This architecture and interior design briefing examines two public-facing developments: a competition seeking a new urban and landscape vision for Avenida del Mar in Pinamar, and an award-winning London housing scheme shaped by shared green spaces, difficult topography and dual-aspect homes. Both offer photographers clear lessons in documenting public space and residential form.
National Ideas Competition – Revitalization of Avenida del Mar. Pinamar
CAUBA9 and the Municipality of Pinamar have opened a National Ideas Competition to rethink Avenida del Mar between Quintana and Del Juncal streets. Organized by the Buenos Aires College of Architecture and Urbanism’s District 9, with sponsorship from CAUBA and FADEA, the initiative asks for an urban, landscape and public-space proposal. Its central premise is to treat the avenue as more than vehicular infrastructure: it is also a civic and spatial element within the city. For photographers, the brief points toward documenting relationships between movement, landscape and public use rather than isolating the roadway. Any visual study should therefore make those connections legible across the full stretch under consideration.
"Welcoming and inclusive" London housing wins RIBA Stirling Prize 2026
Lion Green Road, a 157-home development in Coulsdon, south London, has won the RIBA Stirling Prize. Designed by Mary Duggan Architects with Ruff Architects for Croydon Council, the high-density scheme places five blocks on a steep former car-park site and connects them with shared green spaces. Their faceted, star-shaped plans are rotated to create varied landscape views and give every home a dual aspect, supporting access to natural light. The project combines private and socially rented homes, while the jury praised its environmental consideration, connection to nature and community, and response to housing need. Photographers can read the scheme through sequences of blocks, courtyards and sightlines, rather than treating each façade as an isolated object.