A short round-up of the exhibitions and conversations shaping architecture as the year comes to an end.
Tallinn asks: How much?
The Tallinn Architecture Biennale runs until 30 November under the theme How Much?, focusing on affordability: what our buildings cost, and what they consume. It is a question every client and every architect faces, and it is good to see it at the centre of a major exhibition.
Civic infrastructure in Sharjah
The third Sharjah Architecture Triennial opens this November, exploring how architecture can build civic infrastructure for shared futures. Public space and community are at the heart of this edition.
A car factory becomes a museum in Brussels
Kanal - Centre Pompidou, a new cultural centre created inside a former Citroën car factory by noAarchitecten, EM2N and Sergison Bates, is scheduled to open at the end of November. It is one of the most ambitious examples of adaptive reuse at urban scale in Europe.
Barcelona, World Capital of Architecture
2026 has been Barcelona's year as UNESCO World Capital of Architecture, linked to the UIA World Congress of Architects held in the city. A good moment to look at how Barcelona has used architecture and urban design as tools for public life.
Looking back: the 2026 Pritzker Prize
Earlier this year, the Chilean architect Smiljan Radić received the Pritzker Architecture Prize, recognised for a body of work that is modest in scale but rich in materials and imagination. A welcome reminder that great architecture does not need to be big.
We will keep sharing what we find inspiring every week. What caught your eye this season?