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The Hirshhorn's brutalist sculpture garden just got a makeover, thanks to photographer and architect Hiroshi SugimotoThe beloved Washington, DC art institute, first designed by famed modernist Gordon Bunshaft, has been sensitively restored – and has welcomed dozens of new artworks
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Herzog & de Meuron is transforming an old Birkenstock warehouse into a design museum dedicated to Charles and Ray Eames. See the renderingsThe mid-century modern campus, located in Marin County, will be the future home of The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity
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This warehouse-turned-art centre in Atlanta glows like 'Dan Flavin on steroids'Architectural designer Jennifer Bonner and arts organisation Goat Farm have unveiled Loop, a new cultural destination where anything goes
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The Shanghai Grand Opera House opens as a venue for all, bridging performance and cityWith a sweeping sculptural roof, three auditoriums and public spaces overlooking the Huangpu River, the new cultural landmark by Snøhetta opens, making a compelling case for architecture that brings people together
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David Chipperfield Architects’ atmospheric new pavilion is designed for just one paintingThe architects worked with artist Anselm Kiefer on a new pavilion designed specifically for his large-scale work, at a museum in Germany
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An art centre, Large, is the newest addition to Île Seguin, and its formerly industrial siteRCR Architectes is behind a new Île Seguin art centre, called Large – a space designed to celebrate art and community while breathing life into its site, a former Renault factory
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Step inside the revamped Ghent Design Museum, a ‘touchpoint' for coming togetherThis 21st-century chapter repositions the Ghent Design Museum as a laboratory for innovation with civic purpose
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The biggest threat to architectural heritage may surprise youA new report, released today by the World Monuments Fund, lists the number one reason why cultural sites are at risk
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The Barbican’s Sculpture Court to be revived as a public space by 2030The historic brutalist sculpture court will be revitalised as part of the Barbican’s wider Renewal programme, ahead of the Centre’s 50th anniversary in 2032
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MAD’s Shenzhen Bay Culture Square encourages you not to look up, but to wander throughThe Chinese city’s newest open public space, designed by architecture studio MAD, blends the ancient and the futuristic
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New White House ballroom renderings reveal gilded hall, droneportThe images were included in an emergency request sent to the Supreme Court Friday by the Trump administration to allow construction to move forward
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Bruce Springsteen’s New Jersey museum is worth a Garden State pilgrimage. Here’s a closer look insideDesigned by CookFox Architects, the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music is about storytelling inside and out
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Heatherwick Studio gives this Kentucky civic space a refreshFirst opened in 1973, the Belvedere public space in Louisville, Kentucky, will now undergo a vibrant restoration, set to open in 2030
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Construction on the White House ballroom must stop, a federal appeals court rulesAccording to a decision handed down Friday, Congress must approve alterations to the White House: ‘Each President is a temporary tenant, not the owner’
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Three modernist icons have been added to Unesco’s World Heritage ListUnesco’s World Heritage Committee has added 25 new sites to its prestigious list – among them, modernist landmarks in Finland, Poland and Uzbekistan mark a growing shift towards recognising 20th-century architecture
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Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi finally has an opening dateFollowing years of delays and controversies, the building is (almost) ready for its big reveal. Here's what to know
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Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur sculptures have been restored to their former gloryMore than 170 years after they first thrilled Victorian visitors, Crystal Palace Park's prehistoric residents have been brought back from the brink – part of a sweeping restoration that has revived the park's lakes, lawns and landmarks
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Selldorf Architects reveal new design for the Clark Art Institute in MassachusettsThe 15,000 sq ft insertion will unify two older buildings on the campus and house the dazzling Aso O. Tavitian collection
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The Faro Santander launch will bring a northern Spanish grande dame back to lifeSpain's new cultural destination, Faro Santander, gears up to open its doors on 8 September 2026 – in anticipation, we tour its historic building, redesigned by Chipperfield Architects
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Surrounded by larch trees, a new Evian concert hall makes music ‘warm and silky’Titled La Source Vive, the new venue by Patrick Bouchain and Philippe Chiambaretta is an organic building set within the forest in rural France
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The amazing story of Three Chimneys, the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 venueThree Chimneys, a brutalist Barcelona venue used during the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026, is a modernist landmark awaiting to be reborn
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Born of the Badlands, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is ‘a call to adventure’The Snøhetta-designed library and museum, its architecture inspired by its North Dakota Badlands surroundings, builds on the legacy of a larger-than-life leader – and opens 4 July 2026
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Inside the National Museum of Finland’s once-in-a-generation refresh in HelsinkiThe museum has been refreshed and expanded by local architecture studio JKMM; we toured the building as it prepares to open to the public in 2027
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Chicago’s new Obama Presidential Center isn’t a monument – it’s a momentThe 19-acre museum campus, conceptualised by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien for Barack and Michelle Obama, provides a series of inspiring spaces that foster enlightenment, engagement and play on Chicago’s South Side
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This humble building in small-town Texas houses one of America’s greatest private art collectionsIn its design for Arthouse, a small museum in Marble Falls, Texas, Lake Flato has created a veritable Hill Country kunsthalle
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Brusk, a new cultural destination in Bruges, is everything an exhibition hall should be and moreWelcome to the Brusk exhibition hall, designed by Robbrecht en Daem and Olivier Salens architecten, the latest addition to the Bruges Museum Quarter
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Step onto the Southern Lookout for a dramatic Australian bushland experienceWith this new viewing platform, AJC Architects creates a contemporary visitor attraction amid bushland near Sydney, helping to transform a former quarry
