Architecture
Advances in materials and design continue to expand the architect's play book with buildings that reach for the skies and connect us to the earth in imaginative and increasingly sustainable ways. New Atlas brings you the latest developments.
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Extraordinary curving museum forms manmade cloud in tropical China
May 31, 2024A large cloud is forming in tropical China, however it's not the work of nature, but a new museum conceived by one of the world's top firms, MAD. Named the Hainan Science Museum, the project is due to be completed in 2025. -
Skinny apartment building slots perfectly into super-slim inner-city plot
May 22, 2024Modern cities are full of unused plots typically considered too small to build housing on, but a skinny apartment building by ISA shows that with a little ingenuity, shrewd designers can make use of even the most awkward piece of land. -
Surf's up in the Saudi desert: Huge water park joins Qiddiya giga-project
May 19, 2024If you were to think up practical places to locate a water park, the Saudi Arabian desert probably wouldn't be high on the list. However, the Aquarabia project is set to create waterslides, water-based activities, and Saudi's first inland surf park. -
High-tech high-rise keeps its inside cool – no grid power required
May 16, 2024Snøhetta recently completed work on an impressively energy efficient high-rise. It combines clever design and sustainability features, allowing it to maintain a comfortable temperature without grid-based power. -
World's most impressive new builds showcase architecture excellence
May 15, 2024Architectural innovation hub Architizer has unveiled the highly anticipated shortlist for its A+Awards. Honoring top global architectural achievements, the competition spotlights projects that redefine our relationship with the built environment. -
Latest Saudi extravagance floats as superyacht marina for the mega rich
May 09, 2024Saudi Arabia isn't done wowing us with its wildly ambitious, and at times impractical, vision to remake its desert landscape into a tourist paradise. Its latest project envisions a new marina for superyachts, plus a luxurious community. -
Plans for larger, higher Baltimore bridge keep channel clear for ships
May 08, 2024Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a team made up of high-profile architects and bridge-building experts has proposed a new – and safer – replacement to ensure a similar tragedy can't happen again. -
World's largest coastal regeneration project could transform Dubai
May 02, 2024Dubai already boasts the world's tallest building and now local firm Urb envisions transforming its shores with the world's largest coastal regeneration project too. The development would plant millions of mangrove trees, spread over 72 km. -
Aston Martin's sail-shaped skyscraper looks fit for a Bond villain's lair
May 01, 2024Aston Martin's first completed real estate project wouldn't look out of place as a villain's lair in a Bond movie. The extraordinary skyscraper takes the form of a huge glass sail and rises to a height of 249 m above the Miami coastline. -
'Sky mansions' will top the world's tallest residential tower
April 29, 2024Dubai already hosts the world's tallest building and will soon boast bragging rights for the world's tallest residential skyscraper too. The supertall will reach a height of 517 m and feature just 251 ultra-luxurious residences. -
Reconfigurable building takes out EU Prize for Architecture
April 29, 2024The 2024 winner of the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture is an ingenious rearrangeable multi-story pavilion designed to be quickly extended, moved, or reconfigured into whatever the community needs it to be. -
Affordable starter home is 3D-printed in just 18 hours
April 25, 2024One of the big possibilities of 3D-printed architecture is that it could revolutionize affordable housing. Portugal's Havelar shows this may soon be within reach with its inaugural 3D-printed home, which took just 18 hours to print. -
Sustainable learning hub embraces timber craft old and new
April 23, 2024BIG has revealed plans for an ambitious new timber college building that will combine cutting-edge engineered wood with traditional Japanese joinery techniques to create a striking-looking and sustainable place of learning. -
Danish green-roof beach house boasts sustainable sophistication
April 19, 2024Heatherhill Beach House stands as a testament to the seamless integration of traditional Danish aesthetics with contemporary design. Conceived by Norm Architects, this holiday home boasts a green roof and calming central interior design. -
USA's tallest building approved for Oklahoma City
April 18, 2024Officials have given the thumbs up for a new tallest skyscraper in the United States – and it's not headed for New York City or Chicago, but to a tornado-prone area with a relatively small population: Oklahoma City.
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