Architecture
Projects, awards, competitions and practice in architecture and interiors.
AI imageDesign Museum Gent Renovated with a White Waste-Based Brick Extension
Carmody Groarke, Atama and Re-st have completed the renovation of Design Museum Gent in Belgium. The new timber-framed building, clad in waste-based white bricks, adds exhibition, education and event spaces to the museum.
AI imageFarshid Moussavi wins the 2026 Soane Medal: jury looks for ethics in everyday decisions
Sir John Soane's Museum in London has awarded the 2026 Soane Medal to Iranian-born architect, writer and Harvard GSD faculty member Farshid Moussavi. The jury highlighted how, across nearly 40 years of practice, Moussavi has brought ethics in architecture into everyday decisions.
AI imageFondation Beyeler’s Zumthor Expansion Opens: Three Buildings, Nearly Twice the Park
Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, opened three new buildings designed by Peter Zumthor to visitors on 26 September 2026. The expansion, costing around CHF 120 million, nearly doubles the park; the full opening is scheduled for 15 January 2027.
AI imageFirst UMAR Mediterranean Architecture Award Presented in Istanbul: 55 Housing Projects from 13 Countries Compete
The first edition of the biennial architecture award from the Union of Mediterranean Architects (UMAR) was presented in Istanbul on 25 September 2026, hosted by the Chamber of Architects. The program, themed “Living Mediterranean Culture – Housing,” received 55 entries from 13 countries.
AI imageLucas Museum of Narrative Art opens: MAD’s 1,271-panel cloud in Los Angeles
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, designed by MAD Architects under Ma Yansong, opened to visitors in Los Angeles on 22 September 2026. Its facade of 1,271 individually shaped panels was realized through digital and robotic fabrication.
AI imageDaniel Libeskind wins the 2026 Praemium Imperiale for architecture: a career shaped by hand drawing
The Japan Art Association named Daniel Libeskind the architecture laureate of the Praemium Imperiale awards, announced on 8 September 2026. The association highlighted his architecture’s evocation of cultural memory and his commitment to hand drawing.