ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Tue, 4 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1024707/a-new-lens-on-architecture-discovering-open-house-narratives-across-europe Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:30:00 +0000 Camilla Ghisleni https://www.archdaily.com/1024707/a-new-lens-on-architecture-discovering-open-house-narratives-across-europe Throughout 2024, ArchDaily, in collaboration with the Open House Europe architecture event, brought inspiring projects and stories to light. These true architectural gems were unveiled through visits, and their widely shared narratives enriched the architectural discourse. It is an invitation to explore the stories behind buildings that, although part of citizens' daily lives, often go unnoticed amidst the routine automation of everyday life.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1022791/personalized-and-ornamental-modernism-the-story-of-the-lithuanian-opera-and-ballet-theater-in-vilnius Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:30:00 +0000 Maria-Cristina Florian https://www.archdaily.com/1022791/personalized-and-ornamental-modernism-the-story-of-the-lithuanian-opera-and-ballet-theater-in-vilnius Standing out among the array of cultural programs, the opera and theater typology is often understood as encompassing the luxurious and elitist spirit of a bourgeois society focused on entertainment. Across the Soviet Union, this represented the opposite of the principles to be promoted. However, despite the opposition of the political class, the program remained widely popular. As the historical structures, symbols of the previous regime could no longer be promoted, the search began for a new image of the Opera House, one aligned with Socialist ideals and the concept of "art belonging to the masses."

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