Buildner Announces Winners of the 5th Annual Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial CompetitionSponsored ContentSave this picture!Courtesy of BuildnerBuildner has announced the results of its competition, the In recognition of this treaty, Buildner invites conceptual designs for a memorial to be located on any known decommissioned nuclear weapon testing site. The conceptual memorial is intended to reflect the history and ongoing threat of nuclear weapons, aiming to promote public awareness of nuclear disarmament. The challenge is intended to bring attention to the history and dangers of nuclear weapons. Participants are tasked with designing a space that commemorates nuclear warfare victims and conveys the need for a nuclear-free future. As a 'silent' competition, submissions are not allowed to include any text, titles, or annotations.The next edition of this competition, the , has been launched with an early bird registration deadline of June 12, 2025.The briefThis competition invites designers to conceive a memorial that meaningfully engages the public with the critical issue of nuclear disarmament. Memorials play a crucial role in capturing history and facilitating collective reflection, shaping how future generations understand and respond to global challenges. The proposed memorial will specifically address the legacy of nuclear warfare, emphasizing the urgency of diplomatic solutions and international solidarity in preventing nuclear conflict.Design proposals are encouraged to consider the following core principles: Vision of Peace: Proposals should embody the aspiration for a world free of nuclear threats, incorporating symbolic or abstract representations that inspire unity and harmony. Reflection and Remembrance: Designs must foster a thoughtful and enduring dialogue, offering visitors a contemplative environment where they can reflect upon the consequences of nuclear weaponry. Educational Impact: The memorial should provide visitors with accessible insights into the historical realities and ongoing dangers of nuclear arms, actively promoting public knowledge and awareness. Emotional Engagement: Successful memorials will create a powerful emotional connection, provoking personal and collective introspection on peace, responsibility, and the human cost of nuclear conflict. Sustainable Stewardship: Designs must embrace environmental sustainability, reinforcing the memorial's overarching message of responsible stewardship and enduring peace. Save this picture!Jury PanelThis year's submissions were reviewed by a distinguished jury panel featuring experts from architecture, urbanism, and the arts:  Olha Kleytman, founder of Ukraine-based SBM Studio, brings expertise in architecture and urban design, alongside her humanitarian work through the NGO "Through the War."  Flora Lee, Associate Partner at MAD Architects, has contributed to major international projects including the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.  Peter Newman, a London-based artist, explores humanity's relationship with space and modernity, with exhibitions spanning Trafalgar Square, the Hayward Gallery, and the Guggenheim Museum in Venice.  Vincent Panhuysen, co-founder of KAAN Architecten, integrates contextual sensitivity into large-scale projects, such as the Netherlands American Cemetery Visitor Center.  James Whitaker, founder of Whitaker Studio, is an architect known for his widely published Joshua Tree Residence.  Wu Ziye, co-founder of China's Mix Architecture, has received international acclaim for his studio's exploration of spatial consciousness, materiality, and integration with nature. Buildner's other ongoing competitions include: the 10th edition of MICROHOME competition, in collaboration with Kingspan and Hapi Homes; the Mujassam Watan Urban Sculpture Challenge aimed at finding innovative sculptures reflecting Saudi Arabia's heritage, modern achievements, and future ambitions; and the Howard Waterfall Retreatcompetition, which invites architects to propose designs for a multi-generational family retreat at the scenic and historically significant Howard Falls in Pennsylvania, USA. Each of these competitions aims to build the winning designs.Projects:First Prize Winner + Buildner Student AwardProject title: Urbs AeternaAuthors: Alessia Angela Sanchez, Erminia Cirillo and Adele Maria Saita, from ItalyThe project presents a memorial using sand and metal to depict a post-apocalyptic vision of what appears to be Rome reduced to an archaeological remnant. The design evokes the destruction and preservation paradox, allowing viewers to observe the site from above or navigate its fractured streets leading to a central void. A ghostly wireframe reconstruction of a vanished temple stands as the focal point, symbolizing loss and memory. The restrained material palette reinforces themes of impermanence and time. While conceptually strong and visually compelling, its cost and environmental impact raise questions. The experience unfolds gradually, inviting contemplation.Save this picture!Save this picture!Second Prize WinnerProject title: The Rainbow Of RenewalAuthors: Chen Yang, Ruijing Sun and Chao Li, from the United StatesThe project envisions a memorial for the last nuclear bomb through a landscape intervention that transforms destruction into renewal. A circular water installation generates mist, evoking the image of an explosion while simultaneously creating rainbows, symbolizing hope. The design's ephemeral quality enhances its poetic impact, making it a striking presence on the horizon. The intervention integrates with the natural environment, fostering