The final project on our list of the 25 most significant buildings of the 21st century is the restoration of the Grand Palais in Paris by Chatillon Architectes, bookending our series with two powerful stories… Read More »The Grand Palais was the most significant building of 2024
It’s been a year since Oklahoma City’s Legends Tower was first announced. Here we outline the key facts about the supertall skyscraper that is vying to be the tallest building in the United States. The… Read More »Everything you need to know about America’s next tallest building
More than two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, American aircraft company Boom Supersonic has achieved supersonic flight with its XB-1 prototype in a test flight above the Mojave Desert. Tuesday’s test saw the… Read More »XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for “return of commercial supersonic flight”
Humanoid robots are invited to compete in a Beijing half marathon in April, which will pit humans and two-legged robots against each other for the first time. The 21-kilometre race will include over 12,000 human… Read More »China to host world’s first humans versus robots half marathon
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced a major renovation of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, which will add a second entrance and dedicated exhibition space for the Mona Lisa. Named the New Renaissance project,… Read More »“New grand entrance” to be added to Musée du Louvre in biggest renovation for 35 years
Maggie’s CEO Laura Lee may have commissioned more starchitects than anyone else. In this interview, she explains the cancer support charity’s approach to picking designs for its buildings. Named after its co-founder Maggie Keswick Jencks,… Read More »“Interest in architecture has diminished in the public eye” says Maggie’s CEO Laura Lee