RIOS and Field Operations to Transform Chicago’s West Side and United Center Area into a Mixed-Use Neighborhood

The 1901 Project Master Plan Aerial View Designed by RIOS – render. Image © Studio Ladder The United Center arena in Chicago, designed by HOK Sport (now Populous), Marmon Mok, and W.E. Simpson Company, was built between 1992 and 1994. With a capacity of over 20,000 seats for sports and general events, it includes more … Read more

Chinese Architect Liu Jiakun Receives the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Liu Jiakun. Image © Tom Welsh for The Hyatt Foundation:The Pritzker Architecture Prize Chinese architect and educator Liu Jiakun has been announced as the laureate of the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honor in the architecture field. This prestigious award recognizes Jiakun, founder of Jiakun Architects (established 1999), for his ability to blend traditional … Read more

Studio Libeskind Wins Competition to Transform Issy-les-Moulineaux Station Area in Paris with a Mixed-Use Building

Courtesy of Studio Libeskind Following an international competition, Polish American architect Daniel Libeskind‘s firm, Studio Libeskind, in collaboration with La Compagnie de Phalsbourg, has been selected to design the flagship building for the Léon Blum district, adjacent to the future Line 15 station of the Grand Paris Express. The competition featured eight teams, including Snøhetta, … Read more

How AI-Powered Rendering Crushes Bottlenecks in Architecture and Interior Design

Courtesy of PromeAI Architecture is a discipline that evolves through progressive stages, with each phase building upon the previous one. Schematic design, for example, begins with broad concepts and initial explorations, followed by site analysis, sketches, and 3D models, with adjustments made along the way. The true challenge lies not just in following this sequence … Read more

Designing the Senses: How Synesthesia Shapes Our Built World?

Jewish Museum Berlin / Daniel Libeskind. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu The Jewish Museum in Berlin, designed by Daniel Libeskind, employs synesthesia to evoke feelings of disorientation, loss, and memory through fragmented geometry, contrasting lighting, and material choices. Inspired by a shattered Star of David, the building guides visitors through slanted and narrow corridors, creating instability … Read more

Bradford Unveils Ramadan Pavilion ‘Infinite Light’ for 2025 United Kingdom City of Culture

© David Lindsay A new site-specific pavilion has been unveiled in Bradford city centre as part of the 2025 UK City of Culture celebrations. Designed by artist Zarah Hussain and architectural designer Fatima Mejbil, Infinite Light marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and the launch of Ramadan Festival 2025. The project has … Read more