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Expo Gold for Bahrain and Dubai's Gateway Metro: This Week's Review

This week in architecture, global recognitions and new unveilings underscored the field's growing commitment to climate awareness, cultural continuity, and adaptive reuse. From Expo 2025 Osaka's closing ceremonies to international award announcements, the focus turned to architects and designers redefining the relationship between place, material, and community. Alongside these recognitions, major new projects, from Dubai to California, illustrated how design continues to evolve across scales: shaping cities, preserving heritage, and addressing urgent global challenges through context-driven architecture.

Design

fromArchDaily

3 weeks ago

Rising Architectural Voices and New Commissions: The Week's Review

Architecture reframes strength as inclusive, adaptable, ecological, and culturally grounded practice that supports social equity and long-term community resilience.

Agriculture

fromArs Technica

2 months ago

Incan numerical recordkeeping system may have been widely used

Khipu literacy spread in the Inca empire primarily through women educated in aqllawasai.

Renovation

fromArchDaily

3 months ago

Village in the Vertical City: Tai Hang and the Afterlife of Vernacular Hong Kong

Vernacular architecture in Hong Kong showcases the city's early identity as a fishing hub through coastal settlements.

Relationships

fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

Do we ever stop feeling anxious, angry or sad about relationships? Not if my older friends are any guide | Emma Beddington

Society is becoming increasingly age-diverse yet more segregated, limiting intergenerational connections and community support.