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The "third place". The Essen Central Library by MVRDV

22/10/2026

[Essen] Germany

metalocus, MARÍA MÍNGUEZ

New courthouse is completed. Palais de Justice de Lille by OMA

22/10/2026

[Lille] France

metalocus, JOSU BASAÑEZ

Demolition begins for the construction of the National Juneteenth Museum by BIG

22/10/2026

[Fort Worth] USA

metalocus, SARA GENT, MARÍA MÍNGUEZ

Protection of the Temple of Debod, First Prize: "Memoria suspendida" by Eduardo Alonso Tejedor

22/10/2026

[MAD] Spain

metalocus, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

Minimalism with brick. The Lens by MU Architecture

21/10/2026

[Montreal] Canada

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Palais de Justice de Lille by OMA. Photograph by François-Xavier Gbré, courtesy of OMA

The Palais de Justice de Lille, the city’s new courthouse designed by OMA, has been completed. Situated on the former fortifications of Vauban,…

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New courthouse is completed. Palais de Justice de Lille by OMA

22/10/2026

[Lille] France

metalocus, JOSU BASAÑEZ

National Juneteenth Museum by BIG. Rendering by Plomp

On October 7th —coinciding with Dr. Opal Lee’s 100th birthday— a ceremonial demolition took place at the Historic Southside Community Center, the site where the future National Juneteenth Museum will be built. The museum is designed by…

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Demolition begins for the construction of the National Juneteenth Museum by BIG

22/10/2026

[Fort Worth] USA

metalocus, SARA GENT, MARÍA MÍNGUEZ

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Rendering. "Memoria suspendida" by Eduardo Alonso Tejedor

Eduardo Alonso Tejedor has won First Prize with his proposal "Memoria suspendida" for the competition to protect the Temple of Debod in Madrid. Second place went to "Akhet" by…

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[MAD] Spain

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"The Lens" by MU Architecture. Photograph by Raphaël Thibodeau

"The Lends," designed by the architecture practice MU Architecture, is a residence inspired by Japanese minimalism. Its interior focuses on the…

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[Montreal] Canada

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Temporary canopy by Óscar Miguel Ares. Photograph by Gabriel Gallegos Alonso

Architect Óscar Miguel Ares was commissioned to design a temporary canopy for Plaza de la Hispanidad, in the former Medina del Campo square.…

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Reinterpreting ribbed vaults. Temporary canopy by Óscar Miguel Ares

21/10/2026

[Medina del Campo] Spain

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Landscape extension. OASIS by Atelier Stéphane Fernandez

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[Nice] France

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"La Métropolitaine" and "Conversion of a Former Garage" winners of the European Collective Housing Award

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[San Sebastián] Spain

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Ricardo Porro’s Modern Dance School in Havana: A Sensitive Expression of an Idea

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[La Habana] Cuba

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Debate, safeguard, transform: "SEZ – The Im/Possibility of an Island"

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[Berlin] Germany

metalocus, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

Peter Zumthor completes the expansion of the Fondation Beyeler

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[Riehen] Swiss

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Anselm Kiefer pavilion by David Chipperfield Architects. Photograph by Studio Menges Tugushi

For the first time, the painting "Schwarze Flocken" (2007) by Anselm Kiefer has been put on display, thanks to the creation of a new pavilion at the Carmen Würth Forum, designed by…

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Facing a new perspective. Anselm Kiefer pavilion by David Chipperfield Architects

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[Künzelsau] Germany

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First boarding houses for girls at Winchester College by Stanton Williams. Photograph by Jack Hobhouse

Stanton Williams has designed the first girls’ boarding houses in Winchester College’s 644-year history: two buildings…

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First boarding houses for girls at Winchester College by Stanton Williams

21/10/2026

[Winchester] UK

metalocus, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

Rendering. Renovation of the former Hospital de la Santa Creu in Barcelona by BAAS and h3o architects

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BAAS and h3o architects to renovate the old Santa Creu hospital

20/10/2026

[BCN] Spain

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Comprehensive Architectural Renovation of the Euskal Museoa Bilbao by Vaillo + Architects. Photograph by Iñaki Bergera

This project, designed by Vaillo + Architects, emerged from a competition for the comprehensive renovation and…

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Return to the original layout. Comprehensive Renovation of the Euskal Museoa Bilbao by Vaillo + Architects

20/10/2026

[Bilbao] Spain

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Kingdee Cloud Tower by HENN. Photograph by Tian Fangfang

The architecture practice HENN was selected through a competition to design the Kingdee Cloud Tower, whose construction has…

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Merging with the sky. Kingdee Cloud Tower by HENN

20/10/2026

[Shenzhen] China

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Modern Mokotów by BBGK Architekci. Photograph by Nate Cook

Modern Mokotów, designed by BBGK Architekci, is a new mixed-use residential complex located in Służewiec Przemysłowy,…

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A 15-Minute Neighbourhood. Modern Mokotów by BBGK Architekci

20/10/2026

[Warsaw] Poland

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The Indian Institute of Technology Madras has expanded its campus with the Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Music Center—dedicated to the renowned Indian composer Shri Ilaiyaraaja—designed by…

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A geometry inspired by the "Bel Patra". Maestro Ilaiyaraaja Music Center by Ekarth Studio

19/10/2026

[Chennai] India

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OASIS by Atelier Stéphane Fernandez. Photograph by Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu

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[Nice] France

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“Dimitris Pikionis. An aesthetic topography” at the Círculo de Bellas Artes. Photograph courtesy of Círculo de Bellas Artes.

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