Offsitewood 2.0: Practical Tools for Architects Exploring Offsite Wood

Example of the Nested Floor System capacities. Courtesy of Offsite Wood and Quebec Wood Export Bureau The latest release of Offsitewood.org marks a significant step forward in making offsite wood construction more approachable for architects. Version 2.0 introduces a set of digital resources aimed at helping designers model, plan, and collaborate more efficiently. Free downloadable … Read more

Bridging Disciplines, Connecting Cities: The Interdisciplinary Approach to Urban Mobility in Portugal

© Ivo Tavares Studio An architecture degree may provide a vast curriculum, but many of the skills needed for a project lie outside the discipline. This is especially true for urban-scale projects. They demand expertise in areas like traffic studies, structural calculations, landscape design, and technical installation forecasting. These are often seen as “complementary” but … Read more

20 Practices Shaping the Future of Architecture: Winners of the ArchDaily 2025 Next Practices Awards

ArchDaily is proud to reveal the winners of the 5th edition of Next Practices, recognizing 20 groundbreaking architectural practices from around the globe. These firms embody the creativity, innovation, interdisciplinary approach and social responsibility that are shaping the future of architecture and expanding its horizons. Read more »

Zaha Hadid Architects Develop 3D-Printed Habitats to Support Marine Ecosystem Restoration

ZHA’a Nereid digitally fabricated habitat at London’s World Design Congress, 2025 . Image © Luke Hayes Zaha Hadid Architects‘ design for a digitally fabricated marine habitat in the North Lantau Marine Park conservation zone in Hong Kong was recently presented at the World Design Congress exhibition in London. The event took place at the Barbican … Read more

First Copenhagen Architecture Biennial Opens With the Theme “Slow Down”

Copenhagen, Denmark – Aug 10, 2024: People relaxing at waterside of Inner Harbor and public art sculpture at Søren Kierkegaards Plads. Image © TasfotoNL via Shutterstock The first edition of the Copenhagen Architecture Biennial opens today and runs until October 19, transforming the city into a platform for architectural dialogue and exchange. Organised by CAFx … Read more

Choreographing Space: Architecture and Dance as Interdisciplinary Practices

Dance House Helsinki / JKMM Architects + ILO architects. Image © Tuomas Uusheimo “Dance, dance… otherwise we are lost.” This oft-cited phrase by Pina Bausch encapsulates not only the urgency of movement, but its capacity to reveal space itself. In her choreographies, space is never a neutral backdrop, it becomes a partner, an obstacle, a … Read more

UNESCO Culminates the Restoration Program of the City of Mosul, Iraq

Al-Saa’a Convent after restoration. Image Courtesy of UNESCO / Abdullah Rashid From 2014 to 2019, Daesh (ISIS) occupied and controlled territory in Iraq and Syria, including the northern city of Mosul. UNESCO estimates that 80% of Mosul’s historic town was destroyed during this period, which led to one of the most ambitious reconstruction campaigns in … Read more