© Yevhenii Avramenko architects: Dubrovska Studio Location: Kyiv, Ukraine Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Yevhenii Avramenko Area: 120.0 m2 Read more ..read more

Courtesy of [applied] Foreign Affairs, Institute of Architecture, University of Applied Arts Vienna Public Markets are complex cases that beautifully combine an engineering exploration with the instigation of a beneficial public function. In fact, it doesn't take much to designate an open and accessible commercial hub that would encourage commercial exchange and economic development for small or local businesses. All one needs is a lot and a sheltering roof. However, many designers and architects have chosen to take this exercise beyond the social level and into further material and technical ..read more

© Carolina Lacaz architects: VAGA Location: Cesário Lange, Brazil Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Carolina Lacaz Area: 568.0 m2 Read more ..read more

Powerhouse Ultimo renewal concept design. Image © DBJ Powerhouse, Australia’s largest museum institution dedicated to applied arts design, and technology, has revealed the plans for a comprehensive restoration of its three sites located in Sydney, Australia, in addition to the opening of a new site in Parramatta in Western Sydney in 2025. The Powerhouse Ultimo site contains two heritage-listed buildings: the Ultimo Powerhouse and the Ultimo Post Office. The project for the renovation of this heritage location is led by a team of architects, Durbach Block Jaggers working in partnership with Ar ..read more

© Ki-Woong Hong architects: SUBTEXT Location: Yongin-si, South Korea Project Year: 2023 Photographs: Ki-Woong Hong Area: 243.0 m2 Read more ..read more

© Fabián Dejtiar On the banks of the Amazonian river Piraí, the rings and canals of Santa Cruz de la Sierra not only enclose buildings of Bolivia's contemporary and modern architecture (curious examples of formalist rationalism, brutalism, and postmodernism are evident here) but also include a part of its diverse ancient and everyday architecture: from a historic center with endless arcades and colonial mansions to local markets and sheds such as the pahuichi cruceño. On the occasion of the Latin American Architecture Students Meeting (ELEA) where we were invited to provide on-site coverage ..read more

Residential construction projects in downtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. Image © Jose Luis Stephens via Shutterstock This article was originally published on Common Edge. The U.S. has a long tradition of republicanism and laissez-faire capitalism that has not favored strong federal housing policy or intervention in the housing market. Policymakers have believed that private enterprise could best provide sufficient housing and that, as with healthcare and education,[1] government involvement would bring in “socialism” and undesirable control of the free market. There are two majo ..read more

© Nigel Young architects: Foster + Partners Location: Lusail, Qatar Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Nigel Young Read more ..read more

© César Béjar architects: VAN VAN Atelier Location: Tapalpa, Mexico Project Year: 2023 Photographs: César Béjar Area: 630.0 m2 Read more ..read more

© Heart Patrick Photography architects: Tan Kwon Chong Architect Project Year: 2022 Photographs: Heart Patrick Photography Area: 80485.0 ft2 Read more ..read more