With a soaring wooden spiral that inscribes Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” into the sky, Austria presents a poetic synthesis of architecture, music, and sustainability at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Designed by BWM Designers & Architects in collaboration with facts and fiction, the pavilion is a vibrant invitation to co-create the future – not designed, but composed.
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Expo 2025 in Osaka is welcoming its visitors with a structure that is in a class of its own. Architect Sou Fujimoto has designed the Grand Ring for the World Exposition. It is the world’s largest wooden architectural construction, made with glued laminated timber.
Blue Ocean Dome project for Osaka Expo 2025, spearheaded by architect Shigeru Ban and ZERI Japan. The initiative is a bold architectural and environmental response to some of the most urgent ocean-related challenges facing the planet today.
The EXPO 2025 in Osaka promises to be a spectacular event, showcasing the most innovative pavilions from 161 nations. Among them, five stand out for their visionary design, sustainable concepts, and cultural significance.
World expos have a long tradition – also in terms of architecture. Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, is a seamless continuation of this tradition: The Saudi Arabian pavilion is being designed by one of the most renowned architecture firms: Foster + Partners.
Querkraft architects from vienna are the creative minds behind the austrian pavilion at the expo in dubai. We spoke to owner and partner Gerd Erhartt about what makes a life successful expo appearance, the climate concepts of the future and the importance of emotional connection in designing a more sustainable future.
The new Cask collection designed for Expormim is a clear example of the harmony and elegance that arises when stripping down objects to their very core.
The Frame House in the Algarve, designed by Pedro Domingos Arquitectos, is a rare example of a building that polarises opinion. It could hardly be more brutalist for a residential building. And so the power of the project lies not only in its unadulterated style, but also in sparking discourse about architecture.
The new headquarters of Lesy ČR, designed by Chybík + Krištof, merges architecture and nature in the heart of the Czech Republic. As the largest timber construction in the country, it sets a new standard for sustainable office design and forest-integrated architecture.
The old Santos coffee warehouse in Rotterdam’s harbor district has been transformed into a new cultural center and landmark. With its two-story rooftop extension, this industrial monument has quite literally been crowned.
Louis Vuitton presents Visionary Journeys, an immersive exhibition at Osaka’s Nakanoshima Museum of Art (July 15 – Sept 17, 2025), celebrating 170 years of innovation and Japanese inspiration.
Like a green thread, the beauty of nature weaves through the Tyrolean mountains and alpine meadows of the Zillertal, reaching all the way to the edge of town into Das Kaltenbach – Aparthotel. There, it quietly shines on in the design, more than ever since the gentle “glow up.”
In her custom-designed Berlin studio, visual artist Katharina Grosse reflects on a life spent following her own path in painting
Japan is especially worth visiting in 2025: with the Expo in Osaka the country places a strong focus on the future – with themes such as sustainability, innovation, and societal transformation. It’s a great opportunity to (re)discover Japan not just as a technological powerhouse, but as a destination rooted in deep aesthetics and mindfulness.
Inspiration from around the world for an aesthetic and mindful lifestyle
The new issue of THE Stylemate invites you to explore the invisible threads that subtly connect people, cultures and ideas. On 40 large-format pages (A3), you’ll find a carefully curated mix of philosophy, art, design, travel, and lived mindfulness.
The Canadian architecture firm Lemay has designed a private extension in solid wood in Quebec with the Chalet Vale Perkins. This project is an impressive demonstration of how sustainability and state-of-the-art architecture can not only coexist but also harmonize beautifully.
Japanische Ästhetik ist eine einzigartige Verbindung aus Tradition und Moderne, aus Reduktion und Tiefe. Geprägt von Konzepten wie Wabi-Sabi, Yūgen und Ma, zieht sie sich durch Kunst, Architektur, Design und das tägliche Leben. Doch was macht diese Ästhetik so besonders?
From June 17 to 22, 2025, Basel will host the inaugural Africa Basel – Contemporary African Art Fair, providing a long-overdue platform for contemporary African art in one of the world’s leading art cities. The fair aims to bring the diversity and innovation of the African art scene to an international audience.