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Three days packed with inspiration: masterclasses, talks, workshops, roundtables, and exhibitions. Recipes and case studies from around the world show how urban (and social) innovation happens - and how the very idea of city-making is being stretched in bold new directions. More than 40 international guests, the most influential media, leading urban gurus, and Europe's sharpest city officials are all gathering in Turin to exchange ideas, tools, experiences, solutions, desires, and passions.

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In Plato's allegory of the cave, light symbolizes knowledge: it is what guides the human being out of the shadows of ignorance and toward truth. In many religions, light is also associated with divinity, as a manifestation of the sacred. Over time, light ceased to be merely a symbol of reason and became an instrument of sensitivity, a living material capable of shaping atmospheres, influencing perception, and revealing meaning.

Architecture and design had already entered Taska Cleveland's field of vision when she studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. "My experience as a fine artist has been informative in the way I work now," says the LA-born talent, who struck out on her own three years ago after rising to the position of artistic director of the AD100 firm Studio Shamshiri.

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De Portzamparc's career spans more than four decades, with projects ranging from cultural landmarks such as the Cité de la Musique in Paris and the Philharmonie Luxembourg to international commissions including the LVMH Tower in New York, the Suzhou Cultural Center in China, and Beijing's China National Convention Center. Across these works, he has pursued what he describes as the 'open block,' a way of shaping cities that combines public and private spaces, while making sure everyday community life stays at the center.

With expansive views over the San Francisco Bay and its signature rust orange color, it's no wonder the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most iconic anywhere. In fact, its architecture is so quintessentially San Francisco, the bridge was named the most iconic bridge in the world by car rental company Sixt. Among its myriad of accomplishments, the bridge plays host to more than 100,000 cars every day

The Almaty Museum of Arts has opened its doors in Kazakhstan's cultural capital, welcoming visitors to a monumental new space for modern and contemporary art. Designed by British practice Chapman Taylor, the 10,060-square-meter museum stands at the edge of the city with the Tian Shan mountains rising behind it, an architectural gesture that captures the tension between urban life and the natural landscape.

Later this November, PAM will link its original building with the Masonic Temple expansion by way of the Mark Rothko Pavilion. The new structure will extend across SW Madison and add approximately 10,000 square feet of space to Portland's flagship art museum, finally connecting the two buildings. The Rothko solves a major problem for PAM. Previously, the original part of the museum and the Mark Building were linked via an underground passageway that a lot of guests completely missed during their visits.

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 of light.' Taking illumination as both symbol and medium, the five-story cube aspires to more than workplace functionality: it embodies the company's ethos of reconnecting humanity with nature. Behind its monumental concrete shell, a delicate glass volume emerges, balancing solidity with transparency while capturing the fleeting interplay of light and shadow throughout the day.

In traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture works through strategically placed needles that trigger healing throughout the entire body. Urban planner Jaime Lerner's concept around targeted architectural interventions find success in China as well as neighboring countries in Asia, where localities are revitalized through simple interventions. Libraries, specifically, are bringing in social, cultural, and economic transformation to the continent. Necessity drives innovation. Rapid urbanization, limited public funding, and diverse geographic and cultural contexts have forced architects and communities to think beyond traditional library models.

Communist East Germany's high-rise prefab residential blocks and their political and cultural impact in what was one of the biggest social housing experiments in history is the focus of a new art exhibition, in which the unspoken challenges of today's housing crisis loom large. Wohnkomplex (living complex) Art and Life in Prefabs explores the legacy of the collective experience of millions of East Germans, as well as serving as a poignant reminder that the housing question, whether under dictatorship or democracy, is far from being solved.

The installation consists of large mirrored spheres tinted in glossy . These elements reflect the surrounding environment, sky, buildings, and passersby, creating a constantly shifting interplay of light and form. Slowly, the spheres move in relation to one another, generating fluid and changing compositions. The motion suggests organic breathing, achieved through a calibrated balance between geometric structure and mechanical precision.

Since its establishment in 1996, the prize has recognized works that respond to contemporary challenges while shaping more inclusive futures. This year's shortlist spans a diverse range of scales and programs, including the restoration of one of the nation's most iconic landmarks, a pioneering medical research facility, a contemporary almshouse designed to reduce isolation among older residents, a university's "factory for fashion," a fully accessible home, and a creative house extension.

The Philippines' Pavilion at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia presents Soil-beings (Lamánlupa), an exhibition curated by artistic director Renan Laru-an. Through interdisciplinary collaborations, the Pavilion brings together architects, technical experts, indigenous leaders, artists, policymakers, and local communities to explore the cultural, ecological, and technological dimensions of soil. Its objective is to challenge conventional architectural paradigms by shifting the focus from structure to soil, not as a passive material, but as a living force with agency, history, and power.

The structure, developed by Enter Future Construction + HoLebensArt Living Co. + HEJU Architect + Terrarch Design, is composed of ten cast-in-place volumes, each inclined and uniquely shaped to define a sequence of spatial thresholds. These volumes house various functions: a bakery, a meeting room, an exhibition area, stair access, and utility cores, while some remain deliberately undefined to allow future reprogramming.

