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【ADF Web Magazine】Klocke Estate by BarlisWedlick Architects Blends Sustainable Distillery Design with Hudson Valley Hospita

Set on 182 acres of farmland in Claverack, New York, just outside Hudson, Klocke Estate is a new destination that combines a working brandy distillery, restaurant, and agricultural estate. Designed by BarlisWedlick Architects, the project seeks to elevate the visitor experience while establishing the Klocke brand within the ultra-premium spirits market through architecture deeply rooted in its landscape.

【ADF Web Magazine】Saint-Sulpice Ceramique 2026: Paris Becomes Ceramic Central

Like every year, I made my way back to Place Saint-Sulpice in Paris's 6th arrondissement. This ceramics market has run since 1997, and the sight of stalls filling the whole square around the fountain never gets old, no matter how many editions I've seen. This year's dates were June 25–28. Over 100 ceramicists from France and abroad gathered, showing everything from raw stoneware to gilded porcelain, sculptural pieces standing alongside everyday ware without distinction. What I like about this event is that it stays familiar year after year, yet always brings new makers to discover.

【ADF Web Magazine】New Energy Works Wins Architizer A+Award for Sustainable Gateway to Acadia National Park

New Energy Works has received the Popular Choice Award in the Sustainable Infrastructure Project category at the 14th Annual Architizer A+Awards for its work on the Gateway Center at Acadia National Park.

【ADF Web Magazine】Greenterrace Kindergarten by Chen Yang and Liwei Guo Wins Jury Prize at 2026 Architizer A+Awards

Greenterrace Kindergarten, a conceptual educational project designed by lead architectural designers Chen Yang and Liwei Guo, has been named the Jury Winner in the Institutional – Unbuilt (Schools & Kindergartens) category of the 2026 Architizer A+Awards. Organized by Architizer, one of the world's leading architecture platforms, the A+Awards recognizes excellence in architecture and design across a wide range of categories. In each category, a panel of experts selects five finalists before choosing a single Jury Winner, recognizing the project considered the strongest submission based on design quality, innovation and overall contribution to the discipline.

【ADF Web Magazine】"To Hold Summer" by Ayumi Aoki at FUJI GALLERY SHINJUKU

A Solo Exhibition "To Hold Summer" by Ayumi Aoki to be held at FUJI GALLERY SHINJUKU for July 18 to August 30, 2026. Aoki, born in 1982, creates imagined landscapes inspired by the glimmer of water, seasonal changes in light, the colors of nature, and scenes that remain in memory. Combining collage made from torn watercolor paper and washi with acrylic brushstrokes, she brings fragments of color and form together within a single pictorial space. Her paintings contemplate the beauty of things that are constantly changing and will eventually disappear, reflecting a Japanese sensibility associated with mono no aware—the awareness of beauty and poignancy found in impermanence—and with utakata, the fleeting image of bubbles on water.

NYC News June 2026

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Held in New York in May 2026, Audible Story House was a limited-time immersive experience created by Audible, the world’s largest audiobook service. Conceived as a “bookstore without books,” the project translated the experience of audio storytelling into a physical environment. Located in the Bowery district, the three-story venue invited visitors to discover content by inserting audio cards, known as Story Tiles, into listening stations installed throughout the space. Each card provided access to a three- to five-minute audio sample, allowing visitors to explore a wide range of narratives as they moved through the venue. Rather than functioning as a conventional exhibition, each area was designed as a dedicated listening environment. A particular highlight was the listening lounge equipped with Dolby Atmos technology, where sound moved three-dimensionally above, below, around, and behind the listener, creating a highly immersive auditory experience. The concept of exploring stories while physically navigating the space added a unique dimension to the experience.

Korea News July 2026

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Matin Kim Flagship Store Seongsu is a content-driven retail space designed to embody the brand’s distinctive sensibility and the spirit of contemporary street culture. More than a conventional store, it provides an immersive environment where visitors can experience the brand’s identity and values firsthand. The exterior, characterized by metallic materials and glossy finishes, harmonizes with Seongsu’s trend-conscious urban atmosphere. Inside, cool-toned metal surfaces and carefully orchestrated lighting create a futuristic, highly sensory setting, while digital-inspired elements reinforce the brand’s contemporary aesthetic.
Worksout Seongsu Flagship Store reinterprets an existing building as a contemporary retail destination while preserving the industrial character that defines the Seongsu district. The design minimizes unnecessary interventions, instead emphasizing the building’s original structure and raw materiality. Exposed ceilings, concrete surfaces, and metal finishes establish an atmosphere that is both rugged and refined. By embracing the existing architecture rather than concealing it, the project creates a strong connection to the neighborhood’s manufacturing heritage while offering a distinctly contemporary shopping environment.

