simon weckert causes a ‘virtual traffic jam’ with 99 smartphones and a handcart

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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

tadao ando designs limited edition octo finissimo watch for BVLGARI

kieron marchese

technology

INK re-imagines minimalistic ferrari 330 P4, the beautiful loser

bryan shim

architecture

alexis dornier builds river house in bali cladding surfaces with reclaimed timber + local sandstone

sofia lekka angelopoulou

architecture

mwworks weaves its whidbey island retreat through the forests of washington state

kat barandy

architecture

NBBJ expresses sustainable hangzhou stadiums with organic lotus-petal elements

kat barandy

architecture

'windowology' exhibition at japan house london explores windows as cultural objects

sofia lekka angelopoulou

art

desert X AlUla sets art across the heart of historic saudi arabian trade route

bryan shim

architecture

matali crasset turns paris apartment renovation into rainbow-infused space

juliana neira

architecture

ben van berkel on designing healthier cities and architecture's digital revolution

lynne myers

art

fondazione prada's the porcelain room explores the impact of chinese export porcelain

juliana neira

architecture

A31 architecture nestles two summer houses into a greek island hillside

Praxi readers

art

breathe with me by jeppe hein: every exhale takes the form of painted blue lines

sofia lekka angelopoulou

art

'a paradise lost' by james kerwin reveals the derelict architecture of beirut

James Kerwin readers

architecture

jun aoki designs exterior of 'billowing sails' for louis vuitton maison in japan

kieron marchese

design

dieter rams in unreleased video interview from 2000, treasures on tape

birgit lohmann

architecture

w design merges landscape with architecture to create barn-like house in south africa

wdas.co.za readers

art

david claerbout dehumanizes jungle book's animals in 'the pure necessity'

kieron marchese

technology

test review: electric MINI cooper SE accents new energy in miami

tim spears

architecture

axis mundi envisions its XYZ house as a cruciform cantilevered over the swiss alps

kat barandy

architecture

'vertical bath' by james barber houses three-story sauna in norwegian alps

kieron marchese

architecture

cabinland continues to grow with the completion of the mossy, dream-like diamond cabin

kat barandy

architecture

dwelling by studio rick joy echoes carved urban sculpture in polanco, mexico city

kat barandy

architecture

adolfo natalini, founder of radical architecture group superstudio dies aged 78

lynne myers

architecture

eco moyo education center in kenya adds two new classrooms clad in dried coconut leaves

sofia lekka angelopoulou

highlights

tadao ando designs limited edition octo finissimo watch for BVLGARI

INK re-imagines minimalistic ferrari 330 P4, the beautiful loser

alexis dornier builds river house in bali cladding surfaces with reclaimed timber + local sandstone

mwworks weaves its whidbey island retreat through the forests of washington state

NBBJ expresses sustainable hangzhou stadiums with organic lotus-petal elements

'windowology' exhibition at japan house london explores windows as cultural objects

desert X AlUla sets art across the heart of historic saudi arabian trade route

matali crasset turns paris apartment renovation into rainbow-infused space

ben van berkel on designing healthier cities and architecture's digital revolution

fondazione prada's the porcelain room explores the impact of chinese export porcelain

A31 architecture nestles two summer houses into a greek island hillside

breathe with me by jeppe hein: every exhale takes the form of painted blue lines

'a paradise lost' by james kerwin reveals the derelict architecture of beirut

jun aoki designs exterior of 'billowing sails' for louis vuitton maison in japan

dieter rams in unreleased video interview from 2000, treasures on tape

w design merges landscape with architecture to create barn-like house in south africa

david claerbout dehumanizes jungle book's animals in 'the pure necessity'

test review: electric MINI cooper SE accents new energy in miami

axis mundi envisions its XYZ house as a cruciform cantilevered over the swiss alps

'vertical bath' by james barber houses three-story sauna in norwegian alps

cabinland continues to grow with the completion of the mossy, dream-like diamond cabin

dwelling by studio rick joy echoes carved urban sculpture in polanco, mexico city

adolfo natalini, founder of radical architecture group superstudio dies aged 78

eco moyo education center in kenya adds two new classrooms clad in dried coconut leaves

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

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

BIG wins 'fountain plaza tirana' competition with building lifted above the public realm

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

sculptures made of timber and steel occupy raw concrete shell in seoul before demolition

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

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

BIG wins 'fountain plaza tirana' competition with building lifted above the public realm

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

sculptures made of timber and steel occupy raw concrete shell in seoul before demolition