Jericho House / olivia fauvelle architecture

​Jericho House sits on a long and narrow plot, made up of a succession of ‘layers’ starting with the front courtyard and 1900s main house, followed by the back garden, and finally an old carriage house leading to an enclosed tiled terrace.   © Maxime Verret architects: olivia fauvelle architecture Location: Marseille, France Project Year: 2022 … Read more

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art by MAD Architects Set to Open September 2026 in Los Angeles

​The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has announced that it will open to the public on September 22, 2026, adding a new cultural institution to Los Angeles’s Exposition Park. Founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the museum is dedicated to illustrated and narrative storytelling, understood as visual works that communicate stories across media and … Read more

Snaptrude Launches Free Student Plan to Equip the Next Generation of Architects

​Snaptrude announced the launch of the Snaptrude Student Plan, a free offering that gives architecture students worldwide full access to Snaptrude’s professional platform and intelligent AI workflows. The initiative reflects Snaptrude’s commitment to strengthening architectural education and ensuring that emerging designers can build real-world skills while still in school. Full access to the professional platform … Read more

Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art / BIG

​The Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art (Suzhou MoCA), designed by BIG, will soon open its doors to the public for the exhibition, Materialism. Conceived as a village of 12 pavilions under a ribbon-like roof, the 60,000-m2 museum offers a modern interpretation of the garden elements that have defined Suzhou’s urbanism, architecture, and landscape for centuries. … Read more

The Illusion of Level: Detailing for Water in “Flat” Architecture

​We walk on “flat” ground every day and rarely think twice—but how flat is it, really? In the city, curbs are chamfered, sidewalks pitch toward grates, and roadways are crowned to shed water into shallow gutters. In suburbs and on unpaved paths, irregular terrain is the norm. Inside buildings, by contrast, we pursue near-perfect horizontality—structural … Read more

Re‑Situating Modernity: Bruno Giacometti’s Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale

Bruno Giacometti / Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Image © Samuele Cherubini. Courtesy Pro Helvetia Amid the orderly grid of the Giardini della Biennale, the Swiss Pavilion appears almost reticent. Its low white volumes, completed in 1952 by Bruno Giacometti, seem to withdraw from the surrounding display of national pride. The building embodies a … Read more