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• Aspekt Office Redesigns Ø12 Café in Copenhagen with Custom Nordic Design architecture-design

  Aspekt Office, a studio established in 2018 in Copenhagen by Hans Toft Hornemann and Terkel Skou Steffensen, undertook a redesign of the Ø12 café at the request of its founder and…

• Singapore and Kuala Lumpur: Contrasting Urban Visions in Southeast Asia architecture-design

  A report by Francesca Pompei on Artribune compares the urban development of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, two neighboring cities with shared British colonial history but divergent…

• All(zone) Curates Fabric Pavilion Installation for RAM Assembles Biennial in Shanghai architecture-design

  The Shanghai Picnic installation, curated by architecture firm All(zone), is part of the second RAM Assembles at the Rockbund Art Museum. It showcases ten airy pavilions topped…

• Rome's Auditorium Parco della Musica to get expanded public square and green spaces architecture-design

  Rome's city council approved the technical and economic feasibility plan for expanding the 'sagrato' (forecourt) of the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, designed by…

• Saudi Arabia Pavilion at 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale architecture-design

  At the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, the Saudi Arabia Pavilion, named 'The Um Slaim School: An Architecture of Connection,' is crafted by…

• Ponte Art and Design District Launches in Rome's Historic Center architecture-design

  In Rome's Rione Ponte, nestled between Castel Sant'Angelo and Piazza Navona, a new permanent district dedicated to design and art has been launched, known as the Ponte Art and…

• Voodoo Voodoo Designs KLEOS+KLEA Skincare Brand System architecture-design

  Design studio Voodoo Voodoo has created the visual identity and design system for KLEOS+KLEA, a nutrient-only skincare brand founded by Tammy Demos after twenty years of research.…

• Solano Benítez's Brazilian Centre Pompidou Design Reimagines Architecture Through Earth and Territory architecture-design

  Solano Benítez's design for the Brazilian Centre Pompidou offers a critical look at the fundamental nature of architecture, moving beyond mere aesthetics. It draws on historical…

• Yerevan Opera House: The Unfinished Dream of Alexander Tamanian architecture-design

  The National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Yerevan, designed by architect Alexander Tamanian, opened in January 1933 with Spendiaryan's opera Almast. Tamanian envisioned…

• Abandoned Cascina Alluvioni in Cremona hides a neo-Gothic lemon house architecture-design

  The Cascina Alluvioni, a late 19th-century agricultural complex in Brancere, Stagno Lombardo, Cremona province, lies abandoned and overgrown. Its neo-Gothic limonaia (lemon house)…

• Mountain bivouacs: essential architecture for extreme environments architecture-design

  Mountain bivouacs offer limited protection for a small number of individuals, often lacking both management and food supplies. These projects are becoming increasingly appealing…

• Moyseion: A Lived-In Museum Hotel Opens in Matera's Sassi architecture-design

  In the Sassi district of Matera, the Moyseion hotel-museum innovatively transforms the concept of hospitality by welcoming guests as 'temporary inhabitants' within environments…

• Firenze: no, il nuovo quartiere dell'ex Teatro Comunale non è un 'cubo nero' che rovina lo skyline architecture-design

  L'articolo di Massimiliano Tonelli su Artribune smonta le polemiche estive 2025 sulla rigenerazione dell'ex Teatro Comunale di Firenze, trasformato in un nuovo quartiere…

• Heatherwick Studio to Redesign Prague Historic Center with Savarin Hub architecture-design

  Heatherwick Studio, led by British designer Thomas Heatherwick, has been commissioned to redesign a 15,000-square-meter block in Prague's historic center, near Wenceslas Square.…

• Aesop opens first Hainan store with algae-based bioplastic installations in cave-inspired design architecture-design

  Aesop has launched its inaugural store on Hainan Island, China, which is crafted to mimic an underwater cave within the Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Complex in Sanya. Developed…

• Studio Blackburn Creates New Visual Identity for London Workspace Brand Frameworks architecture-design

  Studio Blackburn has developed a comprehensive brand refresh for Frameworks, a London-based workspace provider. Founded in 2017 by Max Jezierski and Sam Roberts, Frameworks…

• Tadao Ando Designs National Museum of Uzbekistan in Tashkent, Opening 2028 architecture-design

  The National Museum of Uzbekistan, which is set to open in March 2028, was announced by the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation (ACDF). This significant project,…

• La Chaux-de-Fonds: sulle tracce del giovane Le Corbusier architecture-design

  La città svizzera di La Chaux-de-Fonds, già riconosciuta dall'UNESCO nel 2009 per il suo ruolo nell'industrializzazione orologiera, sarà Capitale della cultura elvetica nel 2027.…

• Extrastudio Designs Casa Plaj, a Coastal Holiday Home in Portugal architecture-design

  Extrastudio, a Lisbon-based architecture firm, has completed Casa Plaj, a holiday house for a young family located on a ridge overlooking Portugal's Atlantic coast. The project,…

• Museo Minà Palumbo in Sicily Gets Tech-Forward Redesign by Dotdotdot architecture-design

  The Museo Naturalistico Minà Palumbo in Castelbuono, Sicily, has undergone a comprehensive redesign by Milanese studio Dotdotdot, funded by Italy's PNRR (National Recovery and…

