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• The Death of Dry Powder? Why Ready-Mixed Finishes Are Taking Over

  05-06-2026 08:45 via archdaily.com
  
  Courtesy of TerracoIn an industry defined by engineering tolerances and performance certainty, interior finishing still relies on a process that introduces variability into every project. Even experienced applicators often depend on judgement-based mixing—estimating water ratios and adjusting by feel until the material appears workable. While skill reduces variability, it does not eliminate it. The result is inherent inconsistency that transfers directly onto the finished surface.Read more
  
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• É Um Restaurante / SIA arquitectura + gonçalves perić

  06-06-2026 13:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Charlotte Auger architects: SIA arquitecturaarchitects: gonçalves perićLocation: Amadora, PortugalProject Year: 2025Photographs: Charlotte AugerPhotographs: João Lança de MoraisArea: 369.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Renovation in Veillac / Atelier AJO

  06-06-2026 11:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Sandrine Iratçabal architects: Atelier AJOLocation: Pont-de-Salars, FranceProject Year: 2024Photographs: Sandrine IratçabalArea: 170.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Designed to Repeat, Forced to Adapt: The Parallel Architecture of Socialist Housing

  06-06-2026 09:30 via archdaily.com
  
  Novi Beograd (New Belgrade), a planned city built in 1948. Photo © Piotr BednarskiA housing block in New Belgrade appears orderly from a distance. Concrete slabs repeat with disciplined consistency, windows align into measured grids, and balconies stack with the confidence of a system certain of itself. However, proximity changes the reading. One balcony is enclosed in aluminum glazing, another softened with improvised shading. Insulation thickens part of a façade while laundry frame
  
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• “Gauguin, l’Atelier du Pouldu” Interpretation Centre / Modal Architecture + Quartz Architecture

  06-06-2026 08:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Eric Sueur architects: Modal Architecturearchitects: Quartz ArchitectureLocation: Clohars-Carnoët, FranceProject Year: 2025Photographs: Eric SueurArea: 1000.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Modum Atelier Nanjing Office / Modum Atelier

  06-06-2026 04:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © AYstudio architects: Modum AtelierLocation: Nan Jing Shi, ChinaProject Year: 2024Photographs: AYstudioArea: 67.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• JER café at Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture / NAAW

  05-06-2026 21:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Damir Otegen architects: NAAWLocation: Almaty, KazakhstanProject Year: 2025Photographs: Damir OtegenArea: 150.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Herradura Cabin / ALMA de Arquitectos

  05-06-2026 17:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © César Belio architects: ALMA de ArquitectosLocation: Zapopan, MéxicoProject Year: 2025Photographs: César BelioArea: 340.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Des Cimes Dental Clinic / CARTA. Architecte + Designer

  05-06-2026 14:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © David Boyer architects: CARTA. Architecte + DesignerLocation: Val-David, CanadaProject Year: 2024Photographs: David BoyerArea: 6363.0 ft2 Read more »
  
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• House Transformation in Harmonia / Atelier 008

  05-06-2026 12:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Matej Hakár architects: Atelier 008Location: Modra, SlovakiaProject Year: 2025Photographs: Matej HakárArea: 201.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Brasília and Chandigarh: Two Modernist Utopias an Ocean Apart

  05-06-2026 09:30 via archdaily.com
  
  Brasília © Joana FrançaBetween the 1950s and 1960s, two cities were built that would leave a lasting mark on the history of architecture and urbanism. Born from a shared vision yet separated by more than 14,000 kilometers, Brasília in Brazil and Chandigarh in India were both planned and constructed from scratch, deeply shaped by modernist principles.Emerging during a period of profound political and social transformation, when many nations sought to redefine their capit
  
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• La Vallée Verte / MVRDV

  05-06-2026 09:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Paul Lefevre architects: MVRDVLocation: Bordeaux, FranceProject Year: 2024Photographs: Paul LefevrePhotographs: Matthieu LecouveyArea: 5250.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• World Environment Day 2026 Coincides with Record Heatwaves, Renewing Focus on Climate Adaptation in Cities

  05-06-2026 08:30 via archdaily.com
  
  La Rambla pedestrian street in Barcelona city. Image © Noppasin Wongchum via ShutterstockAs Europe experiences one of its earliest and most intense heatwaves in recent years, World Environment Day 2026 arrives amid renewed discussions about climate adaptation, urban resilience, and the capacity of cities to respond to increasingly extreme temperatures. Across Portugal, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, temperatures have surged well above seasonal a
  
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• Camp Meeker Cabin / Renée del Gaudio Architecture

