Most architects still take the maker’s word for it, but a third-party standard for vinyl producers gives specifiers something firmer to go on. Continue reading: hubs.la/Q04CtXXK0 ✍️ Sam Frew

We’re excited to share the first interview in our new series featuring the minds behind the 15th Architizer A+Awards jury. This year, the A+Awards celebrate the people behind architecture: the ideas, judgment, skills and care that shape the spaces we inhabit. We wanted to go beyond the finished projects and hear directly from the architects shaping the profession today. We’re kicking things off with Alison Brooks, Principal and Creative Director of Alison Brooks Architects, who shares her thoughts on architectural generosity and why the small, everyday decisions that make people feel welcome matter so much. Read the full interview: hubs.la/Q04CrL4p0

The Strasbourg Metropolitain Council Chamber gains nine circular skylights that pierce the existing ceiling, bringing natural light into the semicircular assembly hall while preserving its original leather wall cladding and historic artwork: hubs.la/Q04CqNvX0 📍 Strasbourg, France Project by: Antonelli + Herry Architectes

#ProjectOfTheDay: Fonte d'Amore by MOFA Studio Fonte d'Amore transforms a 600-square-foot courtyard into a five-story surrealist sculpture, where a Trevi-inspired fountain meets Gaudí-like stone arches shaped through computational design and hand carving: hubs.la/Q04CqMsS0 📍Delhi Division, DL, India #ArchitizerAwards

#ArchitizerAwards Promenada is a four-story aparthotel in Władysławowo defined by crisp white façades, horizontal lines and a rooftop metal pergola, giving its 26 apartments a restrained architectural presence near the Baltic coast: hubs.la/Q04CqNpn0 📍 Władysławowo, Poland Project by: ARCHMONDO Piotr Kowalczyk Photos by: Jakub Certowicz

The renewal of Qiongkushitai Village preserves its traditional Kazakh timber houses, using subtle interior upgrades and locally sourced materials to adapt the historic settlement for tourism while retaining its rural character: hubs.la/Q04Cfz8W0 📍 Xinjiang, China Project by: Slow Coral Design

The LS House follows the slope with an L-shaped plan, hiding its two-level layout from the street while opening the lower social area onto a pool and landscaped garden: hubs.la/Q04Cfzdj0 📍 Bragança Paulista, Brazil Project by: Padovani Arquitetos

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What a night in Paris! We celebrated the 2026 Vision Awards winners with an inspiring keynote from Thomas Heatherwick, conversations with the people behind the work, and a room full of incredible talent from across architecture and visualization. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the evening special, and to our partners and collaborators at RELEASE [AEC], Chaos, Morpholio, NADKA and SCAWO3D for making it possible. Congratulations to all our winners! The future of architectural imagery is in good hands. Read more about the event: hubs.la/Q04CgJXW0

#ProjectOfTheDay: LG Corporation Headquarters by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) SOM renovates the LG Corporation Headquarters with a sculptural wooden staircase that opens the lower levels to daylight, improves circulation and creates a new social heart within the 1986 building: hubs.la/Q04Cfz8B0   📍Seoul, South Korea #ArchitizerAwards

The Latécoère Neighborhood transforms a former industrial site into a mixed-use urban district, stitching the surrounding neighborhoods together through permeable streets and a continuous landscape of gardens, terraces and green roofs: hubs.la/Q04Cfz3V0 📍 Toulouse, France Project by: Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés Photos by: David Aubert

CThe SAP Labs Munich Campus is arranged as three staggered volumes around a five-story atrium, where a rust-red spiral staircase links research and office spaces with public areas: hubs.la/Q04Cfz1P0 📍 Garching, Germany Project by: SCOPE Architekten Photos by: Zooey Braun

YUKI office is shaped by three spiraling hinoki CLT walls that stop short of closing, creating a sequence of overlapping spaces where fields, orchards and workplaces remain connected to the surrounding community: hubs.la/Q04CdXZx0 📍 Japan Project by: UENOA architects

#ProjectOfTheDay: Casa AV by Rafael Pardo Arquitectos Casa AV takes the form of a periscope, with a rotated central axis that directs the home toward Pico de Orizaba while staggered volumes follow the slope and conceal the entrance.     hubs.la/Q04CdYlt0 📍Xalapa, Mexico

#ArchitizerAwards Singapore’s journey from a Garden City to a City in Nature finds bold expression in Mandai Rainforest Resort. WOW was appointed by Mandai Wildlife Group as the lead consultant, architect and interior designer following a design competition: hubs.ly/Q04CdWYk0 📍Singapore

The Choszczówka Public Library in Warsaw uses prefabricated timber construction and natural materials to create a welcoming community space, with an open green setting that extends reading and local events into the garden: hubs.la/Q04Cdy1F0 📍 Warsaw, Poland Project by: Ambient Photos by: Marcin Czechowicz

#ArchitizerAwards This Battersea apartment uses a restrained palette of oak, stainless steel and natural stone, with a sculptural titanium travertine fireplace and a hidden door leading to a red travertine cloakroom. 📍 London, United Kingdom Project by: NENMAR

#ProjectOfTheDay: Hotel BERGEBLICK by Beham Architekten A nature hotel near the Bavarian Alps puts timber at the heart of its design, using prefabricated wood construction to create a retreat with guest lodges, forest-facing spa spaces and natural swimming pools: hubs.la/Q04CdxVP0 📍Bad Tölz, Germany

#ArchitizerAwards Daji Xiang transforms a historic Beijing district into a contemporary retail quarter, drawing on traditional courtyard layouts to shape a network of shopping streets, public squares and pocket parks: hubs.la/Q04C12g30 📍 Beijing, China Project by: Lead8