Inspired by the landscape of the Vietnamese countryside, the house is composed of several small volumes gently arranged beneath the canopy of long-standing trees, creating a living environment that feels intimate and closely connected to nature. Continue reading: hubs.la/Q04z-t7-0 📍Bac Lieu, Vietnam Project by: TAA DESIGN

Casa Cajuí was born from a careful reading of the natural topography and dense forest that surrounds the land in Manaus. The project is based on an understanding of the equatorial climate and the integral preservation of the site, establishing a continuous dialogue between architecture, ventilation, and landscape. Continue reading: hubs.la/Q04z-sz-0 📍Manaus, Brazil Project by: TROOST + PESSOA Architects

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The innovative minds behind architect-favorites V-Ray, Corona and Enscape know all too well that while creating photorealistic images with prompts and single-button pushes rapidly becomes standard practice, story has become the differentiator between a good image and an outstanding one. And saying everything you need to within a single frame is incredibly difficult. With no sequence to build across and often no words to lean on, it takes immense skill to distill meaning into the confined borders of a static snapshot — and that’s exactly what the judges of Architizers Vision Awards expect of their entrants. With Chaos joining this year’s awards season as a supporting partner, Architizer spoke to six winners and finalists from last year’s competition, each of whom built their image using Chaos software in one way or another, to hear how they expressed such a strong narrative through a single moment. 👉 Continue reading: hubs.la/Q04zRCzv0 ✍️ Sam Frew

#ArchitizerAwards Fermetti designed the interior architecture of Degroen Loft, a striking transformation of a former furniture factory into a flexible and characterful living space. Central to the project is a prototype kitchen for Atelier Belge’s modular Totem Kitchen system. Continue reading: hubs.la/Q04z-s7n0 📍Mechelen, Belgium

⏰ The Early Entry Deadline is approaching. ⏰ Your projects have the power to shape how people live, connect and experience the world. Now, give them the recognition they deserve. The A+Awards celebrate outstanding architecture from around the globe, putting winning projects in front of an international audience and giving the teams behind them a platform to stand out. 👉 Enter before October 23 to secure the lowest entry fee of the season: hubs.la/Q04zRdWK0

The Glass Pavilion is a research prototype for a comfortable if elementary retreat in a tense juxtaposition with harsh surrounding environment. The project, initiated by Guardian Glass is challenging thermal and structural abilities of glass: hubs.la/Q04z-9730 📍Gorafe, Spain Project by: OFIS architects

#ProjectOfTheDay: House of Memories by Studio Lagom Located on a 165’ x 55’ plot in a city known for its orchards and lotus ponds, this home is a celebration of a family’s heritage while embracing modern needs: hubs.la/Q04z-9vV0 📍Valsad, GJ, India #ArchitizerAwards

#ArchitizerAwards On the edge between the urban settlement and the countryside, in a lush and still-authentic landscape, stands a single-family home that finds its identity in the balance between architectural rigor and openness to nature: hubs.la/Q04zT2wX0 📍Stra, Italy Project by: MIDE architetti Photos by: Tobias Kaser, Giulia Maretti

#ArchitizerAwards The Pierino Building, in the Jardins neighborhood, emerges from the meeting of two complementary gestures: transparency and shelter, translated into two distinct volumes: hubs.la/Q04zT2wp0 📍São Paulo, Brazil Project by: Studio MK27

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🏘️ 7 leading residential architecture practices - mailchi.mp/architizer/weekly…

In the Great Plains of Saskatchewan, Canada, the Muscowpetung Saulteaux First Nations people are celebrating a major milestone on their reservation: The opening of a permanent powwow arbor last year will not only strengthen the tribe’s traditions but also encourage community members to pass cultural knowledge to future generations. The project, designed by Oxbow Architecture in collaboration with Dalhousie University professor emeritus Richard Kroeker, provides a much-needed center for the tribe’s annual summer powwow celebrations while supporting the reservation’s economy. Continue reading: hubs.la/Q04zRCtd0 ✍️ Jaxson Stone In collaboration with Metropolis Magazine

Plenty of firms enter a genuinely good project in awards programs and lose. Such losses, however, don’t necessarily reflect the quality of the design itself. Sometimes, they’re more indicative of an error in the architectural awards entry — a misreading of what makes the project exceptional, and therefore, what it should be rewarded on. 👉 Continue reading: hubs.la/Q04zRCtN0

#ProjectOfTheDay: Loé emocional by Martín Martín arquitectos A home nestled in nature, comprising four pavilions, whose origins lie in the preservation of an old wooden shed. Its quiet presence became the starting point for the project: hubs.la/Q04zT2hq0 📍Spain

Rather than imposing a new language, the intervention works in continuity with the existing architecture, reinterpreting the tower’s materials, proportions and details through a contemporary lens. Torre Velasca is approached not simply as a container, but as a cultural and architectural narrative with which the project establishes an ongoing dialogue: hubs.la/Q04zT0CT0 📍Milan, Italy Project by: Conseil RP

#ArchitizerAwards Nestled in the valleys of Mingling Mountains near Yixing, China’s "Pottery Capital", the Earth Valley Theater is a pioneering 9,200 sqm open-air venue dedicated to human-avian interaction: hubs.la/Q04zS43t0 📍 Wuxi, China Project by: GOA (Group of Architects)

#ArchitizerAwards Inside Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart, Turf’s new experience center turns acoustic products into part of the space itself. A split showroom sends visitors down contrasting paths, from bright and energetic to dark and intimate, showcasing how materials can completely shift the mood of an interior. 📍 Chicago, IL, United States Project by: CannonDesign Details: hubs.la/Q04znSV50

#ArchitizerAwards A former bank on Bladel’s town square becomes BRUIS, a new cultural center organized around a light-filled atrium. A new panoramic hall and multifunctional theater open the building toward the square, while the original structure is preserved and reused. 📍 Bladel, Netherlands Project by: GROUP A Details: hubs.la/Q04znSwz0

#ProjectOfTheDay: House for Rejuvenation by JK-AR In historic Gyeongju, this contemporary hanok brings a clinic, gallery and tea house together around three traditional Korean courtyards. Curved timber structures and exposed joinery give the complex a distinctly modern take on local building traditions. 📍Gyeongju-si, South Korea Details: hubs.la/Q04znSw60