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• Banyan Fields Primary School by Kart Projects

  23-04-2025 05:22 via architectureau.com
  In Melbourne’s suburbs, a modest primary school facing decline has found new life through a clever renovation—transforming an outdated hall into a vibrant heart of learning and connection.
  
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• Sky Garden at Kai Tak: An archipelago in the air

  04-03-2026 07:25 via indesignlive.com
  Please tell us about the site context.Once Hong Kong’s international airport, Kai Tak has transformed into a dense residential district. Within this intensified urban fabric, our intention was to carve out a space where daily life could unfold within a natural environment.Located at the heart of the residential complex, the garden spans approximately 24,000-square-feet across two levels. Rather than simply filling the space with greenery, we sought to activate it through layered programs.
  
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• Seeing cities through young eyes

  04-03-2026 03:08 via architectureau.com
  Far from being the cause of urban disorder, young people have a rare talent for noticing challenges that are hidden to others, and a remarkable aptitude for empathetic, interconnected solutions.
  
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• Melbourne Design Week 2026 announced

  04-03-2026 00:30 via architectureau.com
  Returning 14–24 May, Melbourne Design Week 2026 marks its tenth year with more than 400 events across the city, spotlighting architecture, interiors, product design and emerging cross-disciplinary practices shaping Australia’s design future.
  
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• Welcome Ruth Allen and r.a.g.e – the Trophy Partner for the 2026 INDE.Awards.

  03-03-2026 23:30 via indesignlive.com
  As the premier architecture and design awards program that spans the Indo-Pacific, the INDE.Awards showcases the very best projects and people of the region and gives voice to the talented and dynamic practitioners that reside in the many countries throughout Asia and the Pacific.Having a special trophy for winners enhances the experience, knowing that you are the best, represented by the physical form of an object that will last forever is a tangible memory of success (and is always a welcome a
  
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• The Design Dozen with Alex Cerny

  03-03-2026 21:13 via architectureau.com
  Each month we ask an Australian designer our twelve burning questions about design. We call it The Design Dozen. This month we sit down with ByCerny founder Alexandra Cerny.
  
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• In conversation with Matthew Darwon, designer behind restaurant Besa

  03-03-2026 21:13 via architectureau.com
  In Bondi, Besa channels the intimacy of Madrid’s underground bars, blending Moorish influences, rich colour and mid-century cues into a tightly planned tapas venue.
  
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• Lopota Reception / Studio Gypsandconcrete

  03-03-2026 13:00 via archdaily.com
  © Grigory Sokolinsky architects: Studio GypsandconcreteLocation: Telavi, GeorgiaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Grigory SokolinskyArea: 291.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Family Villa / Noue Studio

  03-03-2026 11:00 via archdaily.com
  © Willem Pab architects: Noue StudioLocation: Rochefort, SwitzerlandProject Year: 2025Photographs: Willem PabArea: 100.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Architecture as a Platform: What Makes a Building Evolve?

  03-03-2026 09:00 via archdaily.com
  Centre Georges Pompidou / Renzo Piano Building Workshop + Richard Rogers. Image © Kiev.Victor / ShutterstockNot long ago, recent enough to feel current, architecture entered a moment in which buildings became legible as products. The framing offered discipline and a refreshed perspective to an industry that often deems novelty more precious than operational clarity. Nudging exercises of "form" towards repeatability, user experience, performance, and scalability prepared buildings to be a "
  
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• Understanding U-Value: The Foundation of Energy-Efficient Envelopes

  03-03-2026 08:30 via archdaily.com
  © ArchDailyMuch more than merely as a protective skin, the building envelope functions as a thermal regulator that influences operational energy demand, indoor comfort, and long-term efficiency. And before renewable systems or mechanical strategies are introduced, performance begins in section. The way walls, roofs, windows and floors are layered determines how much heat is lost in winter, gained in summer, and ultimately how much energy a building consumes. At the center of this evaluation
  
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• Desert Rock Resort / Oppenheim Architecture

  03-03-2026 08:00 via archdaily.com
  © John Athimaritis, Courtesy of Red Sea Global architects: Oppenheim ArchitectureLocation: , Saudi ArabiaProject Year: 2025Photographs: John Athimaritis, Courtesy of Red Sea GlobalPhotographs:Read more »
  
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• On World Hearing Day 2026: From Communities to Classrooms, Designing for Inclusion

  03-03-2026 07:30 via archdaily.com
  Qingshan Forest Junior High School Classroom / 317studio. Image © YuChen Chao PhotographyEvery year on March 3, World Hearing Day highlights the importance of preventing hearing loss and ensuring equitable access to ear and hearing care worldwide. Led by the World Health Organization, the 2026 theme, "From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children," emphasizes early identification, inclusive education, and supportive environments as fundamental components of children's develo
  
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• Casabella di Como / Tuckey Design Studio

  03-03-2026 07:00 via archdaily.com
  © Dario Borruto architects: Tuckey Design StudioLocation: Lake Como, Lombardy, ItalyProject Year: 2023Photographs: Dario BorrutoArea: 183.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Barbara Buser Recognized With the 2026 Jane Drew Prize for Her Work In Circular Construction

  03-03-2026 06:30 via archdaily.com
  Portrait of Barbara Buser, 2022. Image © Lesgamines via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0The AJ and The Architectural Review have named architect Barbara Buser as the winner of the 2026 Jane Drew Prize. The prize, named after English modernist architect and urban designer Jane Drew, is part of the W Awards and the W Programme, which recognise women's contributions to the architectural profession. Swiss-based architect Barbara Buser is known as an innovator in the field of recyc
  