  05-06-2026 08:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © David Lauer architects: Renée del Gaudio ArchitectureLocation: Allenspark, United StatesProject Year: 2026Photographs: David LauerArea: 2100.0 ft2 Read more »
  
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• BIG Designs Dual-Volume EVE Music Hall Amid Agricultural Landscape in Čepin, Croatia

  05-06-2026 07:30 via archdaily.com
  
  EVE Music Hall project in Čepin, eastern Croatia. Image © BIG / Bjarke Ingels GroupBIG – Bjarke Ingels Group is nearing completion of the EVE Music Hall in Čepin, eastern Croatia, designed in collaboration with SIRRAH projekt and Theatre Projects. The 10,000 m² project contains a live music venue, congress facilities, exhibition spaces, a café, and rooftop event spaces. The venue is expected to host concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and cultural activities, acc
  
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• The Nordhavn Case: 10 Projects Transforming Copenhagen’s Harbor into a Model of Urban Regeneration and Sustainability

  05-06-2026 07:00 via archdaily.com
  
  Nordhavn © Rasmus HjortshøjWhat happens when a city’s industrial past becomes the raw material for its future? In Copenhagen, Nordhavn transforms the old harbor into a living laboratory of sustainable urbanism, where warehouses and docks give way to independent districts, small islands, and canals that redefine what it means to inhabit the city.Read more »
  
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• The Metrics We Use Decide the Cities We Build: Urban Indicators and Lived Experience

  05-06-2026 06:00 via archdaily.com
  
  Twisted Valley / Grupo Aranea. Image © Jesús GranadaModern cities are running on performance indicators. They move millions of people each day, concentrate capital, separate land uses, and sustain complex systems of logistics and consumption. In that sense, the city functions as a system to be continually adjusted and optimized. Today's dominant metrics are familiar and widely witnessed: vehicles per hour, average commute times, floor area ratios, parking turnover, housing starts, an
  
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• Lanza Atelier's sinuous 2026 Serpentine Pavilion opens

  05-06-2026 05:11 via architectureau.com
  
  Marking the twenty-fifth commission in the annual series, this year's pavilion is anchored by an undulating serpentine wall.
  
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• 205 North Quay / HASSELL + REX + Richards and Spence

  05-06-2026 05:00 via archdaily.com
  
  © Cieran Murphy architects: REXarchitects: Richards and Spencearchitects: HASSELLLocation: Brisbane, AustraliaProject Year: 2026Photographs: Cieran MurphyPhotographs: David ChatfieldPhotographs: Ethan RohloffArea: 73000.0 m2 Read more »
  
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• Shortlist revealed: 2026 Houses Awards

  05-06-2026 00:38 via architectureau.com
  
  170 exceptional homes are featured on the 2026 Houses Awards shortlist.
  
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• 2026 Houses Awards shortlist: New House over 200m2

  05-06-2026 00:38 via architectureau.com
  
  In the New House over 200m2 category, 45 projects were shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 Houses Awards shortlist: New House under 200m2

  05-06-2026 00:37 via architectureau.com
  
  In the New House under 200m2 category, 20 projects were shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 Houses Awards Shortlist: House Alteration and Addition over 200m2

  05-06-2026 00:36 via architectureau.com
  
  In the House Alteration and Addition over 200m2 category, 34 projects were shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 Houses Awards shortlist: House Alteration and Addition under 200m2

  05-06-2026 00:35 via architectureau.com
  
  In the House Alteration and Addition under 200m2 category, 33 projects have been shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 Houses Awards shortlist: Apartment or Unit

  05-06-2026 00:34 via architectureau.com
  
  In the Apartment or Unit category, 19 projects were shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 Houses Awards shortlist: Small Project

  05-06-2026 00:33 via architectureau.com
  
  In the Small Project category, 14 projects were shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 House Awards shortlist: House in a Heritage Context

  05-06-2026 00:33 via architectureau.com
  
  In the House in a Heritage Context category, 15 projects were shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 Houses Awards shortlist: Sustainability

  05-06-2026 00:32 via architectureau.com
  
  In the Sustainability category, 27 projects were shortlisted.
  
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• 2026 House Awards shortlist: Emerging Architecture Practice

  05-06-2026 00:31 via architectureau.com
  
  Seven firms were shortlisted in the Emerging Architecture Practice category.
  
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• Have your say on the future of architecture

  04-06-2026 05:29 via architectureau.com
  
  Architects, students, graduates and allied professionals are invited to have their say on their future vision for the architectural profession for an upcoming issue of Architecture Australia.
  
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