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The Infrastructure of the Connected Home
Innovation

The Infrastructure of the Connected Home

The transition to mesh networking and Wi-Fi 6 reflects a growing need for robust, distributed connectivity in the multi-device household.

The Architecture of Authority in Brazil’s Most-Watched House
Business

The Architecture of Authority in Brazil’s Most-Watched House

As the season concludes, the data reveals how specific contestants consolidated power through repeated victories in the show’s grueling leadership challenges.

Structural Clarity at Balneário Piçarras
Architecture

Structural Clarity at Balneário Piçarras

PJV Arquitetura’s TT Houses bring a disciplined, geometric approach to the coastal landscape of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

NASA’s Vision for a Lunar Outpost Takes Shape—Without a Timeline
Innovation

NASA’s Vision for a Lunar Outpost Takes Shape—Without a Timeline

NASA’s roadmap for the Artemis Base Camp offers a glimpse into permanent lunar habitation, though the schedule remains strategically vague.

The Cooling of the American Metro
Innovation

The Cooling of the American Metro

As national home price growth slows to a crawl, a growing number of major metropolitan areas are seeing values dip, signaling a localized cooling of the real estate sector.

The Architecture of Solitude: Inside Celia Paul’s Bloomsbury Studio
Art

The Architecture of Solitude: Inside Celia Paul’s Bloomsbury Studio

For over forty years, the British painter has maintained a rigorous, solitary practice in the same London flat, where the walls between life and art have effectively dissolved.

The Memory of the Land: Rethinking Luxury in the Deccan Plateau
Architecture

The Memory of the Land: Rethinking Luxury in the Deccan Plateau

On the outskirts of Hyderabad, Iki Builds rejects the "imported glass-and-marble" aesthetic in favor of rammed earth and local stone.

Helsinki’s Newest Bridge Is a 1.2-Kilometer Experiment in Car-Free Transit
Design

Helsinki’s Newest Bridge Is a 1.2-Kilometer Experiment in Car-Free Transit

The Kruunuvuorensilta bridge connects a growing residential district to the city center, but only for those on foot, bike, or rail.

Stefan Shaw Studio to Redevelop Lambeth Pub into Housing
ArchitectureNota

Stefan Shaw Studio to Redevelop Lambeth Pub into Housing

Planning permission has been granted for a project in south London that will replace an Irish pub with a residential development.

The Educational Dividend of High-Skilled Immigration
Science

The Educational Dividend of High-Skilled Immigration

New research suggests that rising home values in areas with high Asian immigration are driven by a distinct feedback loop: as new residents prioritize local schools, the resulting quality gains increase desirability.

ICON to Print a Surf-Centric Community in Central Texas
Architecture

ICON to Print a Surf-Centric Community in Central Texas

A 450-acre development in Waco will pair 3D-printed concrete architecture with artificial wave lagoons, signaling a shift toward specialized residential enclaves.

Studio DERA Reworks Historic Belgravia Terrace
ArchitectureNota

Studio DERA Reworks Historic Belgravia Terrace

Mozart House, a Grade II-listed Georgian terrace, has been expanded through the reclamation of a disused swimming pool.

Camden Approves Infill Social Housing by Jas Bhalla and Mikhail Riches
ArchitectureNota

Camden Approves Infill Social Housing by Jas Bhalla and Mikhail Riches

Two architecture firms have secured planning permission to develop 28 affordable homes across two infill sites in north London.

Analyzing London's Housing Deadlock
ArchitectureNota

Analyzing London's Housing Deadlock

In "Homesick," Peter Apps examines the systemic causes of London's housing crisis and offers a potential path forward.

ICON Prime: Scaling 3D-Printed Infrastructure for the Pentagon and NASA
Space Race

ICON Prime: Scaling 3D-Printed Infrastructure for the Pentagon and NASA

The robotic construction firm is doubling down on government contracts, hiring former Representative Will Hurd to lead its new dedicated defense and space unit.

Vienna’s Social Housing Utopia Under Scrutiny
ArchitectureNota

Vienna’s Social Housing Utopia Under Scrutiny

A new documentary by Bianca Gleissinger explores the history and future of the celebrated Alterlaa housing estate.

Dublin’s Early Council Housing History
ArchitectureNota

Dublin’s Early Council Housing History

A new book explores the 20th-century origins of public residential development in the Irish capital.

The Engineering of Uninhabitability
Philosophy

The Engineering of Uninhabitability

As the physical foundations of Gaza are dismantled, the destruction of infrastructure and soil suggests a future where the landscape itself can no longer support human life.

Ingvartsen Architects’ Star Homes Improve Rural Health in Tanzania
ArchitectureNota

Ingvartsen Architects’ Star Homes Improve Rural Health in Tanzania

A project comprising 110 homes in the Mtwara Region provides a new model for health-focused rural housing in sub-Saharan Africa.

The legacy of housing organizer Olive Morris
ArchitectureNota

The legacy of housing organizer Olive Morris

The life of the Black housing organizer offers critical lessons as squatting faces increasing criminalization.

Regional Housing Prototypes in Bhopal and Indore
ArchitectureNota

Regional Housing Prototypes in Bhopal and Indore

Dhammada Collective’s new housing models for low-income rural residents in India emphasize the importance of regional design intelligence.

The Architecture of Ubiquity
Society

The Architecture of Ubiquity

The internet used to be a destination we visited. Now, it is an environment we never leave.

Segregation on the Rooftops of Johannesburg
ArchitectureNota

Segregation on the Rooftops of Johannesburg

Rooftop dwellings in South Africa's largest city persist as a historical vestige of racial division and a contemporary necessity for domestic workers.

Amsterdam’s De Nieuwe Meent: A Co-operative Alternative
ArchitectureNota

Amsterdam’s De Nieuwe Meent: A Co-operative Alternative

Time to Access and Roel van der Zeeuw Architecten present a collective housing model in response to the Dutch housing landscape.

Architectural Review Examines Universal Housing for April 2026
ArchitectureNota

Architectural Review Examines Universal Housing for April 2026

The latest issue explores "Time to Access" with contributions from Nightingale Housing, NZI Architectes, and TEN Studio.

The Architecture of Disappearance: Edition Office’s Garden Terrace
Design

The Architecture of Disappearance: Edition Office’s Garden Terrace

Perched above the Birrarung floodplain in Melbourne, this residence replaces the traditional suburban facade with a sequence of elemental thresholds and immersive greenery.