3D printed biostructures with live bacteria capture carbon dioxide from air at venice biennale

3D printed biostructures with live bacteria capture carbon dioxide from air at venice biennale

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interviews

designboom interviews the world's top architects, artists, designers, curators, and innovators. discover our in-depth conversations delving into the minds and creative processes of the leading protagonists in the field, and don't miss our filmed video interviews from the early 2000s: treasures on tape from the designboom archives.

'why look at animals?' at EMST: katerina gregos on speaking for the voiceless

MVRDV’s winy maas on kinetic sombra pavilion and biotopia installation at venice biennale

matthew burgos

'data is not neutral': federica fragapane's soft forms visualize hard facts on inequalities

céleste boursier-mougenot turns bourse de commerce into immersive aquatic soundscape

sofia lekka angelopoulou

designboom steps inside aristides dallas architects' athens studio, where context shapes form

marina tabassum on designing the 2025 serpentine pavilion as it opens in london

LUMA arles revisits E.A.T., the radical 1960s movement that fused art and technology

sofia lekka angelopoulou

'we all can do more with less': oshinowo studio brings lagos' markets to the venice biennale

‘of course it’s political’: ai weiwei on working spaces in response to power, memory, and loss

'we need a policy for rest': polish pavilion reclaims care and hygiene at triennale milano

it’s a pink party with gustaf westman’s camping gear and picnic table for mercedes-benz CLA

matthew burgos

'we let loose a bit': heatherwick studio renews iconic longchamp flagship in new york

GRACE on revitalizing uzbekistan's soviet modernist legacy at venice architecture biennale

ravail khan

an alternative sports bar within the dutch pavilion rethinks togetherness at venice biennale

regenerate, innovate, preserve: azerbaijan's venice biennale pavilion on building equilibrium

ravail khan

'it's time we looked after the earth': yasmeen lari on qatar's bamboo center at venice biennale

ravail khan

interview: MAD's fenix museum of migration opens in rotterdam

brazilian pavilion on reframing infrastructure through ancestral strategies at venice biennale

'why not build something ideal?' interview with MAD's ma yansong at venice biennale

bas smets on building biospheres and microclimates in venice to exhibit plants' intelligence

matthew burgos

sinuous aluminum gathering space anchors venice architecture biennale's first oman pavilion

ravail khan

'architecture is survival': interview with carlo ratti at the 2025 venice biennale

sofia lekka angelopoulou

tate modern opens 'walk the house,' do ho suh's first major UK solo exhibition in 20 years

CMP design's griante weaves pedrali's italian craft, fully disassembled frames & lake como

eirini ilia

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mirrored acrylic skin dissolves cube pavilion into its surroundings in mexico

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sardinian school wraps in perforated aluminum facade to enclose flexible agorà

leicho readers

tob.studio’s timber bike station in germany resembles stacked log pile

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from laboratory waste to art, discarded research prototypes transform into sculptural objects

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reclaiming swiss auto waste, it all remains turns decommissioned cars into building resources

hollowed quartzite and steel form concav book, a magnetic bookend luminaire

IMTodeschini readers

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events guide

designboom radar: exhibitions to see around the world this october

designboom's event guide is your go-to for discovering must-visit events in design, architecture, and art. it lists upcoming exhibitions, fairs, conferences, and workshops.

designboom radar: exhibitions to see around the world this october

Achille and Bruno, Free to Play

Milan, Italy 29 May 2026 – 16 Feb 2027

The Materiality of Judy Chicago

Venice, Italy 08 May – 22 Nov 2026

Trop mignon! L’art du bonheur

Lens, France 23 Sep 2026 – 18 Jan 2027

Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles

Montreal, Canada 26 Sep 2026 – 14 Feb 2027

One Hundred Years of Cahiers d’Art

Venice, Italy 07 May – 22 Nov 2026

Koo Jeong A: Ousssmos

Seoul, South Korea 05 Sep – 27 Dec 2026

Carsten Höller: Two

Beijing, China 14 Jul 2026 – 31 Jan 2027

Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias

Los Angeles, USA 27 Sep 2026 – 14 Mar 2027

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competitions

WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026

Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027

Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026

The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027

2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027

Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027

2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026

WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026

Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027

Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026

The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027

2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027

Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027

2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026

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