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A glowing monolith inspired by Tron. A spa hotel built into Slovenia’s thermal springs. A resort shaped by Qiandao Lake’s rocky coastline. These 7 unbuilt hotel projects, submitted by ArchDaily readers from Madagascar to Cameroon, imagine the hotel as more than a place to sleep: a space for entertainment, wellness, and escape. Each one reimagines what an all-inclusive getaway could look like, before a single wall goes up. Read more about this topic on ArchDaily Article: All-Inclusive Escapes: 7 Unbuilt Hotel Projects from the ArchDaily Community Written by: Antonia Piñeiro Lazo Image: Baobab Waterfall by ORSI, 2026. Image © Ahmad Eghtesad

Machan - Korail Community Platform by Paraa in Bangladesh The project reinterprets the traditional Bengali pavilion as a light, permanent structure that is robust yet porous, civic yet playful. A simple concrete frame supports two open levels, with folding doors, a wide stair that doubles as seating, and flexible spaces for workshops, exhibitions, meetings, performances, and assemblies. The structure becomes infrastructure for community use. #Photography: City Syntax Discover more about the project here https://lnkd.in/eYBTB2Cz

Meet SSdH, selected as one of ArchDaily's 2025 Next Practices Awards presented by Architecture Competitions // Buildner. Founded in 2020 and based in Melbourne, Australia, SSdH is an architecture practice working across renovation, extension, and adaptive reuse. Their work focuses on the latent potential of existing buildings, using material economy, structural clarity, and precise interventions to extend the life of what is already there. Find out more about the studio by following the link: https://lnkd.in/eHFKRV-v

For four decades, Hungary’s built environment was shaped from above, with farms consolidated and housing blocks distributed through government policy. Today, a younger generation of Hungarian architects is approaching the country’s architectural heritage and urban landscape differently: restoring a decaying interwar ski pavilion, building a visitor center around the contested memory of a cardinal, and treating vacant sites as archives rather than blank slates. As Budapest concentrates its ambition in one large cultural development, this generation's most interesting work is happening elsewhere, commission by commission. Read more about this topic on ArchDaily Article: Hungary's New Architectural Landscape: Building From the Past Written by: Diogo Borges Ferreira Image: Tokaj Sauska Winery / BORD Architectural Studio © Marc Goodwin

An 800-year-old castle in the Dutch province of Limburg, reimagined as a five-star hotel. Architect Alexis Biset (Verbraeken x Biset Architects) grew a restaurant commission into a full, in-house interior scheme guided by a slow-living approach: local craft, local materials, natural wood and stone. For the bathrooms, GROHE held one consistent finish across the estate , a single material language that, as Biset puts it, harmonizes with everything around it. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/dp2is9cA #InteriorDesign #HospitalityDesign #AdaptiveReuse #SlowLiving #BathroomDesign #GROHE

Shenzhen Bay Culture Square by MAD Architects in China The project treats the roof as an extension of the public landscape, using gentle slopes, winding paths, and lookouts to connect the building with its surroundings. Separate halls step down in height to keep views open, while native planting gradually moves toward the shore. The result is a cultural complex where plaza, roof, and coastline operate as a continuous public space. #Photography: Chao Zhang, Jiaqi Chen, Hufton Crow, Blackstation, ACF, Yumeng Zhu See the full project through the link https://lnkd.in/exK-Rft2

Handmade brick and rammed earth are having a moment in architecture magazines and award shows. But look at most buildings actually going up, and craft is nowhere to be found. The reason isn't lost knowledge; it's economics. From Studio Mumbai to Wallmakers, skilled craftsmanship often survives in boutique projects, while everyday construction relies on faster, cheaper methods. So how can we make craftsmanship viable beyond exceptional projects? Read more about this topic on ArchDaily Article: Beyond the Handmade Aesthetic: Why Craft Needs New Construction Economies Written by: Ananya Nayak Image: Kindergarten Zimbabwe / Studio Anna Heringer © Stefano Mori

The ASSA ABLOY RD300 is an all-glass revolving door built around that idea. Rendered almost entirely in glass, in three- or four-wing form, it reads less like hardware and more like a piece of the façade itself. Passing through, the building doesn't interrupt itself; it simply continues. But the poetry has a purpose , every rotation quietly seals the building against the outside air, easing the energy load behind the drama of glass. Beautiful first, and no less sustainable for it. ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems  Learn More: https://shorturl.at/zufIp #SustainableArchitecture #EntranceDesign #ArchitecturalSecurity #BuildingPerformance #ASSAABLOY

Ukigumo - Floating Clouds Residence by Ukei Shimada Architects in Japan The site sits within a neighborhood where houses continue block after block. The house creates layered depth through volumes of different scales and contrasts, with varied relationships between the interior, exterior, and city. Inside, spaces move from a doma with an earthen floor and mud-plastered walls to dim private rooms, a white circulation path, and a living-dining-kitchen beneath a curving ceiling. #Photography: Koji Fujii / TOREAL Take a closer look at the project through the link https://lnkd.in/eai2DhcV

3D printing with earth is shifting the architect's role toward material craftsmanship. Five years after TECLA proved a house could be 3D-printed entirely from raw earth, the technology has spread, and architects are using it for more than walls. From a Mexican material made with corn-processing waste to a Japanese home built for seismic codes, five projects show how the extruder nozzle is becoming a tool for texture, ornament, and craft, turning ancient earth-building traditions into a genuinely new architectural language. Read more about this topic on ArchDaily Article: Craft in the Age of 3D-Printed Earth: Can Digital Tools Create a New Kind of Artisan? Written by: Moisés Osorto Carrasco   Image: ITACA House. Image Courtesy of WASP