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A forgotten factory space with high ceilings and exposed framework, representing the potential for converting industry into habitation
Adaptive reuse in residential architecture
How repurposed buildings are addressing urban growth, cost, and environmental concerns
The Palais de la Porte Dorée is an exhibition hall located at 293 Avenue Daumesnil, on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France
Art Deco: the geometry of prestige
A perspective on the spatial language of society
A man in a red and black shirt wearing a red hard hat, an architect working with both computer and paper plans
Rethinking creativity in the age of CAD
How digital precision both empowers and limits the designer’s imagination
A woman sitting on metal railings and watching the scenery in Lisbon, Portugal
The rise of cultural wayfinding
Why cities are blending art, psychology, and urban design to reshape how people navigate public spaces
Fallingwater is a house museum in Stewart Township in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Biophilic design and the brain
Why we thrive in nature-inspired spaces
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai among dense urban towers at night, highlighting how engineering mastery supports vertical expansion
When architecture meets geotechnics for sustainable design
Looking into the role of soil, water, and terrain in shaping high-performance built environments
The interior of the main entrance hall at the Acropolis Museum in Athens
Architecture as curatorial instrument: the Acropolis museum
Reuniting the Parthenon’s sculptures and monuments through architecture
Diego Rivera’s mural depicting the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan and everyday life in Aztec times
Green spaces in ancient times and today
The cultural significance of nature in urban planning and the role of green spaces in city well-being
Barcelona, Spain, the interior of Casa Batlló featuring a decorative ceiling and large windows, showcasing Antoni Gaudí’s distinctive design style
Rediscovering the elegance of Art Nouveau
How turn-of-the-century designers transformed everyday furniture into living expressions of beauty and craftsmanship
The vaulted ceiling at the entrance of the Ganjali Bathhouse, built in 1631 as part of a larger architectural complex in the old center of Kerman, Iran, features frescoes adorned with Safavid-era ornaments
The modernization process of the city of Kerman
An example of a middle eastern architecture modernization
A high-tech living room where digital interfaces regulate lighting, entertainment, and climate, conveying the future of residential design
The architecture of the smart home ecosystem
Designing homes that respond and adapt to modern life
Registan Square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, glowing at sunset as its blue-tiled madrasas shimmer like a doorway into another age
The architectural soul of Uzbekistan
From the Timurid blue domes to the bold lines of modern Tashkent
Standing on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River in Hamburg’s HafenCity, northern Germany, the Elbphilharmonie (Elphi) symbolizes the city’s maritime spirit, with a design inspired by waves and sails, resting gracefully atop a century-old brick warehouse close to the Speicherstadt
Elbphilharmonie: Hamburg’s icon of modern architecture
Where Hamburg’s maritime past meets its modern architectural future
Sarah Von Dreele at her studio. Photo by © Alysia Kristan
Conversations with Sarah Von Dreele and Nancy Lasar
Inside the artful lives of the textile designer and the fine artist in the foothills of the Berkshires
Construction began in 1720 under Prince-Bishop Damian Hugo von Schönborn
The splendor of Bruchsal Palace
A Neo-Baroque masterpiece in Southwest Germany
Life in the Jōmon period as recreated at the Municipal Museum of Archaeology in Ichikawa: a prehistoric woman sits before a fire where fish are being grilled on skewers, and, behind her, a heap of discarded clamshells (shell midden) and a wooden rack on which whole squids are being dried
How pottery shaped the human mind
Early ceramics and the rise of symbolic thought
View of Santorini, Greece, with iconic white houses and blue-domed churches
How travel shapes empathy and innovation in design
Global encounters inspire designers to move beyond visuals and create work rooted in culture, connection, and respect
Exterior view, Fukui Prefectural Library and Archives © Alma Reyes
A garden library in the open fields
The spectacular modern architecture of Fumihiko Maki
Wastewater treatment plant
The architecture of water conservation
Innovative harvesting systems in modern design
Located in Beijing, this project marks the newest flagship of Meland Club, China’s leading parent–child theme park brand, led by the vision of chief designer Li Xiang
Meland Club in China
A fantastical garden where childhood dreams take shape
A woman observing artefacts in a museum
The changing role of the museum
Experience, technology, and relevance in today’s cultural spaces
The lush interior of Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, blending nature with modern architecture
The true value of sustainability
Its role in architecture, environmental policy, and the global challenges that threaten timely progress
A sculptor works in his art studio, surrounded by tools and unfinished pieces
Crafting: where pleasure meets purpose
The quiet transformation of craft into business, and how creativity finds balance between pleasure and profit
Crowd at the Göbekli Tepe archaeological site canopy, Şanlıurfa, Turkey
The dawn of monumental art