an evolving atmospheric experience.Save this picture!Save this picture!3rd Prize Winner + Buildner Student AwardProject title: Projected DestructionAuthors: Marco Moreno Donohoe of Washington University in St. Louis , WUSTL, the United StatesThis project envisions a memorial set within a cratered landscape. A striking linear structure cuts through the void, acting as both a bridge and a viewing platform, inviting visitors to experience the vastness of destruction. The interplay of light and shadow within the perforated walls creates dynamic spatial effects, offering different perspectives from above and within. The scale and placement evoke a sense of isolation and reflection.Save this picture!Save this picture!Highlighted ProjectsProject title: Mycelial Rebirth: Fungi Restoring Nuclear Wounds Authors: Shengfeng Gao, Zhuohan Zhou and Shengnan Gao from the United StatesThis project envisions a memorial landscape where fungi serve as agents of ecological healing in a post-nuclear context. A dense forest setting is activated by a grid of ultraviolet lights that stimulate mycelial growth, enhancing the fungi's capacity to absorb and break down radioactive contaminants. As the soil regenerates, the design allows for gradual ecological succession, beginning with mushrooms and pioneering vegetation. The illuminated ground plane forms a quiet, immersive field that marks both decay and recovery. Over time, the site transforms into a living testament to resilience, where nature's unseen networks remediate and renew.Save this picture!Save this picture!Project title: Nuclear Living ForceAuthors: Luis Manuel Carcamo Cura of company LUIS CARCAMO ARQUITECTOS, from MexicoThis project responds to the atomic age by offering a message of harmony over despair, using the human eye as a central metaphor for awareness and reflection. A series of monumental, petal-like structures rise from a crater-shaped void, recalling both the iris and the bomb site in Santa Fe. Surrounding this core, the Flower of Life geometry guides the masterplan, symbolizing universal patterns and organic regeneration. The design emphasizes nature's resilience, referencing ecosystems like Chernobyl where life has returned unaided. Rather than mourning destruction, the project celebrates life, order, and the potential for collective transformation.Save this picture!Project title: The Illusion of ChoicesAuthors: Ruiqi Yao, University of Edinburgh from the United KingdomThis project explores the illusion of choice within the existential tension between nuclear war and peace. Set inside a vast crater, visitors begin their journey in a monumental spherical chamber, where a singular path ends abruptly, symbolizing unreachable goals and the false promise of nuclear power. Descending into a subterranean network, seven red-lit paths depict ruin and inevitability, while one blue-lit path offers a narrow route toward peace and introspection. The final space contrasts confinement with openness, guiding visitors through mirrored walls toward a hopeful exit. Through spatial transitions and stark lighting contrasts, the project stages a powerful moral journey.Save this picture!Save this picture!Project title: Möbius Elegy: Red Warning and Green ReturnAuthors: Daii Shimada, Mai Nakano and Midori Watanabe, from JapanThis project imagines a regenerative forest emerging from the scars of nuclear devastation. Set within a vast desert crater, a radial pattern of multicolored vegetation radiates outward, suggesting seasonal cycles and ecological diversity. The planting strategy appears gradual and deliberate, with craters used as microclimates for reforestation—each acting as a node in a larger ecological system. A lone figure stands before the transformed landscape, underscoring the scale and ambition of the intervention. Through time-lapse-like sequences, the imagery suggests the forest's steady expansion, turning the desert into a sanctuary of life. The memorial becomes a living archive of resilience and renewal.Save this picture!Project title: Soft FalloutAuthors: Louis Bourdages and Cedric Harvey, from the Université Laval School of Architecture, CanadaThis project proposes an immersive memorial defined by a luminous, amorphous structure suspended over a crater. From the outside, the glowing yellow form evokes a captured sun or lingering explosion, radiating both warmth and unease. Inside, visitors enter a soft, undulating landscape of quilted fabric that molds to the human body, allowing for stillness, reflection, or playful interaction. Light filters through the translucent skin, creating a surreal atmosphere suspended between comfort and disquiet. The form's biomorphic geometry contrasts the rationality of war, transforming the site into a sensorial space of pause and presence.Save this picture!Project title: "Used to be there"Authors: Hữu Nhân Hoàng, Hoàng Kỳ Lê and Anh Khoa Huỳnh, VietnamThis project constructs a memorial as a collective reflection on memory, identity, and everyday life disrupted by nuclear war. Set in a radial formation across a barren landscape, semi-transparent glass panels display ghosted historical photographs—scenes of people, architecture, and ordinary moments—layered over the present. Visitors navigate between these life-sized images, encountering echoes of the past embedded in space. The transparent surfaces blend time periods and dissolve boundaries, inviting viewers to see themselves within the continuity of human experience. Rather than focusing on devastation, the project quietly honors what stands to be lost: ordinary lives, familiar places, and shared memories.Save this picture!Visit the website for the recently launched , to take part and learn more, before the early bird registration deadline of June 12, 2025. Image gallerySee allShow less Cite: "Buildner Announces Winners of the 5th Annual Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial Competition" 21 May 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1030195/buildner-announces-winners-of-the-5th-annual-last-nuclear-bomb-memorial-competition&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream

