210 South 12th Building / RSHP

Located in the heart of downtown Philadelphia, RSHP and co-architects Perkins Eastman have completed 210 South 12th for developer Midwood Investment & Development, a 31storey mixed-use tower offering 376 residential apartment homes alongside two floors of retail. Marking the practice's first project in the city, the tower presents a considered and contemporary addition to the urban landscape of downtown Philadelphia.

Tato Architects combines skinny home with ceramics studio in Kyoto

Skylit ceilings and zigzagging staircases animate this tall, skinny home and ceramics studio in Japan, completed by local studio Tato Architects.

Named House and Studio in Kyoto, the project was designed as a combined workspace and residence for a couple who are both ceramic artists.

Its distinctive form was the result of its challenging narrow plot, which measures four by 30 metres – a type of site known locally as an eel's bed.

With built-up neighbours to the north and the possibility of future development to the south, the biggest challenge for...

Studio Cadena fills Medellín cafe with 31 towering wooden columns

Architecture firm Studio Cadena has designed a forest-like interior for the Masa cafe in Medellín, Colombia, where over 30 plywood columns stretch to a concrete ceiling to create an "atmosphere without walls or enclosure".

For the design of the spacious cafe in Colombia's second largest city, the studio focused on two main materials: concrete and wood.

The eatery's main area, a six-metre-tall room where guests can enjoy Masa's coffees, smoothies and food, is defined by two large concrete slabs that appear to be held up by numerous slender columns.

However, the columns aren't load-bearing, but...

Pracownia - The Workshop / ACOS (A Collection of Stories)

Pracownia is a story about holistic design, where a relationship between the user's needs and matter, both existing and conceived, forms a multi-layered spatial experience. It integrates local culture, nature, craftsmanship, and modern manufacturing methods. The space is shaped by overlapping volumes and their dialogue with the surroundings. Details, materials, and bespoke solutions achieve a quiet elegance, creating a balanced relationship between architecture and interior. Pracownia, designed for OMNI KAISER Patisserie, becomes a creative reflection of the people who initiated and created it, as well as those who are going to use it in the future.

Finnish company launches "world's most carbon-storing building material"

Finnish firm Elementic has unveiled MO6, a wall-surfacing material produced from forestry industry offcuts that is almost pure carbon.

Called MO6, the product takes the form of thick, lightweight tiles with a rough texture and an off-black colour.

Materials technology company Elementic established MO6 as a brand in May, with the debut collection, MO6 Eternal, launched on Wednesday at trade fair Habitare.

MO6 claims to be the most carbon-negative, or carbon-storing, building material in the world, with carbon molecules making up 90 per cent of its chemistry.

It uses lignin as a raw material...

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ISOCARP Women in Planning Awards Nominations

ISOCARP Women in Planning is entering an exciting new chapter! This November in Glasgow, the Women in Planning Awards will be held for the first time as a standalone awards ceremony accompanied by a full day of engaging sessions and activities!

Submit your nominations in three Pillars:
1. Inspiring Individuals
2. Inclusive and Equitable Organisational Culture
3. Gender-Responsive Planning Practice, Policy & Research

UDL Thesis Publication Seminar 2026

The UDL Thesis Publication Seminar 2026 is a two-day international online seminar organized by Urban Design Lab, bringing together selected undergraduate and postgraduate thesis projects from across the world in the fields of urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, and planning.

The 2026 edition brings together 40 outstanding thesis abstracts from submissions across 15 countries. Selected for their originality, relevance, research quality, and innovation, the projects explore contemporary urban challenges and emerging approaches to the future of cities.

The seminar will take place online on 12 and 13 September 2026 and is structured around four thematic areas: Urban Landscape, Urban Management, Urban Networks,

Tbilisi Architecture Forum

Tbilisi Architecture Forum 2026 Announces "Places in Transition"
Tbilisi, Georgia — Tbilisi Architecture Forum (TAF) 2026 will take place 18–20 September 2026, bringing together leading international and regional voices in architecture, design, urbanism, and culture for three days of dialogue, exchange, and exploration.
Under the theme Places in Transition, TAF 2026 explores the evolving nature of our cities, landscapes, and communities. Places are never static. They are shaped by social change, technological innovation, climate challenges, shifting identities, conflict, development, and the continuous reinterpretation of heritage.
Rather than focusing solely on creating something new, the forum asks how architecture can question, adapt, preserve, rebuild,

Dyson toothbrush updates "a cleaning routine that has remained largely unchanged for decades"

Following the unveiling of Dyson's CameraJet, the brand's Niamh Turney explained why it decided to redesign the toothbrush.

Revealed earlier this week, the Dyson CameraJet toothbrush includes a mouthwash jet directed by a camera to remove plaque between teeth.

According to Niamh Turney, senior commercial manager at Dyson, the brand made the move into dental hygiene as it aims to disrupt areas of technology that have not been developed for a long time.

"Every Dyson technology begins with identifying a problem that people have largely accepted and asking whether it can be solved differently," Turney told Dezeen.

"Dyson enters categories where there is a...