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Where land meets water, marinas are evolving from nautical infrastructure into public spaces that reconnect cities with their waterfronts.

As these projects blend recreation, ecology, and urban life, how can architecture strengthen our relationship with the water’s edge?

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This week's coverage brought together a range of news, projects, and announcements from across the architectural world.

Stories included conversations ahead of the UIA World Congress 2026, where architects, critics, and award organizers are set to discuss the evolving role of architectural recognition, alongside BIG's proposal for a new university campus in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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Concéntrico, the large-scale laboratory for architecture, design, and urban experimentation, has officially inaugurated its six-day calendar of activities.

The festival is transforming the Spanish city of Logroño from June 18 to 23, 2026, with a series of collective, festive, and performative practices in public space.

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CROUS student restaurant by BPM Architectes
#France 🇫🇷

#photography: 11H45
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What if designing for animals revealed new ways of thinking about architecture?

By reimagining spaces for chickens, this project challenges human centred design and asks how buildings might better support coexistence between species.

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Established through a collaboration between the International Union of Architects (UIA) and UN-Habitat, the UIA 2030 Award recognizes projects that demonstrate how design can contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Announced during the 2026 World Urban Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, the third cycle of the biennial award honored projects that address issues ranging from water management and affordable housing to participatory planning, access to public space, and climate resilience.

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The Songshan Lake Exhibition and Performance Center, designed by ZHA in collaboration with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, is a new cultural and sports facility in Dongguan City, China.

It's located in the city's High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, a technological innovation and science city established in 2001 as a hub for research, development, and high-tech manufacturing.

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YunTuo Distillery by OLI Architecture
#China 🇨🇳

#photography: Fangfang Tian, YunTuo, Yilong Zhao
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Contemporary architecture celebrates living walls and bio based materials, yet treats mold as a sign of failure when both emerge from the same environmental conditions.

If mold is not simply a defect but a record of what buildings cannot control, what can it reveal about the way we design and inhabit space?

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Lorcan O'Herlihy, the Irish-born architect, educator, and founder of Los Angeles-based Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects (LOHA), has died at the age of 66. His death was confirmed by the firm on June 14, 2026.

Over a career spanning more than three decades, O'Herlihy became known for advancing an architectural practice centered on housing, urbanism, and social engagement, helping shape conversations around density, affordability, and the civic role of design in contemporary cities.

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A collective discussion titled "Beyond Recognition: Exploring the Role of Architectural Awards" is taking place on June 29 in Barcelona, on the occasion of the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026.

The debate starts from the conviction that, in today's context of accelerating global challenges, the role of architectural awards must evolve.

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TITLIS Tower by Herzog & de Meuron
#Switzerland 🇨🇭

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Cities are often designed for people alone, but stray animals navigate and shape these spaces every day.

If architecture embraced life beyond the human experience, how might our cities change for those living at the edges of urban life?

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Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC have unveiled the first phase of the transformation of Olympia, a historic exhibition complex in West London, into a mixed-use cultural destination.

Originally opened in 1886, the Victorian landmark is undergoing a large-scale redevelopment that aims to reconnect the 14-acre site with the surrounding city through new public spaces, cultural venues, hospitality programs, and commercial facilities.

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Shamballa, an 8-hectare open-air laboratory and research site dedicated to sustainable living and advanced architectural 3D printing, was inaugurated on June 8, 2026, in the hills of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.

The project is a collaboration between WASP, a 3D printing technology company, and Olfattiva, an aromatherapy and botanical perfumery company, hosting a makers laboratory, a medicinal botanical garden, and "Itaca," a self-sufficient farm built using 3D printing.

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The Earth Valley Theater by GOA (Group of Architects)
#China 🇨🇳

#photography: Chen Xi Studio
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The Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, near Basel, will begin opening its expanded campus to the public this autumn, with the full ensemble set to be accessible in January 2027.

The project brings together the museum building designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and opened in 1997 with a series of new additions by Peter Zumthor, as well as several repurposed historic structures.

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BIG–Bjarke Ingels Group was selected to design the campus of a new STEM university in Arkansas, United States, on a site located near Bentonville's downtown, formerly home to Walmart's headquarters.

The project comprises three buildings occupying two city blocks and was designed in collaboration with Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects, who will serve as the Architect of Record.

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La Vallée Verte by MVRDV
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#photography: Paul Lefevre, Matthieu Lecouvey
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From historic landmarks to bold contemporary icons, Toronto's skyline tells the story of a city constantly reinventing itself through architecture and urban growth.

Which building best captures the spirit of a city where heritage, innovation, and ambition meet?

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