Coldwells Build will deliver five four- and five-bedroom Passivhaus homes at Woodend of Glassel near Banchory, described as one of the first such developments in the north east. Heating will come mostly from sunlight, body heat and appliances. The red squirrels were not consulted.
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Biome Environmental Solutions designed Gamaya Farms in Vikarabad, near Hyderabad, with a hill-like roof covered in local stone and walls of compressed earth bricks. The 854 square metre resort groups guesthouses and farm plots around a shared amenities block. The brief called it absolute camouflage.
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Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation and the Institute of Architects Bangladesh signed an MoU in Dhaka to launch an open architectural competition for climate-resilient rural housing. The aim is affordable, resilient homes in climate-vulnerable areas of Bangladesh.
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Burying the house in a hillside proved too costly in money and carbon, so Pad Studio rotated the building 90 degrees to sit lightly on the slope. The Isle of Wight country house is cement-free. The clients are restoring the land around it.
Read more at The Architects' Journal →
Stefano Boeri Architetti won an international competition to turn a former Soviet-era locomotive factory in Tbilisi into Loco Park. The 73,600 square metre masterplan includes nine residential buildings, public parks and pedestrian routes. The locomotives have presumably moved on.
Read more at designboom →European Commission and Catalan government representatives join European architects to explore how renovation and reuse of existing buildings can boost housing supply. Curated by Marta Peris and José Toral, the event covers office conversions, extensions and reuse of structures and materials.
Read more at ArchDaily →At Regenerative Design 2026, Atelier One founder Neil Thomas explored how trees, bamboo and nature can change structural engineering, materials and design. His talk at the Building Centre ran two hours and covered sculptures, bamboo buildings, concert stages and a reimagined piano.
Read more at Architecture Today →Iris Ceramica Group and the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL are collaborating through the Just Environments Incubator, a Bartlett funding programme for research and experimentation. The partnership frames sustainability around equity, accessibility, cultural identity and climate justice.
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F+S Designs founders Faisal Vohra and Shamila Meeran designed this Telangana home for a couple who are Air Force veterans. A sliding-folding partition opens the daughter's bedroom onto the balcony when she is away. Guest rooms with a part-time job.
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Bengaluru recorded 14.5% year-on-year housing price growth in Q3 2026, ahead of NCR at 10.6%, Chennai at 10.2% and MMR at 8.9%, according to a new report. Pune and Hyderabad trailed at 7.7% and 5.6%.
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An eXp India analysis of 99acres data found more than 6.6 lakh of over 7.5 lakh advertised homes are completed projects, or 88.1%. Delhi leads on readiness while tech hubs trail. The data reflects listings, not sales.
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Mumbai logged 3,145 deals for homes above Rs 5 crore between April and September 2026, worth Rs 32,623 crore, according to the Lighthouse Luxury H1 FY27 report. That averages 17 a day, with Worli leading the market.
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A FICCI and ANAROCK report says record investment is flowing into Indian real estate, but capital is not reaching affordable housing, smaller developers and emerging cities. It calls this a structural mismatch. Money, like buyers, prefers the big cities.
Read more at The Federal →Kolkata developer Sugam plans three residential projects totalling about 5.5 million sq ft in FY27, with costs above Rs 2,800 crore. It targets Rs 750 to 800 crore in sales, roughly double FY26, and is weighing a Rs 100 crore raise.
Read more at realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com →A Square Yards report estimates India's senior housing market at $4.31 billion in 2026, rising to $11.43 billion by 2031. It names 15 growth cities, with Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune leading and demand spreading to Tier-II cities and spiritual hubs.
Read more at Mint →Nuvocotto held the fourth Terracotta Design Award at K Hills, Kozhikode, on 26 October 2026. The platform brings together architects, designers and researchers from India and abroad to celebrate terracotta as a design material. Clay remains undefeated.
Read more at m.thewire.in →Japanese expatriates living at Krisumi City in Gurugram say proximity to work, maintenance, familiar food and comfort shape their choice of home. They are adapting to cultural differences, particularly the frequent honking on Indian roads. The horn has not adapted back.
Read more at Hindustan Times →The Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority directed Eco Life Developers to set up a formal association of allottees within 60 days and hand over project documents and funds. The order followed a complaint from buyer Swetha Rangaswamy.
