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Seoul continues to push its urban fabric forward, and the new SeoulOne masterplan marks one of the city’s most ambitious attempts to rethink how different generations share space. Designed by UNS for Hyundai Development Company, the project occupies a former industrial and railway site in the northeast and reshapes 405,000 square meters into a fully […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects reveals The Symphony Tower, a new residential landmark designed for Imtiaz Developments within Dubai’s emerging Horizon district. Positioned between Meydan Racecourse and the waters of Ras Al Khor, the tower sits near the upper reaches of Dubai Creek, the site of the city’s origin. The Ras Al Khor Nature Reserve, now protected […] More
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art continues to advance on its Los Angeles site, bringing MAD’s fluid, future-facing architectural vision into physical form. Originally conceived for Chicago, the museum’s relocation emerged in 2015 after disagreements over the intended Lakefront site. When the project shifted west, both Los Angeles and San Francisco were assessed for alignment […] More
King’s College School in Nassau, designed by SAOTA with landscape design by Raymond Jungles, rethinks educational architecture through a lens of climate, culture, and community. Commissioned by the Inspired Education Group, the new campus moves away from traditional Caribbean school models toward a contemporary, climate-responsive, and socially integrated design that mirrors the island’s natural and […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects has announced the structural topping out of the Yidan Center in Shenzhen, a new cultural and educational hub that will serve as the international headquarters of the Yidan Prize and home to the Chen Yidan Foundation. Designed as a site for research, exhibitions, and public programming, the building anchors a new cultural […] More
GOe, Gastronomy Open Ecosystem, has opened in San Sebastián as a 9,000 m² hybrid building where architecture, research, and culinary innovation operate within a single framework. Conceived by BIG, Bjarke Ingels Group, as design architects and developed with BAT Architecture as executive architects, the project was commissioned by the Basque Culinary Center following an international […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects have completed the Grand Canal Gateway Bridge in Hangzhou, China, a 390-metre-long structure that serves as the centrepiece of the city’s new 14.7-hectare River Middle public park. When it opens later this year, the bridge will link the east and west banks of the 800,000-square-metre Seamless City masterplan, reconnecting Hangzhou’s urban development with […] More
Zaha Hadid Architects have announced that the Danjiang Bridge, set to become the world’s longest single-tower, asymmetric cable-stayed bridge, will officially open on 12 May 2026. The completion of its final steel decking segment marks the first direct connection between the east and west banks of the Tamsui River estuary in northern Taiwan. BRIDGES Designed […] More
Roger Vivier inaugurates Maison Vivier at 98 Rue de l’Université, in Paris, an architectural landmark in the heart of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, now the new residence of the Maison. Originally constructed in 1729 by royal architect Jacques Gilet de la Fontaine, this hôtel particulier stands as a rare example of 18th-century Parisian architecture. The building’s nearly three-century […] More
Alta Bank has announced the new Alta Tower in New Belgrade, following an international competition won by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in collaboration with Bureau Cube Partners (BCP). Conceived as a landmark for the city’s evolving skyline, the 35-storey tower embodies the bank’s core values of stability, security, and resilience while establishing a dynamic civic […] More
Kengo Kuma & Associates have completed the UCCA Clay Museum in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, opening in October 2024. Known as China’s “ceramic capital,” Yixing has been renowned for over a thousand years for its purple clay pottery. The new museum, which spans 3,437 square meters across two floors and one basement level, is dedicated to […] More
Henning Larsen has won the competition to design Gothenburg’s new Centralbadet, a major public swimming and sports center that will stand as a landmark for Sweden’s second-largest city. Developed in collaboration with Winell & Jern Architects, Ramboll, and John Dohlsten of the University of Gothenburg, the project emerged as the winning proposal against strong competition […] More