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architecture interviews on designboom include conversations with leading architects and studios from around the world.

what kind of life should housing make possible? 33 projects offer answers

the book brings together 33 european housing projects, asking how architecture can respond to existing buildings, care, and the everyday systems that shape domestic life.

DLR Group on translating urban density into intimate neighborhoods in the middle east

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david gianotten of OMA on why local context matters in shaping future cities

the new global nomad: are we replacing local identity for a universal architecture style?

kengo kuma on why craftsmanship remains architecture's connection to place

the digital vernacular: reframing AI as an unexpected ally for local heritage

herzog & de meuron unveils al maha island masterplan in qatar

sofia lekka angelopoulou

materializing the future: indian architects on the shift to regenerative design

‘tradition contains generations of knowledge’: natura futura builds with ecuadorian wisdom

inside LANZA atelier's architecture of encounter for the 2026 serpentine pavilion

ma yansong, carlo ratti, and stefano boeri on designing the future before it arrives

claire brodka

how DLR Group advances integrated design to elevate human experience

A&M architects designs for connection between people and place

'utopia is growing within the cracks': andrés jaque on possibility as architectural system

'architecture begins from the memory of a place': tsuyoshi tane on archaeology of the future

claire brodka

retrofitting the present: assemble’s approach to a collective future

the london-based multidisciplinary studio shifts architecture from fixed form to ongoing process, guided by time and communal use.

'we have to respect history': freddy mamani on constructing utopia through radical repair

myrto katsikopoulou

'I don't agree with the idea of utopia': sir peter cook on optimism and the power of drawing

inside albania's creative construction boom, through the eyes of global architects

aditya mandlik on turning decomposition into design in a pavilion built with 10,000 worms

besley & spresser transform asbestos into carbon-negative architectural materials

'design comes alive when it touches people': studio empathy's iF DESIGN AWARD library

lina ghotmeh to transform historic uzbek residence into jadids' legacy museum

interview: donald judd's architecture office in marfa, texas set to reopen this month

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TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026

2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

Wege Prize 2027: a Student Design Competition for the Circular Economy deadline: october 4th, 2026

Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027

The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027

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