On the borders of Syria, Iraq and Turkey, the persecuted Yazidi community finds sanctuary in earthen structures that may someday return to the ground
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Competition: Coburg Library and Piazza, Melbourne
A two-stage design competition has been launched to reimagine Coburg Library and its adjacent public space in Melbourne’s inner north suburb of Merri-bek (Deadline: 24 June)
Competition: Fes home and retreat, Morocco
An open international competition has been announced for a €1.5 million residential and holiday complex near Fes in Morrocco (Deadline: 14 November)
In practice: Architects Against Housing Alienation on building an equitable housing system
In the space between activism, advocacy and architecture lies an opportunity to decommodify and decolonise housing in c/a/n/a/d/a
In practice: Thannal on bio-based materials and techniques
The forgotten wisdom of plants and herbal remedies provides essential principles from which to create natural architectures
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Competition: Lucca Biennale Cartasia 2022
Lucca Biennale Cartasia has announced a contest for innovative pop-up structures which harness paper and its by-products (Deadline: 31 October)
Present histories in the making: Wuyue Cultural Park and Lin’an History Museum in Hangzhou, China by Amateur Architecture Studio
Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu of Amateur Architecture Studio continue their investigation into reused materials at the Wuyue Cultural Park and Lin’an History Museum, on the site of the former village of Jinqiao
Woven together: Khadka + Eriksson Furunes
True to the Vietnamese tradition of mutual support, đôi công, small village buildings are the work of many hands
Competition: Grjótagjá viewing tower, Iceland
An open international contest has been launched for a new observation tower, visitor centre and walking path module at the Grjótagjá geothermal caves in Iceland (Deadline: 17 November)
