Construction Technology
Construction methods, materials, and technologies that shape how buildings and structures are designed and built.
Bautista Arquitectos Turns a Cold Shell in Puebla into a Warm Family House Wrapped in Timber Slats
In Puebla's Zavaleta neighborhood, a once barely habitable lot becomes an 830 m² home of board-formed concrete, round timber slats and a narrow lap pool.
ASA Studio Stacks Offices and Apartments in a Naturally Ventilated Brick Tower Above Kigali's Rooftops
A five-storey mixed-use building in Kacyiru proves that local materials and passive cooling can replace air conditioning in dense urban Africa.
Morsa Taller and Pablo Giterman Stack a Glass Pavilion on a Buenos Aires Factory Rooftop
A 72-square-meter former office in Colegiales becomes a vertical home crowned by a transparent steel and glass terrace room.
FHHH Friends Wraps a Seoul Music Academy in a Faceted White Shell That Echoes Its Interior Logic
A 1,270-square-meter preparatory academy in Seoul stacks soundproof practice rooms inside an angular volume that reshapes its block.
Kensuke Aisaka Wraps a Tokyo Music Building in a Mesh Membrane That Sings to the Street
An eight-story commercial complex for a historic music company rises in Kanda-Ochanomizu, Tokyo's famed instrument district.
Powerhouse Company Builds Rotterdam's First Mass Timber Residential Tower on Cold War Foundations
In Pendrecht, a 12-story CLT housing block replaces a demolished post-war high-rise while standing on its original piles.
Probabilis Domus: Housing Shaped by Climate, Not Celebrity
A climate-responsive housing cluster in Ludhiana replaces iconic form-making with passive strategies, shared courtyards, and affordable materiality.
Rose Terraces: Cross-Laminated Timber as a Tool for Faster, Fairer, and Lower-Carbon Housing by Luigi Rosselli Architects
A Sydney build-to-rent experiment using cross-laminated timber to deliver faster, lower-carbon housing through precision, repetition, and architectural restraint.
CUBE Workshop Building by Civic Architects — A Dynamic Hub for Innovation and Engineering
Civic Architects’ CUBE Workshop in Enschede redefines engineering education with stacked workshops, transparent design, and sustainable modern architecture.
Astronaut Training Facility: Modular Architecture for India's Next Space Hub
A 400-acre campus in Challakere, Karnataka, draws on ISS modularity to prototype planetary habitats and astronaut training grounds.
Flavorfair: 50 Restaurants Wrapped in a Modular Courtyard of Color and Cuisine
A layered dining complex of retractable kiosks, stepped terraces, and prism-like pavilions where architecture serves as the first course.
