Albania Pavilion Explores the Intersections of Architecture, History, and Identity at the 2025 Venice Biennale

Curated by Anneke Abhelakh, the Albania Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, titled "Building Architecture Culture", explores how the country's architecture embodies its political, cultural, and social transformations. Albania's built environment reflects a layered history, from Ottoman and Italian rule to communist isolation and post-socialist transformation, each leaving visible marks on its cities and public spaces. The pavilion examines how architecture both responds to and shapes collective memory, public space, and civic engagement, framing these questions through past, present, and future perspectives.

Mar Vista Residence / PPAA

The residence is located in a suburban area close to the beach, in Los Angeles, California. Mar Vista explores the expressive potential of architectural geometry through the combination of straight and curved lines. This creates a dialogue that adds dynamism and character to the design while establishing a fluid relationship between the interior spaces and the natural surroundings.

BIG’s Mesquit Street Mixed-Use Complex is Approved by Los Angeles City Council

In December 2016, BIG unveiled the first images of a concrete superstructure for Los Angeles' Arts District. The project, a mixed-use complex called 670 Mesquit, was originally projected to cover 2.6 million square feet (242,000 square meters) and include office space, residential units, and two hotels, marking BIG's first project in Los Angeles. In July 2025, nearly nine years after the original proposal, the Los Angeles City Council approved the project to be eventually built in multiple phases.

Beyond the Animation: Studio Ghibli and Disney’s Approach to Child-Centric Theme Park Design

When it comes to designing for a child's imagination, the architectural landscape presents two different philosophies. Disneyland and Studio Ghibli, both masters of imaginative storytelling, represent this core division. Their approaches, far from being accidental, reflect different views on how children experience and engage with space. One provides a spectacle of constructed fantasy, while the other offers a landscape for potential magic. These two models present architects with a fundamental choice for tackling these sorts of projects: to design spaces that cater to children's innate need for sensory and personal discovery, or to create a fantasy that appeals to their growing ability to understand narratives and more complex spaces.

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