By Architectural Review Desk Published: September 25, 2026 Main Facts In the quiet, pastoral expanses of Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, a new architectural milestone has taken root. Designed by the visionary studio IGArchitects, the "House of Emptiness" (known in Japanese as Liu Bai Zhi Jia) redefines the concept of retirement living.…
By Guillermo Ortiz September 17, 2026 MEXICO CITY—For two consecutive years, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has anchored her administration’s economic legitimacy on a single, compelling metric: the dramatic reduction of extreme poverty. Following the ideological and political blueprint of her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (widely known as…
