Architecture

April 26, 2025

Striking Jinling Art Museum Lined With a Pixelated Gradient Pattern of 139,900 Ceramic Bricks

The city of Nanjing, China, traditionally known as Jinling, has a unique place in history. Established over 3,100 years ago, it once was the world's largest city and the first to have a population of 1 million. With a mission to spotlight this significance and send a message about progress, AZL Architects was tasked with designing the Jinling Art Museum. The firm completed the building in 2024.

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April 21, 2025

World’s Most Unusual and Innovative Churches: From a Chapel on a Volcano to a Cathedral Lined With Bones

When asked to imagine a church, you may envision a modest, wooden building with a central steeple, or perhaps an elegant, Gothic-inspired structure similar to the Notre-Dame. What you probably wouldn’t think of, however, are the churches featured in a recent video by Great Big Story. From a chapel carved into a cliff face to a cathedral overflowing with bones, these unusual churches challenge our expectations of what a place of worship should look like.

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March 22, 2025

Enchanting Japanese Forest Cottages Unite Families in One ‘Hand-In-Hand House’

Something as magical as the forests of Karuizawa, Japan, deserve to be taken in from an equally breathtaking abode. The Hand-in-Hand House designed by Nendo is just that. It brings a fairytale aesthetic to a charming vacation home for a family of four. Built on a 62,430-square-foot site on a lush slope, the home stands out for its clever design which brings six cottages under what looks like a single canopy.

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