With AI driving demand, vast data centres are increasingly in the news as people question the impact on local environments. Can architects help to make these buildings look and function better? When was the last time that buildings animated the population of the United States as much as the current wave of data centre development? In…
The selections for The Architect’s Newspaper’s 12th annual Best of Products Awards are here! This year’s honorees—winners, honorable mentions, and editors’ picks—are particularly exciting. Innovation is the name of the The post Introducing the winners, honorable mentions, and editors’ picks of <em/>AN</em>’s 2026 Best of Products Awards appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
In cities and towns nationwide, local leaders are working to counter a worrying rise in loneliness, isolation, and polarization by bringing people together—physically and socially. Across the country, municipal officials The post Shaping civic spaces that reflect community need appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Studio Téré gives a 1960s railway signal box a new public role L’Aiguilleuse is a project by Studio Téré that transforms a former 1960s railway signal box into a small kiosk-bar located at the heart of the Jardins de l’Estuaire, a new public park on the Île de Nantes, France. Originally part of the…
The ground floor of the Grand LA, Frank Gehry’s mixed-use complex across the street from his Walt Disney Concert Hall, remains generally lifeless despite its downtown location. Walking through the The post DATALAND, “the world’s first Museum of AI Arts,” paints the industry in a beguiling light appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
When the Dance Floor Became the Stage Looking back at Vitra Design Museum’s 2018 exhibition Night Fever, the history of club culture reveals a recurring architectural experiment: what happens when the audience is no longer separate from the spectacle? A nightclub does not have a conventional audience. There is no fixed row of seats,…
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has terminated the Section 106 consultation process for the Trump administration’s triumphal arch project. ACHP vice chairman Travis Voyles notified National Park Service The post Advisory Council on Historic Preservation terminates Section 106 consultation process for Trump’s triumphal arch project appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.
Architecture studio Populous has unveiled its design for the Rach Chiec Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, which will become the country’s national stadium. Set to be built on the outskirts of the city, the stadium will be the largest in the country when completed, with around 30,000 seats more than the current record holder –…
Architecture studio Stanton Williams has completed two boarding houses for girls at Winchester College, wrapping courtyards with gabled brick buildings that reference the historic layout and architecture of the 640-year-old site. Winchester College was originally founded in 1382, and the project is its first new boarding complex since 1912. It is also the first in…
Paul Chan turns cultural memory into a retail interior Studio Paul Chan completes LANG’s 110-square-meter flagship at ROW DTLA in Los Angeles, transforming a former industrial warehouse into a fashion store and cultural venue shaped by the experience of living between cultures. Founded by Hong Kong-born Kayla Wong, LANG focuses on Asian-founded fashion brands…