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This Week in Architecture: Housing, Biennials, and New Pavilions

This week's architecture news covers affordable housing initiatives, adaptive reuse projects, and major biennials exploring the costs and values of the built environment. New cultural spaces and award-winning restorations are also highlighted.

In Ibiza, Stefano Boeri Architetti's Sa Casa project will deliver approximately 190 below-market-rate rental apartments using prefabricated CLT, adaptable layouts, and sustainable strategies. In Rotterdam, MAD plans to transform a 1923 Art Deco warehouse into a 9,500-square-meter dance center with studios, performance, and communal spaces.

The Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2026, themed "How Much?", investigates the broader costs of architecture, including labor, resources, and social impact. The Buenos Aires International Architecture Biennial, celebrating its 40th anniversary under the theme "HABITAR," explores diverse relationships between people, architecture, and communities.

Qatar Museums announced Doha Pavilion: Gerhard Richter, a permanent structure designed by Gerhard Richter and Selldorf Architects. Located in Doha's Museum of Islamic Art park, the hexagonal pavilion will house Richter's artworks and feature exterior patterns derived from his "Patterns" book.

SOM is celebrating 40 years in London with an exhibition, "Change: 40 Years of SOM London," examining future construction methods. A central installation uses 2,000 reclaimed wooden bricks, assembled without mortar, to explore alternative and more accessible building processes.

The restoration and extension of Het Steen in Antwerp by noAarchitecten has received the 2026 Erich Mendelsohn Award Grand Prix. The project integrates the historic castle with a contemporary extension, creating a visitor center, exhibition spaces, and a public rooftop viewpoint.

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