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Trump officials release designs of triumphal arch in Washington, DC

Ellen Eberhardt — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:47:37 +0000

The Trump administration has released updated designs of its proposed triumphal arch project by architecture studio Harrison Design, which were submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts on Friday. Read more

Visuals of Centre Pompidou Hanwha in Seoul revealed ahead of opening

Starr Charles — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:34 +0000

French architecture studio Wilmotte & Associés has released visuals of the Centre Pompidou Hanwha in Seoul, South Korea, which is set to open in June. Read more

Study links data centres to heat island effects worldwide

Josh Niland — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:41 +0000

A group of scientists has claimed a pronounced heat island phenomenon correlated with the development of data centres in an early study, speculating on the heat's "remarkable influence on communities and regional welfare". Read more

Smaller-wheeled Lime bike aims to "get more people cycling"

Nat Barker — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:23 +0000

Micromobility company Lime is rolling out a new design of its rental electric bikes in the UK that it hopes will be more appealing to women and older riders. Read more

Kengo Kuma appointed to extend National Gallery in London

Starr Charles — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:45:26 +0000

Architecture studio Kengo Kuma and Associates has won the competition to design a new wing for the National Gallery in London, which will be the museum's largest transformation in its 200-year history. Read more

Meganom shows infinity pool topping its skinny New York skyscraper

Ellen Eberhardt — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:01:59 +0000

Russian architecture studio Meganom has released renderings showing an infinity pool on its near-completed skyscraper in Manhattan's NoMad neighbourhood. Read more

How long will the White House have a "hole in the ground"?

Ben Dreith — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:04 +0000

With an injunction halting the construction of the White House ballroom and the Trump administration appealing, it is unclear how long the East Wing grounds will remain a massive construction site. Read more

BIG uses rammed earth to create trio of luxury villas in Japan

Lizzie Crook — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:00:46 +0000

Danish studio BIG has completed its first buildings in Japan, creating a trio of rammed-earth villas on the remote island of Sagishima for hotelier Not A Hotel. Read more

Singapore Design Week to relaunch as Singapore Design Biennale in 2027

Tom Ravenscroft — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:52 +0000

DesignSingapore Council will launch the Singapore Design Biennale in 2027, which will succeed the long-running Singapore Design Week event. Read more

Twelve "regionally diverse" architecture studios selected for US embassy design

Ellen Eberhardt — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:00:42 +0000

A group of 12 architecture studios, including SHoP Architects, Weiss/Manfredi and Ennead Architects, has been selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations to work on diplomatic buildings for the next five years. Read more

Planning commission approves White House ballroom design

Ellen Eberhardt — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:13:32 +0000

Despite a judge's order to halt construction on the White House ballroom project this week, Washington DC advisory committee National Capitol Planning Commission has approved the design of the project. Read more

Design Doha Biennial postponed "in light of the evolving situation in the region"

Tom Ravenscroft — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:32:39 +0000

This year's Design Doha biennial, which was set to open later this month, has been postponed until November due to the continued war in the Gulf. Read more

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater completes years-long renovation

Josh Niland — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:00:14 +0000

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has announced the completion of a three-year Fallingwater conservancy plan led by New York-based Architectural Preservation Studio. Read more

BIG unveils design for pop-up stadium for Shakira

Amy Peacock — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:20 +0000

Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a temporary stadium and events space in Madrid's Macondo Park for Colombian singer Shakira's world tour. Read more

White House ballroom construction halted by judge

Ellen Eberhardt — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:55:33 +0000

The White House ballroom project has been temporarily halted by a US judge, who has ruled that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. Read more

Trump releases design of presidential library skyscraper in Miami

Ben Dreith — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:40:14 +0000

US president Donald Trump has released a video rendering of a Miami skyscraper with glass facades that claims it will be the home of the Donald J Trump Presidential Library. Read more

White House ballroom to act as "shed" over planned military bunker says Trump

Ellen Eberhardt — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:20:33 +0000

Ahead of Thursday's approval hearing for the White House ballroom expansion, US president Donald Trump has presented updated renderings of the project, suggesting it will act in part to cover a military bunker underneath. Read more

A$AP Rocky revamps modernist Paul Rudolph guesthouse for Basic Space auction

Ben Dreith — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:00:48 +0000

American musician A$AP Rocky and his design studio Hommemade have outfitted the interiors of a historic modular home by American architect Paul Rudolph for online design gallery Basic Space in Los Angeles. Read more

Vancouver's first supertall skyscraper informed by "ancient glass sea sponge reefs"

Ben Dreith — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:00:20 +0000

Local studio Henriquez Partners Architects has designed a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. Read more

Multiple Neom construction contracts cancelled

Amy Peacock — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:15:07 +0000

A trio of companies have announced the cancellation of contracts to deliver work on the Trojena ski resort and The Line city as the Neom project in Saudi Arabia stalls. Read more