House CR / SO Arquitetura & Design
11 February
House CR was born from the unlikely meeting between experience and the will to start over. The clients, a couple in their 80s, decided to build a new home. That alone inspired us.
Introducing the 75 Finalists of the ArchDaily 2026 Building of the Year Awards
11 February
Two weeks and over 85,000 nominations later, the finalists of this year's Building of the Year Awards are in. The selection is much like the ArchDaily audience that chose it: diverse in geography, generous in ideas, and precise in intent. With projects from 46 countries, in a variety of typologies and scales, they present a beautiful snapshot of the current architectural moment.
Druzhba Sanatorium: A Soviet Monument Suspended Between Earth and Sea
11 February
Perched above the cliffs of Crimea, the Druzhba Thermal Sanatorium appears less as a building than as a landed spacecraft. Its circular forms, suspended decks, and spiraling ramps evoke a scene from Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972), where architecture and psychology merge into a single landscape. Built between 1978 and 1985 by Igor Vasilevsky, the complex was conceived as a thermal resort for workers of the oil industry, part of the Soviet Union's extensive network of sanatoria dedicated to health and recreation.
Aranyani Pavilion / Tara Lal + T_M.space
11 February
Taking its name from the forest goddess of the Rigveda, one of ancient India's sacred texts, the Aranyani Pavilion is conceived to deepen public connection to nature and advance urgent conversations around ecology. Aranyani launches one of South Asia's most ambitious ecological art and architecture pavilions at Sunder Nursery in New Delhi, opening Wednesday, 4th February 2026. Founded by conservation scientist and creative director Tara Lal, Aranyani is a conservation and creative arts initiative dedicated to renewing human connection with the natural world.