Parking Garages: Antithesis or Opportunity for 21st-Century Urbanism?

Car Park Katwolderplein / Dok architects © Arjen Schmitz

In an era of people-centered urban planning, 15-minute cities, “eyes on the street,” and active public spaces, parking garages are often seen as the antithesis of contemporary urban ideals. But that was not always the case. If today they challenge architects and planners to reinvent them in pursuit of more sustainable mobility and more human cities, in the past they stood as witnesses to a radical transformation in how we move, inhabit, and perceive urban space. Once symbols of modernity, parking garages...

Competition to design Italian courtyard among latest competitions on Dezeen

Dezeen Competitions: a competition to transform a village square in Italy is among this roundup of the latest competitions on Dezeen.

From designing an urban development masterplan in Budapest to reimagining stairs in creative and conceptual ways, a variety of competitions with upcoming submission deadlines have recently been published on Dezeen Competitions.

The competitions span Italy, Hungary and the USA, and are organised by TerraViva, Buildner and Budapest Capital Asset Management Centre (BFVK).

Read on to learn about five competitions to apply for:

Rákosrendező Masterplan – Urban and Public Space Design Competition

Organised by the Budapest Capital Asset Management Centre (BFVK), this competition tasks...

Sewing Atelier Studio / Atelier 77 + Matéria Base

© Federico Cairoli architects: Atelier 77architects: Matéria BaseLocation: Santa Teresa, BrazilProject Year: 2024Photographs: Federico CairoliPhotographs: Courtesy of Matéria BaseArea: 45.0 m2

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Climate, Craft, and Continuity: Behind the Global Recognition of Bahrain’s Architecture

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Bahrain's architectural participations in the international exhibitions have gained increasing global recognition, marked most recently by major awards at Expo 2025 Osaka and the Venice Architecture Biennale. These milestones reflect a broader trajectory in which the country's design culture, rooted in climatic intelligence and cultural continuity, has become a prominent voice in international conversations on context-driven architecture.

This growing visibility builds upon a deep architectural lineage. Bahrain's identity has long been shaped by its position as a maritime crossroads of the Arabian Gulf, where the legacy of pearling...

M. Sironi Academy of Fine Arts / LERUA Studio

© Aldo Amoretti architects: LERUA Studio Associato di ArchitetturaLocation: Sassari, ItalyProject Year: 2025Photographs: Aldo AmorettiArea: 1888.0 m2

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Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Diseño Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture

Museum of the Northern Cultures, Paquimé, Mexico. Image © Fernando Barragan

The biennial Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize was established to increase the visibility, understanding, appreciation, and dialogue around landscape architecture. The creation of the Oberlander Prize began in 2014, and the most recent laureate was landscape architect Kongjian Yu, the pioneer of the "Sponge City" concept. This year, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) announced that Mexico City-based landscape architect Mario Schjetnan and his firm Grupo de Diseño Urbano (GDU) are the recipients of the 2025 Oberlander Prize. According...

Flooat and Fredericia design Tokyo showroom as "quiet, plain canvas"

Danish furniture brand Fredericia worked with local studio Flooat for the launch of its first showroom in Tokyo, which has a minimalist interior that nods to its location in an industrial concrete building.

Fredericia and Flooat designed the showroom, which is located in Tokyo's central Omotesando area, to combine the aesthetics of Denmark and Japan.

"Our vision was for the space to feel more like a design gallery than a conventional showroom: simple, understated and sensory," Fredericia's head of design Maria Bruun told Dezeen.

"The aim was to create a Scandinavian, or more specifically...

Snaptrude's AI platform enables architects to integrate intelligence into the design process

Promotion: US technology company Snaptrude's software features an AI element designed to alleviate pressure on architects by enabling them to produce more work in less time without compromising quality.

The platform is the third version of the cloud-based, collaborative 3D building design tool, which includes four primary modes: Program, Design, Present and BIM.

The software was designed to allow for a more efficient and quicker development of early concepts, which "reduces friction in the earliest phases of design".

According to Snaptrude, the recently added AI Mode allows users to input simple prompts to create...

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