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glasstec 2026: The Future of Architectural Glass

Glass is redefining contemporary architecture — from minimal glazing systems and intelligent façades to sustainable, high-performance solutions.

Taking place in Düsseldorf from 20–23 October 2026, glasstec brings together the latest innovations in glass technology, architectural design and façade construction.

Discover how new glazing solutions are shaping the architecture of tomorrow


QUALICOAT Congress 2026 – Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence in Munich

On 20 November 2026, leading architects, industry experts and international coating specialists will gather at the Sofitel Munich Bayerpost for the QUALICOAT Congress 2026.

Founded in 1986, QUALICOAT celebrates its 40th anniversary, marking four decades of commitment to quality, innovation and durability in architectural aluminium coatings. Today, its international certification network extends across five continents, bringing together coating specialists, manufacturers and industry associations dedicated to the highest standards.

The Congress will explore the future of architectural façades, sustainable surface treatments, technological innovation and the growing importance of certified coating quality in contemporary architecture.

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Accessibility Starts with Design

A building is truly accessible when everyone can navigate it safely and independently. For architects, accessibility is therefore an essential part of good design.

In schools, hospitals, museums and other public buildings, particular attention must be given to the needs of people with visual impairments.

Several practical solutions can improve accessibility. Tactile warning studs alert users to potential hazards, while tactile guiding strips help with orientation. Anti-slip profiles improve safety on stairs, while Braille and tactile signage make essential information accessible.

The Flemish accessibility expertise centre Inter also emphasizes the importance of considering accessibility from the earliest design stages.

For architects, the challenge is to integrate these solutions from the outset, ensuring that safety, independent mobility and architectural quality go hand in hand.

Discover Viakan’s accessibility solutions →

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Too much information kills the information

Walk through major building fairs in Europe and elsewhere and you will see it before you understand it: hundreds of stands, thousands of exhibitors, an overwhelming number of products on display in a multiple halls. Somewhere in that ocean, the material or the system that would genuinely change your next project is sitting on a shelf, indistinguishable from everything around it.

This is not a lack of innovation. It is a lack of curation. The large architecture product platforms are no better, some list hundreds of thousands of products, which helps no one either. And for architects, uncurated information has almost no value. Visiting a trade fair, or scrolling an endless online catalogue, without any advice does not save time, it costs it.

This is exactly the gap ArchiWorld exists to close, not only through innovation products and systems, but through innovation projects and editorial as well.

Architects do not need to see everything. They need to see what is relevant to them, chosen by someone who understands both the material and the way they actually work.

This is precisely the gap ArchiWorld was built to close. Starting in October, archiworld.com will introduce a new section built on that principle: the Innovation Lighthouse. Not a database, not a catalogue, but a single clear signal in the noise. A small, carefully chosen selection of genuine innovations that actually deserve an architect’s attention, presented with the same editorial care ArchiWorld has always brought to architecture itself.

Less, chosen well, is worth more than everything, shown without judgment.

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MIPIM 2026 - An Unparalleled Networking Success

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BAU2025 - the premier building & architecture trade fair

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Dexamenes Seaside Hotel Kourouta, Greece

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 An Alpine Sense of Space in Ceramic

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Last Call for Planet Earth, Documentary, 2007

Last Call for Planet Earth brings together fourteen internationally renowned architects in a series of personal and thought-provoking conversations about architecture, environmental responsibility and the future of our built world.

Speaking openly about their work, their convictions and the challenges facing contemporary society, the architects reflect on how design can respond to climate change, urban growth and the urgent need to rethink the way we build.

More than a collection of interviews, the documentary is a compelling portrait of architecture as a cultural and transformative force—revealing fourteen distinct personalities, fourteen architectural visions and fourteen different ways of imagining the future.

Featuring

Françoise-Hélène Jourda · Thom Mayne · Christoph Ingenhoven · Kengo Kuma · Daniel Pearl · Georg W. Reinberg · Mikko Heikkinen · Markku Komonen · Lloyd Alter · Jaime Lerner · Richard Rogers · Ma Qingyun · Massimiliano Fuksas · Jo Crepain

Directed and produced by Jacques Allard
Interviews and research by Marie-Claire Regniers and Jacques Allard
Camera and photography by Paul De Cock
Editing by Bert Helsen — 2FRAME
Music composed by Johan Hoogewijs
Narrated by Simon Shrimpton Smith

A documentary about architecture, responsibility and the urgent need to build a more sustainable future.


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