The Architizer’s 15th A+Awards Calls for Entries
2026.10.13 UP
Architizer, the world's largest online platform for architecture, has announced the official opening of the 15th Annual Architizer A+Awards, honoring the year's best buildings and spaces. Entries submitted through the dedicated website by October 23, 2026, are eligible for Early Bird Pricing. NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) proudly supports the A+Awards as a media partner of Architizer.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Makiko Kudo Solo Exhibition "Reincarnation" at Perrotin Gallery2026.10.06 UP Artist and freelance writer Keith Tolch explores Makiko Kudo’s dreamlike paintings at Perrotin Gallery in Los Angeles. Her lush landscapes, recurring cats and solitary figures weave together memories, dreams and everyday experience. Tolch sees her doubled figures as possible expressions of self-compassion, offering companionship within deeply personal worlds. Reflecting on whether painting can communicate universally, he suggests that Kudo’s work offers quiet glimpses into another person’s inner life. Her paintings reveal solitude as a rich and sensuous experience, inviting viewers to discover connections through their own emotions and associations.
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ADF Design Award 2027 First Round of Jurors Announced2026.09.29 UP The Aoyama Design Forum (ADF), a non-profit organization, is proud to unveil the first round of jurors for the 17th annual ADF Design Award 2027, an international design competition hosted by ADF. This year, the panel once again features distinguished figures from the global architecture and design community. The six confirmed jurors are as follows.
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【ADF Web Magazine】Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: A Covered Stroll Through Art and Landscape2026.09.29 UP What makes a museum stay with you long after a visit? For chartered architect Von Chua, the answer at Denmark’s Louisiana Museum of Modern Art lies as much in its garden and views across the Øresund as in the art inside. In her latest article, she explores how low, glass-lined pavilions turn a museum visit into a “covered stroll” through the landscape. From the Calder Terrace to the museum’s decades of careful expansion, Chua considers the power of architectural restraint—and what cultural spaces can learn from a place designed to grow without losing its intimacy. Read her full account.
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【ADF Web Magazine】X Architects Proposes Zayed Waterfront for Abu Dhabi's Historic Port2026.09.29 UP Architecture and urban design practice X Architects has unveiled “Zayed Waterfront,” a proposal to reimagine Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi’s historic port district. The conceptual masterplan covers approximately 2.3 million square metres and is organised into three districts focused on cruises, business and resort activities. It would retain the area’s working maritime character while extending public space from the Corniche into the port and towards Saadiyat Island. Plazas, promenades, water transport, cultural facilities and coastal planting come together in a visioning proposal, rather than a completed development.
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