Next in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series we examine SOM‘s Burj Khalifa – the most significant building completed in 2010 and still the world’s tallest skyscraper. “In 2010, when the Burj rose from… Read More »SOM’s Burj Khalifa put Dubai on the map
The UK has revealed its mascot for the Expo 2025 Osaka, which is named PIX and can be transformed into various shapes. Named PIX, in reference to pixels, the mascot was presented in different shapes… Read More »UK unveils “shape-shifting” mascot for Osaka Expo 2025
The deadly wildfires are prompting architects and critics to call for changes to how development is carried out in Los Angeles. Frustrated with irresponsible development practices in the face of fire threats, dozens of architects… Read More »Architects and critics call for deadly LA fires to “trigger a rethink” in development practices
London studio Woo Architects has redeveloped its design for the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which will now pay homage to the innovations of English mathematician Ada Lovelace. The pavilion will be defined… Read More »Woo Architects updates design for UK Pavilion at Osaka Expo 2025
Industrial designer Maruán Attia has created Cocoon Freelancer, a wooden cabin informed by Alpine houses and Japanese temples that can fit on flatbed vehicles and be used as a mobile living space. Attia used a… Read More »Maruán Attia creates cabin-like mobile home from moon wood
The “ethereal beauty” of classical Japanese Noh theatre informed Kengo Kuma and Associates‘ design for the Banyan Tree hotel in Kyoto, with a dedicated stage hidden in its stepped gardens. Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto is… Read More »Kengo Kuma embellishes Kyoto hotel with timber-skeleton theatre stage