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Video reveals Sagrada Familia becoming tallest church in the world

November 6, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

The Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has become the world’s tallest church with the latest addition to the tower of Jesus Christ, which has been captured in this video. The footage shows the lower portion of a cross being lifted into place on the central and tallest tower, marking the start of the final phase of

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Rippling charity headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects tops out in Shenzhen

November 5, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released photos of a sinuous high-rise building under construction in Shenzhen, which is set to become the headquarters for education charity Chen Yidan Foundation. The Yidan Center, which has topped out, features two towers with curving floor plates that join at the top, and a bridge element providing a

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“Sinuous structural system” supports Hangzhou footbridge by Zaha Hadid Architects

October 31, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled the Grand Canal Gateway Bridge, a curving footbridge in Hangzhou that weaves around a trio of arches. Set to open to the public later this year, the tied-arch bridge is designed as the centrepiece of the Seamless City masterplan, which contains a park, housing and civic and commercial districts, also

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RSHP transforms “Sydney’s back door into a new front door” with Barangaroo masterplan

October 31, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

British studio RSHP has completed the Barangaroo South masterplan in Sydney, transforming an abandoned container port into a harbourside commercial and residential district. Working with developer Lendlease, RSHP designed Barangaroo South as an extension of Sydney’s central business district, aiming to connect the surrounding city with the disused waterfront location. “With the greatest respect for all people

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Foster + Partners converts Parisian building into “hospitality-driven” gallery and restaurant

October 30, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

British studio Foster + Partners has transformed a 1970s building on the Champs-Élysées in Paris into a gallery and studio for US furniture brand RH, topped with a rooftop restaurant. Foster + Partners worked with RH on the building conversion, aiming to create what it described as a “hospitality-driven gallery space” that brings together retail and

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Tadao Ando unveils twisting design for Dubai Museum of Art

October 28, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for an art museum in Dubai, which will be housed in a rounded, twisting building overlooking the emirate’s natural saltwater creek. Renders of the five-storey Dubai Museum of Art reveal a curving building finished with white walls, punctuated by triangular windows as they swoop and twist upwards. Designed by

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Carlo Ratti Associati designs Alpine bivouac for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games

October 28, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has collaborated with furniture fair Salone del Mobile to design a cross-laminated timber Alpine bivouac, which will be exhibited at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The bivouac will be unveiled as a pavilion at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in February next year before being airlifted by helicopter to the Alps, where

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Photos reveal Danjiang Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects nearing completion in Taiwan

October 27, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled photos of Danjiang Bridge under construction in Taiwan, which is set to become the world’s longest single-tower, cable-stayed bridge. Set to open on 12 May 2026, the bridge’s main structure was recently completed with the installation of the final segment of steel decking, fully connecting the two sides of

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Eight closed-off homes concealed behind windowless facades

October 25, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

In our latest roundup, we look at houses where solid, windowless walls create privacy and intrigue by hiding interior spaces from the outside world. While these homes may have austere street-facing exteriors that give little away, their windowless facades block out distractions from outside and help create a feeling of sanctuary inside. Read on for eight

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Stacked culinary hub by BIG and Bat Architecture “liberates the ground”

October 23, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

Sloping walkable roof terraces stretch over GOE, a food research centre that Danish architecture studio BIG and Spanish studio Bat Architecture designed as a continuation of the landscape at San Sebastián, Spain. GOE, which stands for Gastronomy Open Ecosystem, was designed by BIG and Bat Architecture for the Basque Culinary Centre as a hub for

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