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New South unveils muqarna-informed ceramic pavilion

November 27, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture studio New South has created the Muqarnas Pavilion in Saint-Étienne, France, which is informed by sacred Islamic architecture. Built within the grounds of the Explora Park on the outskirts of Saint-Étienne, the semi-dome structure was created from interlocking ceramic and concrete pieces. “We wanted the pavilion to feel like a precious stone revealed from

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Architecture no longer considered a “professional degree” in US

November 24, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Loans available to architecture students in the USA will be reduced under the terms of president Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, as architecture will not be considered a professional degree. Under the terms of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the provision of student loans in the USA will be overhauled starting 1 July, 2026,

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Heatherwick Studio unveils stadium surrounded by 12 chimneys for Birmingham City

November 20, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture practices Heatherwick Studio and Manica Architecture have revealed the design for a 62,000-seat stadium surrounded by brick chimneys for Birmingham City Football Club in Birmingham, UK. Set to be the centrepiece of the Sports Quarter in the east Birmingham, the stadium is the first stadium designed by Heatherwick Studio. It was created in collaboration in

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Will David Adjaye be re-accepted by the architectural establishment?

November 19, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

With a growing number of lectures, talks and interviews, David Adjaye is slowly returning to public life following sexual assault and harassment accusations two years ago. We ask how the architecture profession will react. It is now clear that Adjaye does not intend to quietly leave architecture’s main stage. In 2023 the architecture world was shocked.

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David Adjaye criticises reporting of sexual assault allegations

November 19, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architect David Adjaye has called the reporting on his alleged sexual misconduct “deeply unfair”, in some of his first on-the-record comments since allegations came to light. An extensive Financial Times (FT) investigation in 2023 saw three former employees accuse Adjaye of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault. The British-Ghanaian architect denies the allegations. “There was an

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DC Preservation League sues Donald Trump to prevent “irreversible alterations” to Eisenhower building

November 17, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Conservation group DC Preservation League and law firm Cultural Heritage Partners are suing US president Donald Trump to prevent him altering the appearance of the 19th-century Eisenhower building in Washington DC without a review. In the suit, filled in federal court last week, the organisations asked for an emergency injunction to stop Trump repainting the

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“Neom promised radical urbanism but is delivering sterile desert suburbia”

November 10, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

While Neom struggles to create ground-breaking urbanism, it is having more success replicating suburbia in the desert, writes Tom Ravenscroft. Despite grand ambitions and a barrage of flashy renders, progress on Neom has been slow. Eight years after the project was announced there is little to show for the reported $50 billion Saudi Arabia has

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Aerial photos reveal repetitive housing of Neom workers camps

November 10, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Satellite photography has revealed the numerous settlements containing thousands of identical housing blocks that have been built for those working on Neom in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. Taken from Google Maps, the satellite images show a series of large camps surrounded by desert that have been built alongside Neom’s major construction sites. The images

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Nike and Palace Skateboards unveil transforming skatepark in Victorian public bathhouse

November 4, 2025 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Architecture studio Jam has designed the Manor Place sports hub in south London for brands Nike and Palace Skateboards, which includes a skatepark that can be transformed into a football pitch. Set to open on November 11, the sports hub by Jam occupies a 19th-century bathhouse and swimming pool complex near Elephant and Castle. The

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