• Cocktail Bar Artemisia Opens in Florence's Hotel Savoy architecture-design

  A new cocktail bar dedicated to Artemisia Gentileschi has opened at the five-star Hotel Savoy on Piazza della Repubblica in Florence. Designed by studio C14 and Olga Polizzi, Head…

• River Electric Resort Blends Modernist Architecture with Nostalgic Design in California Wine Country architecture-design

  River Electric is a design-focused resort, swim club, and event venue located in Guerneville, California, within Sonoma County's Russian River Valley. The 12-acre property…

• Tokyo's SKAC: A Cultural Center That Transforms Every Month architecture-design

  In Tokyo's residential Kameari district, the Skwat Kameari Art Centre (SKAC) has opened in a 3,000-square-meter former warehouse beneath railway tracks. Designed by…

• Bidadari Park: Singapore's Former Cemetery Transformed into Bird Sanctuary architecture-design

  Singapore's Bidadari Park, a former Christian, Muslim, and Hindu cemetery closed in 1972, has been transformed into a 13-hectare public park and bird sanctuary. Designed by…

• Eugenio Salvarani: centenario dell'architetto e urbanista scomparso in Etiopia architecture-design

  In occasione del centenario dalla nascita di Eugenio Salvarani (1925-1967), architetto originario di Reggio Emilia, un convegno si è svolto al Festival Rigenera – PIANO B,…

• Chicago Art Deco Walking Tour: From the Great Fire to the Century of Progress architecture-design

  A guided tour of Chicago's Art Deco architecture, centered on the 2025 centenary of the style, explores how the 1871 Great Fire spurred architectural innovation and how the…

• Bergamo's new GAMeC museum will feature an adjoining public square architecture-design

  The new GAMeC contemporary art museum in Bergamo will include a public square, Piazza Tiraboschi, as part of an urban regeneration project. The museum, designed by C+S Architects…

• Angelo Renna proposes land art intervention for fascist-era pine forest in Rieti architecture-design

  Architect and landscape designer Angelo Renna has proposed a land art project called The Forest of Love for the Pineta DVX, a pine forest on Monte Giano near Rieti that spells out…

• Bito rebrands FOCASA circus with generative motion identity for 15th anniversary architecture-design

  Taiwan's FOCASA circus has unveiled a new visual identity by Bito for its 15th anniversary. The rebranding renames the troupe from FOCA to FOCASA, with each letter representing a…

• First museum dedicated to Brutalist architecture to open in London architecture-design

  The UK's National Lottery has awarded £1.16 million to restore the Acland Burghley School in Tuffnell Park, London, and create the world's first museum dedicated to Brutalist…

• Daniel Libeskind's Role in Messina Bridge Project Resurfaces architecture-design

  The Messina Strait Bridge project, approved by Cipess on August 6, 2025, has reignited debate over its feasibility, environmental impact, and cost. The bridge, designed to be the…

• Fosbury Architecture Designs ABC Zattere Restaurant in Venice architecture-design

  In Venice's Dorsoduro district, Fosbury Architecture has crafted the ABC Zattere restaurant for Scuola Piccole Zattere, set to debut in May 2025. The design team, comprising…

• Suitt Drims: design-driven vacation rentals in Catania and Palermo architecture-design

  Andrea Graziano, founder of the FUD restaurant group, launches Suitt Drims, a collection of six design-centric vacation rentals in the historic centers of Catania and Palermo.…

• Warsaw's Green Transformation: Urban Parks and Riverfront Revival architecture-design

  Warsaw is undergoing a major green urban transformation, turning its central spaces into parks and pedestrian zones. The Central Square (Parade Square), once used for regime…

• International Competition Launches for Turin Metro Line 2 Art Stations architecture-design

  Turin is set to implement the 'art stations' concept for Metro Line 2, initiating an international contest for artists and designers to weave urban art into the transit system.…

• GRAB bike lane to transform degraded Via Guido Reni in front of Rome's MAXXI museum architecture-design

  In Rome, the GRAB (Grande Raccordo Anulare delle Bici) cycling ring initiative has secured €15 million in funding from the EU PNRR, with construction currently in progress.…

• Carlo Ratti proposes innovative reuse for Scampia's Vela Celeste at Venice Architecture Biennale architecture-design

  During the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) collaborated with the Municipality of Naples to host a workshop focused on repurposing the Vela Celeste,…

• Rome's new book kiosks transform Via delle Terme di Diocleziano into cultural salon architecture-design

  On December 22, 2024, the redevelopment of Piazza della Repubblica and the Gardens of Dogali near Termini station was completed, funded by the Jubilee. The project pedestrianized…

• Multisensory botanical garden by FaseModus underway near Milan architecture-design

  Construction is underway for the Giardino Botanico dei Sensi in Cernusco sul Naviglio, a project by FaseModus occupying a 1.5-hectare public green area across from the…

• Marina Makarova Rebrands Tbilisi Street-Food Spot Aut with Hand-Drawn Identity architecture-design

  Marina Makarova redesigned the visual identity for Aut, a street-food spot in Tbilisi, Georgia, after her first polished attempt was rejected for lacking authenticity. The final…