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highlights

HIGHLIGHTS rounds up what's hot on designboom, with a curated selection of must-read stories, exclusive features and interviews with creative visionaries that are topical, insightful, and attention-worthy.

architecture

sou fujimoto's circular green-roofed villa for NOT A HOTEL opens on ishigaki island, japan

thomai tsimpou

technology

ferrari reveals hypersail, a 100-foot monohull yacht that can fly over water without using fuel

matthew burgos

architecture

first look inside LACMA's peter zumthor-designed galleries through the lens of iwan baan

thomai tsimpou

technology

world’s narrowest fiat panda drives around as fully functional, single-seater electric car

matthew burgos

architecture

brick walls and perforated jali screens enclose training hub by codec in coastal bangladesh

Wafiq readers

design

soft baroque's kinetic bench in spanish plaza sways and twists when you sit on it

ravail khan

architecture

grand palais reopens in paris after four-year renovation by chatillon architectes

thomai tsimpou

art

VCUarts qatar's matter diplopia evolves memories at london design biennale 2025

eirini ilia

technology

teenage engineering designs first customizable electric moped epa-1 with vässla

matthew burgos

art

designboom's guide to basel art week 2025: what to do in and out of the fairs

thomai tsimpou

architecture

3D printed biostructures with live bacteria capture carbon dioxide from air at venice biennale

matthew burgos

design

formafantasma reflects on american domestic furniture archetypes at friedman benda NYC

kat barandy

design

apple unveils liquid glass interface that makes apps and buttons on iOS 26 transparent

matthew burgos

design

'data is not neutral': federica fragapane's soft forms visualize hard facts on inequalities

thomai tsimpou

architecture

designboom steps inside aristides dallas architects' athens studio, where context shapes form

thomai tsimpou

architecture

marina tabassum on designing the 2025 serpentine pavilion as it opens in london

thomai tsimpou

architecture

studio sangath uses recycled brick and terracotta to shape artists' refuge in india's alloa hills

kat barandy

architecture

brutalist landmark torre velasca reopens in milan as mixed-use tower with public piazza

thomai tsimpou

architecture

‘of course it’s political’: ai weiwei on working spaces in response to power, memory, and loss

lisa kostyra

design

ten years of designboom shop: eleven highlight lamp designs for sale

eirini ilia

art

in minor keys: venice art biennale 2026 reveals theme conceived by late curator koyo kouoh

thomai tsimpou

architecture

zigzag resort extends linear terraces and infinity pools along albania’s rugged coastline

Marc Joubert readers

design

designboom’s ultimate guide to 24th triennale milano international exhibition 2025

tim spears

technology

twisted T-bug is a modified beetle custom-built for the desert and off-road terrains

matthew burgos

highlights

sou fujimoto's circular green-roofed villa for NOT A HOTEL opens on ishigaki island, japan

ferrari reveals hypersail, a 100-foot monohull yacht that can fly over water without using fuel

first look inside LACMA's peter zumthor-designed galleries through the lens of iwan baan

world’s narrowest fiat panda drives around as fully functional, single-seater electric car

brick walls and perforated jali screens enclose training hub by codec in coastal bangladesh

soft baroque's kinetic bench in spanish plaza sways and twists when you sit on it

grand palais reopens in paris after four-year renovation by chatillon architectes

VCUarts qatar's matter diplopia evolves memories at london design biennale 2025

teenage engineering designs first customizable electric moped epa-1 with vässla

designboom's guide to basel art week 2025: what to do in and out of the fairs

3D printed biostructures with live bacteria capture carbon dioxide from air at venice biennale

formafantasma reflects on american domestic furniture archetypes at friedman benda NYC

apple unveils liquid glass interface that makes apps and buttons on iOS 26 transparent

'data is not neutral': federica fragapane's soft forms visualize hard facts on inequalities

designboom steps inside aristides dallas architects' athens studio, where context shapes form

marina tabassum on designing the 2025 serpentine pavilion as it opens in london

studio sangath uses recycled brick and terracotta to shape artists' refuge in india's alloa hills

brutalist landmark torre velasca reopens in milan as mixed-use tower with public piazza

‘of course it’s political’: ai weiwei on working spaces in response to power, memory, and loss

ten years of designboom shop: eleven highlight lamp designs for sale

in minor keys: venice art biennale 2026 reveals theme conceived by late curator koyo kouoh

zigzag resort extends linear terraces and infinity pools along albania’s rugged coastline

designboom’s ultimate guide to 24th triennale milano international exhibition 2025

twisted T-bug is a modified beetle custom-built for the desert and off-road terrains

zaha hadid's former london headquarters reopens as a public hub for architecture and art

three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes

pedrali converts temporary wooden pavilion into permanent community hub

google japan puts gboard on conveyor belts so the keys come to you

silver bead necklace comes with seven ice cubes that sweat, shrink and eventually vanish

zaha hadid's former london headquarters reopens as a public hub for architecture and art

three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes

pedrali converts temporary wooden pavilion into permanent community hub

google japan puts gboard on conveyor belts so the keys come to you

silver bead necklace comes with seven ice cubes that sweat, shrink and eventually vanish