Architecture News
Architecture news moves fast, and this category keeps you on top of it. illustrarch reports on new projects, competition results, industry shifts, and notable openings from around the world. Check back regularly for clear, concise updates on the buildings and ideas everyone in the field is talking about.
Getty Center Transformation: Gehry Partners and WHY Architecture Lead a 2028 Revamp
Nearly 30 years after opening, the Getty Center is getting its first major overhaul. Gehry Partners, WHY Architecture, OLIN, and Doppelmayr will rework...
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CVU 2026 Award of Excellence: World’s Best Tall Buildings Honored
The Council on Vertical Urbanism named 73 winners of its 2026 Award of Excellence, spanning 20 countries and 20 categories. From 270 Park...
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Tadao Ando’s 4×4 House: A Concrete Tower on the Hyogo Coast
Tadao Ando's 4×4 House in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, compresses a full residential program into a reinforced concrete tower with a four-meter-square footprint. Built in...
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Tour Triangle Paris: How Herzog de Meuron’s 180-Meter Tower
Tour Triangle Paris is a 42-story glass skyscraper designed by Herzog de Meuron at Porte de Versailles. After nearly two decades of legal...
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Antoni Gaudí’s Last Original Residence at Casa Batlló: Inside the 2026 Restoration
Casa Batlló has opened its restored Third Floor to the public for the first time, recovering the last original Gaudí residence preserved since...
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MVRDV and OODA’s Marvila Masterplan: Reconnecting Lisbon to the Tagus River
MVRDV and OODA's Marvila Masterplan transforms 28 hectares of fragmented industrial land on Lisbon's eastern riverfront into a connected urban district with 1,400...
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Studio Gang Architecture: Curved Timber Theater for Hudson Valley Shakespeare
Studio Gang's Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center gives Hudson Valley Shakespeare its first permanent home after 39 years under a tent. The curved...
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Most Beautiful Museums in the World 2026: The Prix Versailles Selection
The Prix Versailles has announced its 2026 list of the world's most beautiful museums, selecting seven recently opened institutions across four continents. From...
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