Sephiroth ranks very high on the “cool” scale, and a huge reason for that is his ōdachi, the extra-long katana he wields, called the Masamune. He’s not the first Final Fantasy character to wield a sword that has this particular name, but he’s probably the most notable, not least because of a very infamous murder he commits with this sword at a key moment in the original FF7 (and also in FF7 Rebirth, although the scene plays out somewhat differently).I’ve been both fascinated and amused by the ostentatious appearance of Sephiroth’s sword ever since I first saw cosplayers brandishing their versions of it at conventions in my teen years, and I’ve always wanted to know what went into its supremely impractical design.So who better to ask than designer Tetsuya Nomura, the Square Enix visionary who first put this sword into Sephiroth’s hands? And so, in honor of Cool Sword Day, here’s Nomura explaining the sword’s backstory, its surprisingly variable length, and more.Image: Square EnixPolygon: What led to the decision to name Sephiroth’s sword after the medieval blacksmith Masamune?Tetsuya Nomura: The Masamune has appeared throughout the Final Fantasy series as the strongest sword. When thinking about equipping Sephiroth with a sword that is a worthy match for him, I figured there was no better option than Masamune.Whose idea was it to give Sephiroth this specific type of sword, rather than a buster sword for example?That would be mine. Each time Cloud went through a tweak in design, the accompanying buster sword seemed to grow larger. Reason being, I thought the juxtaposition between Cloud wielding a giant “sword” and Sephiroth, who is far more powerful, wielding a skinny “katana” would be quite interesting. Additionally, the contrast between a wide broadsword and a long Japanese katana is also inspired by the rivalry of two famous Japanese swordsmen, Musashi and Kojiro.Were there any other design ideas for his sword that were not chosen and that you would be willing to share with us?As mentioned earlier, I had a specific sword in mind for Sephiroth, so I didn’t have any other ideas.Did the length of Sephiroth’s sword make it difficult to design fight scenes, especially in FF7 Rebirth where you actually get to play as Sephiroth? Sephiroth has appeared in many different titles before, and with each appearance, the length of his sword is adjusted based on the title’s specifications. In other words, we didn’t design the scene based on the length of the sword, but rather, designed the length of the sword based on the game design.I have a rough guideline that his sword should be around 10 feet long, but this has never been consistent across any of his appearances, including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, or any merchandise, etc.Do you ever alter the length of the sword in certain scenes, such as lengthening it for visual effect or shortening it to accommodate certain moves?The Masamune’s blade has an organic quality to it, lengthening and shortening as needed. In the recently released second season of The First Soldier arc in Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, there actually is a scene in which the Masamune grows longer for the first time. I would love for you to check it out.Did someone in the universe of FF7 make this sword especially for Sephiroth?I mentioned The First Soldier arc in Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis a moment ago, but if you look at season one, when young Sephiroth first appeared, you will see that he is equipped with a Shinra military sword. That means it won’t come as a surprise if other people were also equipped with it. That said, I personally think that a military sword is more of an accessory for ceremonial purposes, and so Sephiroth would probably be the only person who would actually wield it after customizing it to be more suited for combat. Typically, a sword is heavily impacted by the skill of its wielder, and it is prone to become useless unless the wielder has the appropriate prowess; so, it is rare for someone to use a sword in combat.Also, in the aforementioned second season of The First Soldier arc of Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, you will experience the episode in which young Sephiroth obtains the Masamune, as well as meet the blacksmith who created the sword, so we’ll be diving deeper into the lore of the Masamune for the first time. The settings and background were brewing in my head, but in order to depict this in the game, I consulted Motomu Toriyama, the Co-Director of the Final Fantasy VII remake series and Director of Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, and we decided to ask Kazushige Nojima, Scenario Writer for the Final Fantasy 7 series to write this for us.See More:

