tadao ando-designed ‘wrightwood 659’ art space set to open in chicago

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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

an intimate 'fortified cavern' in the french alps is built with the protection of a fort

kat barandy

architecture

mamm design's kindergarten in tokyo concentrates around a lush green courtyard

MAMM DESIGN readers

design

this designer built an electric skateboard for his cat

nina azzarello

architecture

dmvA suspends greenhouse for urban farming over steel rods in belgium

dmvA readers

design

korean cafe uses contoured lines to create 2D cartoon optical illusion

kieron marchese

art

mermaid tails emerge from washing machines at a laundromat in LA

nina azzarello

architecture

manhattanville: everything you need to know about renzo piano's columbia campus

kat barandy

design

making marble from coal: jesper eriksson transforms britain's most iconic material

kieron marchese

art

WATCH: miki nemcek immortalizes iconic designs from the 1950s in colorful animation

Miki Nemcek readers

architecture

a hotel in greece by block722 surrounds a serene, man-made lake

kat barandy

architecture

expo 2020: UK pavilion by es devlin to spell out messages using giant illuminated façade

philip stevens

technology

veterinarians 3D-print a piece of a skull for a dachshund with cancer

nina azzarello

art

elmgreen & dragset transforms whitechapel gallery into an abandoned public swimming pool

sofia lekka angelopoulou

design

designboom talk in beijing: how to create a sense of home – architecture in the age of global nomads

tim spears

design

junya ishigami creates 12-meter cantilevered display shelves for JINS eyewear store

kieron marchese

art

phillip k. smith III creates 'floating bar of light' for detroit skybridge

philip stevens

art

do ho suh suspends traditional korean house and bamboo garden on a london footbridge

nina azzarello

architecture

this sculptural hall in china mimics topography and movement

kat barandy

architecture

industrial style royal enfield garage cafe in goa is covered with portuguese hand-painted tiles, by studio lotus

Studio Lotus readers

architecture

this factory in india has a sunken void that allows monsoon waters to safely flood the site

philip stevens

architecture

designboom graduates from Kul Kul Farm and IBUKU's Bamboo U

danny hudson

architecture

MAD proposes 'living garden' as home of the future at china house vision 2018

kieron marchese

architecture

NLÉ designs brick classrooms and dormitories for a boarding school in tanzania

philip stevens

architecture

MVRDV clads leisure complex with golden façades and imprints of surrounding structures

philip stevens

highlights

an intimate 'fortified cavern' in the french alps is built with the protection of a fort

mamm design's kindergarten in tokyo concentrates around a lush green courtyard

this designer built an electric skateboard for his cat

dmvA suspends greenhouse for urban farming over steel rods in belgium

korean cafe uses contoured lines to create 2D cartoon optical illusion

mermaid tails emerge from washing machines at a laundromat in LA

manhattanville: everything you need to know about renzo piano's columbia campus

making marble from coal: jesper eriksson transforms britain's most iconic material

WATCH: miki nemcek immortalizes iconic designs from the 1950s in colorful animation

a hotel in greece by block722 surrounds a serene, man-made lake

expo 2020: UK pavilion by es devlin to spell out messages using giant illuminated façade

veterinarians 3D-print a piece of a skull for a dachshund with cancer

elmgreen & dragset transforms whitechapel gallery into an abandoned public swimming pool

designboom talk in beijing: how to create a sense of home – architecture in the age of global nomads

junya ishigami creates 12-meter cantilevered display shelves for JINS eyewear store

phillip k. smith III creates 'floating bar of light' for detroit skybridge

do ho suh suspends traditional korean house and bamboo garden on a london footbridge

this sculptural hall in china mimics topography and movement

industrial style royal enfield garage cafe in goa is covered with portuguese hand-painted tiles, by studio lotus

this factory in india has a sunken void that allows monsoon waters to safely flood the site

designboom graduates from Kul Kul Farm and IBUKU's Bamboo U

MAD proposes 'living garden' as home of the future at china house vision 2018

NLÉ designs brick classrooms and dormitories for a boarding school in tanzania

MVRDV clads leisure complex with golden façades and imprints of surrounding structures

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

how the spectacular set design of alejandro g. iñárritu's digger unveils a wild masterpiece

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

crafted from dual-tone solid oak, TUPI lamp by estudio gris resembles bird at rest

3D-printed brick phone brings back the art of simply answering calls

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

how the spectacular set design of alejandro g. iñárritu's digger unveils a wild masterpiece

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

crafted from dual-tone solid oak, TUPI lamp by estudio gris resembles bird at rest

3D-printed brick phone brings back the art of simply answering calls