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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

aether's new audio-enabled eyewear collection invites users to create their own ambience

#aethereyewear readers

architecture

life on mars? alfredo muñoz discusses designing sustainable cities for the red planet

philip stevens

art

from human tetris to dancers suspended in space: a look through rob woodcox's imaginative lens

nina azzarello

design

this drone footage shows a reindeer cyclone in all its glory

juliana neira

technology

VW's 'voltswagen' rebrand turns out to be an early april fool's joke

kat barandy

technology

virgin galactic unveils mirror-clad 'VSS imagine,' its first spaceship III

kat barandy

technology

the wind catcher by KiteX is a portable power generating wind turbine

juliana neira

design

MASS design group on purposeful, hopeful, and healing architecture for friedman benda's 'design in dialogue'

nina azzarello

architecture

frank gehry's philadelphia museum of art expansion will open to the public this spring

kat barandy

art

the louvre just made its entire art collection available online for free

myrto katsikopoulou

architecture

ZJJZ tops 'the mushroom' guest house with cone-shaped roof in china's jiangxi forest

sofia lekka angelopoulou

technology

helm reimagines a limited run of 20 series 1 jaguar E-types

juliana neira

architecture

DJarquitectura sets spiral concrete structure for creative acts in university courtyard, spain

DJarquitectura readers

architecture

sol89 celebrates the porous urban fabric of córdoba with its 'office within a block'

kat barandy

architecture

vincent callebaut's 'pollinator park' raises awareness about declining biodiversity rates

philip stevens

architecture

a translucent glass mural adorns the façade of JARtB house in melbourne

lynne myers

design

alexandra lier captures the surreal mutant vehicles of burning man in her new photo book

alexandra lier readers

art

alicja kozlowska creates realistic embroidered felt sculptures of everyday objects

AlicjaK readers

architecture

DUTS design references oman's grand mosque to create this huge theater in china

DUTS design readers

architecture

the first self-sufficient and sustainable city on mars could house one million humans

nina azzarello

architecture

marc thorpe curates a picturesque dreamscape with his house of four gardens

kat barandy

architecture

bartlett students develop a 3D-printed multi-material system made from recyclable plastics

Metaplas readers

architecture

SANAA to complete cloud-like shenzhen maritime museum in china

philip stevens

architecture

jean nouvel wins competition to build shenzhen opera house in china

philip stevens

highlights

aether's new audio-enabled eyewear collection invites users to create their own ambience

life on mars? alfredo muñoz discusses designing sustainable cities for the red planet

from human tetris to dancers suspended in space: a look through rob woodcox's imaginative lens

this drone footage shows a reindeer cyclone in all its glory

VW's 'voltswagen' rebrand turns out to be an early april fool's joke

virgin galactic unveils mirror-clad 'VSS imagine,' its first spaceship III

the wind catcher by KiteX is a portable power generating wind turbine

MASS design group on purposeful, hopeful, and healing architecture for friedman benda's 'design in dialogue'

frank gehry's philadelphia museum of art expansion will open to the public this spring

the louvre just made its entire art collection available online for free

ZJJZ tops 'the mushroom' guest house with cone-shaped roof in china's jiangxi forest

helm reimagines a limited run of 20 series 1 jaguar E-types

DJarquitectura sets spiral concrete structure for creative acts in university courtyard, spain

sol89 celebrates the porous urban fabric of córdoba with its 'office within a block'

vincent callebaut's 'pollinator park' raises awareness about declining biodiversity rates

a translucent glass mural adorns the façade of JARtB house in melbourne

alexandra lier captures the surreal mutant vehicles of burning man in her new photo book

alicja kozlowska creates realistic embroidered felt sculptures of everyday objects

DUTS design references oman's grand mosque to create this huge theater in china

the first self-sufficient and sustainable city on mars could house one million humans

marc thorpe curates a picturesque dreamscape with his house of four gardens

bartlett students develop a 3D-printed multi-material system made from recyclable plastics

SANAA to complete cloud-like shenzhen maritime museum in china

jean nouvel wins competition to build shenzhen opera house in china

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

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

citroën revives the iconic 2 CV as a compact electric concept with a roll-up fabric roof

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

A' design award winners achieve real world impact through graphic design

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

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

citroën revives the iconic 2 CV as a compact electric concept with a roll-up fabric roof

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

A' design award winners achieve real world impact through graphic design