Sephiroth ranks very high on the “cool” scale, and a huge reason for that is his ōdachi, the extra-long katana he wields, called the Masamune. He’s not the first Final Fantasy character to wield a sword that has this particular name, but he’s probably the most notable, not least because of a very infamous murder he commits with this sword at a key moment in the original FF7 (and also in FF7 Rebirth, although the scene plays out somewhat differently). I’ve been both fascinated and amused by the ostentatious appearance of Sephiroth’s sword ever since I first saw cosplayers brandishing their versions of it at conventions in my teen years, and I’ve always wanted to know what went into its supremely impractical design. So who better to ask than designer Tetsuya Nomura, the Square Enix visionary who first put this sword into Sephiroth’s hands? And so, in honor of Cool Sword Day, here’s Nomura explaining the sword’s backstory, its surprisingly variable length, and more. Polygon: What led to the decision to name Sephiroth’s sword after the medieval blacksmith Masamune? Tetsuya Nomura: The Masamune has appeared throughout the Final Fantasy series as the strongest sword. When thinking about equipping Sephiroth with a sword that is a worthy match for him, I figured there was no better option than Masamune. Whose idea was it to give Sephiroth this specific type of sword, rather than a buster sword for example? That would be mine. Each time Cloud went through a tweak in design, the accompanying buster sword seemed to grow larger. Reason being, I thought the juxtaposition between Cloud wielding a giant “sword” and Sephiroth, who is far more powerful, wielding a skinny “katana” would be quite interesting. Additionally, the contrast between a wide broadsword and a long Japanese katana is also inspired by the rivalry of two famous Japanese swordsmen, Musashi and Kojiro. Were there any other design ideas for his sword that were not chosen and that you would be willing to share with us? As mentioned earlier, I had a specific sword in mind for Sephiroth, so I didn’t have any other ideas. Did the length of Sephiroth’s sword make it difficult to design fight scenes, especially in FF7 Rebirth where you actually get to play as Sephiroth?  Sephiroth has appeared in many different titles before, and with each appearance, the length of his sword is adjusted based on the title’s specifications. In other words, we didn’t design the scene based on the length of the sword, but rather, designed the length of the sword based on the game design. I have a rough guideline that his sword should be around 10 feet long, but this has never been consistent across any of his appearances, including Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, or any merchandise, etc. Do you ever alter the length of the sword in certain scenes, such as lengthening it for visual effect or shortening it to accommodate certain moves?The Masamune’s blade has an organic quality to it, lengthening and shortening as needed. In the recently released second season of The First Soldier arc in Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, there actually is a scene in which the Masamune grows longer for the first time. I would love for you to check it out. Did someone in the universe of FF7 make this sword especially for Sephiroth? I mentioned The First Soldier arc in Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis a moment ago, but if you look at season one, when young Sephiroth first appeared, you will see that he is equipped with a Shinra military sword. That means it won’t come as a surprise if other people were also equipped with it. That said, I personally think that a military sword is more of an accessory for ceremonial purposes, and so Sephiroth would probably be the only person who would actually wield it after customizing it to be more suited for combat. Typically, a sword is heavily impacted by the skill of its wielder, and it is prone to become useless unless the wielder has the appropriate prowess; so, it is rare for someone to use a sword in combat. Also, in the aforementioned second season of The First Soldier arc of Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, you will experience the episode in which young Sephiroth obtains the Masamune, as well as meet the blacksmith who created the sword, so we’ll be diving deeper into the lore of the Masamune for the first time. The settings and background were brewing in my head, but in order to depict this in the game, I consulted Motomu Toriyama, the Co-Director of the Final Fantasy VII remake series and Director of Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, and we decided to ask Kazushige Nojima, Scenario Writer for the Final Fantasy 7 series to write this for us.

It's a survival story, harkening back to the original, iconic Jurassic Park. Universal has just dropped the final trailer for its upcoming badass dino adventure, Jurassic World Rebirth, in theaters July 2. With lots of big, sharp, pointy teeth! The huge Jurassic franchise is back with its latest adventure, set five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, filled with biting humor and biting creatures... including raptors! And Pterywhatevers! Johansson, Bailey and Mahershala Ali anchor an all-star cast as an extraction team, hunting potentially life-saving DNA at the original Jurassic Park's research facilities, that happens to be inhabited by the worst of the worst dinosaurs that were left behind. The film also stars Rupert Friend and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. It's directed by Gareth Edwards from a script by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp. ILM's David Vickery is the production VFX supervisor, with visual effects studios on the film including Clear Angle Studios and ILM. With Edwards at the helm and ILM leading the VFX charge, this looks like a return to form for the franchise! Source: Universal Pictures Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network.