Read more at realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com →Self-taught artist Ganesh Bhattacharya of Chandannagar handcrafts bamboo models of landmarks, monuments and transport. His miniature locomotives are now in the National Rail Museum in New Delhi and the Nepal Railway Museum. No formal training, two national museums.
Read more at thestatesman.com →
WilkinsonEyre's tower for insurer AmTrust would replace Exchequer Court at 33 St Mary Axe with more than 100,000m² of offices and 3,500m² of public space. The height is unreleased. The Financial Times reported 300m, so the Gherkin gets a tall neighbour.
Read more at The Architects' Journal →
The Youth Orchestra Abu Dhabi will open in January 2027 in the Mina Zayed district, in a building designed by the late Frank Gehry. It will have a 600-seat concert hall and 18 rehearsal rooms, with free world-class training for children.
Read more at Gulf News →
SANAA co-founder Ryue Nishizawa created an observation platform at Oono Development's managed landfill in Japan, with a vivid orange peak set against the site's turquoise lining. It invites visitors to look at a working industrial landscape.
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Readers chose projects by Blight Rayner Architecture, Foster + Partners and Schemata Architects among 19 Dezeen Awards 2026 public vote winners. Collectif Encore's warehouse conversion won both its categories, and ZAV Architects won twice. Democracy, applied to cladding.
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Casa Ensenada, a 155 square metre house in Puerto Varas, Chile, sits under a large hip roof with a terrace cantilevered over a ravine. Architect Sebastián Silva says rain is part of everyday life there, so the roof creates a place beneath it.
Read more at Dezeen →Think Architecture's House on a Slope uses dark limestone and cedar volumes descending a narrow, steep site above Lake Zurich. The 1,000 square metre home splits into two blocks joined by a subterranean art corridor. The brief asked for sensitivity.
Read more at Dezeen →Santa Rosa Social Housing in Santiago, Chile, was completed in 2026 by FAR frohn&rojas. The architects note that rising land prices have pushed much of Santiago's social housing to the periphery, away from social and technical infrastructure.
Read more at ArchDaily →Politecnica, Park Associati and AMDL CIRCLE won the competition to turn Ceto's former Niggeler & Kupfer textile mill into a cultural hub with exhibition spaces, research facilities and an auditorium. The site sits in Valle Camonica, known for prehistoric rock engravings.
Read more at ArchDaily →The enlarged Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, by Takero Shimazaki Architects, has a new 23m ventilation tower that glows pink on show nights with the theatre's name spelt down its length. Even the ductwork wants top billing.
Read more at The Architects' Journal →John Yeon's Swan House, built in 1953 on 3.95 acres beside Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, Oregon, is for sale. Weathered cedar board-and-batten cladding, deep roofs over walkways and large glass areas keep the forest close.
Read more at thespaces.com →The Ringling held a ribbon-cutting on 22 October for the restored Rupp Pavilion, the circular building once known as the Banyan Café. Susan Rupp, daughter of architect William Rupp, attended. The ribbon needed more than one set of giant scissors.
Read more at yourobserver.com →Manchester's planning committee returned a minded-to-refuse decision on Jon Matthews Architects' 85 Rochdale Road scheme, already deferred once in September. The 153-flat tower for McGoff Group will return to committee a third time.
Read more at The Architects' Journal →More than 200 households have left Centurion Tower, St Vincent Court and Sovereign Tower in Newham after issues with transfer slabs were reported to the council by the London Fire Brigade. The blocks are part of the Caxton Works scheme.
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WASP has combined two of its processes to make 3D printed composites from earth and plastic that can be recycled. The company already works with ceramics, biocement and earth, and wants to print houses in developing countries.
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Roca's Avant toilet places the cistern within the bowl, removing the external cistern and flush plate. Its flush relies on the Venturi effect to create strong suction. A plumbing upgrade presented with the gravity of physics, which is fair.
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India produced 130 million tonnes of crude steel in January to September 2026, up 5.6%, while global output fell 0.7% to 1.368 billion tonnes, according to worldsteel. India's September output rose 1.9% to 13.9 million tonnes.
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Since 2011, chairman Tran The Liet has spent 14 years researching lightweight concrete bricks and building his own production line at Cuu Long Eco. The Vietnamese company pitches them as green, durable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
Read more at Vietnam.vn →
Engineered bamboo, processed with the same discipline as structural timber, now competes for structural flooring, load-bearing components and high-specification interiors. The article argues old assumptions about bamboo as a low-tech scaffolding material no longer hold.
