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Blight Rayner Architecture and Snøhetta fine-tune an undulating facade for Queensland Performing Arts Center’s new Glasshouse Theater ow.ly/5uLC50ZvbWL

As London’s Barbican Centre makes progress on a comprehensive renovation to its Brutalist building, the museum has announced a competition for new furniture designs that complement the architecture. ow.ly/l0k450ZvbXT

President Trump and the U.S. DOT shared plans to update Dulles Airport. The plans appear to add an addition lined with clearstory windows atop the Eero Saarinen–designed terminal. ow.ly/hnbG50ZuQv5

schlaich bergermann partner (sbp), Snøhetta, local craftsmen, and a team of engineering consultants completed work on the new Sentry Bridge at Watkins Glen. It spans 46 feet between two rock cliffs and replaces a stone-clad, arched bridge. ow.ly/fVL550ZuQoQ

Maryam Eskandari spoke with L.E.FT’s Ziad Jamaleddine on language and translation in architecture, themes central to L.E.FT’s At the Edge of Where God Built. ow.ly/WsST50Zutt9

These six content creators rise above the fold in the discourse on the built environment. From somber commentary on facades to illustrating urban landscapes, these social media accounts are as informed as they are influential.

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, the long-awaited, Frank Gehry–designed cultural landmark on Saadiyat Island, announced it will open to the public on December 11. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s collaged exterior is largely shaped by ten sculptural cones. ow.ly/yQb850ZupvE

The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University, designed by COOKFOX Architects, opened to the public. Its completion creates not only a permanent home for Bruce Springsteen’s legacy but a center that honors all American music. ow.ly/ybzy50Zu1OU

We Design Beirut, a design event in Beirut, Lebanon, has announced its programming schedule for its next iteration. Under the thematic “Love on the Mediterranean,” the third edition of We Design Beirut will take place May 26–30, 2027. ow.ly/LJs350ZtUeK

Imagine…stepping out onto San Francisco’s Union Square after a spa day of cold plunge pools; steamy saunas; and an AI-powered, entire cross-sectional, tomographical, ultrasound, image of your body. Midjourney Spa envisions exactly that. ow.ly/i39150ZtCqP

The new Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Canada to Michigan, is open to traffic this week. In an ironic twist, it opens one week after the U.S. announced 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the U.S. ow.ly/ufvx50ZtxO1

Twenty-five new properties were inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List. Among the buildings, landscapes, and natural environments are 13 buildings and ensembles across Finland designed by the Aaltos and modernist buildings in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. ow.ly/vIjF50ZtBS7

Dumpsters everywhere will be worse than the disease. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced this week that the “containerization” rollout is slated to wrap by 2031. ow.ly/u3z150Zvc0C

The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) announced the winners of its Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Medal, an award that honors three individuals who have each made “an extraordinary contribution to the quality of life in New York City.” ow.ly/xiM950ZvbYL

As London’s Barbican Centre makes progress on a comprehensive renovation to its Brutalist building, the museum has announced a competition for new furniture designs that complement the architecture. ow.ly/l0k450ZvbXT

Blight Rayner Architecture and Snøhetta fine-tune an undulating facade for Queensland Performing Arts Center’s new Glasshouse Theater. Read the full story in The Architect's Newspaper: archpaper.com/2026/07/blight…

President Trump and the U.S. DOT shared plans to update Dulles Airport. The plans appear to add an addition lined with clearstory windows atop the Eero Saarinen–designed terminal. ow.ly/hnbG50ZuQv5

schlaich bergermann partner (sbp), Snøhetta, local craftsmen, and a team of engineering consultants completed work on the new Sentry Bridge at Watkins Glen. It spans 46 feet between two rock cliffs and replaces a stone-clad, arched bridge. ow.ly/fVL550ZuQoQ

Maryam Eskandari spoke with L.E.FT’s Ziad Jamaleddine on language and translation in architecture, themes central to L.E.FT’s At the Edge of Where God Built. ow.ly/WsST50Zutt9

These six content creators rise above the fold in the discourse on the built environment. From somber commentary on facades to illustrating urban landscapes, these social media accounts are as informed as they are influential.