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Casa Ponta da Sela: A Timber House Stepping Down the Hillside A prefabricated timber frame meets a steep Brazilian hillside through planted circulation, sheltered balconies and a pool deck overlooking the coast. archup.net/casa-ponta-da-sela-timbe…

Scenic view of Hong Kong skyline with a traditional junk boat on the water.

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The Extinguisher Matches the Interior. Can People Find It in an Emergency? A research-based reading of extinguisher colour, low-light visibility, safety requirements and the interior designer’s responsibility for recognition a archup.net/fire-extinguisher-colour…

The Art of Storytelling in Architecture and Interior Design

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The Swazi Homestead: When a House Boundary Cannot Explain Dwelling An architectural reading of the Swazi homestead through Kuper and Russell, exploring spatial organisation, kinship, shared space and assumptions in housing briefs. archup.net/swazi-homestead-spatial-…

A blurred figure stands at the threshold of an empty room with engineered wood floors and closed window, evoking indoor air quality concern.

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WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition archup.net/wdc-2028-busan-pavilion-… An independent record of global architectural discourse, industry competitions, and d archup.net/wdc-2028-busan-pavilion-…

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Forbidden Spaces: When a Use Is Not Allowed Here A comparative study across six countries examines how activity bans, zoning, exceptions and exclusion shape the spaces architects can design. archup.net/forbidden-spaces-land-us…

$The iconic Big Ben clock in London, a symbol of English Gothic architecture\"$

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The Drain Ends Above the Pavement. Why Is the Walkway Always Wet? A study of wet-floor friction shows why an air-conditioner condensate outlet must be coordinated with the pavement, pedestrian route and commissioning process. archup.net/air-conditioner-condensa…

Intricate time travel dashboard with colorful digital displays in a vintage car interior.

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Sydney Town Hall Square Moves to State-Level Planning Review archup.net/sydney-town-hall-square-… An independent record of global architectural discourse, industry competi archup.net/sydney-town-hall-square-…

Beam lamp: literally embracing tradition and innovation

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Saving on the Back of a Donkey archup.net/saving-on-the-back-of-a-… An independent record of global architectural discourse, industry competitions, and design events. #Architecture archup.net/saving-on-the-back-of-a-…

Ten living spaces that are punctuated by saturated primary colours

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Colburn Center Turns Gehry’s Expressive Language Inward Announced in 2022 and nearing completion, Frank Gehry’s Colburn Center shifts expressive emphasis from its restrained, stepped exterior to the concert hall interior, shaped by the s archup.net/colburn-center-construct…

A worker using a DeWalt drill with a PowerStack battery

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Casa Iriarte: A Narrow House Designed to Change from Within A courtyard, connected rooms and replaceable building elements shape a narrow home in Las Palmas, where adaptability depends on everyday movement and privacy. archup.net/casa-iriarte-narrow-hous…

The A-Frame Masterpiece in the Forest: How One Home Redefined Modernist Architecture

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The Charger Fits. Can the Driver Use the Bay? A charging cable can fail to reach even when the equipment is present. Research on real charging sessions reframes the parking bay as a coordinated space for vehicles, bodies and cables. archup.net/ev-charger-position-park…

Solar-Powered Transportation & The Eco-Friendly Revolution Taking Over

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A tree seen from above. A father’s hand. A professor’s verdict overturned by time. Ibrahim Fawakherji reflects on architecture, AI, inheritance, and why no person—or profession—is a finished sentence. archup.net/future-of-architecture archup.net/future-of-architecture-p…

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The Filter Collects Dust. Does It Clean the Room? What portable air cleaners can remove, why visible lint remains, and how room-level performance differs from a product claim. archup.net/air-purifier-dust-room-p…

econitWood: Pioneering Sustainable Wood Manufacturing

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Spain’s Housing Decrees Put Affordability and Construction to the Test archup.net/spain-housing-decrees-af… An independent record of global architectural discourse, industry competitions, and des archup.net/spain-housing-decrees-af…

اكتشف Medelhan: مكان الاستراحة بعد الوباء لمحترفي التصميم

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Pupunha House: Raising the Home to Make Room for the Garden A raised volume in Manaus makes room for planting and shared domestic life, with furniture and an open stair shaping the ground floor. archup.net/pupunha-house-raised-liv…

Underwater view of a spherical parametric geodesic cage structure submerged in a vibrant coral reef ecosystem filled with fish.

