a-fact on ArchDaily. Two Projects, Two Scales of Inquiry

From regenerative masterplanning to landscape-driven cultural architecture.

In 2025, ArchDaily referenced two projects by a-fact architecture factory, situating them within broader discussions on how architecture can respond to contemporary urban and environmental challenges at different scales.

The first project appears in ArchDaily’s curated selection “From Bologna to Mexico City: 8 Unbuilt Masterplans Reimagining Communities Through Regeneration and Design.” – Within this framework, the Bertalia–Lazzaretto Eco-District in Bologna is presented as part of an international reflection on regenerative masterplanning. The project addresses housing demand and collective living through a spatial system that prioritises shared spaces, adaptability and environmental integration, reinterpreting the existing urban fabric rather than expanding it. Here, architecture operates as a tool for social and ecological balance, redefining the relationship between density, public space and everyday life.

The second feature focuses on the Museum and Cultural Park in Podgorica, –  following the project’s selection as the winning proposal in an international competition. Set along the Morača River, the project explores the role of cultural architecture as a mediator between landscape and city. Museums, public spaces and green infrastructure are conceived as a continuous system, dissolving traditional boundaries between built form and nature and reconnecting the riverfront to the urban fabric. At this scale, architecture becomes an instrument for territorial continuity and civic engagement.

Read together, the two projects outline a coherent line of inquiry across different spatial dimensions. From urban regeneration to landscape-driven cultural infrastructure, both proposals investigate how architecture can embed environmental strategies, public space and long-term adaptability into the structure of the city. Their inclusion in ArchDaily’s editorial context highlights an approach that uses design as a means to interpret place, scale and collective needs, rather than as an autonomous formal exercise.