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A mega-skyscraper proposal in Zermatt has stirred the Swiss Alps, where a 260-meter tower promising worker housing collides head-on with anxieties about preserving the Matterhorn’s iconic horizon. In Paris, the Grand Palais prepares to unveil the world’s largest indoor ice rink, transforming its monumental nave into a winter spectacle that merges sport, architecture, and historical grandeur.

Donald Trump’s plan for a White House ballroom has resurfaced in public debate, revealing how political ambition and architectural expression continue to shape one another. At the Louvre Abu Dhabi, YOKOMAE et BOUAYAD introduced an immersive installation that treats light as both structure and story, extending the museum’s fascination with art as spatial experience.

In Zhejiang, Line+ Studio’s Xinchang Globular Center reimagines civic architecture as a sculpted, spherical landmark that anchors its riverside district with quiet monumentality. London’s Brent Cross Town now glows with NEON’s kinetic light fountain.

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A Mega-Skyscraper in the Alps Becomes Zermatt’s Most Controversial Vision Yet

Paris to Reopen the World’s Largest Indoor Ice Rink at the Grand Palais This Winter

Donald Trump Hires Shalom Baranes to Rebuild White House Ballroom

YOKOMAE et BOUAYAD Unveil Kinetic Pavilion of Shadow at Louvre Abu Dhabi

line+ studio Shapes Xinchang Globular Center as a Fluid Mixed-Use Sports Mall in Zhejiang

NEON’s Sculptural Fountain Creates a Calm, Playful Pause Point in Brent Cross Town

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