Academic Project2 weeks ago
‘Aural-clusivity’ is an architecture thesis by Victoria Liew from the ‘Department of Architecture – National University of Singapore (NUS).’ The project explores how architecture can foster inclusive, multisensory environments for the d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing (HoH) community. It aims to redefine everyday spaces through participatory research, challenging traditional visual and auditory norms. The outcome develops a design toolkit that applies these research insights to enhance communication, engagement, and sensory diversity in architectural design.
Project2 weeks ago
Shanghai Gate M West Bund Dream Center by MVRDV transforms a former cement factory into a cultural and leisure district, uniting buildings from different eras into a cohesive urban space. By repurposing existing structures to reduce carbon emissions and introducing bold orange circulation elements, the design honors industrial heritage while shaping a lively destination for contemporary urban life.
Academic Project3 weeks ago
‘The Lighthouse’ is an architecture thesis by Elisabetta Maifredi from the ‘Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio – USI.’ The project seeks to transform an abandoned industrial site into a center for soil regeneration, material recovery, and community engagement. It treats phosphogypsum to extract valuable resources for industry while involving Barreiro’s youth in creative workshops to renovate and secure the building. Open to the public, it combines environmental restoration, education, and sustainable reuse, ensuring long-term social and industrial value.
Project3 weeks ago
Bay House by BNA Design & Planning Pvt. Ltd. is a compact retreat designed as three linear bays: one for bedrooms and two forming the living core. Openings at each end frame views and extend the interiors into the gardens, while orientation to sun and wind ensures comfort and privacy. With natural materials, deep overhangs, and a restrained palette, the residence offers quiet luxury shaped by light, breeze, and landscape.
Practice3 weeks ago
BNA Design and Planning Pvt. Ltd. is an architecture practice based in Ahmedabad, India. For them, each project serves as a journey into uncharted areas, enabling exploration beyond conventional frameworks. This systemic lens promotes a holistic understanding of design, encompassing diverse elements from dynamic masterplans to narrative-driven development. Their projects include a variety of domains, highlighting the adaptive nature of their practice.
Project3 weeks ago
Paper Worlds by Studio Ossidiana imagines Nespresso’s installation in Brera as an inside-out café: a small, magic box opening to the street, turning the city itself into an open-air room. Inspired by the “edicola”—a little temple—it offers alcoves, openings, and shelves that frame gestures like sipping coffee, reading the news, or pausing in transit, creating a recyclable pavilion dedicated to the art of short breaks.
Academic Project3 weeks ago
‘Nuswa Bhuvana’ is an architecture thesis by Elbert Hans from the ‘Department of Architecture – Tarumanagara University.’ It proposes a regenerative public housing project in Marunda, North Jakarta, applying biophilic design and permaculture to counter coal pollution. It offers sustainable housing, urban farming, and water management while strengthening residents’ connection with nature. By promoting local culture through farming, hydroponics, batik, and mangrove care, it builds a resilient, eco-friendly community.
Project3 weeks ago
Hangzhou First People’s Hospital Tonglu Branch by UAD features an architecture that harmonizes with the surrounding mountains and natural landscape. Its clover-shaped layout, flowing forms, and light-filled modular spaces prioritize daylight, ventilation, and flexible medical use. The design combines human-centered, service-oriented design with a futuristic steel structure that meets China’s Three-Star Green Building standards.
Project3 weeks ago
Everything Passive House by OPAL is a multi-functional gathering facility in rural New Hampshire, designed to Passive House standards. Its design expresses contemporary New England rural traditions, with barn-like forms, timber frames, and natural materials, creating strong indoor-outdoor connections. The project supports leadership training, meetings, and events in harmony with the surrounding 600-acre landscape.
Practice3 weeks ago
OPAL is an architecture practice centered on achieving excellence through sustainable, high-performance architecture. The firm exclusively follows Passive House principles, prioritizing energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and well-being, while reducing carbon impact. Their projects aim to improve the built environment, blending innovative design with measurable environmental responsibility.
Project3 weeks ago
स्व bhaav by Neogenesis+Studi0261, a home interior project for an affluent family in Surat, is a celebration of timeless embrace. Designed as an understated yet sophisticated home, it flaunts subtle luxury reflecting the clients’ soul. Every corner balances minimalism with functionality, blending bespoke art, natural materials, and contemporary style to create a serene, personal sanctuary of elegance and warmth.
Project3 weeks ago
Walker Hall by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects features the adaptive reuse of a 1927 building at UC Davis. The project transforms a vacant, seismically unsafe structure into a graduate and professional student center. The design merges history and community with advanced learning environments, converting old shops and classrooms into flexible, active-learning spaces while celebrating original structural elements.
