sigurd larsen builds nine wooden cabins for treetop hotel løvtag in a danish fjord

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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

p+0 arquitectura combines concrete and stone in the 'bedolla' house in mexico

sofia lekka angelopoulou

design

FREITAG's 'sweat-yourself-shop' lets you make your own recycled tarp bag

kieron marchese

design

18-year old NASA astronaut-in-training co-creates cabin luggage designed for space tourism

nina azzarello

technology

bentley EXP 100 GT envisions the future of sustainable luxury mobility

tim spears

architecture

'the twist' museum by bjarke ingels group prepares to open in norway

philip stevens

architecture

WGNB combines a black circle, quadrangle + triangle for the flagship store of juun.j in seoul

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

idyllic timber boat rooms are designed to 'float' on the fuchun river in china

architecture readers

technology

goodbye to an icon - volkswagen celebrates the beetle with a final edition

juliana neira

architecture

steven holl + architecture acts win competition for ostrava concert hall in czech republic

lynne myers

technology

IBM patents smartwatch that folds out into a smartphone and tablet

kieron marchese

art

peeta paints large-scale optical illusion murals to transform buildings

kieron marchese

architecture

atelier ari builds inverted watch tower in france using a trampoline and a mirror

Atelier ARI readers

architecture

'the tide' is a linear park in london designed by diller scofidio + renfro and neiheiser argyros

philip stevens

architecture

snøhetta designs corten steel interventions for innsbruck's nordkette mountain range

philip stevens

art

guillaume marmin illuminates a church with immersive '1.3 SECONDE' lightshow in france

TETRO readers

design

we+ entwines 500 dyed threads to express the 'diversity of beauty' at shiseido in tokyo

we+ readers

design

venier motorcycles reinterprets 1960s moto guzzi in new vx falcone

stefano venier readers

architecture

andyrahman brings elements of traditional indonesian architecture to 'omah boto'

Indonesia readers

architecture

8 frank lloyd wright buildings named UNESCO world heritage sites

kieron marchese

architecture

soltani+leclercq showcases the restoration of notre dame behind a diaphanous veil

ali soltani readers

architecture

hotpot restaurant by MUDA-architects weaves its way through a eucalyptus forest

philip stevens

art

jaume plensa exhibits seven sculptures at calatrava's city of arts and sciences in valencia

kat barandy

technology

can planting a trillion trees save us from climate change?

juliana neira

architecture

peter zumthor comments on his LACMA redesign for the first time

cristina gomez

highlights

p+0 arquitectura combines concrete and stone in the 'bedolla' house in mexico

FREITAG's 'sweat-yourself-shop' lets you make your own recycled tarp bag

18-year old NASA astronaut-in-training co-creates cabin luggage designed for space tourism

bentley EXP 100 GT envisions the future of sustainable luxury mobility

'the twist' museum by bjarke ingels group prepares to open in norway

WGNB combines a black circle, quadrangle + triangle for the flagship store of juun.j in seoul

idyllic timber boat rooms are designed to 'float' on the fuchun river in china

goodbye to an icon - volkswagen celebrates the beetle with a final edition

steven holl + architecture acts win competition for ostrava concert hall in czech republic

IBM patents smartwatch that folds out into a smartphone and tablet

peeta paints large-scale optical illusion murals to transform buildings

atelier ari builds inverted watch tower in france using a trampoline and a mirror

'the tide' is a linear park in london designed by diller scofidio + renfro and neiheiser argyros

snøhetta designs corten steel interventions for innsbruck's nordkette mountain range

guillaume marmin illuminates a church with immersive '1.3 SECONDE' lightshow in france

we+ entwines 500 dyed threads to express the 'diversity of beauty' at shiseido in tokyo

venier motorcycles reinterprets 1960s moto guzzi in new vx falcone

andyrahman brings elements of traditional indonesian architecture to 'omah boto'

8 frank lloyd wright buildings named UNESCO world heritage sites

soltani+leclercq showcases the restoration of notre dame behind a diaphanous veil

hotpot restaurant by MUDA-architects weaves its way through a eucalyptus forest

jaume plensa exhibits seven sculptures at calatrava's city of arts and sciences in valencia

can planting a trillion trees save us from climate change?

peter zumthor comments on his LACMA redesign for the first time

380,000 LEGO flowers transform shanghai's concrete oil tank into botanical landscape

massimo dutti reincarnates 16th-century palace as rome flagship store

BIG wins 'fountain plaza tirana' competition with building lifted above the public realm

A' design award winners achieve real world impact through graphic design

inside 'la voile', norman foster’s former waterfront home on the french riviera

380,000 LEGO flowers transform shanghai's concrete oil tank into botanical landscape

massimo dutti reincarnates 16th-century palace as rome flagship store

BIG wins 'fountain plaza tirana' competition with building lifted above the public realm

A' design award winners achieve real world impact through graphic design

inside 'la voile', norman foster’s former waterfront home on the french riviera