henning larsen opens first church in skanderborg in 500 years At a time when more churches in Denmark are closing their doors than opening them, Henning Larsen’s Højvangen Church, set on the edge of Skanderborg, is the first to rise in the parish in over 500 years. The 1,500-square-meter structure sidesteps the conventional idea […]
manuel alvarez diestro’s photo series reimagines urban expansion through fabric landscapes
Manuel Alvarez Diestro captures Seas of Construction In Seas of Construction, photographer Manuel Alvarez Diestro documents urban development across China and South Korea through a visual study of construction sites. The photography series focuses on large-scale temporary coverings, green and blue fabrics draped over terrains, that serve both functional and aesthetic roles during the […]
modular housing by cierto estudio makes space for equity and shared life in barcelona
Cierto Estudio introduces inclusive living model in Barcelona In the heart of Barcelona, where the city’s historical fabric meets the innovation-driven 22@ district, architecture firm Cierto Estudio brings a radical vision for collective housing to life with The Room Community, part of the larger Illa Glòries redevelopment. As Building A within a four-block ensemble […]
jacky tsai illustrates world’s first fully art-painted rocket launched into space
First Fully Artist-Painted Rocket Successfully Launched Into Orbit A collaborative project between contemporary artist Jacky Tsai and Chinese aerospace company LandSpace has resulted in the successful launch of the world’s first fully art-painted orbital rocket. The Zhuque-2 Enhanced (ZQ-2E Y2), measuring nearly 50 meters in height, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center […]
floating polycarbonate roof by sp(r)int studio protects iceland’s stöng ruins
sp(r)int studio designs shelter for stöng ruins Set within a volcanic expanse in southern Iceland, a recent project by Sp(r)int Studio brings a nuanced response to the Stöng ruins, one of the country’s most significant archaeological sites. Excavated in 1939 and protected since 1957 by a modest shelter, the Viking-era longhouse in scenic Þjórsárdalur […]
emmanuelle moureaux visualizes a century with vibrant ‘100 colors path’ in tokyo
tokyo sees the opening of ‘100 colors no.53’ ‘100 colors no.53,’ the latest installment in Emmanuelle Moureaux’s ongoing ‘100 colors path’ series, has opened at Takanawa Gateway City in Tokyo. Composed of 2,400 vertical lines, each rendered in one of 100 precisely selected colors, the work is both a spatial structure and a temporal […]
anna & eugeni bach suspends celestial blue ‘crown of eyes’ inside barcelona’s MNAC
Anna & Eugeni Bach installs blue ring in barcelona’s mnac Anna & Eugeni Bach completes Crown of Eyes, an installation hovering six meters above the central hall of Barcelona’s Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC). The twelve-meter-wide, celestial blue ring is suspended as a contemporary tribute to Francesc d’Assís Galí (1880–1965), one of Catalonia’s […]
‘why look at animals?’ at EMST: katerina gregos on speaking for the voiceless
emst hosts major show on animal rights and multispecies ethics Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non-Human Lives transforms the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens into a stage for over 60 international artists grappling with one of the most urgent ethical questions of our time: how do […]
long daylight pavilion by olafur eliasson brings celestial geometry to helsinki’s shoreline
Olafur Eliasson’s Long Daylight Pavilion Opens in Helsinki Long daylight pavilion, a new permanent public artwork by Olafur Eliasson has been unveiled along the rocky waterfront of eastern Helsinki‘s Kruunuvuorenranta district. The site-specific installation functions as both an architectural intervention and a celestial marker, aligning precisely with the arc of the sun on the […]
digital media fair ArtMeta brings robots, NFTs and AI art into basel’s historic heart
artmeta 2025 arrives in basel From June 16 to 22, 2025, Basel becomes home to the inaugural edition of Digital Art Mile— a new and ambitious initiative by ArtMeta that transforms the historic Rebgasse district into a vibrant epicenter for digital creativity. This week-long event runs in parallel with Art Basel and offers a […]