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Beyer Blinder Belle completes Brooklyn skyscraper on “flatiron-like site”

January 7, 2026 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architecture studio Beyer Blinder Belle has completed The Brook in Downtown Brooklyn, a 52-storey mixed-use skyscraper that was informed by historic Brooklyn architecture. The Brook sits in a triangular site next to the Brooklyn Tower at the confluence of DeKalb Avenue, Flatbush Avenue and Fulton Street, in one of “the most prominent and complex intersections

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Urban Sparkle for Hokkaido Sachi Restaurant Thao Dien / Takashi Niwa Architects

January 7, 2026 Miwa Negoro 0

Urban Sparkle transforms a restaurant site in Ho Chi Minh City into a luminous urban beacon through an origami-inspired steel roof that captures and refracts light throughout the day. Located along a 30-meter street frontage in Thao Dien, the project sits directly in front of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line while surrounded by high-rise residential towers. This creates a unique visibility condition where the building is viewed from three distinct elevations—street level, passing trains, and tower windows above.

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Trump aide wants Washington NFL stadium to incorporate “neoclassical elements”

January 7, 2026 Ben Dreith 0

National Capital Planning Commission chairman Will Scharf has suggested the planned stadium by architecture studio HKS for the NFL team Washington Commanders should have a “classical” design. According to reporting by Washington Business Journal, Scharf said the stadium should incorporate “architectural features in keeping with the capital more generally – classical, neoclassical elements that will align it

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Tangram House / TETRO Arquitetura

January 7, 2026 Susanna Moreira 0

Located in Lagoa Santa, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Casa Tangram sits on a gently sloping plot by the edge of a lake. The house is positioned at the highest point of the lot, so from the street, it appears as a discreet horizontal line, almost blending with the horizon. Walls, slopes, and the built volume itself form a visual barrier to the outside. Upon entering, one quickly realizes that the street disappears: from inside the house, only trees, the lawn, and water are visible.

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MoDus Architects contrasts “refinement and ruggedness” for Italian home

January 7, 2026 Jon Astbury 0

Italian studio MoDus Architect has completed Hometown House, a dwelling in Trento that contrasts a black-timber exterior with light and airy larch-lined interiors. Set among the rolling hills and orchards of the Non Valley, Hometown House was designed by MoDus Architects for a client returning to his hometown after decades abroad. It occupies the site

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Architects “must rethink how and why we build” in 2026

January 7, 2026 Amy Peacock 0

Tough times lie ahead for architects and 2026 must be the year to reshape the profession, industry leaders have warned. Dezeen asked architects from leading and emerging studios about what trends they predict will define the profession this year, including Dutch studio OMA, Chinese studio MAD, New York-based Selldorf Architects, London studio Nimtim Architects and

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