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The Room Looks Clean. Where Does Contamination Collect? A research-led classification of microbial contamination across interior uses, connecting contact surfaces, maintenance access and design details. archup.net/interior-microbial-conta…

Human eye behind a woven grid of paper directional signs labelling hospital departments including Radiology and Dental

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Can architectural identity be legislated? The evidence suggests codes work when they regulate street, massing, climate and material—not when they prescribe arches, colours and cornices. #ArchitecturalIdentity #UrbanDesign archup.net/architectural-identity-c…

Renovated Eichler Home in San Mateo: Blending Mid-Century Charm with Modern Family Living

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Museum Vonk: Reused Timber and the Work Behind a Second Life ArchUp examines Museum Vonk through reclaimed timber, verification, workshop use and the ongoing care of a planted roof. archup.net/museum-vonk-reused-timbe…

A Jazz-Inspired Home Blending Indoors and Outdoors in Park Slope

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The Door Is Wide Enough. Can the Equipment Turn? Rethinking Replacement Routes A study of cooperative transport in humans and ants raises a practical architectural question: how should a building prove that equipment can be rem archup.net/equipment-replacement-ro…

Become an Architect: Designing Plans with Technical Tools

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A Showroom That Can Change: Furniture, Light and a Planted Façade in São Paulo An open furniture showroom in São Paulo pairs flexible displays with planted glazing, making circulation, changing light and façade care part of its de archup.net/sao-paulo-showroom-flexi…

the golf course on Shura Island within the Red Sea destination

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The Owl Does Not Promise a Silent Façade: Testing Wind Noise in Screens and Fins Owl-wing research shows that fringed and serrated edges can alter aerodynamic noise—but also that the effect may fail when geometry changes. What would a archup.net/facade-wind-noise-owl-in…

Surreal isometric cross-section illustration contrasting formal urban planning above with an informal waste economy operating in neglected spatial voids below

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What the Stones Whisper: A Timber Tower That Moves with the Wind A six-meter timber installation in Lunano uses repeated triangular frames and rope-hung shingles to turn movement, sound and material economy into spatial experience. archup.net/what-stones-whisper-timb…

Excavation work continues on the “Thee Erth” project in Al-Yasmin district in Riyadh

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Centro Deportivo Abejas: When the Space Between Fields Becomes Public Ground A 60,000-square-meter sports complex in Tijuana connects fields, courts and training areas through concrete paths, plazas and shaded edges for ev archup.net/centro-deportivo-abejas-…

Aerial evening view of Yongping Warehouse renovation in Foshan showing glowing hexagonal dome structures on the rooftop park by Huadi River.

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The Surface Feels Wet. Is It? Rethinking Bathroom Touch and Drying Tests Research on thermal and tactile wetness cues suggests a bathroom testing question: how should measured surface water, user experience and operational acceptance archup.net/wetness-perception-bathr…

The Building That Breathes and Feeds Its Occupants: When the Roof Becomes a Bioreactor, Not a Dead Slab

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Puembo House, Ecuador: a courtyard tree makes circulation legible across two levels, while roof gardens extend outdoor living. Green space also brings obligations for drainage, access and upkeep. Photography © Bicubik. #Architecture archup.net/puembo-house-courtyard-r…

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The Wall Dries, the Salt Remains: Rethinking Masonry Repair After Water Damage Salt damage is a problem of confined crystal growth, not merely a stained surface. What laboratory physics changes about testing and accepting masonry repairs. archup.net/salt-crystallization-mas…

Volumetric light beam crossing a translucent architectural model room with a human silhouette inside

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ABC Apartment: Making Room for Cooking and Company in 60 m² A 60 m² apartment brings cooking and hosting together. ArchUp examines how a clear entrance, exposed ceiling and shared counter reorganize daily use. archup.net/abc-apartment-small-spac…

$Lisi Garden House seven-story modular building with stacked units and integrated terraces overlooking Tbilisi\'s landscape.$

