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In Osaka’s Shinsaibashi district, Dior has opened a new four-storey flagship that positions retail architecture as a long-term brand environment. Named the House of Dior Shinsaibashi, the project combines a façade designed by Sou Fujimoto with interiors by Peter Marino, extending the fashion house’s ongoing investment in architect-led retail spaces across Japan. Sou Fujimoto Designs Dior’s Translucent Facade Located within one of Osaka’s historic commercial corridors, the flagship enters a dense urban streetscape dominated by illuminated retail facades and luxury branding. The building relies on surface treatment and material depth. Sou Fujimoto’s exterior references layered couture textiles through a translucent,…
Located at the Wheland Foundry Trailhead within Chattanooga’s Tennessee Riverpark, Moonrise Pavilion is a permanent public space designed by Marc Fornes and his studio THEVERYMANY. Created as a lightweight gathering structure, the pavilion combines computational design, advanced fabrication, and public space-making within a single architectural intervention. Positioned along a network of riverfront trails, Moonrise functions as both a recognizable landmark and an open-air shelter for community activities. The Structural Logic Behind Moonrise Pavilion Moonrise is based on the principle of achieving maximum spatial impact with minimal material use. The pavilion takes the form of a self-supporting dome composed of a…
The opening of the new Wattle Building at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead marks a significant milestone in Australian healthcare architecture. Designed by Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) for Health Infrastructure and the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network, the project extends far beyond the delivery of additional clinical capacity. Instead, it presents a contemporary vision for how children’s hospitals can function as therapeutic landscapes, civic destinations, and family-centred environments while supporting highly specialised medical care. Located in the Westmead Health and Education Precinct in New South Wales, the redevelopment forms part of the largest investment in paediatric healthcare undertaken by the state…
In São Paulo’s rapidly evolving Pinheiros district, the newly completed Valente Tower introduces a striking approach to mixed-use architecture through its dynamic, pixelated façade. Designed by Brazilian practice FGMF Arquitetos for developer Idea!Zarvos, the 21-storey tower, occupies a prominent corner site at the intersection of Capote Valente and Cardeal Arcoverde streets. The project is composed of stacked and extruded rectangular volumes that project and recede across the elevation, generating an irregular three-dimensional grid of balconies, terraces, and outdoor rooms. This shifting geometry gives the building its distinctive pixelated appearance while responding to sunlight, ventilation, and urban views. Valente Tower Elevates…
Toronto’s waterfront transformation continues to take shape with the unveiling of the public realm and streetscape design for Ookwemin Minising, a new island community emerging within the Port Lands district in Toronto. Led by Danish landscape and urban design studio SLA in collaboration with engineering firm GHD and Waterfront Toronto, the project proposes a nature-led framework where streets, ecology, infrastructure, and public life are conceived as one interconnected system. The development marks one of North America’s urban regeneration initiatives, transforming former industrial lands into a mixed-use waterfront neighborhood centered on resilience, biodiversity, and everyday urban experience. Formerly known as Villiers…
Minarets are one of the most recognizable features of Islamic architecture. Rising beside mosques across cities and landscapes, these towers were originally built so the call to prayer could be heard from a distance. Over time, however, minarets evolved into symbols of faith, political power, artistic identity, and regional craftsmanship. As Islam spread across the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and South Asia, every dynasty developed its own interpretation of the minaret. Some were square and fortress-like, while others became tall, slender, spiral, or richly decorated with tiles and carvings. The evolution of minarets reflects how Islamic architecture adapted…
Nearly three decades after its opening in 1997, the Getty Center in Los Angeles is preparing for the most extensive transformation in its history. The J. Paul Getty Trust has unveiled a comprehensive modernization project that will reshape the museum’s arrival sequence, visitor facilities, public spaces, and transportation infrastructure ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Led by Gehry Partners, with WHY Architecture, landscape architecture firm OLIN, and transportation specialist Doppelmayr, the renovation seeks to enhance accessibility, sustainability, and the overall visitor experience while respecting Richard Meier’s original architectural vision. Gehry Partners Reimagines the Getty’s Front Door At the…
Along the edge of Shanghai’s Huangpu River, the emerging West Bund Orbit by Heatherwick Studio is beginning to redefine the relationship between architecture and public movement. Captured in a recent photographic series by architectural photographer Paul Clemence, the project appears less like a conventional exhibition hall and more like a looping landscape of terraces, stairways, and elevated pathways woven into the city’s riverfront. Located within Shanghai’s rapidly developing West Bund district in Xuhui, the structure has been envisioned as a cultural anchor for the new Financial Hub. The design invites people to walk across, climb around, and experience the building…
Singapore has been known as the ‘Garden City’ for a long time, and despite its small size, importance was given to landscaping at an urban level. As part of the Singapore Green Plan 2030, it is aiming to evolve into being a ‘City in Nature’ and is concentrating on embedding nature within its small territory by nurturing biodiversity, developing connected green spaces, and facilitating life for its people in and around the green. One such project that helps with this goal is the recently opened Mandai Rainforest Resort, located in the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, which is a nature reserve that…
Architecture defines the bakeries’ experience even before the first bite. Light, material choices, and spatial flow transform these spaces into immersive environments for work and gathering, and act as visual backdrops. Contemporary bakery design often uses bold architectural gestures such as monolithic counters, suspended shapes, monochrome palettes, and arched entrances to create an immediate visual impression. These decisions not only enhance the experience but also prompt photography for Instagram feeds. 1. Pierre Hermé Paris Flagship Store Location: Singapore CCD’s Pierre Hermé flagship reimagines patisserie as a spatial system rooted in the local environment rather than replicating its Paris counterpart. The entryway…