Lizzie Crook

Foster + Partners unveils long-awaited Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island

December 2, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

Soaring ventilation towers modelled on the wings of a falcon signal the Zayed National Museum, completed by British studio Foster + Partners on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. The long-awaited museum by Foster + Partners is the centrepiece of Saadiyat Island’s cultural district, where the Louvre Abu Dhabi by Jean Nouvel and the upcoming Guggenheim

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Foster + Partners unveils long-awaited Zayed National Museum on Saadiyat Island

December 2, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

Soaring ventilation towers modelled on the wings of a falcon signal the Zayed National Museum, completed by British studio Foster + Partners on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. The long-awaited museum by Foster + Partners is the centrepiece of Saadiyat Island’s cultural district, where the Louvre Abu Dhabi by Jean Nouvel and the upcoming Guggenheim

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Mecanoo completes rock-like Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

December 2, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

Pixelated white-concrete forms resembling rock formations define this sprawling museum by Dutch studio Mecanoo, located in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Encompassing 35,000 square metres, the vast Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi was created to encapsulate 13.8 billion years of natural history, with a special emphasis on the UAE. It is

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Mecanoo completes rock-like Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi

December 2, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

Pixelated white-concrete forms resembling rock formations define this sprawling museum by Dutch studio Mecanoo, located in the cultural district on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Encompassing 35,000 square metres, the vast Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi was created to encapsulate 13.8 billion years of natural history, with a special emphasis on the UAE. It is

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Snøhetta creates “Thailand’s largest elevated lawn” at Cloud 11 creative hub

December 2, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

A public park is the centrepiece of Cloud 11, a creative hub in Bangkok, Thailand, recently completed by architecture studio Snøhetta with local firm A49 Architects. Set to open in the South Sukhumvit innovation district in March, the 250,000-square-metre complex is intended to bring together creative companies and entrepreneurs in the capital. It takes the

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Snøhetta creates “Thailand’s largest elevated lawn” at Cloud 11 creative hub

December 2, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

A public park is the centrepiece of Cloud 11, a creative hub in Bangkok, Thailand, recently completed by architecture studio Snøhetta with local firm A49 Architects. Set to open in the South Sukhumvit innovation district in March, the 250,000-square-metre complex is intended to bring together creative companies and entrepreneurs in the capital. It takes the

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This week we revealed the Dezeen Awards 2025 winners

November 29, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

This week on Dezeen, we revealed all 60 winners of the Dezeen Awards 2025, including the architecture, interiors and design projects of the year. A children’s hospital by Herzog & de Meuron was named architecture project of the year, with the Symbolplus Office and the J39.5 seating collection receiving the awards for best interior and

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Junya Ishigami places cloud-like kiosk “on the verge of falling over” in Fukuyama

November 25, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

Junya Ishigami is one of three Japanese architects to have designed sculptural, mobile kiosks for the Hiroshima Architecture Exhibition 2025, currently taking place in Fukuyama, Japan. Architects Yasushi Horibe and Hideyuki Nakayama have also each created a kiosk for the architecture and art event, which is being held in Hiroshima Prefecture until 30 November. Ishigami’s

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Snøhetta unveils plans for cavernous opera house in Düsseldorf

November 24, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

A cave-like ground floor accessible on all sides will be the focal point of this opera house, which architecture studio Snøhetta is designing for Düsseldorf, Germany. Designed for the opera company Oper am Rheins, Düsseldorf Opera House will have a fully glazed ground floor and an “organically shaped interior” designed to entice passersby. According to

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Tadao Ando showcases nine drawings that “capture the invisible depth behind architecture”

November 21, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s latest book collects his drawings and models produced across his career. In this roundup, he selects nine of his favourite examples featured inside. Published in collaboration with Taschen, the book titled Tadao Ando. Sketches, Drawings & Architecture features a collection of 750 drawings, models and plans by the architect. It is

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