Open-Air Gallery Sinks Exhibition Space Below Ground in Cabo del Sol
A new open-air exhibition space in Cabo del Sol, Mexico, sinks four meters into the coastal terrain to frame art…
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Elliptical Aluminum Shades Replace Tinted Glass on a Brisbane Commercial Tower
A commercial office tower at 205 North Quay in Brisbane introduces an external sunscreen system made of copper-anodized aluminum rings….
New Cultural Headquarters Opens in Diriyah Northern District
The cultural ministry has officially relocated to its new headquarters in the northern district of the Diriyah project. The building…
New Masterplan Expands Urban District Around Baku Expo Center
A new masterplan establishes a 198-hectare mixed-use district around the Baku Expo Center in Azerbaijan. The project combines extensive residential…
Fort Worth Transformation Reclaims Historic Texas Structure for Arts and Civic Healing
A major adaptive reuse project in Fort Worth, Texas, will convert a 1920s brick headquarters once tied to racial violence…
San Francisco Completes Major Affordable Housing Development Near Golden Gate Park
A new mixed-use development in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood provides 160 permanently affordable homes for low-income families and transitional age…
Renovation Transforms Post-Modern Landmark in Chicago
A major overhaul in downtown Chicago updates the historic Thompson Center to serve as a new corporate headquarters. The project…
Mathaba Project Initiates Formal Urban Renewal in Makkah
The Mathaba project establishes a new residential and service district in Makkah to replace unplanned informal settlements. This development spans…
Lina Bo Bardi Exhibition Debuts at Shanghai Power Station of Art
A new exhibition at the Power Station of Art in Shanghai introduces the spatial strategies and social philosophy of a…
A 12-Storey Mass-Timber Office Tower in Bellevue Will Become the Tallest of Its Kind in the US
A 55-metre-high office tower in Bellevue, Washington, will become the tallest mass-timber office building in the United States upon completion….
Al-Mousa Tower Rises Along Riyadh’s Olaya Road With a Mixed-Use Program
A new mixed-use development named Al-Mousa Tower is taking shape along Al Olaya Road in Riyadh’s Al Yasmin district. The…
New Religious Landmark Reinterprets Khmer Traditions in Phnom Penh
A new religious temple recently opened to the public in Phnom Penh, marking a significant addition to the capital’s spiritual…
New Mixed-Use Tower Links Urban Park to Beijing Business District
Construction begins on the Z8 Tower, a new high-rise situated at a major intersection within Beijing’s Central Business District. The…
Sunken Amphitheater in China Aligns Audience Seating with Raptor Flight Paths
A newly completed open-air theater in the Jiangsu countryside buries 2,300 seats into a natural valley to allow wild raptors…
Beijing Named World Capital of Architecture for 2029
UNESCO and the Union of International Associations named Beijing as the World Capital of Architecture for 2029. The designation recognizes…
Jeddah Tower Reaches 430 Meters as Construction Pushes Toward a 2028 Opening
Jeddah Tower in Jeddah reached 430 meters and 107 completed floors by late July 2026, marking a clear return to…
Major Central London Postmodern Station Building Faces Extensive Retrofit Scheme
Major Central London Postmodern Station Building Faces Extensive Retrofit Scheme A comprehensive retrofit proposal aims to overhaul a prominent 1991…
Mirrored Pavilion Integrates Public Science and Parkland in Austria
A new circular visitor center now stands at the heart of a research campus outside Vienna, acting as a gateway…
Waterfront Park Redesign Reconnects Louisville to the Ohio River
A new design proposal transforms a disconnected urban plaza in Louisville, Kentucky, into a vibrant public park spanning a major…
New Central Library in Oregon Integrates Mass Timber and Solar Innovation
A new 100,000-square-foot library in Bend, Oregon, establishes a regional hub for a rapidly growing population. The project integrates makerspaces,…
Auckland Mass-Timber Campus Loops Around a Regenerated Wetland in Pine
A completed three-storey office campus in Auckland, New Zealand, uses a diagrid structure — a grid of diagonal timber beams…
