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【ADF Web Magazine】The ‘Wasl Tower’, a skyscraper in Dubai featuring a terracotta ceramic façade designed by the architecturWasl Tower, a new mixed-use skyscraper designed by UNS, has been completed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Rising 302 metres along Sheikh Zayed Road adjacent to the Burj Khalifa, the tower introduces a new landmark to the city skyline. Featuring one of the world’s tallest terracotta ceramic facades, the project integrates environmental performance with an ambitious urban experience.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Problems Created by Japan's Inheritance System for Communities and ArchitectureAkihiro Yamamoto explores an often-overlooked factor behind Japan’s increasing number of vacant and deteriorating buildings: the inheritance system. While legal procedures exist to manage properties without heirs, the costs and risks involved frequently discourage action, leaving land and buildings abandoned for years. This article examines how legal structures can shape the built environment and considers the broader impact of neglected architecture on communities across Japan.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Art Paris 2026: What I Saw in the Promises Section - Spotlight on CeramicsIn this personal report from Art Paris 2026, Paris-based artist Eri Maeda explores the Promises sector, where emerging galleries showcased an unexpected wave of inventive ceramic works. Reflecting on the freedom, joy, and creativity she encountered, Maeda shares how the experience deepened her trust in clay as a medium while prompting thoughts about cultural identity, language, and her own artistic practice.
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【ADF Web Magazine】AIDA Awards Winners 2026 Reveal the Global Rise of African-Centred DesignThe inaugural edition of the AIDA Awards 2026 has announced its winners, highlighting outstanding projects across architecture, product, fashion, and communication design. Organized by 3C Awards, the ceremony and conference program will take place in Cotonou, Benin, at the end of July 2026. The first edition received more than 300 submissions from over 40 countries, including 24 African nations. The jury, chaired by Birsel + Seck founder Bibi Seck, brought together 41 architects, designers, educators, and cultural leaders who evaluated projects based on cultural relevance, sustainability, innovation, and social impact.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Residence in Bondi Beach by Common Office: Ramsgate HouseSydney-based architecture practice Common Office has completed Ramsgate House, a four-storey residence near Bondi Beach that reimagines classical architectural language for contemporary coastal living. Designed for a young family, the project responds to a brief that sought both a strong connection to Bondi’s identity and a sense of privacy within one of Australia’s busiest tourist destinations.
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【ADF Web Magazine】New Cultural Institution in Saudi Arabia: BLACK GOLD MUSEUM, Reframing Oil Through Art, Design, and ImA new museum dedicated to exploring oil as a cultural, social, and artistic phenomenon has opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Located inside the landmark KAPSARC building designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the BLACK GOLD MUSEUM introduces an immersive museum model that combines art, design, technology, and storytelling to examine humanity’s complex relationship with petroleum.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Living Within the Landscape: Entre Quatre Murs' Du Corail ResidenceSet on the edge of a wooded site in Mirabel, Canada, the Du Corail Residence by Montreal-based studio Entre Quatre Murs explores how contemporary domestic architecture can exist in closer dialogue with its natural surroundings. Developed over four years, the 7,700-square-foot single-family home balances a substantial scale with an understated architectural presence, responding carefully to both the terrain and the lifestyle of its occupants.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Masaya Yoshioka Presents "The Staircase" at Minnano GalleryArtist Masaya Yoshioka will present his solo exhibition “The Staircase” from May 28 to May 31, 2026 at Minnano Gallery in Tokyo. The exhibition features a body of paintings depicting a staircase constructed by the artist himself inside his studio. Produced intensively over a short period in early 2026, the works all focus on the same staircase while generating distinct visual experiences through variations in composition, distance, and light.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Indee Design Creates Plateau Kyoto Residence Balancing Japanese Minimalism and Montreal WarmthMontreal-based interior design studio Indee Design has unveiled “Plateau Kyoto Residence,” a residential renovation project that blends Japanese minimalism with the warmth of 1970s-inspired retro aesthetics. Led by interior designer Florence Charron, the project reimagines an existing family home for a couple and their two children, creating a living environment designed to evolve over the next two decades. By reorganizing circulation, natural light, and storage, the renovation balances functionality with emotional comfort and spatial calm.
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【ADF Web Magazine】「Festival des Architectures Vives 2026」Teams and ProjectsThe Festival des Architectures Vives 2026 will take place in Montpellier, France, organized by Association Champ Libre. The event will be held across historic private mansions in the city from June 9 to June 14, 2026. Further details are available online. Marking its 20th anniversary, this edition adopts the theme "Transmission" and introduces a renewed format. Former participants return as mentors, supporting emerging architects and emphasizing the transfer of knowledge and creative practices.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Laurids Gallee and Moser Present the Limited Crystal Collection "Axis"Czech crystal house Moser has unveiled “Axis,” a limited-edition collection created in collaboration with Rotterdam-based designer Laurids Gallée. Marking Gallée’s first exploration of glass, the collection brings his sculptural language into dialogue with Moser’s 169-year tradition of hand-crafted crystal.
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Paris News May 2026We have received a new report supported by GARDE!
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【ADF Web Magazine】Garage as Gallery: ATRIUM Reimagines the Private Car SpaceCompleted in 2024, ATRIUM’s Garage for Car Collection transforms the conventional notion of a private garage into a multifunctional architectural statement. Rather than serving solely as a storage space, the 200-square-meter structure operates as a hybrid environment—combining a curated car gallery, fitness facilities, and a venue for business gatherings—within a single sculptural form.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Mark English Architects Reimagines 1917 Cottage by Elizabeth AustinSan Francisco–based Mark English Architects has completed the renovation and modest expansion of a two-story family home in the city’s Cow Hollow neighborhood, originally designed in 1917 by architect Elizabeth Austin. One of the few practicing female architects in early 20th-century America, Austin’s legacy informed a careful approach that sought to preserve the original vision while adapting the residence for modern life.
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【ADF Web Magazine】The cedar skin of diplomacyAn article by architect and researcher Matteo Belfiore explores the former Italian Embassy Villa at Lake Chuzenji in Nikko, a quietly powerful work designed by Antonin Raymond. Completed in 1928, the villa reveals an architectural approach that dissolves into its natural surroundings, drawing on local materials and craftsmanship to create harmony with the landscape.
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