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Tokyo’s Iconic Capsule Tower Lands at MoMA
MoMA’s latest exhibit explores the legacy and future of Japan’s most radical modular housing experiment.
Yagmur Baydır
August 29, 2025
🌍 The latest in architecture and design, at a glance:
MoMA’s Nakagin Capsule Tower exhibit puts Tokyo’s most iconic stackable sci-fi apartments on display.
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia joins the Trump administration as Chief Design Officer, leading a bold redesign of 26,000+ federal websites under a new national design initiative.
Italy’s new Strait of Messina bridge will become the world’s longest suspension span, linking Sicily to the mainland with groundbreaking engineering and a €13.5 billion budget.
Coop Himmelblau’s top 10 projects highlight the firm’s radical, high-tech architecture.
These 10 Airbnbs redefine vacation stays with designs like a flying saucer in the UK, a Hobbit hole in Tennessee, and a Cold War missile silo in New Mexico!
Quintana Roo Park in Mexico brings AIDIA Studio’s parametric design to life with organic forms, native plants, and biophilic spaces for the community.
China’s first 3D-printed concrete playground in Jinan uses robotic construction to shape interactive boulders.
Suzlon One Earth in Pune is India’s greenest office campus, powered 92% by renewable energy and designed for zero-waste, low-impact operations.
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Parametric Architecture
MoMA Revives Tokyo’s Lost Utopia: The Many Lives of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
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Coop Himmelb(l)au: 10 Works at the Edge of Deconstructivism
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Quintana Roo Park: AIDIA Studio’s Parametric Vision Comes Alive in Mexico
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