07.07.25
World Architecture Festival Reveals the 2025 Shortlist
The World Architecture Festival ( WAF) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 edition, highlighting notable examples of completed buildings, future projects ,interiors, and urban landscaping from around the world. The announcement comes ahead of WAF’s first event in the United States, which will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 12 to 14,2025.Finallists will present their projects within their categories durning the first two days of the festival.Selected from more than 780 entries, this year’s shortlist features over 460 projects than span a broad range of categories,icluding Creative Re-Use,Housing , Education,Hotel,Sports and Culture
This year’s shortlisted projects include contributions from established practices such a Bjarke Ingels
Group,Foster + Partnes,Studio Gang,Grinshaw,Nikken Sekkei,Mario Cucinella Architects and Perkns&Will,alonside entries from emerging studios.
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07.07.25
World Architecture Festival Reveals the 2025 Shortlist
The World Architecture Festival ( WAF) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 edition, highlighting notable examples of completed buildings, future projects ,interiors, and urban landscaping from around the world. The announcement comes ahead of WAF’s first event in the United States, which will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 12 to 14,2025.Finallists will present their projects within their categories durning the first two days of the festival.Selected from more than 780 entries, this year’s shortlist features over 460 projects than span a broad range of categories,icluding Creative Re-Use,Housing , Education,Hotel,Sports and Culture
This year’s shortlisted projects include contributions from established practices such a Bjarke Ingels
Group,Foster + Partnes,Studio Gang,Grinshaw,Nikken Sekkei,Mario Cucinella Architects and Perkns&Will,alonside entries from emerging studios.
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30.06.25
Build to Last-or Change?The Case for Dry Construction in Humid Cities
In certain parts of the world, construction is still dominated by wet systems-concrete, masonry,and cementitious materials that are poured, cured and fixed in place.While this has long been considered the norm in some south-east Asia countries, such as Singapore,Thailand,Malaysia,and China,in most as one of the reasons to make concrete more easily available as one of the typical downside of concrete is its intensive labour cost-this further differentiates concrete as a cheaper and more efficient material system to be building out of.
However,not enough considerations in the regio are given to the sustainability aspect when using these wet construction materials, often overlooking the significant drawbacks of its material lifecycle and the difficult to recycle it without down cycling-making it one of the more unsustainable materials available to be built out of.
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30.06.25
Build to Last-or Change?The Case for Dry Construction in Humid Cities
In certain parts of the world, construction is still dominated by wet systems-concrete, masonry,and cementitious materials that are poured, cured and fixed in place.While this has long been considered the norm in some south-east Asia countries, such as Singapore,Thailand,Malaysia,and China,in most as one of the reasons to make concrete more easily available as one of the typical downside of concrete is its intensive labour cost-this further differentiates concrete as a cheaper and more efficient material system to be building out of.
However,not enough considerations in the regio are given to the sustainability aspect when using these wet construction materials, often overlooking the significant drawbacks of its material lifecycle and the difficult to recycle it without down cycling-making it one of the more unsustainable materials available to be built out of.
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26.06.25
Render This: How AI is Drawing the Future of AEC
Despite major breakthroughs in other industries, with tools like Cursor reshaping how software gets built, or AlphaFold revolutionizing protein structure prediction, AEC is still waiting on its defining AI moment. Yes, many visualization tools have made waves, especially when it comes to generating beautiful imagery. But they fall short when it comes to understanding the actual design process. They don’t grasp the constraints, logic, and decisions that turn those visuals into real, buildable architecture.
And that’s exactly where AI’s most valuable use case in AEC lies: not in how a building looks, but in how it comes together
Early-stage design is where everything begins—and where everything is on the line. It’s the phase with the most creative potential, but also the most pressure. Architects are expected to move fast, win work, and make smart decisions, all while juggling tight budgets, zoning challenges, building codes, and complex program requirements.