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The Building Never Sleeps: Why Bedrooms Need a Night Commissioning Test A bedroom can satisfy a visual lighting schedule while remaining biologically bright. Research on evening-light sensitivity suggests a different handover test. archup.net/bedroom-night-light-comm…

ArchUp photograph showing a large sloping rock and earth dam retaining a bright blue reservoir surrounded by arid mountains beneath a partly cloudy sky

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“I am proud to be an architect.” For World Architecture Day, Ibrahim Fawakherji reflects on the responsibility behind the profession: turning ideas into places that outlast us. #WorldArchitectureDay #WAD2026 archup.net/proud-to-be-an-architect

$Traffic flows under Madrid\'s striking Gate of Europe towers on a sunny day.$

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World Architecture Day 2026 | 5 October Architecture is also housing, dignity and the knowledge we preserve. Read ArchUp’s reflection: archup.net/?p=284802 #WorldArchitectureDay #WAD2026 archup.net/?p=284802

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Stuart Weitzman Hall connects historic masonry, an opened attic studio and a steel-framed teaching wing. Reuse here depends on new structural work as well as retained fabric. Photo © Sahar Coston-Hardy/Esto. archup.net/weitzman-hall-reuse-desi…

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A convincing biomimetic story is not a facade test. ArchUp revisits the woodpecker “shock absorber” claim and proposes checking transmitted force, hidden damage and weather resistance together. archup.net/woodpecker-impact-resist…

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US Construction Adds Jobs as Hiring Slows: What Architects and Contractors Should Watch archup.net/us-construction-jobs-sep… An independent record of global architectural discourse, industry competitio archup.net/us-construction-jobs-sep…

تعليق أقمشة منحنية في جناح الكويت ببينالي فينيسيا

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Jamison 8.4: A Small Home Beyond Its Walls Jamison 8.4 combines single-level living with extensive glazing. Its spatial capacity depends on the deck, orientation and the site around it. archup.net/jamison-84-small-home-si…

Exterior of Tagaytay City Hall with hill-inspired architectural design

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AI-Generated 3D Models: The Gap Between Appearance and Fabrication archup.net/ai-3d-models-fabrication… An independent record of global architectural discourse, industry competitions, and design events. #Architecture archup.net/ai-3d-models-fabrication…

Panoramic view of snow-covered traditional red Rorbuer cabins in Reine, Norway, illuminated at twilight, illustrating the architectural winter slowdown in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Small Paintings, Large Wall: How Repetition Shapes Viewing Paul Cox’s Diary series turns hundreds of small gouache paintings into a wall composition read through distance, sequence and attention. archup.net/paul-cox-diary-paintings…

7 Elegant Homes with Timeless Herringbone Style

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Monobloc Chairs: How Stacking Changes a Shared Space How the monobloc chair connects movable seating, compact storage and one-piece manufacturing, and where that efficiency meets the limits of repair. archup.net/monobloc-chairs-stacking…

This Ergonomic Air Lounger folds like a Yoga Mat but feels like a Recliner

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When will the drilling start? ArchUp proposes testing reliable work windows and usable alternative rooms during occupied renovation. This is a research hypothesis, not a completed building trial. archup.net/uncertainty-occupied-bui…

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The Anchor desk-organiser concept gives the corner a fixed role while leaving the centre free. Its practical test: reach, changing habits and replaceable parts. Concept imagery: BAYT. archup.net/the-anchor-desk-organize… archup.net/the-anchor-desk-organize…

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Comillas Seafront makes space for sand, planting and everyday use. Its public-space test is practical: can a shifting coastal edge coexist with clear, accessible routes? Photo: © Imagen Subliminal. archup.net/comillas-seafront-sand-p… archup.net/comillas-seafront-sand-p…

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Professional pride meets the limits of professional authority. An ArchUp essay asks how the architect’s responsibility for a building relates to control over its brief and procurement. archup.net/proud-to-be-an-architect archup.net/proud-to-be-an-architect

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DogTrot Magnetawan places a covered breezeway between two volumes, making outdoor living part of the plan. ArchUp examines prefabrication, a sloping site and seasonal occupation. Photo: Scott Norsworthy. archup.net/dogtrot-magneta archup.net/dogtrot-magnetawan-seaso…

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