Architecture

May 25, 2025

Breathtaking Luxury Resort Carved Into Saudi Arabia’s Historic Mountains

Nestled within Saudi Arabia's historic Hejaz Mountains, Oppenheim Architecture has created a sprawling resort that blends with its surroundings. The Desert Rock resort pays homage to the area's rock-carved architecture with myriad facilities spread across 30,000 square meters of land. Guests can select from a range of luxury accommodations tailored to their preferences.

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May 18, 2025

Billowing ‘Orb’ Held Together by Over 200,000 Rivets Casts Dramatic Shadow at Google Campus

Rising nearly 33 feet, The Orb is a centerpiece of Google's Charleston East Campus in Mountain View, California. Created by Marc Fornes of THEVERYMANY, its sculptural design is a beautiful marriage of artistic intent and engineering. The thin aluminum structure, held together by over 217,000 rivets, serves as both a pavilion and a public art installation, blurring the line between art and architecture.

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May 17, 2025

Sprawling “Organic House” is Discreetly Nestled Into the Ground Outside Mexico City

Nestled in the crowded slopes of Naucalpan, a suburb west of Mexico City, lies a house unlike anything you've ever seen. Designed by Mexican architect Javier Senosiain, the Casa Orgánica (“Organic House”) draws from the shapes of nature and the comfort of the womb to fulfill the environmental, physical, and psychological needs of a human. Surrounded by sprawling greenery, it's hard to determine where the garden ends and the house begins.

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