ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1042057/unearthing-the-ground-architecture-and-the-politics-of-soil Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0000 Diogo Borges Ferreira https://www.archdaily.com/1042057/unearthing-the-ground-architecture-and-the-politics-of-soil What architecture leaves in the ground outlasts what it puts in the air. A demolished building disappears from the skyline in a matter of days, but its foundations remain embedded in the soil for generations. The contamination caused by an industrial complex does not clear when the complex is torn down. The legal boundaries inscribed across colonial territory do not dissolve when the colonial administration ends. The ground holds what architecture quickly forgets.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1040964/startt-designs-new-access-to-the-archaeological-areas-behind-the-pantheon-in-rome Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/1040964/startt-designs-new-access-to-the-archaeological-areas-behind-the-pantheon-in-rome The Pantheon in Rome is globally known as a major tourist and architectural icon, a built testimony to both Greek culture and Roman technique, and a symbol of the Roman Empire. The monument was recently intervened upon by the Italian architecture studio STARTT (Studio of Architecture and Territorial Transformations). The project, titled Pantheon – Micro Architectures for Archaeology, was promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture as part of a program of interventions initiated in 2019 to open public access to the archaeological areas of the Pantheon. STARTT's project represents the first phase of the program, focusing on opening a new entrance from the Pozzo del Diavolo, an area located behind the monument's Rotunda, allowing visitors to access parts of the building's archaeological fabric that were previously reserved for technical functions.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/1002494/public-pools-as-public-spaces-the-role-of-swimming-and-bathing-in-cities Thu, 31 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000 Maria-Cristina Florian https://www.archdaily.com/1002494/public-pools-as-public-spaces-the-role-of-swimming-and-bathing-in-cities When one thinks of public spaces, the image of a pool rarely comes to mind. Public spaces are the center of civic life, places where most interactions, activities, and behaviors follow strict social and cultural norms to ensure the safety and comfort of all users. In contrast, swimming and bathing represent something more intimate and primordial, a sensorial experience distinct from any other. In addition to the health benefits, the act of floating in space creates a break from everyday life and its constraints.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/981140/rome-architecture-city-guide-30-sites-that-celebrate-the-citys-rich-culture-and-history Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:30:00 +0000 Dima Stouhi https://www.archdaily.com/981140/rome-architecture-city-guide-30-sites-that-celebrate-the-citys-rich-culture-and-history Spanning over 3 millennia with one of the highest concentrations of architecture in the world, Rome is a transcendental influence on the world's culture. Often called “The Eternal City,” it developed as the capital and seat of power of the Roman Empire, regarded by many as the first Imperial city and among the first ancient metropolises. As a city continuously occupied for over 28 centuries, Rome has maintained its countless layers of history to become a perfect depiction of old meets new. Rich in history, academia, and art, the Italian capital is now one of the most visited cities in the world.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/954920/from-ancient-rome-to-contemporary-singapore-the-evolution-of-conservatories Wed, 13 Jan 2021 03:30:00 +0000 Grace Mitchell Tada https://www.archdaily.com/954920/from-ancient-rome-to-contemporary-singapore-the-evolution-of-conservatories According to Pliny, Roman Emperor Tiberius’s doctors instructed their charge to consume a fruit of the Cucurbits family each day. To grow these melon and cucumber fruits year-round on his home island of Capri, Tiberius directed construction of specularia: “[He] had raised beds made in frames upon wheels, by means of which the Cucumis were moved and exposed to the full heat of the sun; while, in winter, they were withdrawn, and placed under the protection of frames glazed with mirror-stone.”

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/802201/ad-classics-roman-pantheon-emperor-hadrian Mon, 26 Dec 2016 04:00:00 +0000 Luke Fiederer https://www.archdaily.com/802201/ad-classics-roman-pantheon-emperor-hadrian Locked within Rome’s labyrinthine maze of narrow streets stands one of the most renowned buildings in the history of architecture. Built at the height of the Roman Empire’s power and wealth, the Roman Pantheon has been both lauded and studied for both the immensity of its dome and its celestial geometry for over two millennia. During this time it has been the subject of countless imitations and references as the enduring architectural legacy of one of the world’s most influential epochs.

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