Art & Culture
Art and culture have always shaped the way we build. This category explores the crossover between architecture, visual arts, history, and human expression. From installations to cultural commentary, illustrarch examines how creative movements influence design and how buildings carry meaning in return.
India Art, Architecture & Design Biennale 2026: Ministry of Culture Opens Delhi Monuments
Delhi's monuments, including Purana Quila and the Red Fort, will host the second India Art, Architecture & Design Biennale from December 4.
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Vitra Museum Stages First Major Geoffrey Bawa Retrospective in Decades
Vitra Design Museum opens the first major Geoffrey Bawa retrospective in 20 years, ahead of a 2027 run at M+ Hong Kong.
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Ai Weiwei Installs 500 Cast-Iron Helmets Outside Sydney Museum
Ai Weiwei's 500 cast-iron helmets opened outside Sydney's MCA on 25 September, a work he calls a warning rather than a joke.
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Isamu Noguchi at Lever House Traces Sculptor’s Decades-Long Collaboration with Bunshaft
Lever House's new exhibition pairs Noguchi sculptures with unbuilt garden designs made for Gordon Bunshaft's landmark tower.
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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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Museum Cafes: 7 of the World’s Most Stunning Places to Sit Down
7 museum cafes where the architecture does the work: Victorian refreshment rooms in London, a listed hotel dining room in Paris, a Kuma...
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Peter Zumthor on Film: Wim Wenders Captured in “From Inside Out”
Wim Wenders spent six years filming Peter Zumthor's buildings in 3D, and the project changed shape along the way. A look at the...
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Elephant Tower Thailand: How Goya Rises From Elephant-Dung Bricks
At the gateway to the Matalay development in Khao Lak, Thailand, Goya Tower rises from sun-dried elephant-dung bricks. A look at how Boonserm...
Elif Ayse Sen5 Mins read