Selected Academic Projects
Academic Project3 weeks ago
‘A Community Stage’ is a Bachelors Design Project by Liew Yao Rong from the ‘School of Architecture, Building and Design – Taylor’s University.’ The project aims to transform Kampung Attap into a shared creative and cultural hub where the boundaries between making and experiencing art are blurred. It seeks to foster community interaction, dialogue, and connection, turning everyday activities into a collective, participatory performance, while respecting the neighborhood’s heritage and urban context.
Project3 weeks ago
UH Infonavit Santa Fe by AMASA Estudio transforms a neglected, sloped corner of a housing complex into an accessible, integrated public space. A circular building adapts to the topography, preserves existing trees, and organizes terraces connecting play areas, sports facilities, and paths. The design creates a continuous, spiraling park where architecture and public space intertwine, promoting safety, use, and community life.
Academic Project4 weeks ago
‘The RIV’ is an architecture thesis by Omar Abunnaja and Jasbir Bhamra from the ‘Illinois School of Architecture (ISoA).’ The project proposes to develop a high-rise that serves as a vertical extension of Chicago’s Riverwalk, aiming to revitalize a quieter section of the riverfront. It will enhance connections between the city, river, and sky while offering diverse public, residential, and cultural spaces, thus balancing bold architectural identity with urban integration and community engagement.
Project4 weeks ago
Leelamrut by Design Team Architects is envisioned as a residence that balances traditional yet modern functioning with a touch of sustainability. The design plays with exposed brickwork masses and exposed RCC, punctured by openings and balconies for porosity. Almost full-heighted windows with wooden frames, terracotta jali in a herringbone pattern, and an earthy material palette create a harmonious, light-filled, and intimate abode.
Practice4 weeks ago
Design Team Architects is a multidisciplinary design practice based in Surat, India.
Academic Project4 weeks ago
‘NHÀ NƠM’ is a Masters Design Thesis by Vo Duy Tai from the ‘Department of Architecture – University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City (UAH).’ The project uses landscape design as a tool to harmonize ecological conservation with community development in the Can Gio mangrove forest. By integrating sustainable aquaculture models and ecotourism activities, it seeks to restore and protect the mangrove ecosystem while creating livelihood opportunities for local residents. The project aspires to build a sustainable home where people and nature can coexist and thrive together.
Project4 weeks ago
NDSM Lusthof by Studio Ossidiana is imagined as a place of action, work, experimentation, and leisure: a contemporary pleasure garden on the banks of Amsterdam’s port. Within the former shipyards, it becomes a port for soil, plants, and minerals, a circular world-observatory open to people, plants, and animals, where openings frame the cardinal points and the solstices mark the passing of the seasons.
Project4 weeks ago
The Hub by MO-Design Studio transforms a two-floor factory building into a lively corporate office centered around an open-to-sky courtyard, envisioned as an urban jungle. The design breaks from traditional offices, emphasizing nature, openness, and visual connectivity with colors, textures, and patterns. The project offers a youthful, interactive, and flexible work environment where all functions revolve around the central courtyard.
Practice4 weeks ago
MO-Design Studio, founded in 2022, aims to create spaces that are a blend of beauty, functionality, and sustainability. Their design philosophy centers around a seamless integration of modern minimalism, the unique characteristics of each location, and the specific requirements of their clientele. Every project they embark on is considered a journey that transitions from inspired ideas to careful execution, emphasizing high standards of creativity and quality.
Academic Project4 weeks ago
‘Parallel Construct’ is an architecture thesis by Aspen Cheung from the ‘Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA).’ The aim of the project is to repurpose Block C of Summerhall into an interdisciplinary material science facility that fosters collaboration between architecture and engineering students. By treating the existing building as a material bank and exposing structural junctions as teaching tools, the project promotes hands-on, sustainable, and accessible learning while preserving heritage and minimizing environmental impact.
Project4 weeks ago
Sanghvi Residence by andblack design studio is an intimate study in a spatial atmosphere, where each room carries its own temperament shaped by subtle shifts in material, light, and proportion. The interior design balances function with emotion, creating spaces that are flexible, reflective, and playful. Its strength lies not in spectacle but in quiet contrasts, composed yet informal, crafting a home that lives, breathes, and listens.
Project4 weeks ago
Retreat Home by Neogenesis+Studi0261 is a holiday home designed as a getaway to escape the frenzied hustle and bustle of city life. True to its name, it embraces rustic extravagance entwined with comfort, creating a space for warm interactions and lasting memories. With its earthy palette, seamless indoor-outdoor connection, and timeless eminence, the residence offers a humble yet contemporary retreat in nature.
