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Top Prize-Winning Architects and Design Leaders Shaping Architecture in 2025
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Top Prize-Winning Architects and Design Leaders Shaping Architecture in 2025

Architecture awards in 2025 reveal a profession redefining its values amid environmental, social, and technological change. The year’s prize-winning architects and design leaders...

Greenland Architecture: BIOSIS Masterplan Transforms Nuuk 2026
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Greenland Architecture: BIOSIS Masterplan Transforms Nuuk 2026

As Greenland gains renewed global attention, a new masterplan by BIOSIS in Nuuk reflects how architecture responds to rapid urban growth under Arctic...

David Chipperfield Architects Unveil Design for Stockholm’s New Nobel Center
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David Chipperfield Architects Unveil Design for Stockholm’s New Nobel Center

The Nobel Foundation has revealed the design for the new Nobel Center in Stockholm by David Chipperfield Architects. Located at Slussen along Stadsgårdskajen,...

Beijing Art Museum Takes Shape: Snøhetta and BIAD’s Cultural Landmark Underway
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Beijing Art Museum Takes Shape: Snøhetta and BIAD’s Cultural Landmark Underway

The Beijing Art Museum, designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design, is set to become a major cultural...

6 Stadium Projects Redefining Sports Architecture in 2026
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6 Stadium Projects Redefining Sports Architecture in 2026

Across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, a new generation of football stadiums is reshaping how sports architecture engages with the city....

Zaha Hadid Architects Designs Bishoftu International Airport for Ethiopian Airlines
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Zaha Hadid Architects Designs Bishoftu International Airport for Ethiopian Airlines

Zaha Hadid Architects has begun work on Bishoftu International Airport, a major new aviation hub designed for Ethiopian Airlines near Addis Ababa. Planned...

Desert X AlUla 2026 Opens as a Monumental Open-Air Exhibition
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Desert X AlUla 2026 Opens as a Monumental Open-Air Exhibition

Desert X AlUla 2026 returns from January 16 to February 28 as a major open-air exhibition set within Saudi Arabia’s historic desert landscape....

€700M Louvre Expansion Meets Museum Staff Resistance
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€700M Louvre Expansion Meets Museum Staff Resistance

Staff at the Musée du Louvre have gone on strike in protest of a proposed €700 million renovation, arguing that essential maintenance and...