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Flowing between deposits and mosaics. La Olmeda Roman Villa by Paredes Pedrosa Architects

09/11/2025

[Pedrosa de la Vega] Spain

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

Divided by a wall. "Utopia: No entry" by Sebastián Bayo Monjas

09/11/2025

The Basque Country International Architecture Biennial, Mugak/2025 [Vitoria-Gasteiz] Spain

Need for nostalgia and escapism. No Hope Generation by Mura Masa

08/11/2025

[MUSIC - VIDEO] by Mura Masa

metalocus, PAULA ARIAS

Contemporary football. Modernization Project of Universidad Católica Stadium by IDOM

08/11/2025

[Las Condes] Chile

metalocus, SARA GENT

From "Utopia for the Elderly" to "A Community for Everyone". Joyful Community by GN Architects

07/11/2025

[Fengcheng] China

metalocus, SARA GENT

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"Utopia: No entry" by Sebastián Bayo Monjas. Photograph by Mikel Blasco. Image courtesy by Mugak/2025

Utopia: No Entry is the proposal by architect and artist Sebastián Bayo Monjas for the Mugak/ Biennial pavilion, located in the Plaza de la Virgen Blanca in the capital of…

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Divided by a wall. "Utopia: No entry" by Sebastián Bayo Monjas

09/11/2025

The Basque Country International Architecture Biennial, Mugak/2025 [Vitoria-Gasteiz] Spain

Mura Masa is an English producer who released No Hope Generation in 2017, a song from the album R.Y.C (Raw Youth Collage). It is a clip that speaks clearly about the current desperate…

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Need for nostalgia and escapism. No Hope Generation by Mura Masa

08/11/2025

[MUSIC - VIDEO] by Mura Masa

metalocus, PAULA ARIAS

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Jiangnan house Yangzhou Guangling by B.L.U.E architecture studio. Photograph by XIA ZHI Pictures

From cinema into "Jiangnan House" hotel by by B.L.U.E architecture

Kupuri House by Central de Arquitectura + Módica Ledezma. Photograph by Zaickz Moz

Morphological respect. Kupuri House by Central de Arquitectura + Módica Ledezma

Ca’n Gallineta by OAM – Oficina d’Arquitectura a Mallorca. Photograph by José Hevia

Vernacular dialogue. Ca’n Gallineta by OAM – Oficina d’Arquitectura a Mallorca

04/11/2025

[Manacor - Mallorca] Spain

metalocus, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

The Bale Bio pavilion by Cave Urban/Bauhaus Earth. Photograph by Iwan Sastrawan

Reimagining typologies. The Bale Bio pavilion by Bauhaus Earth and Cave Urban

03/11/2025

[Bali] Indonesia

metalocus, SARA GENT

New stage and new exhibition pathway of the Basilica of Maxentius by Alvisi Kirimoto + Partners. Photograph by Giuseppe Miotto / Marco Cappelletti Studio

Stage and exhibition pathway of the Basilica of Maxentius by Alvisi Kirimoto + Partners

31/10/2025

[ROM] Italy

metalocus, ANTONIO GRAS

"Chiringuito Café" by SelgasCano. Photograph by Iwan Baan

A glass bridge between landscapes. Chiringuito Café by SelgasCano

29/10/2025

[Rizhao] China

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

Ca na Birgit by TEd'A arquitectes. Photograph by Luis Díaz Díaz

To look and not be looked at. Ca na Birgit by TEd'A arquitectes

29/10/2025

[Calvià] Spain

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

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Modernization Project of Universidad Católica Stadium by IDOM. Photograph by Cristóbal Palma

Located on a sloping site between the Andes Mountains and Manquehue Hill, in the Las Condes district of Santiago, Chile, is the San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium (now Claro Arena), recently renovated by the…

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Contemporary football. Modernization Project of Universidad Católica Stadium by IDOM

08/11/2025

[Las Condes] Chile

metalocus, SARA GENT

Joyful Community by GN Architects. Photograph by Liang Wenjun

Chinese architecture practice GN Architects was commissioned to design this complex for the elderly, located in the town of Fengcheng,…

