The Japan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, serves as the official pavilion of the Japanese government. Designed in response to its exhibition concept “Between Lives,” the architecture embodies themes of “the relay of life” and “the cycle of life” through a repetitive, staggered arrangement of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels in a concentric circular formation.
The second Islamic Arts Biennale’s official prayer space, AlMusalla, is a meditative reflection on ritual and transience embedded in regional identity. Realized by EAST Architecture Studio, AKT II, and Rayyane Tabet, the pavilion thoughtfully responds to the Biennale’s theme, And All That Is In Between, which contemplates the connection between the physical and the spiritual, …
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The Gallery of the Kings, which houses a collection of colossal statues from the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), has long been the highlight of any visit to the Museo Egizio. Remodeled by set designer Dante Ferretti in 2006, the gallery was transformed into an exquisite black box. As the museum approaches its …
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