Lanza Atelier’s Curving Brick 2026 Serpentine Pavilion Opens in London | Architectural Record

Marking the annual commission’s 25th anniversary is special programming dedicated to inaugural pavilion designer Zaha Hadid. Source: Lanza Atelier’s Curving Brick 2026 Serpentine Pavilion Opens in London | Architectural Record… Continue reading

Lanza Atelier Builds a “Crinkle-Crankle” Wall for the Serpentine Pavilion

The Mexico City practice referenced historic serpentine walls for a structure that celebrates the Serpentine Pavilion’s 25th anniversary Source: Lanza Atelier Builds a “Crinkle-Crankle” Wall for the Serpentine Pavilion… Continue reading

The Serpentine Pavilion — a perennial note of pleasure in Britain’s architectural landscape

This year’s temporary commission by Lanza Atelier weaves Mexican motifs into an airy brick structure Source: The Serpentine Pavilion — a perennial note of pleasure in Britain’s architectural landscape… Continue reading

First look at LANZA Atelier’s 2026 Serpentine pavilion

This year’s Serpentine Pavilion, which opens to the public on Saturday, has been designed by emerging Mexican architecture practice LANZA Atelier, and features a brick crinkle-crankle wall Source: First look at LANZA Atelier’s 2026 Serpentine pavilion… Continue reading

Riyadh finally has a metro, and its symbol is the Snøhetta station – Domus

The new Riyadh metro station is set to transform the Al-Qiri transport hub. Designed by Snøhetta, it features a large reflective canopy, bright underground spaces, and an underground garden intended to serve as a new urban public square. Snøhetta talks to Domus about the project. Source: Riyadh finally… Continue reading

The Ismaili Center in Houston is a new American Taj Mahal

For a critic, the opportunity to write a rave review is a too-rare privilege and pleasure. This, happily, is one of those occasions. To wit: The recently completed Ismaili Center in Houston is a flat-out masterpiece, a fusion of architecture and landscape that conjoins inspired design with meticulous craftsmanship… Continue reading

UC Chile Architect Smiljan Radić Clarke Wins the 2026 Pritzker Prize, Considered the Nobel Prize of Architecture

“It is a strange surprise and a great honor,” expressed Radić after hearing the news. He is the second architecture graduate from UC Chile to receive this prestigious award, after Alejandro Aravena in 2016. The jury highlighted his “radical originality” and his “intentionally intimate practice, in which architecture remains… Continue reading

Discover LACMA’s New Architectural Landmark at These Free Workshops with AIA Los Angeles | Unframed

A sculptural, organic form crafted from architectural concrete and glass, LACMA’s new David Geffen Galleries are as noteworthy as the global collection of art and objects they house. Pritzker Prize–winning architect Peter Zumthor envisioned the galleries on a single floor, without hierarchies, featuring natural light and transparency to the… Continue reading

Everything You Need to Know About LACMA’s New David Geffen Galleries | Unframed

Visiting David Geffen Galleries—LACMA’s new home for its permanent collection showcasing 6,000 years of art from around the world—is a museum experience unlike any other. Crafted from architectural concrete and glass, the building’s organic form spans Wilshire Boulevard, a sculptural whole that embraces the neighborhood. Outside, its elevated gallery… Continue reading

The Art of Transparency: Reiko Sudō’s Textile Innovation for LACMA | Unframed

One of the most distinctive features of the David Geffen Galleries is its perimeter wrapped by floor-to-ceiling glass windows, framing panoramic outdoor views that bring art into conversation with the surrounding city. For curators and conservators, however, the transparency of the building also raised concerns about any light-sensitive art… Continue reading

Why Architecture Can Improve our Lives

In Architecture is a Tool to Improve Lives, published recently by Birkhäuser, Anna Heringer impressively demonstrates what architecture can achieve for people, places and life itself. The atmospheric photographs by Iwan Baan speak for themselves. Source: Why Architecture Can Improve our Lives… Continue reading

Artist Diana Al-Hadid’s Studio Puts a Farm-Fresh Spin on Ye Olde Barn | Architectural Digest

For artist Diana Al-Hadid, her studio is nothing less than “an extension of my mind.” “I cannot really function unless I have a place to work,” she says. So who better to design a new sanctum from the ground up than the person who knows her best: her husband,… Continue reading