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© André Scarpa architects: Ana Sawaia ArquiteturaLocation: Sumaré, BrazilProject Year: 2024Photographs: André ScarpaArea: 140.0 m2 Read more »

© Nanna Hagedorn Olsen architects: Praksis Aarchitects: Studio StedLocation: NorwayProject Year: 2021Photographs: Nanna Hagedorn OlsenArea: 105.0 m2 Read more »

© Pedro Pegenaute architects: zU-studioLocation: Basque Country, SpainProject Year: 2026Photographs: Pedro PegenauteArea: 1111.0 m2 Read more »

NUS School of Design & Environment / Serie Architects + Multiply Architects + Surbana Jurong. Image Courtesy of Serie Architects + Multiply Architects + Surbana Jurong This article is part of our new Opinion section, a format for argument-driven essays on critical questions shaping our field.Before architecture students become authors of space, they are subjected to one. For years, they work inside a building that teaches without announcing itself as a teacher. It organizes their exhaustion

© Valérie Trégan architects: Antonelli + Herry ArchitectesLocation: Strasbourg, FranceProject Year: 2024Photographs: Valérie TréganArea: 12000.0 m2 Read more »

© Yumeng Zhu architects: XBTW OFFICELocation: Moganshan, Zhejiang, ChinaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Yumeng ZhuPhotographs: Teng XingArea: 20.0 m2 Read more »

© Pratikruti09 architects: DINTERPLAY ARCHITECTSLocation: Chadotar, Gujarat, IndiaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Pratikruti09Area: 560.0 m2 Read more »

© Manan Surti Photography architects: Neogenesis+Studi0261Location: Surat, IndiaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Manan Surti PhotographyArea: 375.0 m2 Read more »

© Jose Ignacio Vargas architects: NasoLocation: Ciudad de México, MexicoProject Year: 2026Photographs: Jose Ignacio VargasArea: 40.0 m2 Read more »

© JAG Studio architects: TEC Taller ECLocation: Tambillo, EcuadorProject Year: 2026Photographs: JAG StudioArea: 3600.0 m2 Read more »

© Eduardo Macarios architects: Nola ArquiteturaLocation: , BrazilProject Year: 2025Photographs: Eduardo MacariosArea: 600.0 m2 Read more »

© Ampuero Yutronic architects: Ampuero YutronicLocation: Ewell, Reino UnidoProject Year: 2026Photography: Ampuero YutronicArea: 80.0 m2 Read more »

Khudi Bari / Marina Tabassum. Image © Aga Khan Trust for Culture / City Syntax (F. M. Faruque Abdullah Shawon, H. M. Fozla Rabby Apurbo) Across different climates and building cultures, many contemporary projects are working with local ways of building in new ways. Earth walls, bamboo structures, shaded thresholds, and collective construction processes are being reconsidered not as references, but as tools for the conditions architecture is facing now and will continue to face.In these projects

© Max Hart Nibbrig architects: Common WonderLocation: Amsterdam, The NetherlandsProject Year: 2025Photographs: Max Hart NibbrigArea: 14.0 m2 Read more »

© CreatAR architects: Ippolito Fleitz GroupLocation: 1688 Taihu Avenue, Binhu Dist., Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, ChinaProject Year: 2024Photographs: CreatARPhotographs: SHADØO PLAYArea: 25528.0 m2 Read more »

© Thibault Cartier architects: FAMM ArquitecturaLocation: Playa Pelada, Costa RicaProject Year: 2024Photographs: Thibault CartierArea: 1850.0 m2 Read more »

© João Morgado architects: Tiago do Vale ArquitectosLocation: Labruja, PortugalProject Year: 2025Photographs: João MorgadoArea: 902.0 m2 Read more »

© Mónica Barreneche architects: Tarq StudioLocation: Valledupar, ColombiaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Mónica BarrenecheArea: 3057.0 m2 Read more »

© Nikita Subbotin architects: Architectural Studio ChadoLocation: Arkhyz, RussiaProject Year: 2012Photographs: Nikita SubbotinArea: 260.0 m2 Read more »

Kingway Brewery Renovation / MENG YAN | URBANUS. Image © Kangyu Hu There is growing awareness around sustainability—and the environmental cost of prematurely demolishing safe, structurally sound buildings only to replace them with new construction. In the broader race to reduce carbon emissions, corporations and institutions are placing greater emphasis on ESG performance (environmental impact, social responsibility, and governance). Many now require carbon accounting, set "carbon-neutral" targ