In theory, this should be the time when ideas soar. In practice, it’s often a grind. Disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and heavy documentation distract from true design thinking. This is exactly where AI can step in—not to automate design, but to lift the weight off designers’ shoulders so they can focus on what truly matters.
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26.06.25
Render This: How AI is Drawing the Future of AEC
Despite major breakthroughs in other industries, with tools like Cursor reshaping how software gets built, or AlphaFold revolutionizing protein structure prediction, AEC is still waiting on its defining AI moment. Yes, many visualization tools have made waves, especially when it comes to generating beautiful imagery. But they fall short when it comes to understanding the actual design process. They don’t grasp the constraints, logic, and decisions that turn those visuals into real, buildable architecture.
And that’s exactly where AI’s most valuable use case in AEC lies: not in how a building looks, but in how it comes together
Early-stage design is where everything begins—and where everything is on the line. It’s the phase with the most creative potential, but also the most pressure. Architects are expected to move fast, win work, and make smart decisions, all while juggling tight budgets, zoning challenges, building codes, and complex program requirements.
In theory, this should be the time when ideas soar. In practice, it’s often a grind. Disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and heavy documentation distract from true design thinking. This is exactly where AI can step in—not to automate design, but to lift the weight off designers’ shoulders so they can focus on what truly matters.
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20.06.25
Architectural Vision,Upgraded : 2025’s Tools Just Got Smarter
SketchUp 2025 introduces new tools and enhancements aimed at improving how architects and designers visualize,colloborate,and communicate their work.This release brings more realistic materials and impressive environments,making it easier to create compelling visual representations of architectural models.These visualization updates are available across SketchUp for Desktop,Web and iPad as well as in LayOut and 3D Warehouse,allowing for consistent experience across platforms.Colloboration and interoperability take a significant leap forward.For Pro subscribers, enhanced IFC support guarantees superior data preservation during import and export,streamilining workflows with other BIM applications.The updated configurable models,materials,and environments,accelarating your design process with hight-quality assets.
LayOut sees further alignment with SketchUp,improving the workflow between 3D modeling and 2D documentation.Additionally,Live Components – configurable, parametric objects – are now fully supported,enabling quicker design interactions and greater flexibility during the conceptual phase.SketchUP 2025 introduces features aimed at helping architectural professionals design, communicate and collaborate with greater clarity
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20.06.25
Architectural Vision,Upgraded : 2025’s Tools Just Got Smarter
SketchUp 2025 introduces new tools and enhancements aimed at improving how architects and designers visualize,colloborate,and communicate their work.This release brings more realistic materials and impressive environments,making it easier to create compelling visual representations of architectural models.These visualization updates are available across SketchUp for Desktop,Web and iPad as well as in LayOut and 3D Warehouse,allowing for consistent experience across platforms.Colloboration and interoperability take a significant leap forward.For Pro subscribers, enhanced IFC support guarantees superior data preservation during import and export,streamilining workflows with other BIM applications.The updated configurable models,materials,and environments,accelarating your design process with hight-quality assets.
LayOut sees further alignment with SketchUp,improving the workflow between 3D modeling and 2D documentation.Additionally,Live Components – configurable, parametric objects – are now fully supported,enabling quicker design interactions and greater flexibility during the conceptual phase.SketchUP 2025 introduces features aimed at helping architectural professionals design, communicate and collaborate with greater clarity
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11.06.25
AI and Architecture Software at AIA25 : From Code to Concrete in the Digital Future
The future of architecture isn’t just being draw-it’s being coded.Since mathematician John W.Tukey coined the term “Software”in 1958 in The American Mathematical Monthly,its influence has steadily expanded, from revolutionizing science and engineering to quietly transforming architecture.What was first embraced as an innovation for structural calculations and drafting has since revealed a much broader potential, becoming a creative driver in architectural narrative and practice.While that transformation has already taken root-software now embedded in the way design and think-it continues to evolve.At the recent AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in Boston,currect innovations made it clear that we’re entering a new chapter : one where software and artificial intelligence aren’t just enhancing workflows but actively shaping sustainability,requlation and decision-making.
