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.
New Digging Season at the Mieza Gymnasium Uncovers Alexander’s School Complex
New digs at Mieza uncover teaching halls and mosaic banquet rooms at the gymnasium tied to Aristotle's teaching of Alexander the Great.
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Herzog & de Meuron Builds Amherst College Student Center Atop Old Foundations
Herzog & de Meuron built a mass-timber student center at Amherst College atop the foundations of a demolished 1960s science building.
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Brussels’s €230m Kanal Museum Nears Opening as Questions Grow over Its Future Funding
Housed in a converted Citroën garage, Brussels's Kanal museum opens on 28 November 2026, but falling public funding and a director's exit raise...
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MoMA’s Full Disclosure Exhibition Traces Information Design from Hand-Drawn Data to AI Memories
Full Disclosure: The Edge of Information Design, curated by Paola Antonelli, is on at MoMA in New York from 27 September 2026 to...
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Zumthor’s Three New Buildings Open at Fondation Beyeler in Riehen
Peter Zumthor's Wyss Museum, Ammann Pavilion and Erlen Torhaus open at Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, nearly doubling the museum's park.
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Benthem Crouwel Completes the Afsluitdijk Revamp with a Fish Passage and Domed Pumping Stations
The 32 km Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands has been raised, armoured and given pumping stations, a fish passage and a cycle path in...
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Luxembourg Pavilion Tackles the Overconsumption of Living Space at the 2027 Venice Biennale
Curated by Céline Zimmer and Exutoire, the Luxembourg Pavilion's Excess! will compare Luxembourg and Vietnam to examine overconsumption of living space.
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Frida Escobedo Studio to Design MALBA Underground Wing in Buenos Aires
MALBA has tapped Frida Escobedo Studio to build a subterranean expansion beneath Plaza Perú, doubling its exhibition space by 2029 or 2030.
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