bangkok tokyo architecture transforms 30-year-old thai family home into small art gallery

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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

'PokoPoko' clubhouse by klein dytham architecture emerges from the forests of central japan

philip stevens

art

alexis ferrer prints colorful floral motifs on sharp hairdos for 'la favorite' collection

myrto katsikopoulou

architecture

interview with ben van berkel on how the pandemic has impacted the role of the architect

kat barandy

architecture

ahochdrei turns a coal cellar into a home cinema in a mies van der rohe designed villa

ahochdrei readers

architecture

matsuyama architect and associates designs island house in japan to withstand typhoons

philip stevens

architecture

NEW HOW completes its weekend house nové hamry as a lookout tower in the mountains

kat barandy

architecture

graux & baeyens architecten stacks concrete wedges to form 'house N-DP' in belgium

philip stevens

design

manoj patel repurposes clay roof tiles in sculptural outdoor furniture series

MANOJ PATEL readers

design

bivvi camp is a portable, modular and sustainably-built A-frame cabin

juliana neira

architecture

bamboo surfaces and organic shapes form sustainable science labs & music center in thailand

MarkusRoselieb readers

architecture

KAAN architecten's renovation of antwerp's royal museum of fine arts nears completion

philip stevens

architecture

pablo saric + cristian winckler build modular holiday home in chile overlooking pacific ocean

philip stevens

design

philippe starck's personal profession on democracy + dematerialization for friedman benda's 'design in dialogue'

nina azzarello

art

JR concludes 'homily to country' with mural procession through dried landscape

kat barandy

architecture

dellekamp arquitectos frames views of the rugged mexican coastline with cabo house

lynne myers

architecture

ODDO architects incorporates round window into the brick exterior of VH house in hanoi

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

SKOLNICK turns an 1830s townhouse into a light-filled 'vertical loft' in NYC

Kristen Leone readers

architecture

foster + partners plans international airport for saudi arabia's red sea project

philip stevens

design

the fornasetti universe goes digital in an imaginative, immersive online shopping experience

nina azzarello

art

daniel kordan captures an enchanted japanese forest lit by fireflies

juliana neira

design

miuccia prada, rem koolhaas and more discuss prada's F/W 2021 womenswear show and textured set

nina azzarello

art

helga stentzel hangs clothes to create surreal farm animal illusions

juliana neira

architecture

story architecture completes family residence in vietnam with interior + exterior terraces

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

submerged volumes and planted roofs integrate these houses into the greek coastline

A2Architects readers

highlights

'PokoPoko' clubhouse by klein dytham architecture emerges from the forests of central japan

alexis ferrer prints colorful floral motifs on sharp hairdos for 'la favorite' collection

interview with ben van berkel on how the pandemic has impacted the role of the architect

ahochdrei turns a coal cellar into a home cinema in a mies van der rohe designed villa

matsuyama architect and associates designs island house in japan to withstand typhoons

NEW HOW completes its weekend house nové hamry as a lookout tower in the mountains

graux & baeyens architecten stacks concrete wedges to form 'house N-DP' in belgium

manoj patel repurposes clay roof tiles in sculptural outdoor furniture series

bivvi camp is a portable, modular and sustainably-built A-frame cabin

bamboo surfaces and organic shapes form sustainable science labs & music center in thailand

KAAN architecten's renovation of antwerp's royal museum of fine arts nears completion

pablo saric + cristian winckler build modular holiday home in chile overlooking pacific ocean

philippe starck's personal profession on democracy + dematerialization for friedman benda's 'design in dialogue'

JR concludes 'homily to country' with mural procession through dried landscape

dellekamp arquitectos frames views of the rugged mexican coastline with cabo house

ODDO architects incorporates round window into the brick exterior of VH house in hanoi

SKOLNICK turns an 1830s townhouse into a light-filled 'vertical loft' in NYC

foster + partners plans international airport for saudi arabia's red sea project

the fornasetti universe goes digital in an imaginative, immersive online shopping experience

daniel kordan captures an enchanted japanese forest lit by fireflies

miuccia prada, rem koolhaas and more discuss prada's F/W 2021 womenswear show and textured set

helga stentzel hangs clothes to create surreal farm animal illusions

story architecture completes family residence in vietnam with interior + exterior terraces

submerged volumes and planted roofs integrate these houses into the greek coastline

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