Architects and software developers now treat code with the same logic as a material-shaped not by modeling or carving, but through parameters,cycles constant evolution, and feedback.At the same time, architects are working with AI as a co-pilot in the design process,collaborating with it to support decision-making and enhance the design.
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11.06.25
AI and Architecture Software at AIA25 : From Code to Concrete in the Digital Future
The future of architecture isn’t just being draw-it’s being coded.Since mathematician John W.Tukey coined the term “Software”in 1958 in The American Mathematical Monthly,its influence has steadily expanded, from revolutionizing science and engineering to quietly transforming architecture.What was first embraced as an innovation for structural calculations and drafting has since revealed a much broader potential, becoming a creative driver in architectural narrative and practice.While that transformation has already taken root-software now embedded in the way design and think-it continues to evolve.At the recent AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in Boston,currect innovations made it clear that we’re entering a new chapter : one where software and artificial intelligence aren’t just enhancing workflows but actively shaping sustainability,requlation and decision-making.
Architects and software developers now treat code with the same logic as a material-shaped not by modeling or carving, but through parameters,cycles constant evolution, and feedback.At the same time, architects are working with AI as a co-pilot in the design process,collaborating with it to support decision-making and enhance the design.
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29.05.25
From Smart to Intelligent : Evolution in Architecture and Cities
”The limits of our design language are the limits of our thinking ” Patrik Schumacher’s statement subtly hints at a shift occurring in the built environment, moving beyond technological integration to embrace intelligence in the spaces and cities we occupy.The future proposes a possibility of buildings serving functions beyond housing human activity to actively participate in shaping urban life.
The architecture profession has long been enamored with ”smart” buildings-structures that collect and process data through sensor networks and automated systems.Smart cities were heralded to improve quality of life as well as the sustainability and efficiency of city operations using technology.While smart buildings and cities are still at a far reach,these advancements only mark the beginning of a much more impactful application of technology in the built environment.Being smart is about collecting data.Being intelligent is about interpreting that data and acting autonomously upon it.
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29.05.25
From Smart to Intelligent : Evolution in Architecture and Cities
”The limits of our design language are the limits of our thinking ” Patrik Schumacher’s statement subtly hints at a shift occurring in the built environment, moving beyond technological integration to embrace intelligence in the spaces and cities we occupy.The future proposes a possibility of buildings serving functions beyond housing human activity to actively participate in shaping urban life.
The architecture profession has long been enamored with ”smart” buildings-structures that collect and process data through sensor networks and automated systems.Smart cities were heralded to improve quality of life as well as the sustainability and efficiency of city operations using technology.While smart buildings and cities are still at a far reach,these advancements only mark the beginning of a much more impactful application of technology in the built environment.Being smart is about collecting data.Being intelligent is about interpreting that data and acting autonomously upon it.
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05.05.25
Everything you need to know about the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Next week, the world of architecture will focus its attention on Italy for the opening of the 19th edition on Venice Architecture Biennale.This year’s edition, titled ” intelligent.Natural.Artificial.Collective”promises to bring together over 750 participants in a multifaceted exploration of architecture’s role in adapting to climate change,shifting populations and artificial forms of intelligence.
According to the figures released, curator Carlo Ratti’s call in project to be the largest Architecture Biannele ever held in Venice.Below we answer 10 of most frequently asked questions about the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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05.05.25
Everything you need to know about the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Next week, the world of architecture will focus its attention on Italy for the opening of the 19th edition on Venice Architecture Biennale.This year’s edition, titled ” intelligent.Natural.Artificial.Collective”promises to bring together over 750 participants in a multifaceted exploration of architecture’s role in adapting to climate change,shifting populations and artificial forms of intelligence.
