AYDC Public Art Center opens in Guiyang In Guiyang, China, Atelier Xi designs its AYDC Public Art Center to unfold as a series of sculptural pavilions embedded into the landscape. Completed in multiple phases since its 2022 groundbreaking, the project reimagines how architecture can animate culture-driven communities at the foot of Guizhou’s karst mountains. […]
the grid by ad hoc practice repurposes former train factory in hanoi as exhibition space
The Grid sees the Adaptive Reuse of an Industrial site in Hanoi The Grid, designed by Trung Mai / Ad hoc Practice, is an adaptive reuse project situated within the former Gia Lam Train Factory in Hanoi. Presented at the Venice Biennale 2025, curated by Carlo Ratti, the intervention reinterprets the site’s industrial remnants […]
sculptural ovals shape seismic retrofit of 50-year-old building in japan by C+A
C+A gives seismic upgrade to 50-year-old building in Japan C+A – Coelacanth and Associates renovates KUBO-BLDG, a small four-story tenant building in downtown Nagoya, Japan. The architects’ team gives the building a new identity, more than fifty years after it was first built, with a seismic upgrade using asymmetric oval-shaped structural elements and a […]
numen/for use suspends walkable net and string worlds in taiwan’s CMP inspiration museum
Numen/For Use presents two large-scale installations in taiwan For their first-ever dual presentation in a single venue, Numen/For Use unveils two immersive, large-scale installations, Net Taichung and String Taichung, at the newly inaugurated CMP Inspiration Museum in Taichung, Taiwan. On view through November 2nd, 2025, the temporary works – one a kinetic, climbable web, […]
artists turn ecological grief into memory for ‘memo. remembering the futures’ exhibition
Fondation d’Entreprise Martell: memo. remembering the futures At the Fondation d’Entreprise Martell in Cognac, France, an exhibition titled ‘Memo. Remembering the Futures’ opens June 13, 2025, and runs through January 4, 2026. Curated by the Franco-Italian duo d-o-t-s (Laura Drouet and Olivier Lacrouts) and co-produced with the Belgian design center CID at Grand-Hornu, the […]
from fairgrounds to fishing huts: CAN ibiza 2025 maps contemporary art across the island
CAN – Contemporary Art Now completes fourth edition in Ibiza Long known for its pulsating rhythms and azure waters, Ibiza has in recent years offered a different kind of immersion: CAN – Contemporary Art Now. From June 25th to 29th, 2025, the island hosted the fair’s fourth edition, where contemporary art met the Mediterranean’s […]
historic industrial chimney becomes roaming sculpture by team B/O in south korea
Team B/O reimagines Janghang smokestack as moving sculpture In the quiet town of Janghang, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, an unlikely transformation is unfolding. The old chimney of the Janghang Smelter — a major copper refining facility established in 1936 under Japanese colonial rule — has been reimagined as a moving sculpture that rekindles human connection […]
william mulvihill captures material intricacy of sou fujimoto’s grand ring at expo 2025 osaka
william mulvihill continues his expo 2025 osaka photoseries A sweeping timber ring — the largest of its kind in the world — encircles the Expo 2025 Osaka site on Yumeshima Island, Japan, anchoring the world fair. Conceived by Sou Fujimoto, the Grand Ring serves as the Expo’s circulatory core and forms a new landmark […]
designboom’s guide to venice: what to see and do outside of the biennale
A GUIDE TO VENICE, BEYOND THE BIENNALE With the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale underway through November 23, the Italian city is once again at the center of global conversations about design and the built environment. But beyond the Biennale’s main venues, Venice offers a wider architectural landscape worth exploring — one that blends centuries […]
acne studios launches permanent gallery space in paris with exhibition by paul kooiker
acne studios launches its first permanent art space in paris Acne Studios unveils a new permanent gallery space in Paris, Acne Paper Palais Royal, with ‘2025’, a solo exhibition by photographer Paul Kooiker on view through July 27th, 2025. Located at 124 Galerie de Valois, beneath the historic arcades of the Palais Royal and […]