11 architecture projects set to shape the world in 2026

Long-awaited museums, record-breaking skyscrapers and a soaring Catholic basilica — these architecture projects are worth a closer look.
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The year’s most innovative architectural concepts revealed

They join eight other winning projects in a new prize recognizing the biggest challenges facing architects over the next decade, including climate change and aging populations. Created to mark the ...
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Amanda Levete: ‘There has never been a more important time to celebrate what unites us’

Architecture embodies everything it is to be human. It is a rich field that touches on issues of national and individual identity, society, economics, politics and culture, and as architects we must ...
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Find new ways of living at Chicago’s first ever architecture biennial

The inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial opened in the Windy City this weekend, claiming the distinction of the largest exhibition of contemporary architecture in North America.120 participating ...
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Secrets behind the world’s great buildings

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of special features ahead of the inaugural RIBA International Prize for the world’s best building, announced on November 24. Jonathan Glancey is a British ...
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Stunning architecture (almost) worth dying for

Editor’s Note: Dezeen is a leading design, interiors and architectural magazine. CNN Style has collaborated with Dezeen on a number of stories exploring the latest trends in architecture and design.
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These dazzling architectural projects have been named the best of the year

In the city center of Tirana, Albania, residents and visitors can climb a monumental pyramid that was once the shining symbol of an oppressive dictatorship — their treading feet a triumph over the ...
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MEAN’s machines: Futuristic designs inspired by nature

The Namib Desert Beetle has a neat trick for slaking its thirst in desert conditions. The beetle’s shell is lined with small bumps that draw and condense atmospheric moisture into droplets of water, ...
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The Chinese architecture duo fighting for traditional design values

Architects Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu have an intimate take on what architecture should be. For nearly two decades, the husband-and-wife duo have headed up Amateur Architecture Studio, a practice based in ...
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Climate change may lead to a rise in floating architecture

Editor’s Note: Dezeen is a leading design, interiors and architectural magazine. CNN Style has collaborated with Dezeen on a number of stories exploring the latest trends in architecture and design.
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Photos show architecture in the world’s northernmost places

Photos show architecture in the world’s northernmost places Published 11:54 PM EDT, Sun October 10, 2021 ...
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‘New Elizabethan’: The Queen’s reign heralded a new era for architecture

After Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in February 1952, the popular composer Ronald Binge changed the name of a light and graceful piece he had originally titled “The Man in the Street” to ...