Göbekli Tepe and the birth of sacred spaces
A bamboo structure with layered arches and joints, showing the fusion of traditional knowledge and modern engineering
The sustainability journey of bamboo construction
Tracing bamboo’s life cycle from growth to structure and its role in cutting emissions and material waste
The Bolwoningen project in ’s-Hertogenbosch comprises 50 ball-shaped houses, grouped together near a canal in the residential area of Maaspoort
Bolwoningen: the futuristic spheres of Dutch suburbia
A 1980s Dutch housing experiment where design, ecology, and imagination meet
A male architecture student sitting at a table in the library, focused on his studies
Pheno-pragmatic learning in architecture
A flexible framework for bridging experiential learning and cognitive understanding
The Port of Antwerp is the port of the city of Antwerp, Belgium
The art and impact of architectural photography
Capturing space, light, and story
Garden oasis overlooking the main building, Itchiku Kubota Art Museum ©Alma Reyes
Living paradise in Lake Kawaguchi
The exotic Itchiku Kubota Art Museum and garden
Andrea Pozzo, cathedral of Ljubeljana, interior, Slovenia
Sabine Frommel and the journeys of Renaissance artists
Migration, architecture, and the cross-cultural creativity that defined an era
A woman in a round hall, reminding how acoustics and design work in harmony
Exploration of acoustic design in architecture
Archaeoacoustics: the quiet force driving comfort, clarity, and well-being indoors
Veduta esterna delle tre Sale sepolcrali, credute della Famiglia d'Augusto, 370 x 500 mm. Retrieved from Ficacci, L. (2022). The Antiquities of Rome. In Piranesi: The Complete Etchings (p. 230)
Piranesi: architect of memory and imagination
Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s spaces where history, imagination, and consciousness intersect
Didden Village in Rotterdam, Netherlands, uses vivid blue forms to create a symbolic rooftop landscape that blends architecture with imagination
Didden Village: a “Rooftop Village” experience
How MVRDV transformed an ordinary apartment building into a surreal micro-neighborhood above the city
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Events in Architecture & Design

Pewter from the middle ages to art nouveau, exhibition view. Courtesy of Schloss Köpenick
Pewter from the middle ages to art nouveau
24 Apr — 4 Oct 2026 at the Schloss Köpenick in Berlin, Germany
Sepp Auer, line · plane · space, exhibition view. Courtesy of Schlossmuseum Linz
Line, plane, space
22 Apr — 27 Sep 2026 at the Schlossmuseum Linz in Linz, Austria
Hype and high culture. 75 years of the Vienna Festival in posters, exhibition view. Courtesy of MAK
Hype and high culture (...)
22 Apr — 20 Sep 2026 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria
Dorota Koziara, Caballeros and stars. Courtesy of Galleria Vik Milano
The other side of design
20 Apr — 24 May 2026 at the Vik Milano Gallery in Milan, Italy
The architecture of power, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum für Gestaltung
The architecture of power
17 Apr — 29 Nov 2026 at the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich, Switzerland
Global – Neutra, exhibition view. Courtesy of Architekturzentrum Wien
Global – Neutra
16 Apr — 5 Oct 2026 at the Architekturzentrum Wien in Vienna, Austria
Martin Puryear, Alien huddle. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Martin Puryear: nexus
12 Apr — 9 Aug 2026 at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, United States
The Drake’s enemies. Enzo Ferrari and the british teams, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile
The Drake’s enemies. Enzo Ferrari and the british teams
2 Apr — 11 Oct 2026 at the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile in Turin, Italy
With the code ÚLUV, exhibition view. Courtesy of Ethnographic Museum of the National Museum
With the code ÚLUV
2 Apr — 31 Jul 2026 at the Ethnographic Museum of the National Museum in Prague, Czech Republic
Designing childhood. A history of design for children, exhibition view. Courtesy of the Design Museum
Designing childhood. A history of design for children
1 Apr — 20 Sep 2026 at The Design Museum in Brussels, Belgium
Gabriel Chaile, Matrix 283 Gabriel Chaile: no hay nada que destruya el corazón como la pobreza, exhibition view, 2023-24. Courtesy of Barro Arte Contemporáneo, Buenos Aires and Gabriel Chaile, Lisbon and ChertLüdde, Berlin. Photo by Whit Forrester
Archaeology of memory
1 Apr — 6 Sep 2026 at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, United Kingdom
Made in Linz. A centre of trade, industry and crafts, exhibition view. Courtesy of Nordico City Museum
Made in Linz. A centre of trade, industry and crafts
26 Mar — 4 Oct 2026 at the Nordico City Museum in Linz, Austria
MAK permanent collection textiles and carpets, exhibition view. Courtesy of MAK
MAK permanent collection textiles and carpets
25 Mar — 31 Dec 2026 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria
Takk, Entrate, exhibition view. Courtesy of Maxxi
Entrate
20 Mar 2026 — 14 Feb 2027 at the Maxxi in Rome, Italy
Miguel Mesa Posada, Potosí. Courtesy of Casas Riegner Gallery. Photo by Carlos Tobón
Potosí
19 Mar — 21 May 2026 at the Casas Riegner Gallery in Bogotá, Colombia
Ursi Fürtler, Textile—Abstract, exhibition view. Courtesy of MAK
Textile—Abstract
18 Mar — 14 Jun 2026 at the MAK in Vienna, Austria
Hella Jongerius, Whispering things, exhibition view. Courtesy of Vitra Design Museum
Hella Jongerius: whispering things
14 Mar — 6 Sep 2026 at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany
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