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BIG wins competition to design the new Hamburg State Opera

13/11/2025

[Hamburg] Germany

metalocus, ANTONIO GRAS

With 916 apartments, The Sax by MVRDV begins construction in Rotterdam

13/11/2025

[Rotterdam] Netherlands

metalocus, SARA GENT, AGUSTINA BERTA

«350,000 Ha» winning design for the ARCO Madrid 2026 Guest Lounge

13/11/2025

[MAD] Spain

metalocus, SARA GENT

Inhabiting the valley. Medník house by Päivä architekti

12/11/2025

[Luka pod Medníkem] Czech Republic

metalocus, SARA GENT, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

Meeting and gathering. Visitor and tourist centre - Longyou by Atelier tao+c

12/11/2025

[Longyou] China

metalocus, CAMILA DOYLET

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The Sax by MVRDV. Rendering by Proloog. Image courtesy by MVRDV

Two towers connected by a golden beam define The Sax, the new residential project by MVRDV that will add to Rotterdam's distinctive…

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With 916 apartments, The Sax by MVRDV begins construction in Rotterdam

13/11/2025

[Rotterdam] Netherlands

metalocus, SARA GENT, AGUSTINA BERTA

«350.000 Ha» Guest Lounge in ARCO Madrid 2026 by Manuel Bouzas + salazarsequeromedina

“350,000 Ha” is the project chosen for the ARCO Madrid 2026 Guest Lounge. It is an intervention that shapes the 1,200 m² lounge (bar, restaurant, and relaxation area) using reclaimed wood from the forests that burned in August 2025 in Spain.The…

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«350,000 Ha» winning design for the ARCO Madrid 2026 Guest Lounge

13/11/2025

[MAD] Spain

metalocus, SARA GENT

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

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

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

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

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

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

La Olmeda Roman Villa by Paredes Pedrosa Architects. Photograph by Luis Asín

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

09/11/2025

[Pedrosa de la Vega] Spain

metalocus, JOSÉ JUAN BARBA

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

Contemporary football. Modernization Project of Universidad Católica Stadium by IDOM

08/11/2025

[Las Condes] Chile

metalocus, SARA GENT

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

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Medník house by Päivä Architekti. Photograph by Radek Úlehla

Architecture practice Päivä Architekti designed Medník house, an extension to a family home in Luka pod Medníkem, a hamlet on the banks of the Sázava River and next to…

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Inhabiting the valley. Medník house by Päivä architekti

12/11/2025

[Luka pod Medníkem] Czech Republic

metalocus, SARA GENT, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

Visitor centre - Longyou / tourist centre by Atelier tao+c. Photograph by Wen Studio

With the aim of creating a meeting place, the architecture firm Atelier tao+c designed the…

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Meeting and gathering. Visitor and tourist centre - Longyou by Atelier tao+c

12/11/2025

[Longyou] China

metalocus, CAMILA DOYLET

Magno Building by Javier Prieto Arquitectos. Photograph by Germán Cabo

In eastern Spain, in the city of Teruel, the team at Javier Prieto Arquitectos has completed a project of 16…

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Sixteen homes that weave the plot. Magno Building by Javier Prieto Arquitectos

12/11/2025

[Teruel] 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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Sustainability and spatial quality. 72 Social Housing in Castelldefels by Carles Enrich Studio. Photograph by Adrià Goula

Architecture practice Carles Enrich Studio was commissioned to project 72 social housing units in Castelldefels,…

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Passive strategies and spatial quality. 72 Social Housing by Carles Enrich Studio

11/11/2025

[Castelldefels] Spain

metalocus, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

Rendering. «La base y la cruz» by PEREDA PÉREZ ARQUITECTOS S.C.P Y LIGNUM S.L.

The proposal “The Base and the Cross” has been selected as the winning entry among the ten finalist groups of architects in the international competition for the “Cuelgamuros Memorial in San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid)”. The project aims to…

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«La base y la cruz» wins the competition to redefine the Valle de los Caídos

11/11/2025

[MAD] Spain

Żeromski Theatre in Kielce by WXCA. Photograph by Oliwia Pakuszewska

After years of deterioration, an architectural competition was launched in 2017 for the reconstruction and expansion of the historic Żeromski Theatre in Kielce, Poland. The winning project, designed by the…

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Restored to its former glory. Żeromski Theatre in Kielce by WXCA

11/11/2025

[Kielce] Poland

metalocus, AGUSTINA BERTA

Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by BIG. Photograph by Ye Jianyuan

Commissioned to create a new space for art and public life, the architecture firm BIG - Bjarke Ingels group, in collaboration with ARTS…

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Between exhibitions, art and gardens. Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art by BIG

11/11/2025

[Suzhou - Jiangsu] China

metalocus, CAMILA DOYLET

Rendering. The Grand Ballroom in Tirana by MVRDV

MVRDV has won the competition for the new Asllan Rusi sports palace in Tirana, a mixed-use complex that includes a 6,000-seat arena for…

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MVRDV’s “Grand Ballroom” wins competition for arena combined with apartments and hotel

10/11/2025

[Tirana] Albania

metalocus, SARA GENT

Contemplative dwelling. Casa Seye by Di Frenna Arquitecto. Photograph by Lorena Darquea

Architecture practice Di Frenna Arquitectos designed this house, named Casa Seye, located in Altozano, near the city of…

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Contemplative dwelling. Casa Seye by Di Frenna Arquitectos

10/11/2025

[Altozano] Mexico.

metalocus, ELVIRA PARÍS FERNÁNDEZ

Parc de l’Ossa by Altura arquitectes. Photograph by Rafael Vargas

Architecture practice Altura Arquitectes was commissioned to design "Parc de l'Ossa" as an urban regeneration strategy in the…

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Strengthening Identity Through a Park. Parc de l’Ossa by Altura arquitectes

10/11/2025

[Encamp] Andorra

metalocus, SARA GENT

The project was born following the 2004 call for a restricted competition to adapt the archaeological site containing the remains of the Roman villa La Olmeda, dating from the 4th century. The villa had been discovered thirty-six years earlier,…

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