White Arkitekter presents Lumi, a 22,000 sqm life sciences building that sets a new benchmark for circular design in Sweden. The project transforms the former headquarters of the Swedish Food Agency in Uppsala into a contemporary workplace with offices, laboratories, and restaurants. Designed for Vasakronan, Lumi stands as the world’s highest-rated LEED office building, achieving […] More
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
Superimpose Architecture has unveiled The Culture Shift, a striking new civic landmark in Dongguan, China. Located at the core of the rapidly evolving Greater Bay Area, the project embodies the city’s dynamic urban transformation while offering a progressive vision for contemporary civic architecture. MIXED USE Conceived as a “terraced landscape for culture, work, and community,” […] More
Atelier Stepan revitalized the Silver House on the lower side of Masaryk Square in Jihlava, one of the city’s most valuable burgher houses. Under historic preservation, the structure once stood unused, but the project restored its relevance and opened it to the public. The goal was not only to safeguard the monument but also to […] More
Located in the heart of Chengdu, Sichuan, the Art Mansion Club designed by Zest Art introduces a new model for community-based luxury spaces. Completed in April 2025 after a design cycle beginning in January the same year, the 1900-square-meter project reimagines how residents experience art, leisure, and culture within a residential development. With a construction […] More
AD Future sits in Siwei, Shantou, inside a traditional Chaoshan dwelling reworked by AD Architecture and chief designer Xie Peihe. The project frames time as a visible thread. You feel it in the way the architecture holds fragments of the village’s past while opening to new forms of gathering. What began as the studio’s former […] More
In the heart of Aveiro, Portugal, near the city’s railway station, Edifício Estação by Sónia Cruz Arquitectura offers a thoughtful balance between preservation and new construction. The 2,843-square-meter building integrates two deactivated industrial warehouses from the early 20th century into a new mixed-use program, merging contemporary urban housing with a distinct historical identity. MIXED USE […] More
Located at the base of the Three Sisters mountains in Oregon’s Central Cascades, the 1,800 acre Black Butte Ranch serves as both a residential area and vacation destination, with its lodge designed by Hacker. Originally built in the early 1970s, the Ranch included a Lodge that became a central feature of the community. In 2013, […] More
In Hellissandur, a small fishing village on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes peninsula, Arkis Architects completed the Snaefellsjökull National Park Visitor Center in 2022. First awarded through an open competition in 2006, the project began construction in 2020 and now operates as a cultural, educational, and ecological hub. Rather than mark the land with dominance, the building sits […] More
Sun Yuanliang, founder of Yuan Liang Design, speaks about Qi Yuan, his work-live space in Suzhou, China, completed in December 2023. Conceived as both a private studio and retreat, the project transforms a traditional residential setting into a quiet zone of reflection and flow. In this exclusive interview with ARCHISCENE Magazine editor Jana Kostic, Sun shares […] More
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has revealed a bold new proposal for 175 Third Street in Brooklyn, reimagining a 2023 concept into a sprawling, mixed-use development anchored by terraced architecture and expansive public space. Located along the Gowanus Canal within a former industrial zone, the project is a collaboration with dencityworks | architecture and developers Charney […] More
Wutopia Lab completed The Lake House – Life Experience Pavilion in Daning Park, Shanghai, as part of a commission from CSCEC Jiuhe East China Region. Architect Yu Ting led the process, beginning with a site review that involved representatives from the client’s design, engineering, construction, and marketing departments, as well as the park authority. After […] More