The upcoming movie Jurassic World Rebirth knows that we’ve seen it all before. As the seventh entry in a franchise that stretches back more than 30 years, the film makes no apologies for its place in cinema history. Like the first trailer released months ago, the newest Rebirth teaser features plenty of call-backs to the Steven Spielberg movie and the Michael Crichton book that inspired it, including waving red flares and a raft scene excised from Spielberg’s 1993 adaptation of Jurassic Park. However, the latest trailer also features something new to the franchise: a mutant dino that draws from the history of sci-fi movies, including Star Wars. Most of the trailer lays out the plot of the new movie, the first since director Colin Trevorrow completed the original Jurassic World trilogy with 2022’s Jurassic World Dominion. Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali play adventurers who lead a team of scientists, including one played by Wicked standout Jonathan Bailey, to a secret island where geneticists experimented in new dinosaur forms. “They left the worst ones here,” intones Johansson’s Zora Bennett, a warning that intensifies when accompanied by shots of familiar dinos like the T-Rex. In between images of high-adventure locations, with heroes rappelling down a cliff or riding a rollicking river, we see glimpses of some of those new, mutated dinosaurs. There’s a herd of brachiosaur types, with long snake-like tails whipping through the grass. There’s a pachycephalosaurus and pterodactylus mix slamming its head against a vehicle. There’s even a baby triceratops modified for maximum toy sales cuteness. But the highlight of the trailer is a much-hyped creature who opens and closes the trailer. Director Gareth Edwards, who broke out with the special effects-driven indie Monsters and went on to make Godzilla and The Creator, teased this new dinosaur back in February. Speaking to Vanity Fair, Edwards spoke of the creature’s influences, saying, “Some Rancor went in there, some H.R. Giger went in there, a little T. Rex went in there…”. That Star Wars influence is clear in the trailer. The clip opens with a well-worn sci-fi movie trope, in which a lab catastrophe leaves one member trapped inside. His colleagues, unable to help, must watch as the scientist begs for his life before being consumed by the monster he helped create. Through the smoke and red lighting, we see a massive set of sharp, crooked teeth. The creature extends its gigantic hand toward the scientist, suggesting a level of intelligence and ability heretofore unseen among dinosaurs. It appears again toward the end of the trailer, emerging from the trees. There we see its bulbous head and intelligent eyes, looking directly at its prey. From these glimpses we can see the influences that Edwards describes. The beast grabs the scientist in the same way that the Rancor grabbed the Gamorrean Guard in Return of the Jedi. The extra bump on the head reminds one of the almost helmet-like shield Giger gave the xenomorph in Alien. And it makes sense that Edwards would ground his take in the lineage of sci-fi cinema, establishing Jurassic World’s dinos among the movie monster greats. Will all of these references make for an exciting movie? We’ll have to wait until the summer for that answer when Jurassic World Rebirth takes us to the incredible island. Jurassic World: Rebirth stomps into theaters on July 2, 2025.

Architizer is excited to announce that Daniel Libeskind, one of the most visionary figures in global architecture, has joined the jury for the 2025 Vision Awards. Known for his emotive, idea-driven architecture and deeply symbolic design language, Libeskind’s presence brings immense creative weight to a program that celebrates the most powerful architectural images and concepts shaping the future of the built environment. Libeskind will review entries submitted in an expanded Vision Awards program, which invites architects, designers, photographers, videographers, rendering artists, model makers and students to enter their work for global recognition and publication in print. The Main Entry Deadline is June 6th, 2025, so get started on your entry today: Enter the Vision Awards Over the course of his storied career, Libeskind has built a portfolio that transcends typology and geography. His seminal project, the Jewish Museum Berlin, redefined the relationship between architecture and memory, setting a new standard for how buildings can engage with history and human experience. Since then, he has completed groundbreaking cultural landmarks around the world — from the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, to the Denver Art Museum, to the Military History Museum in Dresden — each one a testament to his ability to turn abstract concepts into built form. In 2003, Libeskind was selected to design the master plan for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, a project that required not only architectural vision, but deep emotional sensitivity. His design emphasized resilience, remembrance, and rebirth — values that continue to define his work today. Studio Libeskind also has notable conceptual or planned projects that form powerful cases studies in architectural ideation, including the Kurdistan Museum, designed as “the first major center in the Kurdistan Region for the history and culture