Read more at The Machine Maker →Shangyou County in Jiangxi has expanded its bamboo chain into building, fibre and charcoal. As of December 2025 the industry had output worth 883 million yuan, about $131.5 million, with exports to over 30 countries. Bamboo insoles are also on sale.
Read more at bignewsnetwork.com →Lanxess India and Hindustan Colas signed an MoU to explore cooperation on advanced road construction technologies for India. The framework covers technical and commercial opportunities in bitumen and asphalt modification.
Read more at motownindia.com →Alumil India delivered about three hundred windows for NICMAR University's precast campus in Pune on a tight timeline. The project used Alumil's top-hung window systems with slim mullions and glazing.
Read more at alcircle.com →Interlocking blocks, compressed earth blocks and prefabricated construction are among methods helping Ghanaians cut construction costs. Some reduce cement use, shorten build time and lower labour costs as cement, iron rods and roofing prices squeeze first-time owners.
Read more at yen.com.gh →As continuous insulation spreads, contractors spend more time cutting mineral wool, wood fibre, rigid fibreglass and foam. TapeTech, known for drywall and stucco finishing tools, has developed tools for straighter, faster cuts. Straight lines, finally industrialised.
Read more at Green Building Advisor →
CoCo: Heat Minimizer, developed by researchers from Cornell University, the City University of New York and others, found cooler walking routes in more than 95 percent of simulated Brooklyn journeys. It analyses street temperatures to cut pedestrian heat exposure.
Read more at cities-today.com →
Delhi is considering expanding its Metro to 695 km and building nearly 200 km of dedicated cycle tracks, discussed at the 11th stakeholder meeting on the Master Plan for Delhi 2047, organised by the Delhi Development Authority.
Read more at Mint →
At Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, a river runs through a naturalised channel that spreads into the park during heavy rain. Singapore keeps its drainage engineering but gives the surrounding land a wider role. The lawn has a second job.
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A report found India's green cover fell 5.6 percentage points between 2001 and 2025 as summer temperatures rose. Green areas stayed 1°C to 2.5°C cooler than non-green surfaces. Trees, quietly outperforming air conditioners again.
Read more at ET EnergyWorld →
The National Urban Conclave 2026 closed in Bhubaneswar with recommendations on governance, planning, financing and service delivery. Housing and Urban Affairs minister Manohar Lal stressed affordable housing near jobs and transport, circular construction and remediation of legacy waste.
Read more at The Hans India →Madhya Pradesh will release a draft Urban Affordable Housing and Habitat Policy and a recycled water policy at Urban Growth Conclave 2.0 in Indore on 28 October. The housing draft focuses on rental housing, redevelopment and better use of land.
Read more at The Times of India →The Noida Metro Rail Corporation recorded its highest single-day ridership of 1.05 lakh passengers on 23 October. Average daily footfall rose from 73,298 in August to 83,403 in September. Officials credit measures including QR code ticketing.
Read more at Mint →An opinion piece argues that top cleanliness rankings cannot guarantee safe drinking water, reliable drainage or public-health protection. It calls for measuring Indian cities by the everyday services residents depend on. Clean streets, it turns out, are not a water supply.
Read more at english.dainikjagranmpcg.com →At an Open Innovation Day 2026 forum on 26 October, experts said Ho Chi Minh City should commission businesses to build AI solutions for flooding, traffic congestion and environmental monitoring, turning technology investment into economic value.
Read more at en.sggp.org.vn →Developers have broken ground on The Premiere at Monmouth, a $70 million project on the former Howard Commons military housing site in Eatontown, New Jersey, empty for two decades. It will bring 275 homes, a public park and a grocery store.
Read more at The Times of India →
Bedrock Robotics raised a $600 million Series C co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital, valuing the two-year-old startup at $4.1 billion. Its retrofit kit makes construction vehicles autonomous, and its excavators are already working on active sites.
Read more at TechCrunch →
Generative Bionics plans a 5,000 sqm Physical AI Data Factory in Italy combining an AI data centre with humanoid robot development. The company says it will advance European humanoid sovereignty. The robots are expected to be sovereign and industrial.
Read more at datacenterdynamics.com →Nvidia contributed Vera Rubin rack and compute tray designs to the Open Compute Project through MGX 1.2. It also released open source software for its DSX AI Factory platform and announced networking and power efforts with Meta, Cisco and Google.
