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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.

design

the folding pontos kayak is just 7lb & packs down to the size of a small tent

juliana neira

technology

alpha motor unveils its ACE electric coupe series with three ultra-efficient models

kat barandy

architecture

francis kéré becomes first black architect to win the pritzker prize

lynne myers

architecture

roofscapes envisions green roof network to combat heat island effect in european cities

Tim Cousin readers

design

radical 80s designer paolo pallucco's first retrospective 'luck and sex. that’s all.' opens in paris

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

matt williams' dolphin sands studio is a viewfinder within tasmania's coastal dunes

kat barandy

art

peter marino receives THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021 golden madonnina in new york

sofia lekka angelopoulou

art

giant kokeshi doll welcomes visitors to historic kiyomizu-dera temple in kyoto

myrto katsikopoulou

architecture

these toilets at paraguay's university of asunción are a cluster of rammed-earth boulders

kat barandy

art

yoko ono invites the world to IMAGINE PEACE

juliana neira

architecture

Red window pops out of Mariana de Delás' traditional stone shelter renovation in Mallorca

myrto katsikopoulou

architecture

shigeru ban's refugee shelters create long-term housing for asylum seekers in kenya

kat barandy

architecture

this perched holiday home in rural iran celebrates slowness & oblique living

Nasim Razavian readers

design

inside objects of common interest's studio, experimentation winner of THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

xu tiantian carves into the rocks to revitalize nine small abandoned quarries in china

christina petridou

architecture

o4 architekci & michał kucharski convert old windmill into charming polish home

lea zeitoun

technology

designer stephan henrich prototypes an all-wheel beach & city bike dubbed 'the infinity'

lea zeitoun

design

new york sunshine receives THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021 ‘distribution’ for SUN DYED IN TEXAS

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

this cabin outside of bangkok holds container rooms under an A-frame roof

Teera Dhanamun readers

architecture

benn and penna architects wraps shipping container house around circular pool in australia

myrto katsikopoulou

architecture

why 3D print a house? step inside the completed 'house zero' to find out

kat barandy

design

the sun stars in fornasetti's hand-knotted tapestries at NOMAD st moritz

lynne myers

architecture

old japanese house half-buried in mortar mass emerges in renovation by naoshi kondo

myrto katsikopoulou

architecture

old stone walls show through the glass panes of a 'studio above the river' by martin rajniš

kat barandy

highlights

the folding pontos kayak is just 7lb & packs down to the size of a small tent

alpha motor unveils its ACE electric coupe series with three ultra-efficient models

francis kéré becomes first black architect to win the pritzker prize

roofscapes envisions green roof network to combat heat island effect in european cities

radical 80s designer paolo pallucco's first retrospective 'luck and sex. that’s all.' opens in paris

matt williams' dolphin sands studio is a viewfinder within tasmania's coastal dunes

peter marino receives THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021 golden madonnina in new york

giant kokeshi doll welcomes visitors to historic kiyomizu-dera temple in kyoto

these toilets at paraguay's university of asunción are a cluster of rammed-earth boulders

yoko ono invites the world to IMAGINE PEACE

Red window pops out of Mariana de Delás' traditional stone shelter renovation in Mallorca

shigeru ban's refugee shelters create long-term housing for asylum seekers in kenya

this perched holiday home in rural iran celebrates slowness & oblique living

inside objects of common interest's studio, experimentation winner of THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021

xu tiantian carves into the rocks to revitalize nine small abandoned quarries in china

o4 architekci & michał kucharski convert old windmill into charming polish home

designer stephan henrich prototypes an all-wheel beach & city bike dubbed 'the infinity'

new york sunshine receives THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021 ‘distribution’ for SUN DYED IN TEXAS

this cabin outside of bangkok holds container rooms under an A-frame roof

benn and penna architects wraps shipping container house around circular pool in australia

why 3D print a house? step inside the completed 'house zero' to find out

the sun stars in fornasetti's hand-knotted tapestries at NOMAD st moritz

old japanese house half-buried in mortar mass emerges in renovation by naoshi kondo

old stone walls show through the glass panes of a 'studio above the river' by martin rajniš

what you'll see (in 3D) in the peter zumthor documentary by wim wenders

zaha hadid's former london headquarters reopens as a public hub for architecture and art

revisit le corbusier’s iconic ronchamp chapel through paul clemence’s lens

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

three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes

what you'll see (in 3D) in the peter zumthor documentary by wim wenders

zaha hadid's former london headquarters reopens as a public hub for architecture and art

revisit le corbusier’s iconic ronchamp chapel through paul clemence’s lens

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

three ceramic sculptures diffuse distinct fragrances evoking puglia’s landscapes