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A new “liquid tree” bioreactor uses fast-growing microalgae to absorb CO₂ and release oxygen in dense urban areas where traditional trees can’t survive, offering a compact, efficient way to clean polluted city air. As winter descends on Europe, historic city squares come alive with twinkling Christmas markets where sparkling lights, festive music, and the scent of mulled wine mingle with centuries-old architecture.

Design excellence takes center stage in Miami Beach as the World Architecture Festival announced its first slate of winners, spanning projects from a community church in Spain to an inventive housing complex in Los Angeles.

Back in Spain, an ambitious stadium renovation in Gran Canaria, fittingly nicknamed “La Nube” (The Cloud), will wrap the island’s main football arena in a billowing high-tech canopy and boost its capacity, reinventing it as a sustainable 21st-century coliseum ahead of the 2030 World Cup. And in China, Bjarke Ingels Group’s nearly complete Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art unfurls as a network of twelve pavilions beneath a flowing ribbon-like roof, a bold new cultural landmark that reinterprets Suzhou’s classical garden heritage.

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Liquid Tree, Serbia’s Algae-Based Solution to Urban Air Pollution

10 Best Christmas Markets in Europe to Visit This Year

World Architecture Festival 2025: Day One Winners Announced

Gran Canaria Stadium Renovation for the 2030 World Cup “La Nube”

Santiago Calatrava’s Gare de Mons Station Opens in Belgium

Snap and Perplexity Partner to Turn Chats into Real-Time Search Experiences

Switzerland Builds the World’s Largest Foldable Solar Roof

BIG’s Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art Nears Completion with “Materialism” Exhibition

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