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From "Utopia for the Elderly" to "A Community for Everyone". Joyful Community by GN Architects

07/11/2025

[Fengcheng] China

metalocus, SARA GENT

Etxenoi by AMA Architectural Office. Photograph by Mikel Blasco. Image courtesy by Mugak/2025

As part of the Basque Country International Architecture Biennial Mugak/2025,…

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A critique of unreflective rehabilitation. Etxenoi by AMA Architectural Office

07/11/2025

The Basque Country International Architecture Biennial, Mugak/2025 [Bilbao] Spain

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

"How heavy is a city?". The 7th Lisbon Architecture Triennial opens

19/10/2025

7th Lisbon Architecture Triennale [Lisbon] Portugal 02.10 > 08.12.2025

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

The longing to inhabit. ANHEL by SP25 Arquitectura

07/10/2025

[Tortosa] Spain

metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA

A historical and artistic tour of a unique building: the Bank of Spain opens its doors

04/10/2025

[MAD] Spain

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

"Lost Limits" by Anne Glassner and Marit Wolters, in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion

18/09/2025

[BCN] Spain, 17.09 > 05.10.2025

metalocus, SARA GENT

Exhibition at MoMA, "The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower"

03/08/2025

[NYC] USA 10.07.2025 > 12.07.2026

metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA

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A regenerative complex. Babel by V Taller. Photograph by Albers Studio

The Mexican architecture practice V Taller has designed Babel, a hotel and residential building located on the urban edge of Tulum, a destination for exploring Mayan ruins in…

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A regenerative complex rooted in its context. Babel by V Taller

06/11/2025

[Tulum - Quintana Roo] Mexico

metalocus, SARA GENT, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

"Refugio de l’Illa" by Altura arquitectes. Photograph by Pol Viladoms

Architecture practice Altura Arquitectes designed the "Refugio de l'Illa," a lightweight and self-sufficient structure in the high mountains, at an altitude of 2,488…

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Shelter in the high mountains. "Refugio de l’Illa" by Altura arquitectes

06/11/2025

[Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley] Andorra

metalocus, SARA GENT, CAMILA DOYLET

410 works selected for the 2026 Mies van der Rohe Awards

The nominees and jury for the 2026 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture / Mies van der Rohe Awards (EUmies Awards) have been announced.The European Commission and the Mies van der…

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410 works selected for the 2026 Mies van der Rohe Awards

06/11/2025

[BCN] Spain

metalocus, ANTONIO GRAS

Casa Calera y Chozas by Jorge Vidal. Photograph by Jose Hevia

Faced with the challenge of repurposing a disused site, the architecture studio led by architect Jorge Vidal…

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Living among olive trees. Casa Calera y Chozas by Jorge Vidal

05/11/2025

[Calera y Chozas] Spain

metalocus, CAMILA DOYLET

Building for ECYL and SEPE by Marcos Rico Arquitectos. Photograph by Javier Bravo

Architecture practice Marcos Rico Arquitectos has been commissioned to design a building that will house two government agencies: the offices of the ECYL (…

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Mixed public use. Building for ECYL and SEPE by Marcos Rico Arquitectos

05/11/2025

[Burgos] Spain

metalocus, SARA GENT, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

House in Mercedes by Arkosis. Photograph by Roberto D'Ambrosio Suárez

The neighbourhood where the house designed by Iván Delgado, the architect in charge of the Costa Rican firm…

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A utopian remnant of topography. House in Mercedes by Arkosis

05/11/2025

[Mercedes] Costa Rica

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

"Casa del filósofo" by Jose Costa. Photograph by Mariela Apollonio

Architect José Costa and his team have renovated a historic old house located in the Nazaret neighborhood of Valencia, Spain, a…

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New life. "Casa del filósofo" by José Costa

05/11/2025

[Valencia] Spain

metalocus, CAMILA DOYLET

Mexican architecture practice Di Frenna Arquitectos presents the facilities of its new headquarters, located in Colima, the capital of the Mexican state of the…

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