

Maison Louis Vuitton Sanlitun: Jun Aoki Designs a Colour-Shifting Architectural Dress in Beijing
Maison Louis Vuitton Sanlitun rises in the heart of Beijing as a fluid, translucent structure that blurs the line between architecture, fashion, and landscape. Designed by Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates, the four-storey flagship features a shimmering facade of dichroic glass that shifts colour with light, movement, and season—an architectural interpretation of a Louis Vuitton dress. Fashion and Architecture Merge at Maison Louis Vuitton Sanlitun The facade of Maison Lo


Black Spatial Tradition Architecture: Portland’s Grain Silos Reimagined as a Cultural Complex
The transformation of a former grain terminal along Portland’s Willamette River into a cultural complex marks a significant moment for Black spatial tradition architecture in contemporary urban design. Known as the Albina Riverside project, the proposal reframes adaptive reuse not only as a material strategy, but as a cultural and spatial act of repair. Designed collaboratively by US studios AD—WO, MALL, and Wayside Studio, the project reclaims a neglected industrial waterfro


Noor Riyadh 2025: How Curators Turned the City into a Journey of Light and Time
Noor Riyadh 2025 and the Curatorial Vision of a City in Motion Noor Riyadh 2025, the fifth edition of the world’s largest light art festival, was conceived as a city-wide journey rather than a traditional exhibition. Curated by Mami Kataoka, with Sara Almutlaq and Li Zhenhua, the festival unfolds along Riyadh’s metro line, transforming movement through the city into an artistic narrative. Guided by the theme In the Blink of an Eye, Noor Riyadh 2025 reflects both the immediacy
















