Architecture Hunter

Some studios are known through publications. Others are understood only when you step inside them. 🏗️ On October 2, during HIF 2026, a small group of participants will experience something rarely accessible: an open studio visit with Jacobsen Studio in São Paulo — followed by guided visits to two of the office’s projects. From the studio’s creative environment to the scale of the built work, the experience was designed to bring architects closer to one of Brazil’s most influential contemporary practices. With a trajectory spanning decades, Jacobsen has become internationally recognized for its residential architecture and for a design language that balances landscape, materiality and spatial clarity. Their work moves between nature and city with the same precision. The morning begins inside the studio itself. A rare opportunity to understand process, culture and the thinking behind the projects. Then, participants will visit two works in São Paulo: Edifício França and a private residence — typologies that reveal different dimensions of the studio’s architectural approach, especially in the residential scale that became one of their signatures. Only 15 spots were made available. The experience is already sold out. Because some forms of architectural learning do not happen in lectures. They happen inside the practice.

Who gets to imagine the future of a museum — and the future of a city? 🏛️ MAC Panama has just announced the winning proposal of its international competition for the design of its new building: a collaborative project by Palma + Taller TO. More than an architectural commission, the competition became a platform for dialogue between culture, territory, climate, and public life. 363 proposals. 56 countries. One shared question: How can cultural infrastructure become more open, democratic, and connected to the city? The selected proposal was recognized for its ability to integrate architecture, public space, and cultural experience while responding to the identity and landscape of Panama. At a moment when many institutions are rethinking their civic role, projects like this remind us that museums are no longer isolated containers for art. They are urban catalysts. Spaces for encounter. Platforms for collective imagination. The future MAC Panamá aims to expand not only exhibition spaces, but also education, research, public programming, and community engagement — reinforcing the idea that architecture can actively shape cultural life. _images courtesy of MAC Panama

Bruno Simões will be speaking at HIF on September 30. ✨ As curator of Instituto Bardi / Casa de Vidro, Bruno brings a unique perspective on architecture, culture, design, and contemporary curation. His work connects preservation and innovation — expanding the conversation around how architecture continues to shape society today. Join us for the second day of HIF. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/daW-_THa _presented by: Coral & Deca _premium sponsors: Barts&Co, Lider & Portinari

Vancouver City Guide Curated by Monos 🇨🇦 Some cities ask to be seen slowly. Vancouver is one of them. Between fog, glass towers, cedar-lined streets, and the Pacific horizon, the city reveals itself through layers — not spectacle. Its architecture doesn’t compete with the landscape. It negotiates with it. Monos is a travel and lifestyle brand that believes that we should travel mindfully and move with intention. Inspired by mono no aware — the awareness of impermanence and beauty in passing moments — their perspective on travel is rooted in presence, simplicity, and human connection. For our latest City Guide, Monos curates a personal reading of Vancouver through spaces, atmospheres, architecture, and rituals that define the brand's home city. Not just where to go. But how to experience a city with more attention. Explore the full City Guide: https://lnkd.in/dHUbxXiu Save it on Google Maps: https://lnkd.in/dU3gwTWT _photo 1: Vancouver Art Gallery by Pardeep Singh _photo 2: Museum of Anthropology by @little_stephy _photo 3: West Coast Modern Tours by Luis Valdizon _photo 4: Sylvia Hotel by @hipolkevin

Design is never only about objects. ✨ It is about how culture finds form. Across seven days, NYCxDESIGN 2026 turned New York into a living map of contemporary design, where craft, technology, interiors, streets, and ideas met in motion. The festival gathered 10 design disciplines and 250 events across the city, from exhibitions and trade shows to talks, tours, salons, and district activations. At ICFF and WANTED, the theme Common Ground became more than a title. It became a lens for understanding where design is moving: toward collaboration, responsibility, material intelligence, and cultural exchange. From emerging designers and design schools to established brands and international voices, the week revealed a field increasingly shaped by connection. Between objects and cities. Between making and meaning. Between private spaces and public life. With the 11th NYCxDESIGN Awards recognizing work across product, project, and student categories, the closing chapter reinforced New York’s role as a global platform for visibility, experimentation, and exchange. After the showrooms closed, one idea remained clear: Design today is measured by its capacity to connect. Get to know more at: https://lnkd.in/dFmYbUXS

