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Which materials have taken center stage in the architectural discourse of 2025? Which projects have rediscovered new construction practices and methods through material innovation? While the future of building materials still appears uncertain, year after year, experimentation and research continue to reveal diverse practices, initiatives, and efforts dedicated to understanding their value and responsibility within the built environment. From agricultural waste that reduces carbon footprints to recycled plastics given new life, and living materials that engage with emerging technologies while reconnecting with nature, 2025 has highlighted and strengthened the role of architects as mediators between materials, disciplines, knowledge, and interests from diverse origins.

mathematical geometry informs the building’s formal transformations.

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A primordial kindergarten, shaped by the spirit of the place and the emotions of the child. A space both protected and dreamlike, safe yet open to wonder. A small village, an abstract ensemble of pyramidal volumes joined by open courtyards. A vermilion school, warm and welcoming, rising among trees, nestled in green.

Located at the end of a narrow alley in Ho Chi Minh City on a modest plot, Lá-Sách House is a three-storey dwelling that seeks to re-examine the urban tube house typology. Beyond its residential function, the building also operates as a private library, welcoming visitors during fixed hours each day.

Red Cabin is an experimental project of “Merryda Wiki World • Secret Camp”, located within a metasequoia forest inhabited by migratory birds, where over a dozen treehouses are discreetly nestled. Client is a lady also a dancer, she hopes Wiki World can customise a holiday cabin in forest. This project is also part of the “Wiki Building School” co-building with nature initiative, representing another attempt by our team to explore the diversity of living spaces.

a ‘green waterfall’ system introduces landscape architecture into the high-rise typology.

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designed by XISUI, the ‘old beijing bus’ reinterprets a BK640 to create a durable steel and timber playscape.

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An architectural design for a family that lives in the city. Located along the sea, the forest sways under the offshore wind. The beach is adjacent to the site, and becomes crowded on weekends with local people who enjoy marine activities and sunsets.