Christ's College library plans: Rayner halts Grafton scheme
Christ's College library plans by Pritzker laureates Grafton Architects are frozen by an Article 31 holding direction days after Cambridge approved them 6–1.
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Large Île Seguin: RCR's art centre opens on Renault's old island
Large Île Seguin, a 5,000 m² art centre by Pritzker laureates RCR Arquitectes, opens on 17 October 2026 on the Seine island that held Renault's first factory.
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Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center: Endeavour bookings open
The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, ZGF's 200,000 sq ft home for Endeavour in Exposition Park, opens 13 November 2026; free reservations start 19 October.
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Springburn Winter Gardens: Glasgow approves a 'living ruin'
Glasgow has approved a £2m first phase to reopen the Springburn Winter Gardens, a ruined 1900 glasshouse, as a 'living ruin' with no glass after 43 years shut.
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Earth architecture trends: rammed earth, rock and reuse this week
Earth architecture led what was new in architecture trends from 6 to 12 October 2026: rammed earth, rock-cut rooms and stone, while reuse kept its hold.
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Griffith Park merry-go-round: a $3m-plus restoration begins
The Griffith Park merry-go-round, a 1926 Spillman carousel the city bought for $1m, faces a restoration of two years or more that could top $3m to $4m.
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Twelve Apostles visitor centre: Grimshaw builds in rammed earth
The Twelve Apostles visitor centre by Grimshaw opens on 16 October 2026: a A$126m, 3,300 m² rammed-earth building on Victoria's coast. How it works, and why.
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East County Library: Gresham's mass timber library, reviewed
The East County Library in Gresham, Oregon, is a $163m, 95,000 sq ft mass timber library by Holst Architecture. What its exposed Douglas-fir frame gets right.
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Best architecture books for students: a 2026 reading list
The best architecture books for students in 2026: ten classics that schools still assign, four new titles critics are reading, and how to read them in studio.
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Brutalist architecture is back: a guide, with an LA angle
What brutalist architecture is, where the name comes from, the key buildings, and why the style is trending again, from The Brutalist to LA's Sunkist building.
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Chrysler Building restoration: Tishman Speyer's 150-year lease
A Chrysler Building restoration is coming: Tishman Speyer's 150-year ground lease with Cooper Union brings $235m to renew the crown, facade and 61st floor.
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Current architecture trends: old buildings get second lives
Current architecture trends, week of 4–10 October 2026: what ArchDaily, Dezeen, designboom and AD featured and readers read, from reuse to timber and play.
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