From Austin to Tokyo: Architecture Now Highlights Global Projects Shaping Airports, Cities, and Cultural Destinations

Heathrow West. Image Courtesy of Scott Brownrigg

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This edition of Architecture Now brings together projects that explore how architecture is reshaping global gateways, cultural destinations, and urban living. SOM’s design for a new Arrivals and Departures Hall in Austin and Scott Brownrigg’s Heathrow West proposal highlight the airport as a civic threshold, while Kerry Hill Architects’ three-tower precinct in Brisbane emphasizes public space and subtropical landscapes in high-density housing. Zaha Hadid Architects’ beachfront tower in Florida extends Miami’s sculptural coastal tradition, and Pharrell Williams and NIGO’s Japa Valley Tokyo introduces a temporary cultural district blending art, hospitality, and retail. Together, these initiatives reflect how infrastructure, lifestyle, and design intersect to define contemporary urban experience.

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SOM to Design New Arrivals and Departures Hall at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, United States