According to the figures released, curator Carlo Ratti’s call in project to be the largest Architecture Biannele ever held in Venice.Below we answer 10 of most frequently asked questions about the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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07.07.25
World Architecture Festival Reveals the 2025 Shortlist
The World Architecture Festival ( WAF) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 edition, highlighting notable examples of completed buildings, future projects ,interiors, and urban landscaping from around the world. The announcement comes ahead of WAF’s first event in the United States, which will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 12 to 14,2025.Finallists will present their projects within their categories durning the first two days of the festival.Selected from more than 780 entries, this year’s shortlist features over 460 projects than span a broad range of categories,icluding Creative Re-Use,Housing , Education,Hotel,Sports and Culture
This year’s shortlisted projects include contributions from established practices such a Bjarke Ingels
Group,Foster + Partnes,Studio Gang,Grinshaw,Nikken Sekkei,Mario Cucinella Architects and Perkns&Will,alonside entries from emerging studios.
Read more +less -
07.07.25
World Architecture Festival Reveals the 2025 Shortlist
The World Architecture Festival ( WAF) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 edition, highlighting notable examples of completed buildings, future projects ,interiors, and urban landscaping from around the world. The announcement comes ahead of WAF’s first event in the United States, which will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 12 to 14,2025.Finallists will present their projects within their categories durning the first two days of the festival.Selected from more than 780 entries, this year’s shortlist features over 460 projects than span a broad range of categories,icluding Creative Re-Use,Housing , Education,Hotel,Sports and Culture
This year’s shortlisted projects include contributions from established practices such a Bjarke Ingels
Group,Foster + Partnes,Studio Gang,Grinshaw,Nikken Sekkei,Mario Cucinella Architects and Perkns&Will,alonside entries from emerging studios.
Read more +less -
30.06.25
Build to Last-or Change?The Case for Dry Construction in Humid Cities
In certain parts of the world, construction is still dominated by wet systems-concrete, masonry,and cementitious materials that are poured, cured and fixed in place.While this has long been considered the norm in some south-east Asia countries, such as Singapore,Thailand,Malaysia,and China,in most as one of the reasons to make concrete more easily available as one of the typical downside of concrete is its intensive labour cost-this further differentiates concrete as a cheaper and more efficient material system to be building out of.
However,not enough considerations in the regio are given to the sustainability aspect when using these wet construction materials, often overlooking the significant drawbacks of its material lifecycle and the difficult to recycle it without down cycling-making it one of the more unsustainable materials available to be built out of.
Read more +less -
30.06.25
Build to Last-or Change?The Case for Dry Construction in Humid Cities
In certain parts of the world, construction is still dominated by wet systems-concrete, masonry,and cementitious materials that are poured, cured and fixed in place.While this has long been considered the norm in some south-east Asia countries, such as Singapore,Thailand,Malaysia,and China,in most as one of the reasons to make concrete more easily available as one of the typical downside of concrete is its intensive labour cost-this further differentiates concrete as a cheaper and more efficient material system to be building out of.
However,not enough considerations in the regio are given to the sustainability aspect when using these wet construction materials, often overlooking the significant drawbacks of its material lifecycle and the difficult to recycle it without down cycling-making it one of the more unsustainable materials available to be built out of.
Read more +less -
26.06.25
Render This: How AI is Drawing the Future of AEC
Despite major breakthroughs in other industries, with tools like Cursor reshaping how software gets built, or AlphaFold revolutionizing protein structure prediction, AEC is still waiting on its defining AI moment. Yes, many visualization tools have made waves, especially when it comes to generating beautiful imagery. But they fall short when it comes to understanding the actual design process. They don’t grasp the constraints, logic, and decisions that turn those visuals into real, buildable architecture.
And that’s exactly where AI’s most valuable use case in AEC lies: not in how a building looks, but in how it comes together
Early-stage design is where everything begins—and where everything is on the line. It’s the phase with the most creative potential, but also the most pressure. Architects are expected to move fast, win work, and make smart decisions, all while juggling tight budgets, zoning challenges, building codes, and complex program requirements.
In theory, this should be the time when ideas soar. In practice, it’s often a grind. Disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and heavy documentation distract from true design thinking. This is exactly where AI can step in—not to automate design, but to lift the weight off designers’ shoulders so they can focus on what truly matters.
