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Editorial photograph conceived in Benghazi, Libya: two local urban planners on a rooftop overlooking low-rise concrete.

Benghazi’s Digital Masterplan: Who Gets to Edit the City?

ZHA’s proposed digital planning hub for Benghazi promises adaptability. Can

BY FRANCESC GASCH

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Editorial photograph of a conservation architect and a furniture maker surveying a weathered Tudor-period brick building.

Bromley Hall Workspace: Can Heritage Handle Real Work?

Assemble plans to turn Tudor Bromley Hall into workspace. Can

BY FRANCESC GASCH

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Editorial photograph of a modest, approximately 42-square-metre timber house with a simple pitched roof on.

Can Architecture Become Open-Source Housing?

BY FRANCESC GASCH

Kristijan Markoc’s downloadable timber house challenges bespoke design. Can open-source housing cut costs without flattening climate, place and everyday life?

Editorial photograph from an accessible rooftop in a residential neighborhood of Mexico City, black plastic tinacos.

The City’s Water Network Is No Longer Underground

BY FRANCESC GASCH

Rain Rhizome exposes the tanks, trucks and domestic labor replacing reliable water networks. Should architects improve these systems—or contest their necessity?

Editorial photograph from the south bank of the River Thames in London, looking toward a medieval.

The Skyline That Threatens the View

BY FRANCESC GASCH

Can London’s new towers earn their place beside historic monuments? The Tower of London dispute demands better silhouettes, setbacks and public value.

Editorial photograph of a tiny contemporary house on a narrow residential lane in Tokyo, its upper.

The Car-Sized Void Taking Over Tokyo’s Smallest Homes

BY FRANCESC GASCH

Tokyo’s tiny homes turn parking into architecture. Is the car-sized void a spatial breakthrough—or a costly surrender of light, space and flexibility?

Editorial photograph of a contemporary monolithic beach house in a cleared coastal landscape near Victoria’s Otway.

Can Architecture Make Peace with Wildfire?

BY FRANCESC GASCH

Otway Beach House turns flame-zone regulations into a formal language, asking whether fire-safe architecture can belong to the landscape.

Editorial photograph of a dense European city street at early morning, showing a protected cycle lane.

The Climate Action Test Cities Cannot Design Around

BY FRANCESC GASCH

C40 cities have ambitious climate plans. Emissions data reveals which cities are making hard political and infrastructural choices.

Editorial photograph of a modest contemporary home during a summer blackout, its deep overhangs and exterior.

Passive Survivability: Can Homes Survive Grid Failure?

BY FRANCESC GASCH

As heatwaves threaten the grid, passive survivability asks whether homes can remain safe, cool and affordable without electricity.

Editorial photograph of a West Coast urban edge at late afternoon: a dense apartment construction site.

The Greenbelt Has Become America’s Building Site

BY FRANCESC GASCH

West Coast housing shortages are turning parks and greenbelts into battlegrounds between affordable shelter and ecological wellbeing.