed: shade structures that look stunning and can actually stand up to a typhoon. The Seoul Wing project isn't your average park canopy. Sure, we've all huddled under those generic metal shelters that look like they were ordered from the same catalog every city uses.
Design
Design
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Top architects on the biggest challenges they'll face in 2026

Architects must prioritize collaboration, community-centered design, faster delivery without quality loss, clear high-performance standards, streamlined approvals, and AI-enabled workflows to address housing and infrastructure crises.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Students Just Built a Pavilion That Robots Can Rebuild Forever - Yanko Design

A modular timber pavilion assembled with reversible joinery and robotic precision demonstrates waste-free, reusable construction through adaptable components and disassembly-friendly design.
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