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Architects: MENG YAN | URBANUS
- Area: 73511 m²
- Year: 2024
Weilong School / MENG YAN | URBANUS
https://www.archdaily.com/1035821/weilong-school-meng-yan-urbanusValeria Silva
Hortensia Herrero Art Center / ERRE
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Architects: ERRE
- Area: 37674 ft²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: Andreu World, Mediclinics, Color Kinetics, Comon, Noken, +3
https://www.archdaily.com/1013611/hortensia-herrero-art-center-erre-arquitecturaPilar Caballero
Atelier Jeumeu / COV Studio
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Architects: COV Studio
- Area: 141 m²
- Year: 2024
https://www.archdaily.com/1036076/atelier-jeumeu-cov-studioMiwa Negoro
Forest House / RAWI Arquitetura + Design
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Architects: RAWI Arquitetura + Design
- Area: 350 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1035929/forest-house-rawi-arquitetura-plus-designSusanna Moreira
Attic A.N.T. / Pineda Monedero
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Architects: Pineda Monedero
- Area: 150 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: Viabizzuno
https://www.archdaily.com/1034571/attic-ant-pineda-monederoValentina Díaz
House in the Woods / Tom Lontine Architect
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Architects: Tom Lontine Architect
- Area: 4400 ft²
- Year: 2023
https://www.archdaily.com/1036053/house-in-the-woods-tom-lontine-architectHadir Al Koshta
Community-Centered Architecture: Redefining the Role of Architects in South America
Across South America, architecture is increasingly being understood as a collective act. Rather than imposing external views, many studios and designers are building with and for communities, learning from their local practices, materials, and ways of inhabiting. These projects are repositioning the architect's role from an author to a facilitator, transforming design into a participatory process that centers collaboration, care, and mutual respect.
What unites these efforts is not style or scale, but a shared belief: architecture emerges from collective dialogue, not imposition. From rural Ecuador to the urban peripheries of Brazil, Colombia, and Paraguay, these projects reveal how social engagement and local making produce spaces that are sustainable not only environmentally but also socially. They respond to inequality not through top-down solutions, but through co-authorship, offering spaces that reflect the needs, knowledge, and agency of the people who use them.
https://www.archdaily.com/1035776/community-centered-architecture-redefining-the-role-of-architects-in-south-americaDaniela Andino
European University | Turia Campus / Ramón Esteve Estudio
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Architects: Ramón Esteve Estudio
- Year: 2024
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Professionals: Leing Ingeniería, Kalam, Lemara, Vialterra, GM Paisajistas
https://www.archdaily.com/1030763/european-university-turia-campus-ramon-esteve-estudioPilar Caballero
Pencil House / Architecture Studio YEIN
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Architects: Architecture Studio YEIN
- Area: 137 m²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: AT REHAU AT Edition Windows & Doors, American Standard, INDEX global, LX Z:IN, Material&Design CO., LTD. , +2
https://www.archdaily.com/1036020/pencil-house-architecture-studio-yeinMiwa Negoro
STACK / Johanjun Architects
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Architects: Johanjun Architects
- Area: 105 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1035971/stack-johanjun-architectsMiwa Negoro
World Building of The Year and Interior of The Year revealed at World Architecture Festival 2025
The Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas by Fernando Menis in La Laguna, Spain has been declared the World Building of the Year at the 2025 World Architecture Festival (WAF).
The ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year supported by GROHE, World Interior of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year were announced today as hundreds of architects from across the world convened at a grand finale Gala Dinner at Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida. A host of Special Prizes, including the American Beauty Prize supported by the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust, were also announced at the closing event to celebrate the eighteenth edition of the festival. The announcement follows the final day of WAF, in which prize winners across all 43 categories have been competing for the winning titles.
https://www.archdaily.com/1036083/world-building-of-the-year-and-interior-of-the-year-revealed-at-world-architecture-festival-2025Enrique Tovar
Commercial Space in Minato / ROOVICE
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Architects: ROOVICE
- Area: 148 m²
- Year: 2023
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Manufacturers: Electrolux, LIXIL , Tajima, Toto, toolbox
https://www.archdaily.com/1021355/commercial-space-in-minato-rooviceHana Abdel
SAP House / Estúdio Brasileiro de Arquitetura + Ateliê AU
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Architects: Ateliê AU, Estúdio Brasileiro de Arquitetura
- Area: 470 m²
- Year: 2025
https://www.archdaily.com/1035835/sap-house-estudio-brasileiro-de-arquitetura-plus-atelie-auSusanna Moreira
Island Retreat / The Ranch Mine
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Architects: The Ranch Mine
- Area: 4871 ft²
- Year: 2024
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Manufacturers: Brizo Kitchen and Bath, Monogram, Trex, Trimble
https://www.archdaily.com/1035456/island-retreat-the-ranch-mineHadir Al Koshta
Guest House No. 16 / NORM Architects
https://www.archdaily.com/1035782/guest-house-no-16-norm-architectsPilar Caballero
Obsolete Typologies Revived Through 17 Adaptive Reuse Projects
Adaptive reuse is shifting from simple preservation to active revitalization, a process of structurally rescuing and reprogramming architectural typologies whose original functions are no longer relevant. The obsolescence of architectural spaces occurs for varied reasons: sociological shifts, leaving spaces uninhabited; technological advances, phasing out specific machinery; and economic changes, making centralized functions necessary. The strategy of repurposing focuses on achieving spatial and functional longevity through minimal interventions, allowing the original structure to serve as the memory anchor of the project.
This wave of adaptive reuse treats the historic shell as a limited resource, prioritizing structural permanence over surface aesthetics. Designers are engaging in a sort of archaeological process by exposing the original structural essence: the heavy timber, raw concrete, or monumental masonry. Interventions are confined to meeting new programmatic needs, often appearing as an independent insertion within the ancient envelope. This contrast redefines the building's lifespan not as a singular narrative but as a layered story of continuous events.
https://www.archdaily.com/1036012/obsolete-typologies-revived-through-17-adaptive-reuse-projectsHadir Al Koshta
Villa Sipat & Sauh / Arkana Architects
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Architects: Arkana Architects
- Area: 250 m²
- Year: 2025
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Manufacturers: Mulia Glass Block, Tostem, Toto
https://www.archdaily.com/1036018/villa-sipat-and-sauh-arkana-architectsMiwa Negoro
From Drainage to Waterproofing: How to Shape the Design and Performance of Shower Systems
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