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900-Year-Old Norwich Castle Reopens After Major Restoration

Norwich Castle reopens after a six-year, £27.5 million restoration.

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Yagmur Baydır
September 01, 2025

🌍 The latest in architecture and design, at a glance:

  • Montenegro’s new riverfront museum district in Podgorica will merge cultural institutions with landscape design to create a seamless civic environment.

  • Egypt’s ancient architectural icons, from the Great Pyramid to the Karnak Temple, continue to influence contemporary design with their timeless innovation.

  • Western Sydney International Airport has completed construction ahead of schedule, introducing a sustainable, future-ready hub set to open in 2026.

  • Japa Valley, a temporary urban village by Pharrell Williams and NIGO, will bring sake-inspired hospitality, modular design, and art to Tokyo’s Yurakucho Park by 2027.

  • The Buffalo Bills’ new stadium, designed by Populous, combines snow-ready engineering with fan-first features.

  • MVRDV’s Nature Rocks project will turn Taiwan’s Jialeshui coastline into a sculptural, eco-sensitive public space inspired by native rock formations.

  • Norwich Castle reopens after a six-year, £27.5 million restoration.

  • Snøhetta’s Busan Opera House, set to open in 2027, promises a performance space as dynamic and fluid as the nearby sea.

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