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France Protests: 143-Year-Old Limoges Town Hall Goes Up in Flames

France’s nationwide protests took a devastating turn in Limoges on the evening of 17 October…

Green Field Factory, Bangladesh Wins RIBA Prize for Worker-Centered Design

Most factories are designed around the efficient movement of materials and the supervision of labor.…

Lion Green Road Wins 2026 RIBA Stirling Prize for Dense Living

Some awards celebrate the spectacular. Others recognize the useful. On 15 October 2026, the RIBA…

Living Bacteria Create Stunning Sand Structures at ETH Zurich

Bacteria have been binding sand into rock for millions of years. At ETH Zurich, an…

RIBA Names 2026 Best Buildings: Stirling and International Winners

On a mid-October evening in London, the Royal Institute of British Architects named the buildings…

Tesla Roadster’s Kickflip Stunt Redefines Performance Design

On a clear evening in mid-October at SpaceX’s test site in McGregor, Texas, a Tesla…

Anthropic’s Claude Submitted a Fabricated Tip in an Unsolved Homicide Case

On July 18, 2026, an artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic submitted a tip through…

NASA’s Bold Quest Turns Plastic Waste Into 3D-Printed Cookies

Plastic bottles rarely inspire hunger. Most of us see them as litter or recycling bins.…

Snøhetta’s Shanghai Grand Opera House Opens on October 17

On October 17, the Shanghai Grand Opera House will open its doors on the banks…

Crusoe’s $3.9 Billion Bet on Truckable AI Factories

Power is the new real estate. In the race to supply computing for artificial intelligence,…

BIG’s Cloud-Like Tirana Fountain Plaza Wins 2026 Competition

In the center of Tirana, a new kind of landmark is taking shape on paper.…

Zaha Hadid Foundation Reopens Hadid’s Former London Studio as a Public Cultural Space

The Zaha Hadid Foundation is transforming the architect’s former headquarters at 10 Bowling Green Lane…

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