SPARK completes the Instagram-friendly GRiD mall in Singapore
Post-industrial graphics and arcade-style neons define the youth-focused, Instagram-friendly GRiD mall in Singapore’s Arts District.
Israel-Gaza War: Moshe Safdie reacts to Hamas’ brutal terroristic attack
“Hamas has to be eliminated. But…” says Moshe Safdie in the wake of the Israel-Gaza War.
Radical architect, educator, and designer Andrea Branzi passed away aged 84
Designer, artist, architect, and academic, Andrea Branzi was a pioneer of a radical design ideology. He passed away on October 9, 2023.
Mesmerising light installations celebrate Sir Christopher Wren’s legacy in London
A sound-responsive blade of light in Saint Paul Cathedral and a suspended glowing halo at St. Stephen Walbrook Church celebrate Sir Christopher Wren’s legacy on his 300th death anniversary at the London Design Festival 2023.
Burning Man 2023: 10 mesmerising design architecture projects with powerful messages
Best of Burning Man 2023: A 1,000 drone show dedicated to endangered animals, an (anti-tank) hedgehog shrine to honour Ukrainian heroes, and a feminine temple blooming with flowers…
The Hedgehog Temple supports Ukraine at Burning Man 2023
Ukrainian collective Kurenivka honours and supports patriots at war with the Hedgehog Temple and Memorial site at Burning Man 2023.
Welcome to Bucharest! An urban tour through the history and architecture of Romania
Orthodox churches, Art Nouveau palazzos, and Communist megalomania. Welcome to Bucharest. The Romanian capital’s architecture reflects a history of contrasts: from the Reign of Vlad III Dracul the Impaler to the Belle Époque, from Nicolae Ceausescu’s traumatic years to globalisation.
HW Studio’s peaceful stone house in Mexico reinforces deep contact with the elements
HW Studio creates a peaceful stone house in perfect dialogue with the unique natural landscape of the Guanajuato region.
WAFX 2023 Prize: 10 future projects tackling today’s global issues
WAFX 2023 Prize: sandstorm absorbent skyscrapers, a project rethinking oil rigs in a sustainable perspective, rainwater-harvesting cooling facades, and more.
World Architecture Festival 2023 shortlist revealed
The World Architecture Festival 2023 shortlist includes a mosque designed by a woman, a submerged stadium, a tree-like energy station, and more.
BE_Design completes the Komera Leadership Center for a rural community in Rwanda
Komera Leadership Center by BE_Design in Rwanda is a cluster of buildings connected by a dynamic and flexible roof canopy creating spaces for learning and social activities with the mission of empowering self-confident young women through education and community development.
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos’ Alamo House idly floats over Madrid
“We envisioned the Alamo House as a solid mass, from which carved-out openings create a dynamic narrative.”
XISUI Design deploys digital technologies to develop the ‘Dunes Playtopia’ playground in Guangzhou
The ‘Dunes Playtopia’ project by XISUI Design invites kids to venture into a concrete playground with undulating red dunes evoking the charm of a mountain nest or a jungle treehouse.
Mendel’s Greenhouse: Chybik + Kristof reinvents the birthplace of modern genetics
The new Mendel’s Greenhouse is in direct conversation with the original 19th-century greenhouse in Brno, Czech Republic, where the scientist conducted his first pioneering experiments.
Henning Larsen Architects designs a New Wood Terminal in the Faroe Islands
In Torshavn, the capital of the remote Faroe Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, Henning Larsen Architects has designed the New Wood Terminal, a new ferry terminal and HQ embracing the picturesque backdrop of lush Arctic landscapes and open seas. The building pays homage to traditional Faroese fishing boats.
Pamela Rosenkranz installs a pink ‘Old Tree’ on New York City’s High Line
Pamela Rosenkranz’s pink ‘Old Tree’ art installation stands out on NYC’s High Line, questioning our relationship with Nature across Manhattan’s architectural scape.
Lina Ghotmeh’s Serpentine Pavilion 2023 is informed by discussions around a table
The Serpentine Pavilion 2023 by French Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh in central London “is an encouragement to enter into a dialogue, to convene and to think about how we could reinstate and re-establish our relationship to nature and to the Earth.”
The Turkish Pavilion in Venice focuses on abandoned buildings’ ‘Ghost Stories’ as an asset for the future
Titled ‘Ghost Stories,’ the Turkish Pavilion exhibition at Venice Architecture Biennale suggests how some of the many abandoned buildings in the country can be repaired and safely reused for good.
Spaziale, the Italian Pavilion in Venice, highlights the vision of architects under-40
Spaziale presents transdisciplinary and collaborative projects of a new generation of ‘Sustainable Native’ Italian architects dealing with a world in a permanent crisis state.
Holcim and The Norman Foster Foundation unveil a concrete emergency housing prototype in Venice
The ‘Essential Homes’ emergency housing prototype features a rollable low-carbon concrete sheet wrapping a safe and decent home for displaced people across the globe.
The Estonian Pavilion in Venice highlights the home-vs-real estate issue
Housing is no longer just about living. The Estonia Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 reflects on the contradictions between homes and real estate, dreams and realities, tenants and owners, residents, and visitors.
Datament: The Polish Pavilion at Venice Biennale allows visitors to experience data in its ‘physical’ form
We give carte blanche to algorythms too easily. We allow them to tell us ‘truths’ to make decisions in building homes and cities. What if they make mistakes? With the DATAMENT exhibition, the Polish Pavilion questions the architecture of data.
Laboratories of the Future: the African perspective takes centre stage at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023
Ten brave projects exploring the decolonisation and decarbonization of Africa and the African diaspora countries at the ‘Laboratories of the future’ main exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
Girjegumpi: The Nordic Pavilion brings to Venice Sámi architecture and culture
Joar Nango’s nomadic library with architecture books, crafts, and designs by colonized Sámi indigenous people fill the Girjegumpi exhibition at the Nordic Pavilion in Venice.
Cloud-to-ground: at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023, the Israeli Pavilion is sealed off
The Cloud-to-ground exhibition at the Israeli Pavilion at Venice Biennale ‘un-displays’ the secretive and ominous architecture of data storage buildings across the country.
The V&A and Venice Biennale explore the West African evolution of Tropical Modernism
The colonial and post-colonial history of Tropical Modernism is on show at the Applied Arts Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia.
Earth and indigenous architecture narratives fill the Brazil Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2023
The modernist concrete architecture of the Brazil Pavilion nests an inclusive narrative of the country’s heritage, culture, and future opportunities.
Unsettling Queenstown: the Australian Pavilion in Venice reflects on the scars of colonialism
With the ‘Unsettling Queenstown’ exhibition, the Australian Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale explores the despoliations of colonialism and extractivism.
Venice Architecture Biennale 2023: finally, the spotlight is on Africa!
There is a great dose of optimism and commitment to make a change at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023. The most influential architecture event explores the transformative power of contemporary architecture to find solutions and build an environmentally friendly future… And starting from Africa, the true ‘Laboratory of the Future,’ says curator Lesley Lokko.
Studio Gang’s cave-like Gilder Center for the American Museum of Natural History opens in New York
Canyon-like spaces surround visitors of the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation in Manhattan.