Climbing Amphitheater reimagines ladders as rural architecture In Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, Aiyuan Town is defined by its centuries-old pear orchards, where ladders are central to seasonal harvesting. Each spring, villagers carry these tools …
gustaf westman launches debut tableware series with IKEA, celebrating everyday joy
gustaf westman and IKEA unveil playful tableware collection Known for his playful approach to everyday objects, Swedish designer Gustaf Westman collaborates with IKEA to launch a vibrant 12-piece collection of tableware and home accessories. Building on his …
lina ghotmeh to transform historic uzbek residence into jadids’ legacy museum
Lina Ghotmeh to design Jadids’ Legacy Museum in uzbekistan The Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF) appoints architect Lina Ghotmeh to design the Jadids’ Legacy Museum in Bukhara, a project that reimagines the …
festival city: archi-tectonics is building a trio of tapered towers in tirana, albania
archi-tectonics arrives in albania with festival city Archi-Tectonics unveils Festival City, a 180,000 square-meter mixed-use masterplan designed for Tirana, Albania. Conceived within Stefano Boeri’s Tirana 2030 vision, the project reimagines urban growth by combining …
tiny vinyl makes four-inch portable records that play a song on each side using any turntable
customizable miniature record Tiny Vinyl for artists and fans Miniature and portable record Tiny Vinyl can play a four-minute song on each side of the four-inch disc using any standard turntable. Each record holds …
anish kapoor and arata isozaki’s inflatable ‘ark nova’ concert hall returns in switzerland
anish kapoor and arata isozaki’s Ark Nova Rises Again in Lucerne The Ark Nova, a mobile concert hall conceived by artist Anish Kapoor, the late architect Arata Isozaki (1931-2022), and collaborators Masahide Kajimoto and …
ETFE membranes top fluid pavilions of selgascano’s proposed sports center for shanghai
Selgascano designs Sports Center for Shanghai’s outskirts The Sijing Town Sports Center, designed by Spanish architecture studio Selgascano, is set to be built on the outskirts of Shanghai and conceived as a sustainable, human-scale …
banksy returns with judge-and-protester mural at london’s royal courts of justice
new banksy mural emerges at the royal courts of justice The elusive street artist Banksy has returned with a new mural on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice in central London. The …
concrete corporate HQ by air matters + 16 arch studio emerges as container of light in taiwan
concrete cube houses solar locus headquarters in taiwan Architecture firms Air Matters and 16 ARCH STUDIO present Solar Locus, the new corporate headquarters of a solar energy company in Taiwan, conceived as a ‘container …
cheng tsung feng’s timber installation reimagines taiwanese architecture as a seafaring fleet
‘Sailing Castle’ installation arrives in Tainan Taiwanese artist Cheng Tsung Feng brings his Sailing Castle installation to the historic West Central District of Tainan, where the work rises along the city’s canals near the …