Dec 16, 2025the barbican centre will be closed from june 2028 until summer 2029 for an ambitious renovation led by buro happold and asif khan.
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architecture in london (272)
Dec 16, 2025
Dec 03, 2025stacked plates form the fountain’s distinctive layered geometry, creating varied cascades.
architecture in the UK (465)
Dec 16, 2025the barbican centre will be closed from june 2028 until summer 2029 for an ambitious renovation led by buro happold and asif khan.
Nov 21, 2025altrath focuses on the constant shifts of light, weather, and movement that animate the megastructure of the brutalist icon.
interactive installation (516)
Jan 12, 2026the site-specific public artwork produces a sequence of changing visual perspectives.
Jan 08, 2026carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
public art (732)
Jan 07, 2026oas/s-ely installation operates as both an architectural object and an interactive platform.
connections: +3290
Dec 23, 2025titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
connections: +2770
morag myerscough (19)
Nov 21, 2025graphic patterns and bold colors define the composition’s visual identity by morag myerscough.
Apr 15, 2024the kinetic forms of 'dancing in the sky' hover in the sky, seemingly harmonized with the energy of the activity on the ground and the sun above.
architecture in australia (512)
Jan 09, 2026the 3XN-designed sydney fish market brings a breezy market hall and waterfront promenade to sydney harbour.
Dec 10, 2025melanie cobham explores feelings of displacement and belonging through documentary and street photography.
connections: +960
architecture in new york (654)
Jan 13, 2026opening weekend will offer free admission on march 21st and 22nd, welcoming visitors into a reconfigured building that rethinks circulation and public access.
Jan 13, 2026with the monumental brooklyn bridge as its neighbor, 1 hotel overlooks its namesake park and the manhattan skyline beyond.
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arup (38)
Nov 21, 2025a new vision for new york city's scaffolding is unveiled by arup and PAU, with a fresh, pedestrian-centric approach.
Aug 16, 2025timber forms the beams, columns, and floors of the building.
practice for architecture and urbanism (PAU) / vishaan chakrabarti (5)
Oct 11, 2023set in cleveland, the expansion reinterprets pei's organization of solid shapes 'dancing' around a central transparent pyramid.
Sep 27, 2023built in 1884, the domino sugar factory on brooklyn's east river waterfront has seen a modern intervention with lush, sunlit workspaces.
assistive devices (55)
Jan 13, 2026once the text is ready, there’s an accompanying compact printer that produces the labels with braille using a proprietary pressing mechanism.
Jan 08, 2026designed to be a companion, the device is meant to live in a home the way a pet does: nearby, responsive, and emotionally present.
robots (593)
Jan 12, 2026two twisting timber arches form the primary structural elements of the pavilion.
Jan 08, 2026designed to be a companion, the device is meant to live in a home the way a pet does: nearby, responsive, and emotionally present.
smart home technology (123)
Jan 08, 2026designed to be a companion, the device is meant to live in a home the way a pet does: nearby, responsive, and emotionally present.
Jan 05, 2026both a home and outdoor assistive device, the rolling gadget uses AI and LiDAR to understand its surroundings and sends out light to measure distance.
stadium architecture and design (234)
Nov 26, 2025the complex combines athletic, commercial, and public programs within a single framework.
Nov 20, 2025heatherwick studio's stadium draws from birmingham’s history of brickmaking, using reclaimed bricks where possible.
thomas heatherwick (113)
Nov 20, 2025heatherwick studio's stadium draws from birmingham’s history of brickmaking, using reclaimed bricks where possible.
Oct 21, 2025a 1.25 kilometer elevated trail will loop in a figure-of-eight, offering floating rest points and panoramic views of the han river.
facades (448)
Jan 13, 2026MVRDV designs the tiffany & co. beijing flagship with a luminous skin of vertical glass fins which softly glow in tiffany blue.
Jan 09, 2026original architectural features, including the brick facade and rounded corners, are retained.
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