MVRDV reboots the urban market by designing it as a cube
The Market Cube of Zhubei reinvents the concept of the market, combining commerce and sociability in a porous architecture capable of evolving with the city.
An urban forest is changing the face of an entire town in Belgium
In Gilly, southern Belgium, a green project is designing a new square and carrying out sensitive micro-interventions, transforming a fragmented urban centre into an ecological laboratory.
In Los Angeles, a residential complex rises in a forgotten lot
Isla Intersections transforms an unused public site near a congested motorway junction into a sustainable modular housing complex, offering innovative solutions to the housing crisis and urban integration.
A modular project in Yucatan redefines the typology of the “local market”
A local market signed by Aidia Studio opens in Mexico, detailed by its modular structural grid and canopies inspired by the shape of inverted umbrellas.
In Utrecht, a new car-free neighborhood has begun construction
Final documents have been submitted to the municipality to begin construction of Merwede, a new residential neighborhood free of vehicular traffic.
In Norway, an urban park tells the industrial heritage of the site
Agraff Arkitektur has designed a new urban park in Trondheim transforming the industrial heritage of the Buran district into a project that combines historical memory, reuse of materials and protection of the surrounding landscape.
Yves Behar’s Telo MT1 electric pickup is nearing production
The company, co-founded by the Swiss designer, unveiled a drivable prototype with finished interiors of its compact and modular EV truck, with a final production model expected for 2026.
An urban park was designed around a mountain in China
In downtown Suzhou, the Lion Mountain was surrounded by the remnants of a declining amusement park. TLS Landscape Architecture completed a regeneration project for the site.
The Wilds is a residential forest under construction inside Dubai
The project proposes new homes within a natural ecosystem rich in wildlife and plants in the urban area of the Emirate.
Here is how Foster + Partners will rebuild Antakya, detroyed by the earthquake in 2023
The earthquake that struck Turkey two years ago destroyed about 80 percent of Antakya’s buildings. Foster + Partners now presents the city’s urban revival project.
Hanging gardens for a thermal center in Dubai designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Designed in collaboration with Therme Group, the 100-meter-tall structure showcases cascading pools and staggered terraces, creating a dynamic, multi-level experience.
PAN, Milan’s new city-center park, revives the ancient Roman amphitheater
The former Roman amphitheater, will be transformed by Attilio Stocchi into a large urban park where nature and archaeology will be united. An archaeological museum has now been added to this ambitious project.
Chinese space power plant will generate an incredible amount of solar energy
China will launch a one-kilometer-long renewable energy station into space, capable of generating in one year the equivalent of all the remaining oil on Earth.
Zaha Hadid Architects redesign of a fuel oil depot
In collaboration with real estate investor Legal and General, the international firm redesigned the area for offices, hotels and about 520 new homes.