Berlin News July 2026

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Opened last summer, Flip-N-Fry is a burger restaurant distinguished by its bold use of primary colors. Designed by German interior designer Bruzkus Greenberg, the restaurant showcases its vibrant and energetic interior through large street-facing windows. The indoor and outdoor dining areas, together with the ordering zone, are unified by a bright yellow color scheme, while striped patterns reinforce the visual identity. These elements evoke familiar burger-shop motifs such as cheeseburgers and fries, transforming color into a memorable expression of the brand.
Artist Olafur Eliasson, renowned for creating immersive installations inspired by natural phenomena such as light, water, and wind, recently completed “Windows for Moving Light, ” a stained-glass installation for a cathedral. Created to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich, the work was developed through an analysis of Friedrich’s treatment of light. Based on this research, Eliasson derived a palette of 65 colors, which was translated into 3,383 hand-blown glass elements to create the cathedral’s new stained-glass windows.

【ADF Web Magazine】Dexamenes Seaside Hotel: An Industrial Relic Reimagined on the Greek Coast by K-Studio

On the western coast of Greece’s Peloponnese region, a former wine-storage and export facility has been transformed into a distinctive seaside hotel that blends industrial heritage with contemporary hospitality. Known as Dexamenes Seaside Hotel, the project reinterprets a complex of concrete wine tanks and stone outbuildings dating back to the early twentieth century by K-Studio, preserving the site’s history while introducing new uses and experiences.

【ADF Web Magazine】AZURE Announces the Winners of the 2026 AZ Awards

The winners of the 2026 AZ Awards have been announced, offering a snapshot of the projects, products and ideas shaping contemporary architecture and design around the world. Revealed on May 28 at the AZ Awards Gala held at Toronto's St. Lawrence Market North, this year's honourees reflect a growing emphasis on environmental responsibility, social engagement and material innovation.

【ADF Web Magazine】Martin Parr: Global WarningMartin Parr: Global Warning

In this article, Filippo Esposito explores Martin Parr – Global Warning, an exhibition at the Musée du Jeu de Paume in Paris dedicated to the renowned British photographer. Through Parr’s vivid colours and ironic visual language, the exhibition examines mass tourism, consumerism, technology, and humanity’s relationship with nature. Esposito highlights how Parr uses humour not to judge, but to reveal the contradictions of contemporary life. Featuring works spanning more than fifty years, the exhibition offers a thought-provoking and entertaining reflection on the habits, desires, and behaviours that shape the modern world.

Paris News June 2026

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In April 2026, the legendary Pigalle nightclub Bus Palladium reopened following a major renovation. Long regarded as a symbol of postwar Parisian youth culture and the city’s rock scene, the venue was transformed with a Brutalist raw-concrete façade while preserving the outline and traces of the original building through an approach that “modernizes while preserving its heritage.” The project has been widely praised as an architectural endeavor that reinterprets Parisian nightlife for the present day.
In March 2026, La Ferme de la Villette, an urban farming facility, opened within Parc de la Villette in Paris’s 19th arrondissement. At the center of the newly developed 15,000-square-meter site stands Halle de Rouvray, an industrial building dating back to 1914 that has been carefully renovated while retaining its historic steel structure and brick walls. More than an agricultural education facility, the project is recognized for proposing a new relationship between the city and nature.

Thailand News June 2026

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Blu Dock Restel Bangkok is a 12-room boutique hotel located in the Talat Noi district near Bangkok’s Chinatown. The area has become popular as a neighborhood where historic buildings, street art, galleries, vintage shops, trendy cafés, and traditional Chinese and Thai architecture coexist. Inspired by the owners’ childhood memories of boat travel and riverside life, the project adopts an architectural and interior design approach that repurposes existing structures. The interior features a blue color palette, porthole-inspired elements, and details evoking river transport, all harmonizing with traditional Chinese wooden doors, ceramics, and warm natural materials. The guest rooms are compact and functional, offering quiet, minimalist spaces ideal for short stays.

【ADF Web Magazine】Seamless Architecture Explores a Global Shift: a book "Seamless Architecture" by F.A.D.S

A new book published by Beam Gallery examines the rise of "Seamless Architecture," a design movement that has become increasingly influential in global architecture over the past two decades. Titled Seamless Architecture, the publication documents research and projects developed by Fujiki Studio at Kogakuin University in Tokyo and F.A.D.S, the architectural practice co-founded by Ryumei Fujiki and Yukiko Sato.

【ADF Web Magazine】Adding Soul to a Manhattan Loft by BarlisWedlick Architects

Located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, this full-floor loft apartment underwent a comprehensive renovation by BarlisWedlick Architects and interior designer MK Workshop. Home to a family of five, the 409-square-meter residence already offered generous proportions, four bedrooms, multiple bathrooms, and three terraces. Yet despite its size and desirable location, the recently purchased apartment lacked character. Defined by stark white walls and uniform grey millwork, it felt disconnected from the family who would inhabit it.

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