Category: Architecture

Dries Van Noten foundation to open in april 2026   Fondazione Dries Van Noten is set to open in April 2026 inside Venice’s Palazzo Pisani Moretta, positioning craftsmanship as a material, bodily, and imaginative act at the core of a new cultural platform. Overlooking the Grand Canal and located between the Rialto Bridge and Ca’…

Christmas Festival of Bad Habits by Peer Collective + Kateřina Šedá   The Christmas Festival of Bad Habits is a temporary public-space installation located on Římské náměstí in the historic center of Brno, Czech Republic. Developed by architectural studio Peer Collective in collaboration with artist Kateřina Šedá, the non-profit organization Renadi, and the Brno-střed Municipal…

BUREAU Redefines the Lighthouse in an Urban Harbor Context   PHARE YLLIAM is a lighthouse developed by BUREAU architecture firm for the waterfront of Geneva, Switzerland. Lighthouses carry a clear functional purpose and a distinct spatial presence. As singular vertical structures positioned at the edges of landmasses, they serve as navigational markers and contribute to…

french creek workshop house: living in washington wetlands   Washington-based architecture studio Wittman Estes completes its French Creek Workshops House among the sprawling, forested area of Snohomish. The a four-and-a-half-acre site is located alongside a wetland once used as an animal sanctuary. Conceived as a year-round retreat for a newly retired couple, the project balances…

bio-villa geneve designed by ark architects   Perched in the exclusive landscape of La Zagaleta in the hills of Benahavís, near Marbella, Spain, Villa Geneve is a benchmark for contemporary bio-architecture, designed by Manuel Ruiz Moriche of ARK Architects. This design balances natural beauty, sophisticated architecture and contemporary sustainability to create a residence that exists…

healthcare space design by ZAHA HADID architects   A consortium led by Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected to design the new Malpensa Hospital in Lombardy, Italy. The project will unite the existing hospitals of Gallarate and Busto Arsizio into a single medical campus serving the area between Milan and Varese. Commissioned by the Lombardy…

Taichung Art Museum by SANAA opens to the public   SANAA’s Taichung Art Museum, part of the newly completed Taichung Green Museumbrary, opens today, December 13th, 2025 in Taiwan. The project integrates the city’s central library with a metropolitan art museum, establishing a combined cultural facility that presents a new institutional model.   The Taichung…

MVRDV embeds a civic pavilion within the hills of Pujiang   MVRDV completes Pujiang Platform, a timber event pavilion and viewing structure embedded into the hills east of Pujiang, southwest of Chengdu, China. Conceived as an architectural extension of the terrain itself, the 414-square-meter pavilion uses earth-covered timber arches to reconstruct the silhouette of a hill…

NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF), a non-profit organization, has announced the ADF Design Award 2026, celebrating architecture that does more than please the eye—it aims to make a meaningful impact on society, culture, and the environment. The award aims to recognize outstanding works that challenge existing conventions, demonstrate innovative thinking, and enrich people’s lives through…

Atrey and Associates’ Delhi Residence: Climatic Intelligence and Sculptural Form   The Nadhyavart Residence in Delhi, designed by Atrey and Associates, mixes climatic intelligence, material honesty, and spatial refinement within brutalist architecture. The home integrates passive design strategies, calibrated geometries, and craft-driven detailings all packaged within a sweeping, curvilinear concrete mass. This bold, texturally raw…