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• Open Call for Projects Collaborator Program Participant at ArchDaily

  03-03-2026 05:30 via archdaily.com
  © ArchDailyArchDaily is looking for a proactive and curious architect to be part of our Projects Collaborator Program. As a part-time program participant, you will be working with the team in charge of curating and coordinating all built project publications on ArchDaily. Read more »
  
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• Ethiopian Modernism: Mid-Century Architecture of Africa's Capital

  03-03-2026 05:00 via archdaily.com
  United Nations’ Historic Africa Hall after the renovation by Architectus Conrad Garget. Image © Rory GardinerIn January 2026, the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize was awarded to Australian firm Architectus for their conservation of the Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The award recognizes that Modernist buildings, once seen as a vanguard of architecture, are falling into disrepair and are underappreciated by the public. The situation in Africa is typical of this global
  
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• Nightingale to deliver 70 townhouses on former rail spur in Melbourne

  03-03-2026 04:24 via architectureau.com
  Ten percent of the development is planned as housing for low-income women and women-led families.
  
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• Nirava Ayurveda Holistic Centre / STAPATI

  03-03-2026 04:00 via archdaily.com
  © Ishita Sitwala | The Fishy Project architects: STAPATILocation: Chingoli, Kerala, IndiaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Ishita Sitwala | The Fishy ProjectArea: 21000.0 ft2 Read more »
  
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• Stepped Well House / A Threshold

  03-03-2026 03:00 via archdaily.com
  © Syam Sreesyalam architects: A ThresholdLocation: Sidhi Vinayaka Layout, Postal Colony, Sanjayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaProject Year: 2024Photographs: Syam SreesyalamArea: 5400.0 ft2 Read more »
  
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• Comment: Four design principles pushing beyond the office in 2026

  03-03-2026 02:59 via indesignlive.com
  As organisations enter 2026, the familiar workplace triad of people, place and process is no longer a stable framework. Hybrid work, shifting expectations and rapid technological change have fundamentally altered how work is experienced and where value is created. The workplace is evolving from a fixed destination into a dynamic system, one shaped by behaviour, culture and digital intelligence. In response, four design priorities are emerging that will define the next generation of workplaces.&n
  
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• Village Cinema / Atelier Guo

  03-03-2026 01:00 via archdaily.com
  © Qingshan Wu architects: Atelier GuoLocation: Huangshan City, ChinaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Qingshan WuArea: 323.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Taylor Square Pride of Place event in Sydney

  03-03-2026 00:22 via indesignlive.com
  Taylor Square – Pride of Place, was the focus of a standing room only event last week in Sydney. As the 2026 Mardi Gras season comes alive, Queers In Property NSW and event partner Tract came together to host an evening which revealed the past, present and future of Taylor Square through a compelling presentation by Tract Director of Landscape Architecture and Adjunct Associate Professor at UNSW, Julie Lee.For this special evening, Tract’s 2003 redesign of Taylor Square for the then
  
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• Mim Design’s modernist interiors echo the coast

  02-03-2026 23:39 via indesignlive.com
  Loller Street Apartments in Melbourne comprise six different dwellings, foremost of which is the extravagant penthouse spanning the upper level of this three-storey building. To start with the building itself, designed by architect Telha Clarke, it’s clear that a language of modernist geometry has shaped the broad outlines of the project as a whole. Its clean, weighty, structural lines create a strong presence from the outside, and they set the tone for a certain minimalism that Mim Design
  
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• Celebrating our 10th anniversary, the 2026 INDE.Awards program is now open!!!

  02-03-2026 23:30 via indesignlive.com
  With the opening of the 2026 INDE.Awards program, now is the time to assess your projects, ensure photography is at hand and begin your submissions. Find all information and the entry portal here.As the most prestigious architecture and design awards program in the Indo-Pacific, the INDEs represents many voices. We celebrate the abundant talent that resides in our region and take great pleasure in showcasing the practices and projects that make our part of the world unique. Over the years t
  
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• Shortlist revealed: Australian Urban Design Awards 2026

  02-03-2026 23:00 via architectureau.com
  Twenty-seven projects across three categories have been shortlisted for the 2026 Australian Urban Design Awards.
  
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• Shahrzad Villa / Kanisavaran Office

  02-03-2026 20:00 via archdaily.com
  © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh architects: Kanisavaran OfficeLocation: Seyyedābad, Tehran, IranProject Year: 2025Photographs: Mohammad Hassan EttefaghArea: 470.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Malba Forest / Estudio Bulla

  02-03-2026 16:00 via archdaily.com
  © Fernando Schapochnik architects: Estudio BullaLocation: , ArgentinaProject Year: 2024Photographs: Fernando SchapochnikArea: 615.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• De Nederlandsche Bank / Mecanoo

  02-03-2026 13:00 via archdaily.com
  © Ossip Architectuurfotografie architects: MecanooLocation: Amsterdam, The NetherlandsProject Year: 2025Photographs: Ossip ArchitectuurfotografieArea: 1500.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• The Sister Houses / oitoo

  02-03-2026 11:00 via archdaily.com
  © Attilio Fiumarella architects: oitooLocation: Sistelo, PortugalProject Year: 2024Photograph: Attilio FiumarellaArea: 320.0 m2 Read more »
  
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