ARCHITECT Magazine

The 2026 National Design Awards mark a turning point: design as civic power, not style. From border infrastructure to Indigenous fashion, meet the winners redefining excellence: bit.ly/40U2Tas #NationalDesignAwards #Architecture #DesignJustice

Quartz defined the last era of engineered stone. Cosentino’s Éclos wants to end it. Silica-free. Layered through the slab. Designed—not disguised. Here’s why the surface industry is being forced to rethink its defaults. ⬇️ bit.ly/3OZ6L7m #Architecture #Design #Materials #Sustainability

Drawing isn’t documentation—it’s power. At Bard Graduate Center, Viollet-le-Duc’s drawings reveal how architecture rewrites history itself. By Aaron Betsky ✏️ 🔗 bit.ly/3OM0kVi #Architecture #Drawing #DesignHistory

Small firms are carrying architecture—and absorbing the risk. New AIA data shows rising pay for young architects, shrinking salaries for firm leaders, and a profession quietly rebalancing. 📉📈 🔗 bit.ly/407AflY #Architecture #AIA #SmallFirms #DesignLabor

Modernism wasn’t imported to Africa—it helped build independence. MoMA’s new exhibition explores how architects across West Africa transformed modern architecture into a tool of nation-building. 450 objects. 7 countries. A rewritten history of modernism. 🔗 bit.ly/4uqKBuW #Architecture #AfricanArchitecture #Modernism 🌍🏛️

Smiljan Radić wins the 2026 Pritzker Prize His fragile, atmospheric buildings challenge architecture’s obsession with spectacle. Instead of monuments, Radić creates spaces that whisper. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4rw4wpE #PritzkerPrize #Architecture #SmiljanRadic #DesignNews

Women didn’t enter architecture in the 20th century. They were there all along—writing it. A new exhibition at ETH Zurich reveals how women shaped architecture through travel diaries, journalism, poetry—even cookbooks. 📚🏛️ Read more 👉 bit.ly/3PzDBvM #WomenInArchitecture #ArchitectureHistory #DesignHistory

🧠🏗️ Client confidence starts early. Schematic design is where decisions begin shaping cost, schedule, sustainability, and long‑term value, often before impacts are fully clear. @autodesk Explore why deeper “what if?” testing leads to clearer direction. 👉 Read: bit.ly/4rJ4cUT #Architecture #SchematicDesign #DesignProcess #ClientExperience #ZondaMediaIntel #Sponsored #Autodesk

Bruce Goff never belonged to modernism—and this exhibition proves why. At the Art Institute of Chicago, Material Worlds reframes one of America’s most radical architects. 🌀🏛️ 🔗 bit.ly/4rPN40c #BruceGoff #Architecture #DesignHistory #Modernism

New buildings won’t save us. Kasper Guldager says architecture has already blown the carbon budget—and adaptive reuse is the only way forward. 🌍🏗️ Read more 👉 bit.ly/4s5cqHX #ClimateCrisis #Architecture #PlanetaryBoundaries #AdaptiveReuse

🌍 Understanding embodied carbon in building materials is essential for sustainable design. Concrete masonry continues to be evaluated for its environmental impact and performance in resilient structures. 👉 Learn how architects are approaching embodied carbon and material choice: bit.ly/4b0lma4 #SustainableDesign #Architecture #MaterialPerformance #LowCarbonDesign #ZondaMediaIntel #Sponsored #ConcreteMasonryCheckoff

Michael Sorkin saw NYC as a political machine—and “obstruction” as a tool for collective life. Columbia’s People Cross Against the Light revisits his radical NY projects (’87–’96). 🗽⚡️ 🔗 bit.ly/4kYv957 #Architecture #NYC #Urbanism #ColumbiaGSAPP

Will Chicago lose Louis Sullivan’s Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room—again? A preservation campaign warns the iconic interior inside the Art Institute may face demolition amid expansion plans. One of the greatest spaces in American architecture is now at risk. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4sKeBAy #Architecture #HistoricPreservation #Chicago

Architecture’s first material may no longer be concrete—it’s data. At the First Matter symposium, architects explored how AI, planetary datasets, and deep-time materials are redefining design’s starting point. The future of architecture begins with information. 🧠🏛️ 🔗 bit.ly/3NvzBvK #AIinArchitecture #ComputationalDesign #Architecture

Can a finance office feel like a public square? Snøhetta’s new Taichung workplace for Good Finance centers around a sunlit forum inspired by the ancient agora—replacing hierarchy with collaboration. A new model for the financial office. 🏢 🔗 bit.ly/46RFEBk #Architecture #WorkplaceDesign #Snøhetta #FutureOfWork

Interior design isn’t neutral—it’s psychological staging. 🛋️🧠 At USM Soho, a For Scale exhibition exposes how décor shapes desire, control & exhaustion. Read Aaron Betsky’s critique: bit.ly/4lpiqJ0 #InteriorDesign #DesignCriticism #Architecture

What if the future of design exhibitions isn’t the gallery—but the house? Inside Sense of Place, a Hudson Valley home becomes a living exhibition of architecture, craft, and landscape. 👉 bit.ly/3MSFYJk #Architecture #Design #HudsonValley #SenseOfPlace

🤖 AI is beginning to reshape how architects work. From faster workflows to fewer manual steps, new tools are helping design teams focus more on creativity and less on repetitive tasks. 👉 See how AI is reframing productivity in architectural practice: bit.ly/3P2p380 #Architecture #ArchitectLife #DesignTechnology #FutureOfDesign #AIDesign #ZondaMediaIntel #Sponsored #Chaos

Who controls America’s cultural landmarks? 🏛️ The Kennedy Center is a National Historic Landmark—and Congress, not the White House, must decide its fate. Read the urgent call to action: bit.ly/4b0VRqs #HistoricPreservation #Architecture #KennedyCenter #CivicPower

📊 Today’s clients are open to more expressive spaces — from earthy tones to soft contrasts. Architects can lead with color confidence while honoring timelessness and client preferences. 👉 Learn how to balance boldness and restraint: bit.ly/4s28XJt #ArchitectTrends #ColorTheory #BuiltSpaces #DesignThinking #ZondaMediaIntel #Sponsored #MasterBrand