Architecture

January 24, 2026

Soaring Bookstore Is a Multilayered Temple Devoted to the Written Word

In Tianjin, China’s fifth most populous city, a cluster of Italian-style buildings contrasts with the towering skyscrapers. Within this architectural dialogue, a recently renovated bookstore has opened its doors. Tianjin Zhongshuge Bookstore, conceived by design firm X+Living, marries both aesthetics in a sweeping building that is closer to a temple of the written word than a retail space.

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December 31, 2025

Stunning Mixed-Use Sphere Will Have an Oculus To Watch Sporting Events From

Architecture firm MVRDR has won a competition to create a massive sporting complex in Albania’s capital. Part of the new Asllan Rusi mixed-use complex in Tirana, the design is an innovative use of space that combines a sporting arena, hotel, residences, and retail spaces. Taking the shape of a giant sphere, this site will be a welcome addition to Tirana, providing a new space for the public to come together.

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December 24, 2025

Hangzhou’s Upcoming Art Museum Meanders Across Waterfront Like a Flowing River

Nestled beside the Qiantang River in Hangzhou are a series of ambitious downtown developments. These new buildings snake along the river, offering stunning views of the nearby waterways. In the coming years, yet another structure will join this budding skyline: the Hangzhou Qiantang Bay Art Museum. Spearheading the museum’s design is Snøhetta, the Oslo-based architecture firm behind such renowned projects as the Oslo Opera House, Egypt’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and Times Square’s 2017 transformation.

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December 15, 2025

This Camera-Shaped Cabin Offers a Picture-Perfect Mountain Escape

From a life-sized ’90s-style Polly Pocket house to a bedroom straight out of a Van Gogh painting, Airbnb is full of playful stays that let you sleep inside all kinds of environments. One of the most picture-perfect listings yet is The Lens Lodge, a cabin shaped like a camera in Ellijay, Georgia, where you can actually sleep inside the lens perched on a mountaintop.

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