belzberg architects clads mexican office building in perforated carbon-steel façade

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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

SANAA's rippling glass façade bookends 'la samaritaine' restoration in paris

philip stevens

architecture

this luxury resort by autoban draws from the maldives' vernacular architecture

philip stevens

art

architect honami enya quits firm to tend + intricately illustrate japanese bathhouses

zach andrews

architecture

ryuji fujimura tops subaru nursery school in japan with curved concrete roof

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

archistry transforms traditional hutong building into speakeasy club in beijing

sofia lekka angelopoulou

art

felipe pantone's 8-bit sculptures and computer glitch graffiti recall italian futurism

kieron marchese

art

investigating invisible elements: an interview with studio swine at A/D/O

nina azzarello

technology

the metafly robotic insect uses biomimetics to mimic the real thing

kieron marchese

art

for rolls-royce, tomás saraceno weaves ethereal 'floating galaxies' with spiders

nina azzarello

technology

electric alfa romeo tonale concept sculpted to the beauty of the human body

tim spears

architecture

ZJJZ builds charred timber volumes on a hillside in rural china for 'woodhouse hotel'

lynne myers

design

chan lee develops the 'ZENOS' open sourced 3D printable prosthetic arm for cycling

Chan Lee readers

technology

experience t-rex in immersive virtual reality at the american museum of natural history

nina azzarello

architecture

arata isozaki: 10 landmark projects by the 2019 pritzker laureate

philip stevens

architecture

arata isozaki awarded 2019 pritzker prize

philip stevens

art

the 'belted survivor' series transforms real seatbelt wounds into badges of honour

Clemenger BBDO readers

architecture

gus wüstemann architects' low-cost concrete housing block in zurich surburb

kieron marchese

architecture

john pawson constructs wooden chapel in germany out of 61 douglas fir logs

philip stevens

art

become your cat: custom japanese masks, purrfect for kitten around

zach andrews

art

lines of light mark inevitable sea level rise from climate change

zach andrews

architecture

this mumbai cafe by NUDES is made almost entirely from cardboard

Nuru Karim readers

design

shaina garfield redesigns death with eco-friendly macramé coffin

kieron marchese

architecture

kindergarten in vietnam by kientruc o features a landscaped hilltop play area

philip stevens

architecture

TAO overhauls brick buildings in rural china to create coffee-themed resort

philip stevens

highlights

SANAA's rippling glass façade bookends 'la samaritaine' restoration in paris

this luxury resort by autoban draws from the maldives' vernacular architecture

architect honami enya quits firm to tend + intricately illustrate japanese bathhouses

ryuji fujimura tops subaru nursery school in japan with curved concrete roof

archistry transforms traditional hutong building into speakeasy club in beijing

felipe pantone's 8-bit sculptures and computer glitch graffiti recall italian futurism

investigating invisible elements: an interview with studio swine at A/D/O

the metafly robotic insect uses biomimetics to mimic the real thing

for rolls-royce, tomás saraceno weaves ethereal 'floating galaxies' with spiders

electric alfa romeo tonale concept sculpted to the beauty of the human body

ZJJZ builds charred timber volumes on a hillside in rural china for 'woodhouse hotel'

chan lee develops the 'ZENOS' open sourced 3D printable prosthetic arm for cycling

experience t-rex in immersive virtual reality at the american museum of natural history

arata isozaki: 10 landmark projects by the 2019 pritzker laureate

arata isozaki awarded 2019 pritzker prize

the 'belted survivor' series transforms real seatbelt wounds into badges of honour

gus wüstemann architects' low-cost concrete housing block in zurich surburb

john pawson constructs wooden chapel in germany out of 61 douglas fir logs

become your cat: custom japanese masks, purrfect for kitten around

lines of light mark inevitable sea level rise from climate change

this mumbai cafe by NUDES is made almost entirely from cardboard

shaina garfield redesigns death with eco-friendly macramé coffin

kindergarten in vietnam by kientruc o features a landscaped hilltop play area

TAO overhauls brick buildings in rural china to create coffee-themed resort

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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