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The Met Gala has long been fashion’s biggest night, where celebrities, designers, and artists come together on the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for an evening that celebrates costume, culture, and creativity. Organized annually in support of the Costume Institute, the event is known for one of the world’s most-watched red carpets. This year’s exhibition, Costume Art, explored the relationship between fashion and the body through art history, while the dress code “Fashion Is Art” encouraged attendees to move beyond traditional couture into the realm of sculptural and architectural design. Celebrities arrived looking like living structures, surreal installations,…
A steel prefab garage is more than just a place to park cars. With a few clever upgrades, it can turn into a multi-purpose space that works hard for any household. Many homeowners see it as an extension of the home, one that can be tailored to fit unique needs. From simple storage solutions to advanced tech upgrades, the options are endless. A prefab garage with smart improvements adds function and boosts the property’s overall appeal. With the right changes, this often-overlooked space can become one of the most practical and personalized parts of the home. 1. Optimize Space and Storage…
Feixue Pavilion is a rural cultural and educational pavilion designed by Archermit in Pear Blossom Village, Luzhou, Sichuan. Completed in 2025, the 672-square-meter project functions as a nature education and community activity center integrated into a mountainous agricultural landscape. The pavilion is part of a broader rural revitalization initiative aimed at reconnecting urban visitors with village life through environmental learning programs and public gathering spaces. The project was led by architect Pan Youcai, with Yang Zhe as design director and Chen Renzhen as technical director. The client was Lihua Village Collective Asset Management Co., Ltd., Jiangyang District, Luzhou. A Nature…
Located within Shenzhen’s rapidly regenerating Longhua District, the Fucheng Campus of Shenzhen Longhua Foreign Languages School transforms the idea of the contemporary urban school into a dynamic and interconnected educational environment. Designed by Z&Z STUDIO, the nine-year campus carefully responds to its dense urban village context through layered green spaces, flexible learning zones, and community-oriented planning. Accommodating 2,520 students across primary and middle school levels, the project combines architecture, landscape, and public accessibility into a cohesive campus experience shaped by light, movement, and interaction. Urban Regeneration Shapes a Community-Centered Campus Situated within a high-density neighborhood, the Shenzhen Longhua Foreign Languages…
Biological tissues in plants and animals adapt to the specific needs of different parts of the body, varying in thickness, density, porosity, and surface structure to respond to environmental conditions and functional demands. However, unlike biological tissue, clothing generally does not exhibit functional differentiation distributed across the body. It is often made of a uniform material, with variations mainly related to the season or garment type, but lacking real modulation to meet the specific functional needs of different body areas. The Adaptive System is a new methodology for adaptive fashion, one that integrates physiological and environmental data directly into the…
This spring of 2026, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens Costume Art, a new exhibition that positions fashion as an enduring subject: the dressed body. This is the inaugural exhibition inside The Met’s newly unveiled 12,000-square-foot gallery adjacent to the Great Hall; the show marks a major institutional moment for The Costume Institute. Costume Art approaches clothing through a series of thematic body types. These categories examine how bodies have been idealized, distorted, disciplined, exposed, concealed, and reclaimed across cultures and historical periods. The idea behind the show is simple yet profound: how has the human body been depicted in…
New construction images from Andenes, Norway, reveal The Whale by Dorte Mandrup taking shape along a raw Arctic coastline. The project does not impose itself on the landscape but grows out of it, following the fractured edge where land dissolves into the Norwegian Sea. The structure reads as a low, continuous ripple pressed into the rocky islets, an architectural gesture that feels closer to terrain than building. With the lighthouse and coastal settlement of Andenes still present in the background, the intervention remains grounded within a living, working shoreline shaped by wind, water, and time. A Coastal Form Shaped by…
The expansion of the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art reorganizes the institution around a larger idea, treating art, ecology, conservation, and movement through landscape as part of a single public experience. Designed by Kengo Kuma and Field Operations, the project will transform the current 15-acre museum campus into a 325-acre preserve and garden connected by ten miles of trails. The expansion includes a new 40,000-square-foot museum building, major upgrades to the institution’s historic mill structure, new ecological infrastructure, wetlands access, outdoor education spaces, and expanded public access to the former studios of N.C. Wyeth and Andrew Wyeth. Construction is…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has sharply criticized the U.S. Education Department after the agency finalized a new federal student loan rule that excludes architecture from the list of recognized professional degree programs, a move the organization says could significantly restrict access to architectural education across the United States. In a statement released May 1, 2026, the AIA said the Department’s new “Reimagining and Improving Student Education” (RISE) rule classifies Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) and Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch.) programs as standard graduate degrees rather than professional programs, despite architecture requiring accredited education, licensure examinations, and state licensing in…
The Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum has reopened following a nearly four-year renovation, introducing a series of site-specific interventions and installations designed by OMA under the direction of Shohei Shigematsu. This project marks the firm’s first public commission in Japan and focuses on enhancing the museum’s accessibility, visibility, and spatial engagement without altering the core architectural framework originally designed by Kiyonori Kikutake. Originally opened in 1993, the Tokyo Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum is dedicated to documenting the historical evolution of Tokyo from the Edo period to the present. The renovation strategy builds on Kikutake’s Metabolist vision, treating the building as a flexible…