Renderings have been released for the Queen Elizabeth II monument in St. James’ park.
Five proposals for a permanent Queen Elizabeth II memorial in St. James’ Park range from a Heatherwick Studio stone canopy of lilies to Tom Stuart-Smith’s full cast of a Windsor oak, each of which aims to distill the monarch’s public legacy into physical form. Renderings include equestrian statues, immersive soundscapes, and sculpted bridges, inviting public feedback before the final concept is chosen later this year.
SFMoMA has laid off 29 staff members, or 7.5 percent of its workforce.
Facing a $5 million deficit and dwindling tourism, SFMoMA cut 29 staff roles this week—roughly 7.5 percent of its workforce—despite recent high-profile fundraising wins. The museum’s union, which says most of those laid off were represented workers, condemned the move as unjustified and has begun organizing in response.
Ferrari will begin shipping its first all-electric model in October 2026.
Ferrari will begin delivering its first fully electric vehicle in October 2026, marking a pivotal expansion without abandoning its combustion engine lineage. The company plans to reveal the EV’s core technology a year earlier, in October 2025, while continuing to develop hybrid and ICE models as part of a broad multi-powertrain strategy.
In 2045, Bill Gates will shutter his eponymous philanthropic foundation.
Bill Gates plans to wind down his namesake foundation by the end of 2045, committing over $200 billion toward global health and development before closing its doors. The move accelerates the original timeline by decades, reflecting both urgency and optimism as the foundation races to finish its work amid mounting political backlash against foreign aid and shifting tides in philanthropic culture.
Norman Foster and Porsche’s kinetic installation made a splash in Venice.
Norman Foster and Porsche debuted a kinetic, aluminum-clad pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale that functions as both a transport hub and speculative prototype. Referencing Venetian footbridges and Porsche’s aerodynamic legacy, the installation proposes a modular, mobile infrastructure for zero-emission transit—one as sculptural as it is functional.
Today’s attractive distractions:
A photographer captures the men who make Mexico City’s 24-hour flower market possible.
The conclave may be out of session, but its architecture is forever.
This Lego artist creates more than models—his are sculptures of Italian architecture.
Coveteur, the fashion mag that closed under Jenna Lyons, is restarting.
