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Bühnen Köln Returns: Cologne’s Municipal Theatre Reopens After 14 Years
For fourteen years the heart of Cologne’s theatre life beat…
auruBOROS: Plastique Fantastique’s Golden Coil Takes the High Line
Berlin duo Plastique Fantastique installed auruBOROS, a golden pneumatic sculpture…
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10 Abandoned Towns and Developments Around the World
Across the world, fully built cities sit empty: some finished, some abandoned mid-construction, all designed…
Autodesk Signals a Long-Term Shift from Revit to Forma
Autodesk has confirmed that more Revit workflows will gradually move into Forma, signalling a major…
7 Signs It’s Time to Call in a Rodent Control Expert
Finding mouse droppings in the pantry is an immediate concern. So is the occasional scratching…
Denmark Grows by 300,000 Square Meters: New Land from the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel
Denmark has grown. Not through politics or borders, but through the careful reuse of seabed…
Common Days: Warm Stone and Terracotta Screens Unusually Shape Maros Gathering Space
In a small town on the edge of Makassar, a three-story building gathers people the…
Gelareh House: How ZAV Architect’s Colorful Vaults Grow Through a Beautiful Iranian Orchard
On the edge of Tehran, in the area of Kuhsar, a weekend villa has become…
A Red Hedgehog in the City Centre: Chybík + Krištof’s Jihlava Municipal Arena
Most large sports venues in Europe migrate to the edge of town. Parking is easier,…
Laiva Plaza Hotel: When a Boutique Hotel Becomes a Picturesque Extension of the Street
In the historic centre of San José del Cabo, a new boutique hotel refuses to…
Bjarke Ingels: Can Architecture Solve Social Problems?
Can architecture really solve social problems? This critical essay examines Bjarke Ingels’ optimistic design philosophy, public architecture, sustainability, accessibility, and…
Renzo Piano: The Architect of Lightness and Human Scale
Explore Renzo Piano’s architectural journey from the Centre Pompidou to recent projects like The Shard, Whitney Museum, and Genoa Bridge,…
SANAA: The Architecture of Transparency and Collective Life
SANAA’s architecture explores transparency, openness, and collective life through contemporary museums, cultural spaces, and landscapes that blur the boundaries between…
Santiago Calatrava’s Signature Style in 6 Groundbreaking Projects
Santiago Calatrava’s works intersect both art and engineering. Explore his innovation and inspiration through his design philosophy and these 6…
10 Innovative Projects Designed by Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron, founded in 1978 in Basel, Switzerland, by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, has grown into…
How Olafur Eliasson Blurs Art and Architecture: 8 Remarkable Works
Olafur Eliasson's diverse solo exhibitions, which include installations, paintings, sculptures, photography, and film, have been shown in major institutions across…
Can AI Really Read Drawings? Searchdog Says Design Review Could Be 70% Faster
A construction drawing is never only a drawing. A single sheet can contain a dimension…
10 Cruise Ships Architects and Designers Should Hop On
Cruise ships have become ambitious architecture projects being built today. This piece looks at ten…
iPhone 18 and iPhone Duo: Apple’s New Dual Language of Form and Continuity
“Form follows function” has always been too simple for Apple. A better description is that…
Why Digital Twins Have Become the New Battleground in Construction Technology?
Digital Twin in 2026. A building does not become less complex when construction ends. In…
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Monolithic Furniture: Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing
Topic: Monolithic Furniture: Large-Scale Additive ManufacturingDate: November 7-8, 2026Time: 14:00 – 18:00 GMTFormat: Online on ZoomDuration: 2 Sessions (8…
AI-Powered Design Exploration: From Ideation to Visualization
This workshop explores AI-driven architectural design ideation and visualization with Midjourney, Nano Banana Pro, and…
Eco-Parametric Architecture
This workshop turns concepts into fabrication-ready circular structures using Rhino 8, Grasshopper, and RunChat.
Architecture in Motion: AI Cinematic Workflows
This workshop focuses on building a personalized AI workflow using a custom GPT to turn…
From Plastic Waste to Structural Architecture: MIT Spinout Advances Robotic 3D Printing
MIT spinout Atlas Building Composites is transforming waste plastic into 3D-printed structural components, exploring a…
Skovsporet: Europe’s Largest 3D-Printed Housing Project Completes 36 Student Homes in Denmark
3DCP Group has completed Skovsporet, a 3D-printed student housing development in Holstebro, Denmark. The project…
DARPA Explores Autonomous Underwater 3D Printing for Port Construction
DARPA is exploring autonomous underwater robots that could 3D print concrete using seawater, sand, and…
3D-Printed Ceramic Tiles Shape Studio RAP’s New ‘Powerwall’ in the Netherlands
In the Dutch city of Beverwijk, an ordinary piece of electrical infrastructure has been transformed…
10 Embassy Buildings Designed by Acclaimed Architects
An embassy is a country's official diplomatic mission in another nation, housing its ambassador and staff and serving as the legal territory of the home country on foreign soil. The…
8 Urban Regeneration Projects That Transformed Cities
Eight cities, eight abandoned sites, eight urban regeneration projects that turned industrial decline into some of the world's most celebrated public spaces.
The Edge, Amsterdam: A Paradigm of Smart and Sustainable
‘What is the role of architecture when the workplace is permeated by layers of technology that fundamentally alter the way…
Lusail City: Qatar’s Mega Urban Project Built for the FIFA World Cup 2022
Lusail, a 38-square-kilometer masterplanned city rising just north of Doha, stands today as one of the world’s most ambitious urban…
Case Study of Merdeka 118 Skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur
Situated on Jalan Hang Jebat road, Kuala Lumpur, the Merdeka 118, the world’s second tallest building, soars high over 600…
Can Beauty Justify Complexity?
Can beauty justify complexity in contemporary architecture? This critical essay examines digital design, technological innovation,…
Top 15 AI Tools for Architecture and Design
From floor-plan generators to rendering plugins and documentation automation, these 15 AI-powered tools are changing…
Virginia’s Bold Push: Stronger Rules Force Data Centers into the Open
Virginia holds more data centers than any other place on earth. The cluster around Loudoun…
10 Controversial Brutalist Buildings That Challenged Architecture
Brutalist buildings that challenges public opinion yet continuing to shape contemporary architecture till date.
15 European Art and Design Events Every Designer Should Know
From the Venice Biennale's Golden Lion winners to a mass-timber maze at London Design Festival,…
When Architecture Becomes a Political Signature: Trump’s Changing Washington
Trump’s architectural transformation of Washington raises critical questions about monumentality, political symbolism, historic context, and…
Mapping Benghazi’s Future: How a ZHA-Led Vision and Digital Hub Aim to Guide the Libyan City to 2050
Benghazi has always faced the sea. Its historic center grew around the port, and the…
Who Controls AI in Architecture? Alex Josephson and Arturo Tedeschi on the Future of Design
Episode 74 Alex Josephson & Arturo Tedeschi Designing Forward · Hosted by Hamid Hasanzade 00:00--:--…
