A Park the Size of a City

King Salman Park is set to rank among the world’s largest urban parks!

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Yagmur Baydır
February 20, 2026

Dear PA reader,

Riyadh’s King Salman Park moves closer to opening in 2026 as a new civic landscape on a former airbase, while London’s ATN Summit 2026 sets the stage for open conversations on AI, computation, and the future of architectural practice. From Ahmedabad comes the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave, a climate-responsive 350-acre sports masterplan that positions mega-sport infrastructure as everyday public space, while Britain’s Heatherwick Studio continues to impress with a curated set of eight sustainable buildings that showcase craft, material ingenuity, and poetic form.

On the global sports stage, Vietnam’s proposal for a 135,000-seat stadium signals a new chapter in large-scale public architecture, and John Simpson’s win of the 2026 Driehaus Prize celebrates the enduring pull of classical design in a rapidly changing field. While in the United States, new renderings of Donald Trump’s controversial White House ballroom expansion have sparked debate over heritage, power, and design authority.

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John Simpson Wins 2026 Driehaus Prize

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