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A guide to the modernist architectural heritage of Mumbai

Mumbai, India, offers a unique experience when strolling through its streets since it is a unique fusion of various significant architectural styles that have shaped the city throughout its history.

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Here are a few news from the past week!

Construction of the new Aquatics Center, designed by VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4, featuring an undulating timber appearance, has reached completion and awaits its debut in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Azizi Developments announced their partnership with Arup for spatial planning of Azizi Opera in Azizi Venice, located in Dubai South.

Aston Martin’s first residential tower with 249-meter height, designed by Bodas Mian Anger has opened in Miami.

This weekend we have a free event! This workshop tries to define a well-organized stage that allows participants to learn more about different workflows for designing a geometrical yet functional facade.🌱

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Deconstructing Deconstruction: The architectural philosophy of Peter Eisenman

The oldest teaching and practicing architect in the world, Peter Eisenman, is one of the most contentious figures in the field of architecture and is known for his architectural work and theoretical essays. Eisenman has continually challenged the classical understanding of form in architecture and is keenly interested in investigating form-meaning relationships.

A guide to the modernist architectural heritage of Mumbai

Mumbai, India, offers a unique experience when strolling through its streets since it is a unique fusion of various significant architectural styles that have shaped the city throughout its history.

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How can regenerative design improve ecosystems, communities, and cities?

Regenerative design is an approach that focuses on making social, economic, and environmental systems better. The goal of this strategy is to protect ecosystems and communities and make them stronger. Ecosystems’ natural cycles and processes are used as motivation for regenerative design.

Cloud 9 features a sustainable design with translucent membrane

Cloud 9 Sports Center, designed by MAD Architects, is in the central business district’s northern section of Central Park in Shijiazhuang, the most populous city of China’s Hebei Province. It is approximately 6,000 square meters in size and has an athletic complex with a gym, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, and commercial spaces.

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Arturo Tedeschi teams up with STUD-IO and Wies Offsite to build an AI-designed structure

The concept image was designed by Arturo Tedeschi, who is a computational designer with a keen interest in AI-powered design tools. He used Midjourney and Stable Diffusion to explore various design possibilities, eventually resulting in a 3D mesh model.

Title and theme for 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale announced: “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.”

The curator of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, Carlo Ratti, and the president of La Biennale di Venezia, Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, announced the title and the theme of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, which will take place between May 10 to November 23, 2025.

UNStudio designs Kyklos building with a focus on achieving a low carbon footprint

The Kyklos building in Belval, the last building to shape the Central Square district, will be designed by UNStudio and local partner HYP Architects. Belval, a former industrial site in Luxembourg, has been successfully transformed into an urban center that now accommodates a university, a technological center, residential and office spaces, hotels, and retail.