Pavilions of Wonder playfully highlight the link between Barbie’s homes and Palm Springs’ architecture

Pavilions Of Wonder by Nina Tolstrup at London Design Festival 2024 - Photo by Ed Reeve, courtesy of LDF.

What do Albert Frey’s Mid-Century Modernist villas in Palm Springs and Barbie’s Dreamhouses have in common? Explore Nina Tolstrup’s playful ‘Pavilions of Wonder’ at London Design Festival.

Burning Man 2024 followed Alice down the rabbit hole and beyond

Burning Man Pavilion by Jen Lewin Studio at Burning Man 2024 - Photo via IG, follow @jamenpercy.burn.

Check what we liked the most at Burning Man 2024. Alice in Wonderland-inspired installations and architectures responding to contemporary global issues, from Ukraine to the Middle East.

2024 Inside Shortlist: twelve stunning interior designs from around the world

Alibaba DAMO Nanhu Industry Park by Matrix Design - Photo by Shi Xiang Wan He.

Hong Kong’s first speakeasy and a canopy house in the Brazilian jungle feature among the interior design projects featured in the shortlist of the 2024 Inside World Festival of Interiors.

Slender House squeezes thoughtful interiors across a narrow, five-storey-high architecture

Slender House by Spaces Architects@KA in Delhi - Photo by Bharat Aggarwal, courtesy of Spaces Architects@KA.

Slender House by Spaces Architects@KA is a home for a family of five that occupies a 6x18m site in a vibrant neighbourhood in Delhi, India. The project features an eclectic facade; inside staggered cut-outs and strategically placed skylights foster connections among family members.

WAFX 2024 Prize: Eight Future Projects Tackling Global Issues

Gasometer by Mei architects and planners, Peter Bastian Architekten - Photo by the architects, courtesy of World Architecture Festival.

The World Architecture Festival announced the winners of the WAFX 2024 Prize. We selected seven human-based projects, including a gasometer turned into a green residential tower and a stacked vertical neighbourhood.

World Architecture Festival WAF 2024 shortlist features innovative projects from across the globe

Masaryčka building by Zaha Hadid Architects - Photo by BoysPlayNice.

The World Architecture Festival WAF 2024 shortlist features a vertical garden hotel, a university building wrapped in robotically woven fibres, and more.

Bruges Triennial 2024 explores the architectural potential of the Belgian city

Who? installation by Ivàn Argote at Bruges Triennial 2024 - © Filip Dujardin.

At Bruges Triennial 2024, international artists and architects created site-specific installations throughout the UNESCO city’s canals, gardens, and cobbled alleys.

Twelve museums and cultural architecture projects openings of 2024

Zayed National Museum by Foster+Partners - Image by ©Foster+Partners.

An art space carved in a grain silo in Norway, the new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto and the Shakespeare Museum in London feature in the 12 museums opening in 2024.

Israel-Hamas war: The Siege of Gaza

Damage in Gaza Strip, October 2023 - Photo by Naaman Omar Apaimages, Wiki Palestine, Creative Commons.

In the wake of the Hamas massacre in southern Israel on October 7, Israel declared war on the Gaza-based terroristic organisation. The country immediately sieged Gaza City, cutting out water, fuel and electricity – and then bombed so-called strategic targets where Hamas militants could have hidden, but also entire residential neighbourhoods, hospitals, schools, markets, and religious buildings. So far, 9.500 Palestinians have been killed.