of the Kurdish people.” Start My Entry Early sketches for the Kurdistan Museum by Studio Libeskind, Iraq This lifelong pursuit of the profound makes Libeskind is an ideal fit to judge the Vision Awards. A passionate advocate for architectural representation as a creative act, Libeskind’s design process is rooted in drawing, sketching, and conceptual storytelling. “My mother told me if I were an artist, I’d be so poor I wouldn’t even be able to afford a pencil,” said Libeskind in conversation with Architizer at his studio in Lower Manhattan. “‘You should become an architect,’ she said, ‘because you can always be an artist in architecture.’” As a juror for the 2025 Vision Awards, Libeskind will bring a critical eye to 50+ award categories that explore visual storytelling, conceptual clarity, and emotional impact — from architectural drawings and models to unbuilt projects that speculate on the future of cities, culture, and the human condition. Enter the Vision Awards National Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names by Studio Libeskind, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Popular Choice Winner, Religious Buildings and Memorials, 10th Annual  A+Awards Joining Libeskind on the 2025 Vision Awards jury is a distinguished panel of professionals from various disciplines, including: Steven Holl, Founding Principal, Steven Holl Architects. Winka Dubbeldam, Founding Principal, Archi-Tectonics and Director & CEO, SCI-Arc. Sanjay Puri, Founding Principal, Sanjay Puri Architects. Suchi Reddy, Founding Principal, ReddyMade. Arjun Desai and Katherine Chia, Founding Principals, Desai Chia Architecture. This multidisciplinary jury reflects the Vision Awards’ commitment to honoring a broad spectrum of architectural creativity and innovation. View the complete Vision Awards jury here. Start My Entry Early sketch and photograph of the Imperial War Museum North by Studio Libeskind, Manchester, United Kingdom “I remember when there were all these people in the studio, like draftsmen, doing chores,” Libeskind recalled in his interview with Architizer. “Now, creating architecture is like a performance. It’s beautiful at every stage.” It is these ‘stages’ that will be given the spotlight in the Vision Awards, as the art of creative iteration — whether through drawing, rendering, model making, video or photography — is celebrated on a global stage. Libeskind’s presence underscores the Vision Awards’ mission to elevate not only how architecture is built, but how it is imagined, represented, and shared. With his guidance, this year’s jury will recognize submissions that embody bold thinking, narrative depth, and artistic rigor. Enter the 2025 Vision Awards today for the opportunity to have your work seen by Daniel Libeskind and other global design leaders. The Main Entry Deadline is June 6th, 2025. Start Submission The post Daniel Libeskind Joins the Vision Awards Jury, Bringing Emotive Design to the Fore appeared first on Journal.

NotDaRealSlimShady Member Mar 8, 2025 631 You've been playing this great open world for a few hours now and you start a mission asking you to travel to an undiscovered part of the map when all of sudden different music starts playing.You're still playing but just by adding music you feel the vibe shifting,it brings you closer the character,what they might be thinking, are they afraid they might not come back?Do they have any regrets? I believe Red Dead Redemption 1 is the first game that that really pulled off this moment, not just once but three times if you include Undead Nightmare. Red Dead 2 has lots of these moments as well,although the biggest one is the ride back from Guarma as D'Angelos Unshaken starts playing. I pulled together a poll of the most memorable ones to me, do you have a favorite not on the list? Doesn't need to have any lyrics. Uncharted 4 is not an open world game but it qualifies.Nate and Elena at the lowest point in their relationship. View: https://youtu.be/t66-a8m1HjQ?si=6Ft603-xXJ0Y2vH8 Red Dead's ride to Mexico (Jose Gonzalez-Far Away) View: https://youtu.be/AUXGW6sWYDY?si=VIIjmUtF_z9PWXCi Death Stranding lonely walk while Silent Poets is playing View: https://youtu.be/0R3QybOmGjU?si=Wy1FQNhVEQ5T5R8I Undead Nightmare's bombastic surf rock ride in the last mission. Deja Vu by The Kreeps View: https://youtu.be/A1iM3HRXlmU?si=eAHqwSEGSmPqciNv  Last edited: Today at 9:33 AM OP OP NotDaRealSlimShady Member Mar 8, 2025 631 Red Dead 1 "Head home to your family" (Compass by Jamie Lidell) View: https://youtu.be/x_dBxGThEx8?si=IElZAshsNX1N-aRD Red Dead 2 "May I Stand Unshaken" by D'Angelo View: https://youtu.be/ulTH0MHwa8c?si=UkWqtzxOFJgt-RDt  Last edited: Today at 9:32 AM MadMod Member Dec 4, 2017 4,816 Legit thought you were talking about Death Stranding from the title, so that's my pick, always sad when it ended. Doesn't qualify but Max Payne 3 - Travelling with bullets to the other side of the airport with HEALTH playing sticks out for me.  OP OP NotDaRealSlimShady Member Mar 8, 2025 631 MadMod said: Doesn't qualify but Max Payne 3 Click to expand... Click to shrink... Deserves an honorable mention.I almost put it in the poll,it's that good View: https://youtu.be/ovl6TcX-G-E?si=Yw56wXncl3cZ16JP   Bucca Member Oct 25, 2017 5,512 Death Stranding the thread lol   NoctisLC Member Jun 5, 2018 1,691 Unshaken was so friggin good in RDR2   Danielsan Member Oct 26, 2017 7,013 The Netherlands Death Stranding was definitely the first thing to come to mind.   