Architecture
August 15, 2026

Spiraling Geometries Inspire a Sculptural Observatory Planned for Saudi Arabia’s Alula Desert

London-based Heatherwick Studio continues its exploration of architecture that merges scientific function with sculptural ambition, this time turning its attention skyward. The firm has unveiled AlUla Manara, an astrotourism visitor center and research complex destined for the remote desert of north-west Saudi Arabia, near the ancient city of AlUla.

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Astrophotography
August 13, 2026

See the Most Spectacular Photos and Videos From Europe’s First Total Solar Eclipse in Decades

Europe experienced its first total solar eclipse in decades on August 12, 2026. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal, among other places on the continent. It was a momentous occasion. In Spain, it was the first time a total solar eclipse was visible from the country’s mainland since 1905, according to the European Space Agency. The astronomical event began around 6 p.m. Central European Time (around 12 p.m.

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Installation
August 13, 2026

4,000 Colorful Numbers Make Time Flow Above a Hong Kong Walkway

Artist Emmanuelle Moureaux has brought her signature chromatic language across the harbor to Hong Kong for the first time with 100 colors no.54 FLOW. Suspended above a bank of escalators at Central Yards, a mixed-use waterfront development connecting IFC Mall to the Central Ferry Piers, the installation transforms a temporary pedestrian bridge into a vivid passage through time and color. The site is filled with roughly 4,000 handcrafted numerals arranged in Moureaux’s signature 100-color palette.

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