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Architecture

Huge glass skyscraper envisioned for Trump presidential library in Miami

US President Donald Trump told reporters on March 31 the building will also "most likely" include a hotel.
US President Donald Trump told reporters on March 31 the building will also "most likely" include a hotel.

Hornbills and Talk Tubes: Singapore Poly students redesign Jurong Town Hall area and classrooms

Singapore Polytechnic student Then Jing Ying, 22, with a model of her project called Peek-a-bill, which Translates the hornbill's habitat needs into immersive human experiences, on March 12, 2026.
Singapore Polytechnic student Then Jing Ying, 22, with a model of her project called Peek-a-bill, which Translates the hornbill's habitat needs into immersive human experiences, on March 12, 2026.

US military building ‘massive complex’ beneath White House ballroom project: Trump

The ballroom project has continued to grow in scope, with its privately-funded budget doubling from US$200 million to US$400 million.
The ballroom project has continued to grow in scope, with its privately-funded budget doubling from US$200 million to US$400 million.

Stockholm to get new waterfront Nobel Center

Global Design

A glimpse of Gaudi’s broken beauty in glass shards, as Barcelona marks his centenary

Architect Antoni Gaudi's work includes Casa Battlo, covered in fractured mosaics known as Trencadis.
Architect Antoni Gaudi's work includes Casa Battlo, covered in fractured mosaics known as Trencadis.

Trump eyes White House treaty room for latest renovation project

US President Donald Trump has already has torn down the East Wing to make room for his US$400 million (S$514 million) ballroom.
US President Donald Trump has already has torn down the East Wing to make room for his US$400 million (S$514 million) ballroom.

India’s historic haveli homes caught between revival and ruin

Haveli homes in the Indian capital are at a fragile crossroads – a handful restored but many more sliding quietly into ruin.
Haveli homes in the Indian capital are at a fragile crossroads – a handful restored but many more sliding quietly into ruin.

Architect Smiljan Radic, Chilean master of modest design, is winner of the 2026 Pritzker Prize

A photo provided by Cristobal Palma shows the Teatro Regional del Biob’o, designed by the architect Smiljan Radic, on the banks of the Biob’o River in Concepci—n, Chile. The building has been likened to a paper lantern. (Cristobal Palma via The New York Times)  Ñ NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED PRITZKER PRIZE  BY ROBIN POGREBIN FOR MARCH 12, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. Ñ
A photo provided by Cristobal Palma shows the Teatro Regional del Biob’o, designed by the architect Smiljan Radic, on the banks of the Biob’o River in Concepci—n, Chile. The building has been likened to a paper lantern. (Cristobal Palma via The New York Times)  Ñ NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SLUGGED PRITZKER PRIZE  BY ROBIN POGREBIN FOR MARCH 12, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. Ñ

Places Of The Heart

Hospice’s sky garden a refuge for DesignSingapore Council’s Dawn Lim during caregiving

Ms Dawn Lim, executive director of Design Singapore Council, at the Sky arden of Dover Park Hospice on March 13, 2026.
Ms Dawn Lim, executive director of Design Singapore Council, at the Sky arden of Dover Park Hospice on March 13, 2026.

Arts and culture centre to open in Bartley Road in 2028 to mark Ramakrishna Mission’s centenary

The centre will comprise a meditation hall (left) and an auditorium block (right) that are linked by a concrete canopy.
The centre will comprise a meditation hall (left) and an auditorium block (right) that are linked by a concrete canopy.

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