Architecture News
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George Lucas’s Narrative Art Museum Set to Open in LA in 2026
George Lucas's museum of narrative art, designed by Ma Yansong, opens in Los Angeles on September 22, 2026.
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BIG Completes First Art Museum With Suzhou MoCA on Jinji Lake
BIG's first completed art museum, a 60,000 sqm cluster of pavilions, has opened on Suzhou's Jinji Lake.
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Foster + Partners to Test Robot Swarms Building Timber from the Top Down
Foster + Partners wins €4m EU grant to build robot and drone swarms that assemble timber structures top-down.
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JLL Design Rolls Out AI Floor Plan Tool laiout Across 65 Studios Worldwide
JLL Design has adopted AI floor plan tool laiout across all 65 studios, citing a 50% cut in test-fit time.
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Affordable Housing Design at 730 Stanyan: OMA’s First 100% Affordable Project in the US
OMA's first 100% affordable housing project in the United States replaces a McDonald's at the gateway to Golden Gate Park with 160 permanently...
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Le Corbusier Inspired Villa: The Five Points in a Tropical Climate
The five points of a Le Corbusier inspired villa were written for Paris, not the tropics. This looks at what changes in heat...
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The Frida Kahlo Apartment Building in San Francisco Is Listed for $8 Million
The San Francisco apartment building where Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera lived in 1940 is listed at $8 million. A look at its...
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MVRDV Brings the Vertical Village to Shenzhen: Inside the Bihailou Art Village
MVRDV is building the Bihailou Art Village in Shatoujiao, a 6,500 m2 cultural complex where every function gets its own house. The project...
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