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Nvidia and Schneider Electric are testing a digital twin at Nscale's SIN01 data centre in Portugal that links AI workloads to power and cooling models. An analyst says the near-term payoff is lower commissioning risk, with efficiency gains still unmeasured.
Read more at marketscale.com →
Design studio AENARA developed a sectional model of a proposed Mars habitat wall for 2075 to 2080, with redundant shells, an inflatable membrane and insulation. It opens at Powerhouse Parramatta in Sydney on 7 November. Planning approvals pending, on Mars.
Read more at Archinect →The Korea International Trade Association co-hosted a Smart City and Construction Open Innovation Day at COEX in Seoul. Lotte E&C, Hyundai E&C, Hoban Construction and SK Ecoplant presented collaboration challenges for startups to solve.
Read more at mbiz.heraldcorp.com →Bambu Lab will release its first 3D scanner, the S1, in November 2026. Specs and price are not out yet, but the slogan is: Easy in Hand. Pro in Every Scan. The marketing has shipped ahead of the hardware.
Read more at 3Dnatives →A trade piece says data errors cost builders thousands and claims AI drones deliver precise site data 60% faster at half the cost. The full article sits behind a site check. The drones, presumably, do not need to enable JavaScript.
Read more at Construction Dive →WillScot's senior director of fleet operations Sven Louis detailed a modular build of an NFL facility completed in under three months, covering its features, tight timeline and intense jobsite coordination. The full piece sits behind a site check.
Read more at Construction Dive →New research benchmarking capital program maturity found only 4% of firms have fully connected systems, arguing capital programs have outgrown the traditional construction operating model. The full article sits behind a site check.
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Hashim Sarkis will step down as dean of MIT's School of Architecture and Planning at the end of June 2027 after 12 years. He added academic centres and student support and moved the school into the renovated Met Warehouse, dedicated this month.
Read more at MIT News →
Anant National University students will design proposals for a pedestrian bridge proposed by the National Highways Authority of India at Narol Crossroad, Ahmedabad. The three-stage competition is open across disciplines and weighs usability, safety and visual design.
Read more at The Hans India →
Archinect has opened its AI in Architecture survey, asking about views on the technology, fears of job displacement, and where AI shows up in daily practice, from feasibility design to management workflows. It also asks whether AI is too unreliable or unethical.
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For Climate Matters Week 2026, MVRDV NEXT co-founder Boudewijn Thomas gives a lecture titled What Can Architecture Actually Change? He leads decarbonisation at MVRDV, turning climate ambition into measurable reductions across projects. A modest title for a big question.
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SAVE Britain's Heritage writes that All Souls Ancoats, a Grade II-listed early Victorian church in Manchester, was demolished on 5 October, its stained glass windows crushed by a digger. The piece asks how we value buildings.
Read more at The Architects' Journal →Five years after the 2021 update to Australian Standard 1428.1, the standard now covers some visual and operational accessibility, such as luminance contrast, beyond widths and gradients. The article argues it remains fundamentally a technical document.
Read more at ArchitectureAu →In a guest essay for designboom, Ariel André of golem explores how shifting perspectives toward animals, overlooked bodies and other forms of life could reshape how we design and inhabit space. The essay opens with a childhood dream of being a bee.
Read more at designboom →Stefaan Lambreghts and Agnes Soh of landscape practice Grant Associates discuss how design's role evolved alongside Singapore, whether clients now go bolder, and reconnecting people with nature amid urbanisation, climate change and biodiversity loss. They also offer advice for young designers.
Read more at brandinginasia.com →Durango-based architect Jonathan Corral discusses forms generated by natural forces, turning an abandoned winery into a campus, and Torre Negra, where a metal screen moderates sunlight and lets air through. His inspiration is the forces of nature, including fire.
Read more at Architecture Lab →Madrid practice BOV Estudio, founded in 2014 by César Buquerín, Irene González and Antonio Valverde, discusses collaboration and local materials. Projects include Zarrón Square in Almazán, bridging almost five metres of level change, and a cultural centre in Granada.
Read more at Architecture Lab →Tapestries and textile art are returning to interiors to soften hard surfaces like stone, plaster and glass, says Studio Vero cofounder Venetia Rudebeck. The Bayeux Tapestry queues at the British Museum help. The 70-metre embroidery remains the influencer.
Read more at thespaces.com →Architecture and urban design roles checked today, green building included. Every listing links to the original posting. Portfolio not included.
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