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.
Urbanism
Japanese architectural prodigy Junya Ishigami has once again redefined the boundaries of architecture with the Zaishui Art Museum. Arguably the longest museum in the world, this groundbreaking structure takes its scale directly from the surrounding natural landscape.
An unusual, cylindrical project will be a new eye-catcher in Stockholm’s skyline: The Stadsljus residential tower, spectacularly designed by Cobe and Yellon, will create contemporary living space.
The architecture studio Populous has recognised the potential of water and is designing a potential living space around the banks of America’s rivers: Riverfront Recreation. Still just a vision – it may soon become reality.
The Upper House will permanently change the cityscape of Brisbane, Australia. Koichi Takada Architects are harmonising the history of the country, nature and urban life.
The small kingdom has big plans: with the visionary “Mindfulness City”, an exemplary sustainable economic centre is to be created that fully complies with the philosophy of “Gross National Happiness”. It is being built according to a masterplan by Danish star architect Bjarke Ingels.
Angel Yard is an affordable pop-up office location for young freelancers and the self-employed in north London. The conversion of the site and the derelict garages on it was orchestrated by Jan Kattein Architects.
The architectural firm MVRDV is constructing the Czech Lanterns at Prague Airport: three new buildings whose design is intended to relieve passengers of stress and provide an intimate connection to their homeland.
Montréal is opening a new chapter in its architectural history: The recently inaugurated, carefully restored Maisonneuve Library from 1912, with its new glass wings, is an exemplary success story of how the past and present enrich each other. The award-winning architectural firm EVOQ was in charge of the renovation and extension.
Stockholm Wood City, the world’s largest city built of wood, is being built on a former industrial site. The architecture for the showcase city of the future comes from timber construction pioneers Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter.
Dubai is always coming up with something to attract tourists. Now the largest medical center in the Persian Gulf is to be built there, planned by Studio Kalbod.
In times of climate crisis and constantly rising sea levels, floating cities are increasingly coming into focus as a new habitat. With Dogen City, N-Ark from Japan has now designed a ring-shaped city in the sea as a social project.
A new campus for climate solutions is being built on Governors Island, a small island off the coast of New York, designed by architecture studio SOM – Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
As the first object of the new neighborhood The 78 in Chicago, the architecture firm OMA has planned a dome-shaped innovation center made of glass. A building that is intended to advance research and promote integration …
The “golden city” is breathing new life into the embankment of the river Vltava: long-standing revitalization plans are now progressing. Thanks to the creations of Petr Janda, Prague can enjoy some attractive new highlights.