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When you’re evaluating a facade system for circular performance, start by assuming it won’t stay “final.” Tenant refreshes, retrofit scopes, storm repairs, and branding changes are normal, not edge cases. The failure mode to watch for is the default rip-and-replace path: if the skin can’t be adjusted, serviced, or partially swapped without cascading tear-out, the project will treat replacement as the safest option, even when most components still have usable life. Use circular design as a decision filter, not a slogan. The objective is simple: keep material value in use longer and avoid building future waste into assemblies. If you…
King Salman Park is set to become one of the world’s largest urban park projects. Located on the site of the old Riyadh Air Base in Saudi Arabia’s capital, this vast landscape is reimagining a once-restricted area into an expansive public realm. At 16.6 square kilometers, it will encompass many of the world’s famous parks, being roughly seven times the size of London’s Hyde Park and five times that of New York’s Central Park, and aims to transform Riyadh’s urban landscape while boosting the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. Work on King Salman Park has progressed steadily…
Now open and in use, As Safiyyah Museum & Park by X Architects offers a measured response to building in Islam’s second holiest city, where any new intervention must balance profound religious significance with a growing international audience and an increasingly commercial urban fabric. Medina has long welcomed millions of pilgrims each year, centered on Al Masjid an Nabawi, the Prophet’s Mosque and Islam’s second-holiest site. Under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 agenda and early-2020s tourist visa reforms permitting non-Muslim visitors into parts of the city, Medina is repositioning itself as a global destination with a clearly defined local identity that…
China showcased its latest humanoid robots during the 2026 Lunar New Year celebrations, turning a traditional festival into a stage for cutting-edge technology and entertainment. The highlight was the annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala, China’s most-watched television event, where four regional robotics companies, Unitree Robotics, Galbot, Noetix, and MagicLab, presented their machines in a series of public performances broadcast to millions. At the gala, dozens of humanoid robots performed choreographed routines that mixed martial arts, dance, and comedy sketches. For example, Unitree robots performed synchronized martial arts moves, including waving swords, staffs, and even nunchucks in proximity to child performers,…
Designed by MAD, the Lishui Airport has officially opened in Zhejiang, connecting the region as the first direct link to China’s aviation network. Situated 15 kilometers southwest of Lishui’s city center, nestled amidst a valley of low mountains and foothills, its terrain is thoughtfully shaped through extensive land reclamation. The design was conceived in 2008 and completed after 17 years of planning and construction. The project marks a significant turning point for southwestern Zhejiang’s mountainous landscape. The Lishui Airport now stands as a striking intersection of infrastructure, terrain, and contemporary architecture. The vast airport, spanning approximately 2,267 hectares, unfolds as…
This workshop teaches how to design dynamic, body-responsive wearables through parametric design and 3D scanning.
The architecture of static design is transforming into the engineering of dynamic, participatory frameworks shaped by collective intelligence. Representing this shift is the architecture of co-intelligence, articulated through the latest prototype by Theodore Spyropoulos, Director of the Architectural Association Design Research Lab (AADRL) in London and co-founder of the experimental practice Minimaforms. The project integrates adaptive ecologies that prioritize behavioral complexity while advancing a symbiotic relationship between human and machine systems. The Architecture Of Co-Intelligence From current global challenges, ranging from climate change and mass migration to systemic quarantine requirements, it is important to change the approach to design, moving…
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), in collaboration with C.Y. Lee & Partners, has been selected to design the new National Innovation, Creativity and Finance Center (NICFC) in Taipei. The announcement follows an international design competition and marks a major addition to Taiwan’s financial and cultural landscape. Located in Beimen, Taipei’s historic financial district, NICFC will serve as the headquarters for four institutions under the Financial Supervisory Commission: the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the Futures Exchange, the Depository & Clearing Corporation, and related financial bodies. The project introduces a major new commercial tower and also reshapes the public realm around one of the…
In August 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission said it was suing a ticket broker operation for allegedly using unlawful tactics to exceed ticket purchase limits for major events, including an example where 49 accounts were used to buy 273 tickets for one show. That one enforcement story captures the everyday frustration many of us recognise: access is scarce, rules feel fuzzy and trust gets thin. Crypto is also close to mainstream habits now, even if your only touchpoint is occasionally checking the bitcoin price usd and moving on. So when you hear about NFT ticketing, the useful question isn’t ‘is this…
The 20-square-meter Forestone cabin, developed by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) through its Master in Ecological Architecture and Advanced Construction (MAEBB) program, showcases high-performance digital fabrication. As part of the Bio for Piri initiative, the project seeks to address the challenge of wildfire prevention through regenerative management. Forestone Cabin Prototype: The Bio for Piri Initiative Located at MónNatura Pirineu, near Planes de Son in the region of Lleida, the proposed structure is a collaborative endeavor involving the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera, supported by the European Next Generation funds via the Biodiversity Foundation. This cabin functions as a…