At Venice 2025, the architecture Biennale trades star power for shared ground

Intelligens life in Venice There’s an indecipherable network diagram across a long wall in the Giardini that tries to explain the organisation of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale. It charts the connections between the thousands of people involved. …

Naxxar palazzino renovation in the running for global architecture prize

A Maltese architecture firm’s restoration of an 18th-century house in Naxxar is in contention for a global award. AP Valletta’s Naxxar House project is one of five finalists in the Architecture+Stone category of the 2025 Architizer A+ Awards. The project …

President Bola Tinubu, time to rejig security architecture is now! – Part 2

The South should be very vigilant and probe the activities of our northern brothers in our forests. Most of their activities are perilous. To be fair to ourselves and communities in the South, we should ensure our northern brothers have no space in our …

American pavilion opens at Venice Biennale of Architecture

The U.S. pavilion takes the shape of a contemporary porch made with prefabricated mass timber and rammed earth of Venetian provenance. The 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture opened May 10 in Venice, Italy. This international exhibition debuted in 1980 …

Architecture, design, and kawaii culture: What to see at Expo 2025 in Osaka

Casa Loredo by Zooco Estudio: A Contemporary Homage to Cantabrian Vernacular Architecture

Perched on the rugged Cantabrian coast, Casa Loredo by Zooco Estudio is a striking example of how vernacular architecture can be reimagined for modern living. Part of the “New Vernacular Architecture of the Cantabrian Coast” (NAVC) series, this single- …

Hong Kong – HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale (with photo)

HKETO, Brussels supports the Hong Kong architecture exhibition at Venice Biennale (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, …

Editors’ pick: Australia’s security architecture must evolve, not regress

Alongside Monday’s cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returned responsibility for the Australian Federal Police and Australian Security Intelligence Organisation to the Home Affairs portfolio. ASPI executive director Justin Bassi outlined …

Alma-nac: Doing architecture for free. Well, sometimes…

Giving away design work is not unusual in architecture. Unpaid early-stage input is often the norm, particularly when practices are competing for commercial clients. But for Alma-nac, the motivation has sometimes been different. From its early days setting …

seven open designboom courses, from architecture and AI to game design

designboom courses: discover open programs & share your own   As the global design world continues to evolve, so too does the need for progressive, creative education. To support this next generation of creatives, designboom’s courses platform …