10 years after 's final bow, the aesthetics of the era maintain a grip on modern design lovers as strong as Don Draper's mid-morning Old Fashioned. The show catalyzed the renewal of public interest in midcentury modern design with its depiction of geometric offices and warm, open residences. Like "hipster" or "democracy," though, the true definition of "midcentury modern" has steadily eroded from overuse and blatant misrepresentation on Facebook Marketplace. Its principles, however, endure.

The Mahamudra Meditation Center sits atop a secluded mountain, about an hour from Kathmandu. It can be reached on foot or by an off-road vehicle during dry weather conditions. The center is a brainchild of a Chogyal Rinpoche, a young Tibetan Buddhist master, torchbearer of an esoteric lineage of Buddhism that dates back to the 12th century. He believes that the time has come for the common people to have access to the knowledge that was hitherto safeguarded by the Tibetan Masters.

The architecture of Centara Grand Lagoon Maldives is conceived not as a statement of form, but as a stage for nature.

The Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS) at Bard College in Upstate New York will open the doors to its library and archives facility's new Keith Haring Wing next month. The two-storey masonry structure adds 12,000 sq. ft to the CCS Library and Archives, more than doubling the existing capacity. The expansion was supported by a $10m capital campaign, and is named in recognition of a $3m gift from the Keith Haring Foundation.

This year marks the 15th anniversary of 99% Invisible! If our little design podcast were a person, it would be old enough to have a provisional driver's license in some states or celebrate a quinceañera. Since we first launched on September 3rd, 2010, we've spent 15 years telling stories about design, architecture, and the choices we make that shape our world. That's 15 years of taking the time to stop and read the plaque, and 15 years of you, our incredible listeners, sending us the most amazing observations about the built environment that we never would have noticed on our own.

Variously described as an architect, painter, novelist, communist and convicted fraudster, Fernand Pouillon's life was punctuated by abrupt reversals of fortune that might have sprung from the pages of Dickens or Dumas. Throughout an eventful career, he ricocheted from intoxicating success, to financial scandal, prison, exile and eventual rehabilitation. In 1985, when Pouillon was in his early 70s, he was awarded the Legion d'Honneur by President Francois Mitterrand. Yet just over 20 years earlier, Pouillon found himself in custody awaiting trial on charges of corruption.

Today, September 2, the seven winners of the 16th Cycle (2023-2025) of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced, following on-site reviews of the 19 shortlisted projects revealed in June. Established in 1977, the Award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that respond to the physical, social, and economic needs of communities with a significant Muslim presence, while also addressing their cultural aspirations.

The exhibition brings together projects from diverse actors in Italian society through an open call, whose objective was to rethink the boundary between land and water as an integrated system of architecture, infrastructure, and landscape. In response to the Biennale's central theme, the exhibition aims to stimulate the awakening of a collective intelligence capable of triggering a renewal in that relationship, starting from the Italian coast and expanding globally.

Its striking entrance-a footbridge suspended above the Ayung River Valley that ends with a rice bowl-shaped rooftop looking out to tiered rice paddies and gardens-is an architectural masterpiece. The resort has recently emerged with a number of updates: last year, the spa underwent a significant renovation, led by a trio of international firms from Australia, Japan, and Indonesia, that transformed it into a 53,496-square-foot wellness sanctuary.

Principal Architect: Krishna Mistry, Anand Jariwala Architect In Charge: Dipal Patel Struture Engineer: Kalpesh Shah Civil Contractor: Ranchodji Project Management Consultant: Premal Lakdawala

Standing in the West Oakland warehouse, you wouldn't have suspected that anything sacred was under construction. Stacks of wide, black wooden panels stand spaced out across the concrete floor. An ear-splitting drill whines from an adjacent lot. A crane stands off to the side, and a whiteboard leans against the wall, with a reminder scrawled in dry-erase marker: "THE TEMPLE BURNS IN 35 DAYS."

In South American Indigenous communities, a child's place is wherever they choose to be. Babies crawl on the earthen floor, approach the fire, investigate anthills, and experience the world with their whole bodies. They learn by feeling: discovering limits, recognizing dangers, and gathering lessons no manual could ever teach. In urban contexts, by contrast, children are often confined to spaces designed for adults, filled with rules that-though well-intentioned-tend to distance them from essential experiences.

Blakstad Architects' new residential design in Ibiza reimagines the traditional finca, retaining its practical aspects while integrating contemporary comforts for a family seeking sanctuary.

The architecture firm WHALE! effectively integrates territory and landscape dynamics, emphasizing architecture's role in shaping spatial experiences and human relationships with the environment.

The Lane House was conceived to create an outdoor exercise space during the COVID-19 pandemic, integrating a sports area and cycling or running track into the house.

Henry W. Taylor commissioned architect Louis Christian Mullgardt to construct a grand mansion in Berkeley, celebrating his success in the booming lumber industry of the early 1900s.

Dubrovnik, often referred to as the 'Pearl of the Adriatic,' offers a unique coastal city experience characterized by its medieval atmosphere, walled defenses, and stunning scenery.

The cottage blends into its rugged surroundings while providing intimate spaces for gathering, unwinding, and connecting by the lake. It adapts to the terrain without reshaping it.