World Architecture

Renowned architect Lina Ghotmeh , designer of the boat-shaped Bahrain Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka , has been recognized by Time magazine as one of the world’s most promising and influential figures. Ghotmeh stands out as the only architect included in the Time100 Next 2025 list, which highlights emerging leaders across art, sports, music, and business. A Global Recognition for Future Leaders The Time100 Next list, launched in 2019, celebrates individuals shaping the future of their industries. It serves as an extension of the prestigious Time100 list, which annually honors the world’s most influential people. This year, Bjarke Ingels , founder of BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) and a Time100 honoree in 2016, nominated Ghotmeh for inclusion in the 2025 list. Lina Ghotmeh’s Global Architectural Journey Since founding her Paris-based practice Lina Ghotmeh – Architecture in 2016, the Lebanese-born architect has built a distinguished career centered on innovation, sustainability, ...

Design Week Mexico 2025 transformed Mexico City into a hub of creativity, design, and sustainability. From collaborations with fashion brands to experiments with everyday materials like oat milk, participating designers proved that material innovation remains one of the strongest forces in contemporary Mexican design. Each year, the event brings together studios, architects, and artists redefining function and aesthetics in both local and Latin American design. The 2025 edition included showcases of Mexican craftsmanship , cutting-edge exhibitions , and full-scale architectural installations , along with multiple off-site events. Inédito 2025: The Heart of Mexico’s Design Week The centerpiece of the week was undoubtedly Inédito 2025 , the annual experimental design showcase held in a modernist pavilion in Chapultepec Forest. This year’s edition featured a new spatial layout that made use of the recently renovated venue, creating the perfect stage for the most daring and innovat...

✈️ Renowned British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed the Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia , a monumental project that blends technology, sustainability, and vernacular architecture into one striking design. 🌿 A Design Tailored to Cambodia’s Tropical Climate Located south of the Cambodian capital, the new airport was conceived to respond to the country’s tropical climate while reflecting its culture and architectural heritage . The complex features a main terminal with a curved concourse extending northward. According to the master plan, a southern concourse is scheduled to open in 2030 . 🏗️ Architecture Inspired by Cambodia’s Temples and Palaces The building showcases a curved steel structural grid , with columns that expand upward to form a modular vaulted roof , evoking the grand forms of Cambodia’s temples and palaces. This roof canopy shelters security areas, passenger zones, and retail spaces , while extending beyond the glass...

The Historic Presidential Residence Under Transformation A section of the East Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., is being demolished to make way for President Donald Trump’s new neoclassical ballroom . Construction crews are currently using heavy machinery, including an excavator, to remove the existing façade and prepare the site for the planned expansion. Images and Eyewitness Accounts of the Demolition According to a photograph published by The Washington Post , a group of workers can be seen tearing down the structure as debris and window frames cover the ground in front of the building. A person present at the scene told the outlet that the sounds of demolition could be heard throughout the campus and that “a group of people, including members of the Secret Service, were on the Treasury Department steps watching the construction unfold.” An Officially Announced White House Project The expansion project, first announced in July, was confirmed in an official Whit...

🏆 Appleby Blue Almshouse Wins the 2025 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s Best Building The social housing complex Appleby Blue Almshouse , designed by London-based studio Witherford Watson Mann Architects , has been awarded the 2025 RIBA Stirling Prize , the most prestigious accolade in British architecture, granted by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) . Located in Southwark , London, the project was built on the site of a former care home and offers 57 apartments for residents over 65 , all arranged around a spacious central courtyard. 🌿 A New Model of Social Housing for Older Adults The RIBA jury praised the project for setting “an ambitious standard for social housing for older people.” During the awards ceremony in London, the complex also received the Neave Brown Award for the best new affordable housing project in the UK. This year’s jury chair, Ingrid Schroder , director of the Architectural Association (AA) in London, emphasized the project’s social relev...

Following his recent Emmy wins, art director Brian Grego explained how his team designed and built a convincing Frank Lloyd Wright-style building from scratch for Apple TV+’s The Studio—an ambitious project that involved creating an entirely original Wright-inspired structure. “One of the biggest compliments I’ve received about the show comes from people who work in art departments, who do what I do, and they’ve asked me: ‘Did you film in an actual Frank Lloyd Wright building?’” “We thought, ‘come on, you should know,’ but because so many things came together in such a magical way, what we did is almost a magic trick—it’s a very delicate illusion.” The team’s goal was to design a realistic headquarters for the show’s fictional company, Continental Studios, portrayed as a once-thriving Hollywood studio that flourished in the 1920s and 1930s. After researching traditional Hollywood studio styles, production designer Julie Berghoff decided that the building should feel like something the ...

Neutral Pauses “Edison,” a Landmark in Sustainable Architecture Local developer Neutral has confirmed that construction on its ambitious mass timber skyscraper , known as Edison , in Milwaukee has been paused due to the impact of rising tariffs and inflation on material costs. “ Recent tariffs and broader inflation have materially increased the direct costs of key inputs ,” explained Helbach , a spokesperson for the company. According to the developer, the decision to pause construction is a strategic step to ensure the long-term success of the project: “Pausing to reassess value is a difficult but prudent step to safeguard the long-term success of 1005 N Edison. Our focus remains on building a resilient and exceptional building for Milwaukee.” The Edison: A New Benchmark for Timber Construction Located at 1005 N Edison Street , the Neutral Edison — also referred to as The Edison — was designed to reach 32 stories and 375 feet (110 meters) tall, housing 353 residential un...