Architecture

A Forgotten Modernist’s Sonoma Masterpiece Finally Gets the Restoration It Deserved

Tucked into the rolling hills of Glen Ellen in Sonoma County, a 14-acre estate carries the kind of stillness that most people spend a lifetime chasing. The land has its own private lake, wildlife moving freely at every hour, and a canopy of Northern California nature that presses in from every direction. At its center

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This Self-Sustaining Building in China Grows Food on Every Floor, And It Was Built On A Farmland Plot

China loses farmland to urbanization at a pace that makes most planners nervous, and the usual architectural response is to pour a slab and move on. Wei Dou took a different position with the Verdant Syndicate, a mixed-use complex in Henan designed around the premise that the agricultural identity of a site deserves to survive

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Meta better be worried. Qwen’s affordable AI Smart Glasses have cameras, speakers, and even a built-in display

It was one of the more audacious moves at MWC 2026. Right across the aisle from Meta’s smart glasses booth at Fira Gran Via, Alibaba’s Qwen pavilion was anchored by a pair of glasses so oversized they were practically architecture, a giant sculptural prop that functioned as a very literal invitation to come over and

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8 LEGO Architecture Sets So Good They Belong in a Museum, Not a Toy Aisle

There was a time when LEGO sets lived in toy chests and were dismantled by Tuesday. That time is officially over. Today’s LEGO releases, along with the fan-designed Ideas submissions threatening to become tomorrow’s, are the kind of builds you display on a bookshelf, light dramatically, and absolutely do not let anyone touch. We’re talking

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