For today’s edition, we’ve got a bundle of interesting articles, insights, and trends just for you. Let’s take a look:

• Explore Bangkok’s vibrant mix of historic landmarks, modern attractions, and cultural gems in this city guide highlighting the must-see spots.

• The Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam, designed by MAD Architects, opens with an impactful exhibition celebrating migration through art and architecture.

• The Uzbekistan Pavilion at Expo 2025 showcases the country’s rich heritage and modern design, reflecting its cultural and architectural evolution.

• Zaha Hadid Architects unveils Oystra, a futuristic, organic design for luxurious coastal residences, offering sustainable living with stunning ocean views.

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Bangkok City Guide: 10 Must-See Places for Every First-Time Visitor

Explore the historical, religious, modern, and iconic architectural landmarks of Bangkok so that you won’t miss them in the thrilling chaos of one of the most exciting trips of your life!

FENIX Museum by MAD Architects Opens as the World’s First Migration Museum

The FENIX Museum of Migration, the first museum dedicated to exploring migration via art, has opened to the public today.

Uzbekistan’s Garden of Knowledge Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

The “Garden of Knowledge” pavilion opened its doors to the public with a bold vision: to serve as a laboratory for a future society rooted in tradition yet driven by innovation.

Tim Fu’s AI-Driven Architecture: Design with Generative AI

Tim Fu has become a leading voice in the discourse around generative AI in design and architecture, advocating for a design paradigm where the architect would be the director of AI-generated possibilities.

Zaha Hadid Architects Reveals Oystra Luxury Seafront Community in Ras Al Khaimah

Designed as a landmark of coastal luxury, Oystra brings together bold architectural expression and smart environmental design to meet the emirate’s growing demand for high-quality housing and vibrant lifestyle spaces.

Japan’s Floating House Solution to Earthquake Protection

Air Danshin Systems Inc. has created a seismic isolation technology that levitates houses during earthquakes, allowing them to hover briefly above the chaos until the tremors subside.

Arthur Mamou-Mani’s Harmonic Tides wins the Shaping Water Competition

Franco-British architect Arthur Mamou-Mani won the Shaping Water Competition with “Harmonic Tides,” a 3D-printed installation inspired by natural water forms, to be showcased at Clerkenwell Design Week.

OZRUH’s Anti-Ruin Installation at Venice Biennale Embraces Entropy with Material Reuse

Anti-Ruin asks a compelling question: what if architecture didn’t resist decay, but evolved through it? Rather than aspiring toward permanence, OZRUH’s vision proposes a system where buildings adapt and transform in response to their materials, environment, and time.

How the Urbanised Paris Was Born Through Haussmann’s Vision

Haussmann’s bold overhaul gave Paris its iconic boulevards and elegance, modernizing the city, but not without controversy and displacement.