Read more +less -
26.06.25
Render This: How AI is Drawing the Future of AEC
Despite major breakthroughs in other industries, with tools like Cursor reshaping how software gets built, or AlphaFold revolutionizing protein structure prediction, AEC is still waiting on its defining AI moment. Yes, many visualization tools have made waves, especially when it comes to generating beautiful imagery. But they fall short when it comes to understanding the actual design process. They don’t grasp the constraints, logic, and decisions that turn those visuals into real, buildable architecture.
And that’s exactly where AI’s most valuable use case in AEC lies: not in how a building looks, but in how it comes together
Early-stage design is where everything begins—and where everything is on the line. It’s the phase with the most creative potential, but also the most pressure. Architects are expected to move fast, win work, and make smart decisions, all while juggling tight budgets, zoning challenges, building codes, and complex program requirements.
In theory, this should be the time when ideas soar. In practice, it’s often a grind. Disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and heavy documentation distract from true design thinking. This is exactly where AI can step in—not to automate design, but to lift the weight off designers’ shoulders so they can focus on what truly matters.
Read more +less -
20.06.25
Architectural Vision,Upgraded : 2025’s Tools Just Got Smarter
SketchUp 2025 introduces new tools and enhancements aimed at improving how architects and designers visualize,colloborate,and communicate their work.This release brings more realistic materials and impressive environments,making it easier to create compelling visual representations of architectural models.These visualization updates are available across SketchUp for Desktop,Web and iPad as well as in LayOut and 3D Warehouse,allowing for consistent experience across platforms.Colloboration and interoperability take a significant leap forward.For Pro subscribers, enhanced IFC support guarantees superior data preservation during import and export,streamilining workflows with other BIM applications.The updated configurable models,materials,and environments,accelarating your design process with hight-quality assets.
LayOut sees further alignment with SketchUp,improving the workflow between 3D modeling and 2D documentation.Additionally,Live Components – configurable, parametric objects – are now fully supported,enabling quicker design interactions and greater flexibility during the conceptual phase.SketchUP 2025 introduces features aimed at helping architectural professionals design, communicate and collaborate with greater clarity
Read more +less -
20.06.25
Architectural Vision,Upgraded : 2025’s Tools Just Got Smarter
SketchUp 2025 introduces new tools and enhancements aimed at improving how architects and designers visualize,colloborate,and communicate their work.This release brings more realistic materials and impressive environments,making it easier to create compelling visual representations of architectural models.These visualization updates are available across SketchUp for Desktop,Web and iPad as well as in LayOut and 3D Warehouse,allowing for consistent experience across platforms.Colloboration and interoperability take a significant leap forward.For Pro subscribers, enhanced IFC support guarantees superior data preservation during import and export,streamilining workflows with other BIM applications.The updated configurable models,materials,and environments,accelarating your design process with hight-quality assets.
LayOut sees further alignment with SketchUp,improving the workflow between 3D modeling and 2D documentation.Additionally,Live Components – configurable, parametric objects – are now fully supported,enabling quicker design interactions and greater flexibility during the conceptual phase.SketchUP 2025 introduces features aimed at helping architectural professionals design, communicate and collaborate with greater clarity
Read more +less -
11.06.25
AI and Architecture Software at AIA25 : From Code to Concrete in the Digital Future
The future of architecture isn’t just being draw-it’s being coded.Since mathematician John W.Tukey coined the term “Software”in 1958 in The American Mathematical Monthly,its influence has steadily expanded, from revolutionizing science and engineering to quietly transforming architecture.What was first embraced as an innovation for structural calculations and drafting has since revealed a much broader potential, becoming a creative driver in architectural narrative and practice.While that transformation has already taken root-software now embedded in the way design and think-it continues to evolve.At the recent AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in Boston,currect innovations made it clear that we’re entering a new chapter : one where software and artificial intelligence aren’t just enhancing workflows but actively shaping sustainability,requlation and decision-making.
