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When the Court Becomes Canvas: Seven Projects That Reimagine the Basketball Space
From geothermal-heated underground arenas to bioswale-integrated urban courts, contemporary designers are treating basketball infrastructure as an opportunity for environmental response, social equity, and spatial invention.
22 Aug · 7 min read
When Contemporary Display Meets Medieval Fabric: Redesigning History at Wawel
Inside the exhibition design that bridges centuries of heritage with restrained, color-driven intervention.
22 Aug · 5 min read
How Two Saudi Architects Are Redefining Privacy in Contemporary Desert Homes
Sara Alissa and Nojoud Alsudairi of Syn Architects draw from Najdi vernacular traditions to craft residences where seclusion and openness coexist.
22 Aug · 5 min read
How a Sunken Concrete Gallery in Cabo Reframes the Relationship Between Art and Landscape
Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos carves Arte Abierto Baja four meters below grade, where desert earth, shifting shadows, and Pacific breezes become co-curators.
22 Aug · 6 min read
Recognition and Reference: Africa's First Design Awards Signal a Structural Shift
The 2026 launch of a continent-specific prize platform reveals what happens when cultural context becomes the starting point, not the footnote.
22 Aug · 6 min read
When Tech Fortunes Meet Gothic Towers: Zuckerberg's Irish Estate
The Meta founder's acquisition of a 16,000-square-foot County Waterford castle reveals how digital-age wealth is reshaping the stewardship of historic architecture.
22 Aug · 6 min read
When Urban Furniture Becomes Infrastructure: A Modular Water System in Quito
El Sindicato Arquitectura's compact prototype reimagines street furniture as a tool for rainwater capture, storage, and infiltration in Andean cities.
22 Aug · 4 min read
Building Into History: A Media Library Carved Against a Medieval Cliff
Dominique Coulon & associés navigates the tension between contemporary public infrastructure and UNESCO-protected urban fabric in Sarlat-la-Canéda
22 Aug · 6 min read
When Landscape Architecture Redefines Urban Proximity
Toronto's expanded Biidaasige Park demonstrates how ambitious public-realm interventions can reshape a city's relationship to its waterfront, even before infrastructure catches up.
22 Aug · 5 min read
Weaving Modern Hospitality Into a Mid-Century Concrete Shell
How a team of Mexican studios transformed 15,000 square meters inside a 1960s stadium without erasing its tectonic legacy
22 Aug · 6 min read
When a Forest Reclaims Asphalt: A Pavilion Built From Waste Wood
In Italy's Romagna hills, m²ft architects explore the boundary between abandonment and regeneration through a structure assembled from pruned branches and forest debris.
22 Aug · 6 min read
The Acrylic Visionary Who Furnished Hollywood's Golden Age
Charles Hollis Jones, whose transparent furniture defined 1970s interior glamour, leaves behind a legacy of sculptural innovation and material mastery.
22 Aug · 5 min read
How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Architectural Visualisation
From static renders to dynamic storytelling tools, new workflows are reshaping how designers communicate ideas across the project lifecycle.
22 Aug · 4 min read
Folded Metal and Japanese Color Theory Shape Waka Waka's Ribbon Collection
A Los Angeles studio translates plywood techniques into sheet metal, creating furniture that challenges the material's industrial coldness
22 Aug · 5 min read
When Architecture Becomes Infrastructure for Public Discourse
William Rawn Associates completes a 10,000-square-foot civic venue at Boston's Museum of Science, designed to transform from intimate roundtable to broadcast stage
22 Aug · 5 min read
Craft, Clay, and Coastal Light: How Mallorca's Deià Is Becoming a Laboratory for Contemporary Makers
A new collaboration between La Residencia and the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize is transforming a historic Balearic refuge into a two-month incubator for artists working at the edge of material practice.
21 Aug · 8 min read
Glass, Wind, and the Vertical Garden: Inside Dubai's 377-Metre Hotel Tower
NORR's Ciel Dubai Marina reinterprets supertall hospitality with sky terraces, a 300-metre atrium, and a structural aperture that doubles as public space.
21 Aug · 4 min read
How a Norwegian Museum Brings the Arctic Ocean Indoors
Transborder Studio's Ocean Stories Museum merges regional craft traditions with contemporary spatial design in one of the world's northernmost towns.
21 Aug · 5 min read