Jan 29, 2026to open on november 28th, 2026, the project marks the city’s first institution fully dedicated to modern and contemporary art and architecture.
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architecture in belgium (161)
Jan 29, 2026
Jan 21, 2026the exhibition transforms a modest functional item into a powerful symbol of coexistence, care, and empathy.
connections: +960
birdhouses (41)
Jan 21, 2026the exhibition transforms a modest functional item into a powerful symbol of coexistence, care, and empathy.
connections: +960
Nov 08, 2025elevated timber construction preserves the forest floor and supports low-impact living.
connections: +9040
exhibition design (762)
Jan 26, 2026echoes of well-known institutions, including serralves, sir john soane’s museum, el prado, and the uffizi, are displaced and re-enacted as atmospheric references.
connections: +770
Jan 19, 2026the exhibition surveys over four decades of miguel chevalier’s artistic practice, utilizing digital technologies.
architecture in tanzania (20)
Jan 21, 2026parallel studio intentionally blurs the library’s interior and exterior spaces.
connections: +300
Jan 16, 2025the watch list is a biennial, nomination-based advocacy program that features 25 historic places facing major challenges such as climate change, tourism, conflict, and natural disaster.
connections: +8080
- architecture in albania (50)
- architecture in china (2051)
- architecture in france (723)
- architecture in india (418)
- architecture in japan (1696)
- architecture in mongolia (10)
- architecture in morocco (28)
- architecture in nigeria (12)
- architecture in palestine (7)
- architecture in peru (21)
- architecture in portugal (423)
- architecture in spain (757)
- architecture in tanzania (20)
- architecture in the US (1648)
- architecture in turkey (90)
- architecture in ukraine (51)
- human fascination with the moon (72)
library architecture and design (282)
Jan 17, 2026a new video by snøhetta shows the theodore roosevelt presidential library's sloping green roof rise from the badlands of north dakota.
Dec 13, 2025its inaugural exhibition, 'a call of all beings', brings together more than 70 artists and collectives from 20 countries.
personal technology (191)
Jan 28, 2026resembling a modern kalimba, the device doubles as an interactive sound sculpture, as users may need to touch it to make music.
connections: +510
Jan 26, 2026instead of typing the letters, the brick-made machine places or punches them onto a rotating white plate that acts like the paper.
connections: +450
assistive devices (60)
Jan 27, 2026each set includes a button, a receiver, and simple fixings, and the receiver is plugged into a home appliance.
connections: +270
Jan 27, 2026the assistive device aims to be the ‘flying eye’ in extreme environments so humans can be sure of who are and what is inside a site before going in.
connections: +290
wearable technology (319)
Jan 21, 2026named revoice, the device was created to help the patients communicate in a more natural way without surgery or brain implants.
connections: +570
Jan 21, 2026an integrated airbag system built directly into cycling clothing, aerobag is also designed to be reusable.
louis vuitton (90)
Jan 21, 2026the DROPHAUS stages a vision of ‘timeless living,’ framing the core ideas of the collection around endurance, utility, and material experimentation.
Dec 31, 2025architect jun aoki designs a third louis vuitton flagship, this time in beijing, bringing a sculptural glass facade design to sanlitun.
pharrell williams (31)
the sale opens for global bidding from october 22nd to 31st, 2025, at JOOPITER's website.
Jul 31, 2025japa valley tokyo is a temporary precinct, created to express the vision pharrell and nigo have built over more than two decades of collaboration.
prefabricated homes and buildings (223)
Jan 21, 2026the DROPHAUS stages a vision of ‘timeless living,’ framing the core ideas of the collection around endurance, utility, and material experimentation.
Jan 15, 2026the buildner microhome competition winning proposal employs a raised timber frame to minimize disruption to the ground
NOT A HOTEL (19)
Dec 16, 2025a continuation of the existing rock formations, the hotel is articulated as a series of stepped horizontal planes, courtyards, and gardens.
Sep 19, 2025jean nouvel’s NOT A HOTEL YAKUSHIMA uses stone and glass to embed the retreat within misty, ancient forests for a contemplative retreat.
bureau betak (14)
Jan 21, 2026the DROPHAUS stages a vision of ‘timeless living,’ framing the core ideas of the collection around endurance, utility, and material experimentation.
Oct 20, 2025the space becomes the setting for an evolving installation composed entirely of light, a fitting introduction to de betak’s new phase.
connections: +210
fashion show design (55)
Jan 28, 2026scattered across the pale pink floor, monumental mushroom structures rise at varying heights and diameters.
connections: 79
Oct 07, 2025bureau betak hangs a constellation of oversized planets above a reflective runway, casting shifting light across the space.
connections: 74
desert X (19)
Desert X alUla 2026 explores the perception of scale and distance across a vast landscape.
Apr 02, 2025kapwani kiwanga critiques the exclusionary history behind midcentury desert architecture and displacement across the american landscape.
connections: +820
agnes denes (7)
Mar 08, 2025some pieces take on architectural forms, while others use wind, light, and movement to symbolize the desert’s constant state of flux.
connections: +530
Jun 10, 2024take a look at our guide to some of the events, programs, and exhibitions at the art basel 2024, from the fair to the city.
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