Architects and software developers now treat code with the same logic as a material-shaped not by modeling or carving, but through parameters,cycles constant evolution, and feedback.At the same time, architects are working with AI as a co-pilot in the design process,collaborating with it to support decision-making and enhance the design.
Read more +less -
11.06.25
AI and Architecture Software at AIA25 : From Code to Concrete in the Digital Future
The future of architecture isn’t just being draw-it’s being coded.Since mathematician John W.Tukey coined the term “Software”in 1958 in The American Mathematical Monthly,its influence has steadily expanded, from revolutionizing science and engineering to quietly transforming architecture.What was first embraced as an innovation for structural calculations and drafting has since revealed a much broader potential, becoming a creative driver in architectural narrative and practice.While that transformation has already taken root-software now embedded in the way design and think-it continues to evolve.At the recent AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in Boston,currect innovations made it clear that we’re entering a new chapter : one where software and artificial intelligence aren’t just enhancing workflows but actively shaping sustainability,requlation and decision-making.
Architects and software developers now treat code with the same logic as a material-shaped not by modeling or carving, but through parameters,cycles constant evolution, and feedback.At the same time, architects are working with AI as a co-pilot in the design process,collaborating with it to support decision-making and enhance the design.
Read more +less -
29.05.25
From Smart to Intelligent : Evolution in Architecture and Cities
”The limits of our design language are the limits of our thinking ” Patrik Schumacher’s statement subtly hints at a shift occurring in the built environment, moving beyond technological integration to embrace intelligence in the spaces and cities we occupy.The future proposes a possibility of buildings serving functions beyond housing human activity to actively participate in shaping urban life.
The architecture profession has long been enamored with ”smart” buildings-structures that collect and process data through sensor networks and automated systems.Smart cities were heralded to improve quality of life as well as the sustainability and efficiency of city operations using technology.While smart buildings and cities are still at a far reach,these advancements only mark the beginning of a much more impactful application of technology in the built environment.Being smart is about collecting data.Being intelligent is about interpreting that data and acting autonomously upon it.
Read more +less -
29.05.25
From Smart to Intelligent : Evolution in Architecture and Cities
”The limits of our design language are the limits of our thinking ” Patrik Schumacher’s statement subtly hints at a shift occurring in the built environment, moving beyond technological integration to embrace intelligence in the spaces and cities we occupy.The future proposes a possibility of buildings serving functions beyond housing human activity to actively participate in shaping urban life.
The architecture profession has long been enamored with ”smart” buildings-structures that collect and process data through sensor networks and automated systems.Smart cities were heralded to improve quality of life as well as the sustainability and efficiency of city operations using technology.While smart buildings and cities are still at a far reach,these advancements only mark the beginning of a much more impactful application of technology in the built environment.Being smart is about collecting data.Being intelligent is about interpreting that data and acting autonomously upon it.
Read more +less -
05.05.25
Everything you need to know about the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Next week, the world of architecture will focus its attention on Italy for the opening of the 19th edition on Venice Architecture Biennale.This year’s edition, titled ” intelligent.Natural.Artificial.Collective”promises to bring together over 750 participants in a multifaceted exploration of architecture’s role in adapting to climate change,shifting populations and artificial forms of intelligence.
According to the figures released, curator Carlo Ratti’s call in project to be the largest Architecture Biannele ever held in Venice.Below we answer 10 of most frequently asked questions about the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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05.05.25
Everything you need to know about the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025
Next week, the world of architecture will focus its attention on Italy for the opening of the 19th edition on Venice Architecture Biennale.This year’s edition, titled ” intelligent.Natural.Artificial.Collective”promises to bring together over 750 participants in a multifaceted exploration of architecture’s role in adapting to climate change,shifting populations and artificial forms of intelligence.
According to the figures released, curator Carlo Ratti’s call in project to be the largest Architecture Biannele ever held in Venice.Below we answer 10 of most frequently asked questions about the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
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