Architecture
Advances in materials and design continue to expand the architect's playbook with buildings that reach for the skies or let us live under it. New Atlas brings you the latest developments.
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We now have a completion date for what will be the world's tallest skyscraper – and it's coming sooner than you might think. The amazing structure is expected to be finished by 2028 and will rise to a height of 3,303 ft in Saudi Arabia.
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A video has been released that reveals the build progress of Saudi Arabia's 170-km-long city sized skyscraper rising in the desert. The scale is incredibly ambitious and The Line is expected to be home to around 9 million people once complete.
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Construction has reportedly begun on the first phase of the Line, Saudi Arabia's insanely ambitious plan to build a 105 mile-long megacity in the desert. We now know how many people will live there initially – and when they're moving in.
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February 22, 2025 | Joe SalasWhat was supposed to be luxury high-rise living in NYC, with a sweet view overlooking the East River, turned into a financial fiasco and a construction blame game that put a halt to the potentially unfixable leaning tower described as banana-shaped.
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February 21, 2025 | Adam WilliamsA decade after it was revealed, London's "super sewer" is now finally complete. The mega-project is expected to revolutionize the handling of waste in the British capital, boosting the capacity of its 150-year-old sewer system significantly.
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February 20, 2025 | Bridget BorgobelloLocated in Thandarai, India, Vaazh House merges cultural heritage with contemporary design to create a space that is deeply connected to its surroundings. The residence incorporates a perforated curved wall that acts as a dynamic climatic buffer.
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February 18, 2025 | Joe SalasWhen you think of bamboo, you probably don't think of sea-spanning bridges or world records or typhoons, but it's been eight years and the bamboo is just fine.
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February 17, 2025 | Adam WilliamsDubai authorities have revealed an ambitious plan to build what they call the world's tallest resort, an incredible new 328-ft-tall attraction that will incorporate waterfalls, swimming pools, and the world's largest indoor botanical gardens.
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February 17, 2025 | Adam WilliamsThe Bjarke Ingels Group has produced one of its most attractive designs in a while with its new opera house. The eye-catching building will be draped in a curving skirt-shaped roof that will also feature integrated solar panels.
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February 11, 2025 | Adam WilliamsWhat is hailed as the world's highest penthouse has hit the market for $51 million – and for that price you'll even have to provide your own furniture. Located in the world's tallest building, it boasts lots of space and unmatched views of the area.
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February 07, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalA reusable formwork design for molding concrete into vaulted floors using sophisticated structural geometry uses 60% less concrete and 90% less steel compared to traditional methods. It's also inexpensive and doesn't require special skills.
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February 04, 2025 | Adam WilliamsTonwell Tower is an ambitious transformation of a brutalist water tower. The project involved a family working together over four years to convert the 1960s structure into a luxurious vacation residence.
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February 01, 2025 | Adam WilliamsModern timber architecture is coming to the United States in a big way. Apple has embraced this wooden revolution with its sustainable new Miami store, which was predominantly constructed using timber.
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January 30, 2025 | Bridget BorgobelloAdvanced Architecture Lab and Wiki World have joined forces to create a retreat that challenges the conventions of architecture. Known as Cabin of Maze, the project embraces the concept of "blurred" spatial relationships.
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January 28, 2025 | Adam WilliamsSome more details on Saudi Arabia's transformative Neom gigaproject have been revealed, including its ambitious timeline and how people will actually go about living in its incredible futuristic city, the Line.
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January 23, 2025 | Adam WilliamsNew details have been revealed on what is arguably Saudi Arabia's most ambitious current architecture project: the world's new tallest skyscraper, which will rise to an incredible height of over 1 km in the Red Sea port city Jeddah.
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January 22, 2025 | Adam WilliamsAs 3D-printed architecture continues to mature from niche proposition to disruptive technology, housing developments are becoming more popular, including this new affordable housing project, which was printed in impressive time.
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January 21, 2025 | Bridget BorgobelloBeijing-based architecture firm Aedas has unveiled its design for the Yohoo Museum. Designed to embody the flow of the Yangtze River, the museum will feature an undulating facade that will appear to float above the ground.
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