Tag: UNESCO

Sarnath Becomes India’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site

Some places are remembered because kingdoms rose there. Others because monuments changed skylines. Sarnath belongs…

Lebanon’s Heritage Sites Under Threat as Conflict Raises Cultural Preservation Concerns

Lebanon’s cultural heritage, spanning Phoenician, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Ottoman, and modern periods, is once again…

Batik Pavilion Bridges Indonesian Textile Heritage and Architectural Geometry

Batik Pavilion, an unbuilt architectural exploration by Indonesian designer based in Los Angeles, Samantha Shanne,…

56 Iranian Heritage Sites Hit as War Damages Cultural History

Iran's cultural history stretches across millennia, shaped by ancient empires, Silk Road exchanges, and a…

Kengo Kuma’s Audeum Museum Takes the “Oscar of Architecture” for Interior Design

A sensory-rich Audeum Museum, designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates in collaboration with visual designer…

War Against Heritage: Golestan Palace Damaged in U.S.–Israeli Airstrikes on Tehran

Golestan Palace, a historic royal complex in Tehran and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has…

Barcelona 2026: A City Built as the World Architecture Capital

In Barcelona 2026, architecture moves beyond exhibition halls and into daily life. As the World…

Kashan Earns a Place in UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network for Architecture

On World Cities Day 2025, the historic city of Kashan, located in central Iran, was…

Kuala Lumpur Crowned UNESCO Creative City of Design 2025

On World Cities Day 2025, UNESCO declared Kuala Lumpur (KL), the capital of Malaysia, one…

Engineering Marvel at Loreley Features Solid Steel Nodes in Glass Boulder

The Loreley Rock is an integral part of, and one of the most distinctive locations…

Conrhenny Shelter gives a message of “working together for a sustainable future”

The shelter was created as a way to celebrate arts and culture as essential components…