Urban Installation
Temporary and permanent structures that activate, transform, or engage urban public spaces and communities.
Customized Instant City Module Operating System: Sustainable Architecture for Adaptive Urban Renewal in Barcelona
A modular urban operating system reimagines Barcelona through adaptive, sustainable architecture that grows with changing city needs.
Loizou Architects and Associates Replace the Facade with a Living Green Shell in Limassol
A 360-square-meter mixed-use building in a dense Cypriot neighborhood trades its outer wall for a vertical garden of climbing vines and local plants.
Gustavo Utrabo Suspends a Fabric Threshold Between the Trees of a São Paulo Park
Fourteen wooden props and white cloth create a waypoint on the winding paths of Praça Adolpho Bloch in Jardim America, Brazil.
Common Practice and Studio AAAN Carve a Hidden Courtyard World into Amsterdam's Narrowest Plot
Sixty-four mid-rent apartments on Oostenburgereiland turn a sliver beside a parking garage into a layered urban interior.
VTN Architects Wraps Their Own Ho Chi Minh City Studio in a Vertical Tropical Forest
A six-story office in Vietnam's Thu Duc district uses modular planters and passive cooling to achieve a 190 percent green ratio.
Opera Truck: Transforming Public Space Through Modular Architecture and Urban Art
A modular urban architecture system transforming Madrid’s plazas into flexible public stages for art, performance, culture, and interaction.
Karim + Elias Stack 150 Rammed-Earth Spheres into an Open-Air Landscape for Dubai Design
A grand installation of hand-pressed sand and clay spheres transforms a Dubai plaza into an earthen terrain at Downtown Design 2022.
Instant City: A Modular Architecture Approach to Mobile Urban Culture
A modular architecture system that transforms cities into dynamic cultural hubs through mobile infrastructure, participatory urbanism, and adaptive public spaces.
The Empty Space: Reimagining Urban Performance Through Modular Architecture
A modular architecture system transforming urban streets into adaptable performance spaces, merging street art, theater, and public life.
20 Most Popular Installation Projects of 2025
From bamboo pavilions to scaffolding reuse, the 20 installation projects that captivated architects on uni.xyz in 2025.
Down in the Clouds by Practice on Earth + Increments Studio
An experimental inflatable and container installation in rural Ningbo, transforming abandoned structures into playful cultural spaces through poetic, lightweight architecture.
Vessel Installation by Erazo Pugliese: A Temporary Architectural Vessel Rooted in Landscape, Memory, and Movement
Temporary timber and fabric installation on Norway’s historic Slottsfjellet, evoking vessels, wind, landscape, and sensory human connection through ephemeral architecture.
