Nike Air Milano Jacket

Nike’s Therma-FIT Air Milano pushes parametric design into performance wear.

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Yagmur Baydır
February 19, 2026

Dear PA reader,

Humanoid robots took center stage during China’s Lunar New Year celebrations, signaling how robotics is quietly shifting from industrial backrooms into public life and cultural ritual. Nike’s Therma-FIT Air Milano jacket blends material science and parametric construction, showing how performance apparel is increasingly engineered with architectural precision.

In Fiji, MASK Architects’ Solar Crown proposes a ceremonial structure powered by the sun, while Ferrari’s Luce, the brand’s first electric car, signals electrification as a new expression of performance and design identity. Mid-air ceramic 3D printing pushes additive manufacturing beyond the ground plane, opening new possibilities for gravity-defying construction and material expression.

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