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Floating Farm Dairy / Goldsmith Company . Image © Ruben Daio Kleimeer There is a standard way of telling the history of architecture and food. It begins with the human decision to cultivate, to store, to distribute, to consume, and ends with the building that decision produced. In this version of events, food is the occasion and architecture is the response.But what if the story runs differently? What if the tomato built Almería? What if the cod redesigned the North Atlantic? What if the soybea

© Yucen Zhao architects: Metrics Architecture StudioLocation: Taiwan, ChinaProject Year: 2021Photographs: Yucen ZhaoArea: 55.0 m2 Read more »

© Zella Casey Brown architects: Casey Brown ArchitectureLocation: New South Wales, AustraliaProject Year: 2026Photographs: Zella Casey Brown Read more »

© Witsawarut Kekina architects: BodinChapa ArchitectsLocation: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, ThailandProject Year: 2026Photographs: Witsawarut KekinaArea: 250.0 m2 Read more »

© Germán Saiz architects: bardoLocation: Madrid, EspañaProject Year: 2025Photography: Germán SaizArea: 120.0 m2 Read more »

© Tom Arban architects: Michael Taylor Architecture + DesignLocation: Haliburton County, Ontario, CanadaProject Year: 2024Photographs: Tom ArbanArea: 2800.0 ft2 Read more »

Stray dogs in Istanbul. Image by istanbulphotos, via Shutterstock Architecture continues to draw cities as though humans occupy them alone. Plans trace circulation routes, zoning maps assign functions, and buildings are evaluated according to human comfort, safety, and efficiency. Walking through cities across India and Southwest Asia reveals something much more complex. Dogs sleep beneath market stalls, monkeys move across rooftops, birds nest in temple towers and mosque façades, and insects p

© Bin Li architects: amassLocation: Chengdu, ChinaProject Year: 2026Photographs: Bin LiArea: 118.0 m2 Read more »

© Federico Cairioli architects: Además arquitecturaLocation: Canning, ArgentinaProject Year: 2024Photographs: Federico CairioliArea: 289.0 m2 Read more »

© Francisco Ascensão architects: falaLocation: Porto, PortugalProject Year: 2026Photographs: Francisco AscensãoPhotographs: Lera SamovichArea: 150.0 m2 Read more »

© Marcos Zegers architects: DRAALocation: Pucon, ChileProject Year: 2021Photography: Marcos ZegersArea: 45.0 m2 Read more »

Courtesy of David Dworkind architects: MRDKLocation: Montréal, CanadaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Courtesy of David DworkindArea: 655.0 ft2 Read more »

via Shutterstock Who has the right to the city? Henri Lefebvre's writings question the structures that control urban space and, instead, put the citizens at the center of decision-making. His ideas have influenced the way architecture and urban design are practiced, bringing about community participation and co-design. These have been some of the most prominent themes at Utopian Hours 2026, the festival of city-making, the first part of which was held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam to mark its

© Peter Clarke architects: Farrell Wray ArchitectsLocation: Bulleen, AustraliaProject Year: 2026Photographs: Peter ClarkeArea: 91.0 m2 Read more »

ARoS As Seen Below. Image © Adam Mørk Denmark's ARoS Aarhus Art Museum has unveiled As Seen Below – The Dome, a new Skyspace by American artist James Turrell that completes The Next Level, the museum's approximately 4,000-square-metre underground expansion designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen. Opened to the public on 19 June 2026, the project marks the culmination of more than two decades of collaboration between the City of Aarhus, ARoS, and the Danish architecture practice, following the complet

Linnahall sügisel, 2020. Image © Hrleophotos via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Following its 7th edition in 2024, an event centered around the theme "Resources For a Future," the Tallinn Architecture Biennale is coming back in 2026 with the question of "How Much?" Organised by the Estonian Centre for Architecture and curated by Stuudio TÄNA, Mark Aleksander Fischer, and Mira Samonig. From September 9 to November 30, 2026, the biennale will explore the relationship between const

© Dan Breckwoldt, via Shutterstock As the overview of the FIFA World Cup 2026 cities continues, we move on to what is currently the most livable city in North America, Vancouver. Dubbed the city of glass by artist Douglas Coupland, who was referring to the downtown's dominant steel-and-glass architectural aesthetic, the city actually boasts diverse architecture, from 20th-century Edwardian buildings to unique 21st-century modernist sites. Vancouver is known for its good quality of life and acce

© Del Rio Bani architects: Jaime Prous ArchitectsLocation: Maresme, SpainProject Year: 2026Photographs: Del Rio BaniArea: 150.0 m2 Read more »

Nave with tree-like columns including backlit coats of arms at Sagrada Família, Barcelona. Architect: Antoni Gaudí. © Foundation Junta Constructora del Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família It is afternoon in the summer, and the nave of the Sagrada Família is saturated with warm colors. Shafts of amber and crimson sweep across the stone floor, shift as a cloud passes over Barcelona, then deepen again. Around you, visitors slow without quite realizing it. Some raise their phones — not to captur

© Alessandra Bello architects: B+D+M ArchitettiLocation: Jesolo, ItalyProject Year: 2025Photographs: Alessandra BelloArea: 4520.0 m2 Read more »