Dec 10, 2025designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
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Dec 10, 2025
Oct 16, 2025BIG's student center unfolds as a composition of 29 mass timber pavilions cascading down a hill at johns hopkins university.
museums and galleries (844)
Dec 17, 2025lina ghotmeh leads a phased expansion of mathaf: arab museum of modern art in doha that reshapes the campus for research and making.
Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
residential architecture and interiors (4664)
Dec 20, 2025a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 × 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade.
Dec 18, 2025the design is inspired by the geometry and structure of a voluminous tent.
SOM (89)
Sep 30, 2025starting october 1, 2025, the complex will house athletes before becoming italy’s largest public student residence.
Aug 19, 2025skidmore, owings & merrill (SOM) designs o'hare's concourse D, a key part of the ORDNext expansion, with a focus on a nature-inspired passenger experience.
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masterplans and urban revitalization (52)
Dec 11, 2025MVRDV’s plum village will deliver timber structures and landscapes that support retreat life through environmentally-responsive design.
Oct 25, 2025timber facades and green roofs merge NOA's 'renneria' masterplan with the mountain landscape of south tyrol, italy.
architecture in italy (645)
Dec 15, 2025restored in the late 20th century, palazzo pisani moretta still preserves original furnishings and artworks.
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Dec 13, 2025zaha hadid architects' malpensa hospital will shape a medical campus surrounded by a landscape of forests in lombardy, italy.
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milano cortina 2026 winter olympics (3)
Oct 28, 2025the project will make its debut during the 2026 winter olympics in milan, and will then be moved to its permanent location in the alps to serve as a safe resting point for climbers and trekkers.
Sep 30, 2025starting october 1, 2025, the complex will house athletes before becoming italy’s largest public student residence.
progetto CMR / massimo roj (6)
Sep 30, 2025starting october 1, 2025, the complex will house athletes before becoming italy’s largest public student residence.
Feb 04, 2018the architects were asked to design a scheme that manifested its core business – big data – in the form of architecture.
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restaurant and café design (924)
Dec 14, 2025taubenkobel uses and botanical and light art to frame its annual culinary VOGELFREI pop-up, this year at atelier augarten in vienna.
Dec 12, 2025the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs.
architecture in paris (261)
Dec 11, 2025louis denavaut creates a sequence of atmospheres for this project, reflected in three distinct interior worlds.
Dec 01, 2025after many years in development, la caverne du pont neuf will be on view from june 6th to june 28th, 2026.
skateboarding (121)
Nov 25, 2025bureau forme organizes overlapping activity areas to support mixed and flexible use patterns.
Oct 19, 2025the elevated skatepark takes inspiration from the contours of shanghai’s skyline.
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architecture in brazil (407)
Dec 15, 2025the plan follows a hyperbolic geometry guiding movement toward the interior prayer space.
Dec 04, 2025zenithal openings slice through the timber geometry, introducing controlled daylight into living spaces.
facades (437)
Dec 19, 2025the architects allow the perimeter of the site to define the volume, resulting in an architecture that bends, adjusts, and aligns itself with the movement of the street.
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Dec 18, 2025designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
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architecture in china (2029)
Dec 23, 2025titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
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Dec 16, 2025courtyards of varying sizes surround the central house volume, merging living spaces with the urban realm.
LYCS architecture (18)
Sep 30, 2025for the architectural form, LYCS architecture takes inspiration from the themes of river and mountain.
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May 18, 2025gable-end facades house staircases and terraces that serve as open-air gathering zones.
sports centers (53)
Nov 26, 2025the complex combines athletic, commercial, and public programs within a single framework.
Nov 25, 2025bureau forme organizes overlapping activity areas to support mixed and flexible use patterns.
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