Bibliotheque L’Octogone, Montreal, Canada Library

Bibliotheque L'Octogone Montreal Canada architecture

Anne Carrier Architectes’ expansion of Bibliothèque L’Octogone offers a contemporary reinterpretation of one of LaSalle’s landmark buildings, where architecture becomes at once a vessel of memory, a Montreal landmark, and a catalyst for socio-ecological transition

Twisted House, Northern Iran building design

Twisted House, Northern Iran building design

Located in northern Iran, the Twisted House by Habibeh Madjdabadi, proposes a critical re-evaluation of the traditional pitched-roof cabin. The project utilizes the three-dimensional rotation and intersection of house archetypes as the primary generator of both massing and interior spatial organization

Qingshan Forest Junior High School Classroom, Taipei, Taiwan

Qingshan Forest Junior High School Classroom Taipei

Designed by 317studio, Qingshan Forest responds to the realities of indoor scout education in a rainy climate, where outdoor learning is often forced indoors. The project rethinks the spatial order of the classroom, transforming it into a more open and participatory learning environment in Taipei

2026 World Cup stadium buildings: arena designs

2026 World Cup stadium buildings

2026 World Cup stadium buildings – revealing the complexity and trade-offs of arena design as more than one-third of FIFA World Cup 2026 matches are rated high risk for dangerously hot and humid conditions. American arena architecture designs news.

The Indonesian Consulate, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Indonesian Consulate, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah is not a building that was designed by INJ Architects from an empty site. It is a building that was negotiated out of an existing one — and that distinction defines everything about it. The project began with a 50-year-old private compound occupying a 5,832-square-metre site in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Melides House, Grandola, Setúbal property

Melides House Grandola Portugal home car

Sabrab Architecture’s main challenge with Casa M Ariane was to create a large residence that would not impose itself upon the site. Carefully positioned among centuries-old cork oak trees and gently following the natural topography, the house was designed to blend seamlessly into the landscape in Grandola, Portugal

Lantern House on Puget Sound, Washington

Lantern House on Puget Sound, Washington, USA

Lantern House on Puget Sound, Washington, USA design by architect Syndicate Smith. A modern retreat—open to family and friends, attuned to the landscape, and shaped by a blend of Pacific Northwest modernism and wabi-sabi sensibility

Summerlin Serenity House, Longmont, Colorado

Summerlin Serenity House, Longmont, Colorado, USA

Summerlin Serenity is a single-family residence completed in 2025 on the open prairie in Colorado, USA. Conceived by Rodwin Architecture, as a quiet mountain-contemporary oasis, the home was designed to host family and friends with the ease and polish of a five-star hotel