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Paris is preparing for a significant moment in its cultural calendar as Art Paris 2026 returns to the Grand Palais. The event marks an important moment for the city’s art scene and also reinforces the fair’s identity as a key platform for contemporary art. Scheduled from 9 to 12 April 2026, the 28th edition of Art Paris will unfold inside the nave and balconies of the recently restored Grand Palais. Global Reach and Participation Art Paris 2026 will bring together around 165 galleries from roughly 20 countries, maintaining a balance between French representation and international participation. The fair continues to…

“Per Ofrenar” (translated as “To Offer”) is a monumental installation by the Valencia-based artist duo PichiAvo, created for the Fallas de Valencia 2026 and commissioned by the Borrull-Socors neighborhood. Presented in the Experimental Fallas category, the project reinterprets the traditional festival monument through a conceptual and architectural lens, in which temporality and symbolism are central to the work’s meaning. Installed at Borrull Street in central Valencia, the structure existed only for a few days before being ceremonially burned on March 19 during La Cremà, the festival’s concluding ritual. This act of destruction is essential, reinforcing the cyclical nature of creation,…

Topic: AI City Urban Design in Grasshopper & ComfyUIDate: May 23 – 24 & 30 – 31, 2026Time: 14:00 – 18:00 GMTFormat: Online on ZoomDuration: 4 Sessions (16 Hours)Registration Deadline: May 22nd, 2026Total Seats: 50 seatsDifficulty: Beginner – IntermediateLanguage: EnglishCertificate: YesGeneral Registration: 140 EURJoin free: with Full Access membershipFee for Digital Members: 120 EUR (15% discount available only for Digital Members)Organized By: PAACADEMYTutor: Albert SuminRecordings: Recordings will be available for all participants afterward indefinitely. Introduction to AI City Urban Design in Grasshopper & ComfyUI: The workshop introduces current trends in the use of generative AI in architectural design and answers the questions: why use AI, and what tools can be utilized to create a complex project based…

Zehua Zhang’s work is grounded in a central idea that architecture can function as a spatial or formal discipline and also as an active environmental system rooted in sustainability. This perspective can be traced back to an early conceptual turning point during his participation in the UIA International Ideas Competition organized by the International Union of Architects. The competition, which explored Post-human Urbanity: A Biosynthetic Future on Namsan, called for proposals that position biosynthetic ecology as a catalyst for urban regeneration. His award-winning proposal, Carbon Neutral City Under Biological Intervention, which secured Second Prize internationally, reconceived the city as a…

Santiago Calatrava has long redefined what architecture can look and feel like. Known for works that appear weightless, kinetic, and sculptural, the Spanish architect and engineer has built a global legacy around the fusion of architecture, engineering, and art. Born in 1951, Calatrava is equally recognized as a painter and sculptor, and that artistic sensibility is deeply visible in his built work. His projects are marked by sweeping forms, structural elegance, and a strong sense of rhythm and movement. Drawing inspiration from the human body as well as natural forces like waves and wings, Calatrava has transformed concrete and steel…

The Tropibox house is designed as a quiet sanctuary within Kochi’s dense urban fabric that aims to bring a sense of calm, comfort, and connection to nature into everyday living. The house responds to its climate and its inhabitants, shaping spaces that feel intuitive, breathable, and deeply restorative. The design integrates indoor and outdoor spaces, allowing light, air, and greenery to flow freely throughout the home. A Calm Urban Retreat Rooted in Climate and Context Despite its compact footprint, the project indicates that urban living can remain generous and meaningful without excess. The planning is precise and efficient, ensuring that…

The village of Khartang was once a quiet resting place, but today it stands as a monumental bridge between 10th-century spiritual depth and 21st-century ambition. Uzbekistan’s Imam al-Bukhari Memorial Complex has opened to host up to 65,000 visitors daily, an increase from its previous capacity of 12,000. The site is known as the final resting place of Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari (810–870 CE), the preeminent scholar of Hadith. Imam Al-Bukhari Memorial Complex Located approximately 25 kilometers from the historic city of Samarkand, this massive redevelopment project marks the transformation of a 10th-century burial site into a global center for Islamic…

The AMP Winners Book 2025 arrives as a powerful snapshot of where global architecture and design stand today. Published by the Architecture MasterPrize, this edition brings together some of the most thoughtful and forward-looking work from across 72 countries. It’s a collection of projects and a record of how design is responding to the world right now. This year’s volume reflects a field in motion. Established names alongside emerging studios, each contributing ideas that push boundaries while staying grounded in real-world challenges. Many of the featured works explore sustainability, cultural context, and community impact. There’s a clear sense that architecture…

In modern cities, where horizontal space is no longer the ultimate limitation, architecture is beginning to negotiate with gravity itself, evident in innovations like the world’s longest outdoor escalator. The inauguration of Chongqing’s Wushan Goddess Escalator, stretching nearly one kilometer and rising the vertical equivalent of an eighty-storey skyscraper, goes beyond mere infrastructure. It reimagines urban mobility, demonstrating how cities can move vertically with the same fluidity and natural rhythm with which they traverse the land. The Evolution of Three-Dimensional Urban Transit Chongqing’s global recognition as an 8D city reflects its extraordinary vertical complexity, where streets, transit systems, and residential…

Geometry transforms facades, as classical symmetry, tessellation, and parametric design create striking, functional, and inspiring architecture. Geometry has always been a cornerstone of architectural expression, turning simple building exteriors into dramatic visual statements. By applying shapes, angles, and patterns, architects create facades that balance rhythm, proportion, and harmony, which capture the viewer’s attention while enhancing the overall design. From the clean lines of minimalist cubes to the intricate complexity of tessellated surfaces, geometric forms guide light, shadow, and perception. With modern computational tools and parametric design, architects now push the boundaries of creativity to balance artistic vision with structural function…