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highlights

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

a dialogue with architecture brio: 'never design poorly for the poor'

kat barandy

design

wes anderson revives 1950s train carriage inviting visitors into whimsical film sets

christina petridou

technology

the ocean cleanup tests its massive system 002 to great success

juliana neira

architecture

georges batzios architects revives building's original brutalist identity in greece

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architecture

play arquitetura revitalizes 1980s era 'brasil house' in são paulo

kat barandy

architecture

david chipperfield architects' new kunsthaus zürich opens to the public

nina azzarello

technology

lunaz remasters and electrifies the aston martin DB6

juliana neira

art

tanabe chikuunsai IV weaves bamboo into massive works that emerge from walls

juliana neira

design

best design newcomer 2021: an interview with isabel + helen

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

designboom speaks with studio gang as it unveils 'one delisle' tower in windy toronto

kat barandy

technology

concorso d'eleganza 2021:10 rarest cars not on roads today, including marc newson's

tim spears

technology

SMART tire company startup reinvents the wheel using space-age NASA technology

kat barandy

architecture

karim nader studio extends the cliffs of lebanon with its house 'on the rocks'

kat barandy

architecture

santiago calatrava unveils UAE and qatar pavilions at expo 2020 dubai

lynne myers

architecture

mariam kamara, david adjaye, asif khan, theaster gates to redesign liverpool waterfront

kat barandy

architecture

giant conical pavilion spells out poems with your contribution at expo 2020 dubai

christina petridou

architecture

renzo piano's academy museum of motion pictures opens to the public in los angeles

juliana neira

architecture

BIG plans tech company HQ 'as a manmade extension of the hillside' in portugal

lynne myers

art

a dialogue with artist jeff koons: trust in yourself!

pietro mini

architecture

oppenheim architecture breaks ground on desert rock resort in the mountains of saudi arabia

myrto katsikopoulou

design

martin naumann treats famous logos with holographic chrome textures

juliana neira

design

ZGHYBD unveils one-piece, polarized protective face shield

juliana neira

design

denmark is repurposing discarded wind turbine blades as bike shelters

myrto katsikopoulou

art

mathieu lehanneur renders the earth's shifting populations into sculptural objects

kat barandy

highlights

a dialogue with architecture brio: 'never design poorly for the poor'

wes anderson revives 1950s train carriage inviting visitors into whimsical film sets

the ocean cleanup tests its massive system 002 to great success

georges batzios architects revives building's original brutalist identity in greece

play arquitetura revitalizes 1980s era 'brasil house' in são paulo

david chipperfield architects' new kunsthaus zürich opens to the public

lunaz remasters and electrifies the aston martin DB6

tanabe chikuunsai IV weaves bamboo into massive works that emerge from walls

best design newcomer 2021: an interview with isabel + helen

designboom speaks with studio gang as it unveils 'one delisle' tower in windy toronto

concorso d'eleganza 2021:10 rarest cars not on roads today, including marc newson's

SMART tire company startup reinvents the wheel using space-age NASA technology

karim nader studio extends the cliffs of lebanon with its house 'on the rocks'

santiago calatrava unveils UAE and qatar pavilions at expo 2020 dubai

mariam kamara, david adjaye, asif khan, theaster gates to redesign liverpool waterfront

giant conical pavilion spells out poems with your contribution at expo 2020 dubai

renzo piano's academy museum of motion pictures opens to the public in los angeles

BIG plans tech company HQ 'as a manmade extension of the hillside' in portugal

a dialogue with artist jeff koons: trust in yourself!

oppenheim architecture breaks ground on desert rock resort in the mountains of saudi arabia

martin naumann treats famous logos with holographic chrome textures

ZGHYBD unveils one-piece, polarized protective face shield

denmark is repurposing discarded wind turbine blades as bike shelters

mathieu lehanneur renders the earth's shifting populations into sculptural objects

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

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

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

pedrali converts temporary wooden pavilion into permanent community hub

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

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

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

pedrali converts temporary wooden pavilion into permanent community hub