What makes a waterfront come alive? 🌊 For more than 25 years, Gehl People has been reshaping cities — and their waterfronts — through a human-centered approach to urban design, public space, and mobility. We're excited to announce that the globally renowned consultancy will join HIF 2026, with Rute Nieto Ferreira as speaker. Founded by Jan Gehl, the studio became internationally recognized for defending the human scale as the foundation of city-making, challenging the car-oriented models of the 20th century. Today, Gehl - Making Cities for People has delivered more than 2,600 projects across 251 cities worldwide. In Aarhus, Denmark, the transformation of the harbor district Aarhus Ø shows how a former industrial port can be reimagined as a vibrant waterfront — where people swim, gather, and live alongside the water. The same human-centered approach guided the iconic transformation of Times Square in New York, where streets once dominated by cars became vibrant public spaces. At HIF 2026, Rute will share how cities — and their waterfronts — can become more inclusive, walkable, and people-oriented. September 29–30, 2026 Memorial da América Latina, São Paulo Get to know more at: https://lnkd.in/daW-_THa _presented by: Coral & Deca _premium sponsors: Barts&Co, Lider & Portinari

What makes an art fair feel like an exhibition? 🎨 From May 27 to 31, ArPa Feira de Arte | Art Fair returns to São Paulo for its fifth edition, taking over Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu with one of the most relevant contemporary art gatherings in Latin America. More than 60 galleries. Around 100 artists. 10 countries. But ArPa is not only about showing art. Its curated format expands the fair model into a space for research, dialogue, and cultural positioning — connecting established galleries, emerging voices, solo presentations, pedagogy, community building, publications, and institutions. In a city where architecture, art, and urban culture constantly overlap, ArPa becomes more than an event on the agenda. It becomes a temporary map of the ideas shaping Latin American contemporary culture. Get to know more at: https://arpa.art/

Dubai City Guide by X Architects 🇦🇪 A city is never built only once. It is rewritten through memory, climate, culture, and the way people choose to inhabit it. For X Architects, Dubai has never been just a backdrop. It has been a laboratory, an archive, and a constantly evolving project. Founded in 2003 by Farid Esmaeil and Ahmed Al Ali, the studio helped shape a new architectural language for the Gulf — one rooted in landscape, public space, environmental intelligence, and regional identity rather than spectacle alone. From the award-winning Wasit Wetland Visitor Centre to the world’s first net-zero energy mosque at Masdar City, their work reflects a deeper question: How can architecture translate culture into contemporary form without losing its sense of place? Now featured in our Dubai City Guide, curated by X Architects, the selection offers a more nuanced reading of the city — beyond icons and skylines. Explore the full City Guide: https://lnkd.in/dCZJf_kR Save it on Google Maps: https://lnkd.in/drQzrkSs _photo 1: Shindagha Historic District by Fernando Guerra _photo 2: Al Maha Hotel by Umut ilkaya _photo 3: Concrete at Alserkal Avenue by Mohamed Somji _photo 4: Burj Khalifa by Mohamed Reshad

Nature is no longer separate from the city. It is part of its future. 🌿 Founded by Manoela Machado and Pedro Paes Lira, Natureza Urbana develops projects that connect architecture, landscape and territorial planning through an interdisciplinary and environmentally conscious approach. This vision will be part of the conversations at the Hunter International Forum 2026, where the studio joins the program with the talk “Vibrant Spaces for Regenerative Futures” — exploring how cities can become more resilient, inclusive and deeply connected to natural systems. Operating across the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, Natureza Urbana sees urbanism not simply as growth, but as a tool for regeneration, coexistence and long-term resilience. Learn more about HIF at: https://lnkd.in/daW-_THa

Architecture as memory. Architecture as warning. 🤍 Some stories cannot be explained through words alone. They need space, silence, light — and time. Our latest documentary explores the Brumadinho Memorial, designed by Gustavo Penna, a project that transforms one of Brazil’s deepest tragedies into an architectural narrative about memory and loss. From the dark chamber illuminated at the exact moment of the collapse to the 230-meter-long pathway symbolizing the crack that caused the disaster, every gesture becomes part of the story architecture is trying to tell. More than a memorial, this is architecture confronting humanity, nature, and the consequences of greed. Watch the full documentary. _project: Brumadinho Memorial _architecture: Gustavo Penna Arquitetos Associados _location: Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil