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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

atelier LAVIT's prefabricated hotel suites float on a lake in the south of france

philip stevens

architecture

cabin at troll's peak by rever & drage comprises four gabled enclosures

philip stevens

design

sankuanz's strap-on sneaker protector is the shoe for shoes

kieron marchese

art

2BOATS, the floating photographic platforms traveling the waters of europe

juliana neira

architecture

MVRDV plans office building in south germany with reflective fragmented façade

philip stevens

technology

arara, the battery-free wheel mounted bike lights

semyon filippov readers

art

AKQA london visualizes future jobs predicted at world economic forum

Senan & Pansy readers

architecture

aoe’s metal mesh curtain links architecture with nature while honoring chinese traditions

aoe readers

design

amazon spheres, the mini rainforest campus in seattle by NBBJ

kieron marchese

art

teamlab to open digital art museum in tokyo this summer

juliana neira

architecture

the ORIGIN tree house by atelier LAVIT is a secluded forest retreat

philip stevens

art

this spacenet canyon wedding in utah is as crazy as love itself

zach andrews

design

IKEA founder ingvar kamprad passes away aged 91

kieron marchese

art

algorithmic installation transforms neighbourhood scenes into impressionist abstractions

Ed Purver readers

architecture

studio david thulstrup combines wood, brick, and steel for private copenhagen residence

philip stevens

architecture

syte architects transforms studio in london with floating mezzanine and plywood staircase

linglam readers

technology

robotics startup robomart is the 'world's first self driving store'

kieron marchese

art

the trumps ask to borrow a van gogh. the guggenheim offers a solid gold toilet instead.

kieron marchese

architecture

dreaming of earth: jae-eun choi and shigeru ban plan to transform the korean DMZ

philip stevens

technology

limited edition cake KALK motorcycle is an electrified off-road conquerer

tim spears

architecture

steven holl architects to build residential community on former paratrooper airfield in russia

philip stevens

architecture

ACPV ARCHITECTS antonio citterio patricia viel to build bamboo-shaped skyscraper in taipei

philip stevens

architecture

safdie architects captures construction progress of raffles city chongqing development

maria erman

technology

NASA tests in-flight foldable plane wings at supersonic speeds

tim spears

highlights

atelier LAVIT's prefabricated hotel suites float on a lake in the south of france

cabin at troll's peak by rever & drage comprises four gabled enclosures

sankuanz's strap-on sneaker protector is the shoe for shoes

2BOATS, the floating photographic platforms traveling the waters of europe

MVRDV plans office building in south germany with reflective fragmented façade

arara, the battery-free wheel mounted bike lights

AKQA london visualizes future jobs predicted at world economic forum

aoe’s metal mesh curtain links architecture with nature while honoring chinese traditions

amazon spheres, the mini rainforest campus in seattle by NBBJ

teamlab to open digital art museum in tokyo this summer

the ORIGIN tree house by atelier LAVIT is a secluded forest retreat

this spacenet canyon wedding in utah is as crazy as love itself

IKEA founder ingvar kamprad passes away aged 91

algorithmic installation transforms neighbourhood scenes into impressionist abstractions

studio david thulstrup combines wood, brick, and steel for private copenhagen residence

syte architects transforms studio in london with floating mezzanine and plywood staircase

robotics startup robomart is the 'world's first self driving store'

the trumps ask to borrow a van gogh. the guggenheim offers a solid gold toilet instead.

dreaming of earth: jae-eun choi and shigeru ban plan to transform the korean DMZ

limited edition cake KALK motorcycle is an electrified off-road conquerer

steven holl architects to build residential community on former paratrooper airfield in russia

ACPV ARCHITECTS antonio citterio patricia viel to build bamboo-shaped skyscraper in taipei

safdie architects captures construction progress of raffles city chongqing development

NASA tests in-flight foldable plane wings at supersonic speeds

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

porsche mission S reinterprets the sports car with cues from its racing heritage

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

UFO-shaped futuro house brings radical 1960s vision of prefab living to the market

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

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

porsche mission S reinterprets the sports car with cues from its racing heritage

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

UFO-shaped futuro house brings radical 1960s vision of prefab living to the market

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