Jaguar Turns Knightsbridge Flagship Into Architectural Showcase for Type 01
News - 4 min readJaguar has overhauled its Knightsbridge flagship in London, pairing a restaurant by a Michelin-starred chef with a two-car…
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Herzog & de Meuron to Turn a Former Birkenstock Warehouse Into the Eames Institute Museum in Novato
Herzog & de Meuron and EHDD will convert a 1965 McGraw-Hill warehouse in Novato, California, into the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity — an 88.5-acre campus with galleries, a theatre and Field Operations landscapes,…
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ecoLogicStudio Puts Algae, Fungi and Bacteria to Work as Building Systems
News - 4 min readLondon studio ecoLogicStudio has spent two decades specifying microalgae, mycelium and cyanobacteria as building components rather than decoration.…
Read moreMilimetrik Architects turns Istanbul’s Rami Library into a 91,000-sqm temporary landscape for family play
News - 3 min readAileFest 2026 used modular timber-and-steel pavilions, chromatic gathering nodes and house-shaped book-fair booths to adapt the historic Rami…
Read moreNEST — The Canopy Village Proposes Elevated Forest Hospitality for Squamish, British Columbia
News - 4 min readA concept by Razieh Shams Aalm lifts prefabricated accommodation pods into the forest canopy above Squamish, British Columbia,…
Read moreHerzog & de Meuron to Turn a Former Birkenstock Warehouse Into the Eames Institute Museum in Novato
News - 4 min readHerzog & de Meuron and EHDD will convert a 1965 McGraw-Hill warehouse in Novato, California, into the Eames…
Read moreRótulo em Branco Scales Up the Construction Nail Into a Three-Piece Steel Table Collection
News - 4 min readBrazilian studio Rótulo em Branco has released PREGO, a collection by architect Ingrid Sani Lang that turns the…
Read moreAston Martin’s Valhalla Spider loses its roof and gains a lesson in carbon and aero
News - 4 min readAston Martin has revealed an open-top Valhalla Spider that keeps the coupe's 217mph top speed — but only…
Read moreJaguar Type 01: a blank-slate electric gran turismo resets the brand’s design language
News - 4 min readThe Jaguar Type 01 electric gran turismo breaks cover as the first production model conceived entirely under the…
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ecoLogicStudio Puts Algae, Fungi and Bacteria to Work as Building Systems
London studio ecoLogicStudio has spent two decades specifying microalgae, mycelium and cyanobacteria as building components rather than decoration. Its DeepForest³ installation in…
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Milimetrik Architects turns Istanbul’s Rami Library into a 91,000-sqm temporary landscape for family play
AileFest 2026 used modular timber-and-steel pavilions, chromatic gathering nodes and house-shaped book-fair booths to adapt the historic Rami Library courtyard and interiors…
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Rótulo em Branco Scales Up the Construction Nail Into a Three-Piece Steel Table Collection
Brazilian studio Rótulo em Branco has released PREGO, a collection by architect Ingrid Sani Lang that turns the construction nail into side,…
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MIV Architects Proposes Wetland Pavilion That Prioritizes Non-Human Habitats Over Human Comfort
The Spanish firm’s “Nidos de Agua” concept for the Albufera natural park in Valencia aims to rebalance the relationship between building and…
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Nelson Byrd Woltz Begins Construction on Restorative Eagle Courtyard at Walter Reed Medical Center
Construction has started on a redesigned Eagle Courtyard at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, led by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects.…
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Performing Colonial Toxicity Exhibition in Valencia Examines Architecture’s Role in Nuclear Colonialism
From 24 October to 1 November 2026, Aguas Internacionales in Valencia hosts Samia Henni’s exhibition on French nuclear testing in the Algerian…
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Museum Extension Debate Shows Why Public Projects Need Clearer Design Evidence
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Adaptive Reuse Moves From Niche Tactic to Central Project Strategy
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Street Redesigns Are Becoming Architecture Stories, Not Only Transport Stories
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Reused Finishes Reshape the Specification Conversation
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Embodied Carbon Is Changing How Architects Explain Material Choices
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Architecture Competition Calendars Need Clearer Source Trails
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Architecture Data Pages Should Track Useful Public Signals
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