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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.

technology

aston martin aircraft concept takes luxury personal transportation to the sky

maria erman

art

borderless and brilliant: teamlab's dreamlike digital art museum is now open

shuhei senda

technology

mercedes EQ brand defines the future of beauty for electric mobility

tim spears

architecture

all-red student housing in india resembles rocky cliffs and shaded valleys

philip stevens

art

fabio la fauci smears thick layers of flesh-toned acrylics to create faceless portraits

kieron marchese

architecture

designboom visits archi-depot, the only museum exhibiting and preserving japan's architectural models

shuhei senda

technology

watch: robocar becomes the first autonomous race car to complete the goodwood hillclimb

wes toshiro purpura

architecture

kapsimalis sets two brutalist holiday houses on the edge of santorini's cliffs

KAPSIMALIS readers

design

rotterdam's floating park is made entirely from recycled plastic waste found in the maas river

sofia lekka angelopoulou readers

architecture

the central stadium in pisa right next to the leaning tower to be built by iotti+paravani

Paolo Iotti readers

technology

this student uses 3d printing to create the world's first underwater jetpack

George readers

art

photographer rosie matheson on capturing what it means to be 'one of the boys'

peter corboy

architecture

PLANTEA estudio presents a vintage inspired redesign of an abandoned cinema in madrid

kat barandy

design

bury yourself this summer in this pink coffin pool float

juliana neira

architecture

colorful swiss house rossa expresses a playfully artful structure in the calanca valley

kat barandy

architecture

zaha hadid architects releases video of king abdullah petroleum studies & research centre

juliana neira

architecture

vo trong nghia plans tropical tower of hanging gardens for chicland hotel

kieron marchese

technology

CeramicSpeed introduces chainless bike concept at eurobike

juliana neira

architecture

a forest of columns suspends the kerplunk house over the californian desert, by i stiffen thee

Neal L Hitch readers

design

this porsche 1965 911 racer has been made over in paul smith's iconic stripes

kieron marchese

design

10 of the best swimming pools to dive into on designboom

kieron marchese

art

randhir singh captures water towers in new delhi to explore the urban landscape

Randhir Singh readers

architecture

natura futura designs ecuador house with glass-less windows and baked bricks

NaturaFutura readers

architecture

kengo kuma builds museum made of paper to house antoni clavé archives

kieron marchese

highlights

aston martin aircraft concept takes luxury personal transportation to the sky

borderless and brilliant: teamlab's dreamlike digital art museum is now open

mercedes EQ brand defines the future of beauty for electric mobility

all-red student housing in india resembles rocky cliffs and shaded valleys

fabio la fauci smears thick layers of flesh-toned acrylics to create faceless portraits

designboom visits archi-depot, the only museum exhibiting and preserving japan's architectural models

watch: robocar becomes the first autonomous race car to complete the goodwood hillclimb

kapsimalis sets two brutalist holiday houses on the edge of santorini's cliffs

rotterdam's floating park is made entirely from recycled plastic waste found in the maas river

the central stadium in pisa right next to the leaning tower to be built by iotti+paravani

this student uses 3d printing to create the world's first underwater jetpack

photographer rosie matheson on capturing what it means to be 'one of the boys'

PLANTEA estudio presents a vintage inspired redesign of an abandoned cinema in madrid

bury yourself this summer in this pink coffin pool float

colorful swiss house rossa expresses a playfully artful structure in the calanca valley

zaha hadid architects releases video of king abdullah petroleum studies & research centre

vo trong nghia plans tropical tower of hanging gardens for chicland hotel

CeramicSpeed introduces chainless bike concept at eurobike

a forest of columns suspends the kerplunk house over the californian desert, by i stiffen thee

this porsche 1965 911 racer has been made over in paul smith's iconic stripes

10 of the best swimming pools to dive into on designboom

randhir singh captures water towers in new delhi to explore the urban landscape

natura futura designs ecuador house with glass-less windows and baked bricks

kengo kuma builds museum made of paper to house antoni clavé archives

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