Chatai: A convivial Japanese design tea space in Dubai
With the Chatai pavilion, Nikken Sekkei and Sobokuya bring Japanese tea rituals and culture to Dubai within a handcrafted architecture, blending tradition and community.
Dubai Design Week 2025: Sixteen Highlights Under the Burj Khalifa
Glowing winter gardens, woven forests, a megaphone that projects AI-powered dreams, and more… At Dubai Design Week 2025, creativity takes centre stage.
Muwa Niseko: Blending Mountain Views with Contemporary Japanese Architecture
The Muwa Niseko condominium-hotel by Nikken Sekkei combines designer apartments with breathtaking views of the northern Japanese Alps, pitched roofs, a spa, hot springs, and a lush central courtyard that evolves with the seasons.
2025 World Architecture Festival Shortlist Revealed
The 2025 World Architecture Festival shortlist features a sustainable resort camouflaging into the Saudi Desert, NYC Police Stations in dialogue with the neighbourhood, a Portuguese winery blending seamlessly into the vineyards, and the renovation of a San Francisco iconic tower.
Japan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Embodies the ‘Cycle of Life’
The pavilion embraces the Cycle of Life concept of continuous transformation and reuse. Envisioned as a living organism, it is shaped as a monumental ring formed from layers of timber planks.
Expo 2025 Osaka: Twenty Striking Pavilions
Renaissance gardens, traditional fishing boats and desert villages inspire the architecture of these striking pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka.
Best museums and cultural architecture projects to look out for in 2025
From Sou Fujimoto’s masterplan for Expo 2025 Osaka to Frank O. Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum in Abu Dhabi. These stunning cultural venues will also celebrate Harlem’s black heritage, Chinese Opera and David Bowie.