Pyccko "This guy are sick" Member Oct 25, 2017 4,021 i still regularly remember my first ride into mexico in RDR. Unmatched high for me   OP OP NotDaRealSlimShady Member Mar 8, 2025 631 Danielsan said: Death Stranding was definitely the first thing to come to mind. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Bucca said: Death Stranding the thread lol Click to expand... Click to shrink... Kojima even put it in the trailer which kinda took away the surprise for me but it's such a great song   Jedi2016 Member Oct 27, 2017 20,047 Death Stranding was the one that popped into my head first, but I feel like RDR2 hit a lot harder in the moment. I still have the recording of that ride.   Rassilon Member Oct 27, 2017 11,286 UK it's a tie between RDR2 and Death Stranding for me they hit for different reasons  NewDust Visited by Knack Member Oct 25, 2017 7,719 Docking DS points for using Asylums pre-release. The impact of Far Away was much bigger while playing, so that gets my vote.   YaBish Unshakable Resolve - One Winged Slayer Member Oct 27, 2017 5,885 I think it's damn close between Death Stranding and RDR1. I think I'd give it to the former, but I love Jose Gonzales the most out of the artists in the poll.   GokouD Member Oct 30, 2017 1,346 Not an open world game, but the boat ride to the island in Disco Elysium was my first thought on seeing the title. Such a great scene.   onibirdo Member Dec 9, 2020 3,569 Pour one out for the people who didn't steal that obviously placed horse for Unshaken.   Kapten Avenger Nov 1, 2017 1,545 RDR2 with Unshaken and then hitting us with "That's the way it is" is unmatched for me.   OP OP NotDaRealSlimShady Member Mar 8, 2025 631 NewDust said: Docking DS points for using Asylums pre-release Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah,part of these moments is the surprise.It's still a really great song and i guess lots of people haven't seen that trailer. But like,imagine if Rockstar used Unshaken in a trailer before RDR2 released? 😂 View: https://youtu.be/rP3UngLFou4?si=wRxxAqU2COFgdMfB  Magnus Member Oct 25, 2017 9,633 I'm having trouble remembering the specific moments but I feel like a bunch of RPGs do this. Clair Obscur, Rebirth come to mind. After a poignant series of story/events, the status quo for the characters and world is different, and the music acknowledges that while you are given control to keep on going, knowing things aren't the same. It's very powerful.   OP OP NotDaRealSlimShady Member Mar 8, 2025 631 onibirdo said: Pour one out for the people who didn't steal that obviously placed horse for Unshaken. Click to expand... Click to shrink... A very good example of simple game design.The game does its best to tell you "PICK THIS DAMN HORSE" i did see some let's players who didn't get the clues 😂   selfnoise Member Oct 25, 2017 1,552 "Far Away" happened for me in the middle of the night game-time and it is one of my most memorable open-world memories. Just slowly riding in a desert bathed in moonlight.   adventureracing2 Member Feb 13, 2025 246 Not sure if this is what you were thinking of but my immediate thought was of the second mission on the original halo. You leave the tunnel on your warthog out into the big open world for the first time and this badass bombastic tune kicks in letting you know what the game is all about. It's one of my greatest gaming memories.   Lbbaker Member May 21, 2018 2,347 Sometimes I think about Unshaken in RDR2 and still get chills. Absolutely perfect.   Katbobo Member May 3, 2022 8,227 the "Weight of the World" segment at the end of Nier Automata Just absolute chills  Rookhelm Member Oct 27, 2017 3,784 The metal gear solid 3 long ladder climb is such a weird but cool moment. It plays a vocals-only version of the main theme while you climb this insanely long ladder.  Ant_17 Member Oct 28, 2017 2,943 Greece You confused the hell out of me. Its Bad Voodoo, not Deja vu   scottbeowulf Member Oct 27, 2017 10,934 United States I've been playing through Assassin's Creed Shadows and they do this sometimes when you start fighting. This cool 70s sounding music will start like I'm in a Tarantino movie and I'm like oh shit ok shit getting real   petetnt Member Oct 28, 2017 1,692 Kojima is all time GOAT with I'M STILL IN A DREAM SNAKE EAAAATERRRR View: https://i.imgur.com/0u8PAgn.png In the Ladder boss fight.  Mary Celeste Member Oct 25, 2017 14,267 Asylums for the Feeling drop is my fav game moment of the PS4 gen   MadJosh04 Member Nov 9, 2022 2,761 The ride into Mexico gave me goosebumps. Absolutely perfect part of an amazing game.   Clay Member Oct 29, 2017 9,583 NoctisLC said: Unshaken was so friggin good in RDR2 Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah, that easily takes it for me. Getting to Mexico in the first game was great too, blew my mind a bit at the time, but the Unshaken scene is just on another level.  MadMod Member Dec 4, 2017 4,816 Just remembered another - Days Gone - Jack Savoretti Soldier's Eyes. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqhh18gp5l0   Xwing This guy are sick of the unshakeable slayer Member Nov 11, 2017 11,595 That part in MGSV The Phantom Pain - 10 year anniversary DLC where Invisible by Duran Duran starts playing.  

