The Human Shelter Documentary Asks What Makes a Home from Japan to Uganda

The Human Shelter: Expedition into What Makes a Home is an exploration of the feeling of home. Directed by Boris Bertram and funded by IKEA, the film looks at present ways of living in Norway, Iraq, the United States, Nigeria, Japan, Uganda, and Iceland, interrogating the role of home in order to project it into the future. Through imagery and personal narratives, the documentary connects the concept of home with landscape, movement and settling, time, migration and security, vulnerability, and nature. How do displaced populations create a home? When does a shelter become a home? Portraits, stories, and shelters across...

Obra Blanca 2026 Explores the Connection Between Materials and Design

Direct contact with a material allows one to appreciate textures, compare finishes, and observe how its appearance changes under different lighting conditions. At an exhibition, these possibilities are complemented by exchanges with manufacturers and professionals, helping to understand applications and resolve questions about their use. This relationship between material exploration and architectural practice was one of the central pillars of the seventh edition of Obra Blanca, which drew more than 23,000 professionals to Expo Santa Fe in Mexico City.

C Next Designers EMEA brings together over 250 professionals for design conference in Almería

For the ninth edition of the C Next Designers design conference, Spanish brand Cosentino brought together designers from Europe, Africa and the Middle East for three days of talks focused on “design as a driver of change”.

The event was held from 13 to 16 October in venues across Almería, Spain and included talks by designers such as Ron Arad, Karim Rashid and design studio Studiopepe.

It is the fourth iteration of the event held in Spain and the ninth worldwide. 

This year’s conference focused on the theme Design to Transform, which champions “design as a force capable of...

Constructed Fictions: Inside the Work of Balsa Crosetto Piazzi

Balsa Crosetto Piazzi is an architecture practice founded in 2015, based in Córdoba, Argentina, and Boston, USA. Led by architects Juan Manuel Balsa, Rocío Crosetto Brizzio, and Leandro Piazzi, the core of their work is the material side of architecture. For them, a building is not just a finished object, but rather a way to organize everything that goes into making it. Their work is shaped by a slow process; during the construction and design stages, they pay attention to where the materials come from, who does the work, what skills those people already have, and what's actually available nearby....

Meriden Senior School, Design and Creative Arts Building / Architectus

Meriden Senior School's new Design and Creative Arts (DaCA) building is designed to inspire student creativity by crafting a building that reflects the process of making, prototyping, and the creative arts disciplines.

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Kocaeli Fair Park / Özer/Ürger Architects

Led by architects Ahmet Mucip Ürger and Ali Özer, Özer\Ürger Architecture is known for award-winning architectural and public-space projects that focus on the relationship between the built environment and people, and aim to strengthen individual participation in urban life. With Kocaeli Fair Park, the practice introduces an integrated public-space approach that reinforces continuity among the city, waterfront, and natural landscape.

5 Things to Consider When Planning Interior Thresholds

An opening between two rooms shapes how people move through a building, what they see from one space to another, and whether an area feels connected or separate. Although doors are among the most frequently used interior architectural elements, their impact on the interior organization is often considered late in the design process. Yet their movement and relationship to surrounding surfaces influence circulation, furniture placement, and the perception of space.

MacMillan Studio

FWA of the day 29 October 2026:

MacMillan Studio

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MacMillan Studio—an independent development studio led by Christian MacMillan. Over a decade of experience implementing fully custom, high-quality interactive experiences.

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Unbelievably Crap

Unbelievably Crap is a catalyst for catharsis through bold, quirky visual character. Built to crave the unknown, not repeat the known.