Friday Architecture Links: October 2, 2026
Uniondale Hub Substation: Two-Week Construction Lookahead
New York Power Authority | Updated September 22, 2026
https://www.nypa.gov/Uniondalehub
NYPA’s update covers mobilization, fencing, site preparation, vegetation management, utility coordination and driveway work through October 4. It is a useful Long Island example of the permitting, environmental controls, traffic planning and construction sequencing involved in an infrastructure project.
MAD Architects’ Lucas Museum in Los Angeles Is Out of This World
Architectural Record | September 25, 2026
The 300,000-square-foot museum combines a complex steel structure and curved exterior panels with an 11-acre public landscape. The article considers both the building’s dramatic form and how it connects with the surrounding neighborhood.
A Timber-Concrete Floor Slab as Compact as Reinforced Concrete
University of Stuttgart | September 23, 2026
Researchers tested a full-scale timber-concrete composite slab for flexible multistory buildings. The system combines prefabricated wood components, reduced concrete use and digital design tools that help teams compare structural, cost and sustainability decisions.
MIT Spinout Turns Plastic Waste into Building Materials
MIT News | September 14, 2026
https://news.mit.edu/2026/mit-spinout-turns-plastic-waste-into-resilient-building-materials-0914
Atlas Building Composites uses robotic manufacturing to turn low-grade plastic waste into building and infrastructure components. The work is notable because AI is connected to actual fabrication, including printed trusses used in a small bridge, rather than only drawings or visualizations.
Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses
Architectural Record | September 25, 2026
A new retrospective examines Geoffrey Bawa’s five-decade career through more than 250 drawings, models, photographs and objects. His work shows how landscape, climate, local craft and architecture can be designed as one experience.
