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From Antarctica to the Mediterranean

Hugh Broughton Architects tapped to design ancient mosaic–protecting shelters at UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cyprus

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Recovering Optimism

AN speaks with Bruce Mau about a new film on his work and why he has hope for the future

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Architect of the State

A new book explores the life and career of Boris Iofan, the Jewish Soviet architect who designed for Stalin’s regime

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The Goldilocks Framework

How to respond to both population growth and climate change? High-density, low-rise housing plus current technologies offer one solution.

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Midjourney Madness

Artificial intelligence can now make convincing images of buildings. Is that a good thing?

On the Move

Daily digest: Flood-ravaged Seoul wants to eliminate its subterranean housing stock, pickleball comes to the Seagram Building, and more

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Matchless

Qatar showcases its trove of public art and announces new works ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022

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Towards Home

An Indigenous-led exhibition and publication project at the Canadian Centre for Architecture presents self-determined spaces across the Arctic

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Architects Respond to IPCC’s Findings

After the latest report on climate change issued by the United Nations, architects weigh in on next steps

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Behind The Line

The visions for NEOM, Saudi Arabia’s linear megacity in the desert, reveal contemporary shortcomings more than a future utopia

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Punishing Pollutants

Milanese hospital breaks down city smog with titanium dioxide coated porcelain louvers

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More Than Clay

Richard Saltoun Gallery and the AA present Born From Earth: Women in Ceramics

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A Voice For Future Generations

Muyiwa Oki elected as the next president of RIBA

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Bartlett Breakdown and Beyond

A new generation of young architects is calling out exploitation in education and practice. Not everyone is happy with their methods.

Jungle Blossoms

Mexx, a botanical sculpture at SFER IK in Tulum, blurs the line between nature and art

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Engineering India’s Architecture of Independence

Remembering Mahendra Raj, an Indian structural engineer, who died in May

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Inherent and Inalienable

UN General Assembly declares access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment a universal human right

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Finnish Facade

JKMM revamps a 1980s public library in Finland with a copper-clad expansion

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