NBC Universal has released the final trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth, showing off key elements of the film as well as a good look at old and brand new dinosaurs.Jurassic World Rebirth, starring Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali, sees an extraction team race to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park inhabited by the worst of the worst that were left behind. It’s directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) from a script by original Jurassic Park screenwriter David Koepp.PlayHere’s the official blurb:Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.Academy Award nominee Johansson plays skilled covert operations expert Zora Bennett, contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure the genetic material. When Zora’s operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized by marauding aquatic dinos, they all find themselves stranded on a forbidden island that had once housed an undisclosed research facility for Jurassic Park. There, in a terrain populated by dinosaurs of vastly different species, they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that has been hidden from the world for decades.So, what do we see in this final trailer? Highlights include the river raft scene from Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park. In January, Koepp discussed a sequence from the first Jurassic Park novel that didn’t make it into 1993’s seminal Jurassic Park movie. Koepp said he re-read Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park novels to get back in the game, given there’s no source novel to draw on for this sequel. As a result, Koepp “did take some things from them,” and one of those things is a sequence from the first novel that went unused until now. “There was a sequence from the first novel that we’d always wanted in the original movie, but didn’t have room for,” Koepp revealed. "We were like, ‘Hey, we get to use that now.’ "Can a T-Rex swim? Yes, it turns out.Elsewhere, we get a look at a number of new dinosaurs, as well as a closer shot of the ‘D-Rex,’ officially named Distortus Rex. This is a new mutant dino created for Jurassic World Rebirth that’s a bit like a cross between a T-Rex and a Rancor from Star Wars. “It’s kind of like if the T-Rex was designed by H.R. Giger, and then that whole thing had sex with a Rancor,” Edwards told Empire earlier this month.This is the Distortus Rex, aka the D-Rex. Rancor vibes?Also in the trailer we see winged Mutadons, “a combination of a pterosaur and a Raptor,” Koepp has said.Jurassic Park always has a terrifying raptor scene. This time, there are Mutadons.Jurassic World Rebirth hits theaters July 2. For more, check out everything we know about Jurassic World Rebirth, and our biggest burning questions.Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.

An AI Darth Vader chatbot voiced by a digital clone of James Earl Jones’ voice joined Fortnite on Friday and players wasted no time trying to break it. It took no time at all for them to get it to start cursing at them, but theStar Wars experiment has yielded all kinds of other weird interactions as well. Suggested ReadingThe Week In Games: A Rebirth, A Remake, And A Remaster Share SubtitlesOffEnglishSuggested ReadingThe Week In Games: A Rebirth, A Remake, And A Remaster Share SubtitlesOffEnglishThe Week In Games: A Rebirth, A Remake, And A RemasterFollowing the battle royale’s latest update, players can defeat Darth Vader on the map in order to get him to join them. Unlike normal NPC allies, however, this one can respond to voice chat with AI-generated responses in a digital clone of deceased actor James Earl Jones’ voice. Despite Epic Games quickly patching out expletives from Vader’s vocabulary, players have found other ways to slowly degrade the AI chatbot’s defenses and get it to say actual slurs. Fortnite leaker Wenso has been datamining some of the code used to control AI Darth Vader, which is otherwise powered by Google’s Gemini model. According to his findings, Darth Vader isn’t allowed to engage in romantic banter, talk about gambling, or comment on V-Bucks. Epic also said it has guardrails in place to prevent AI Darth Vader from encouraging real-world violence, including self-harm. But that hasn’t stopped players from getting it to say all sorts of other wild things. Disney may have thrown brand safety caution to the wind with AI Darth Vader, but it’s extra disconcerting hearing meme slop regurgitated by a renowned performer simply because he sold the rights to his voice to Lucasfilm. Here’s just some of the new canonical Star Wars quotes that decision has led to:.