Dec 29, 2025guided by curatorial lead mami kataoka, curators sara almutlaq and li zhenhua explore time, memory, speed, and everyday life for noor riyadh 2025.
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Dec 25, 2025the installation draws on provençal winter rituals, the gros souper, the cacho fio and epiphany.
noor riyadh (10)
Dec 22, 2025noor riyadh director nouf almoneef discusses how the world’s largest light art festival connects the city's past and future, making art accessible to everyone.
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Dec 01, 2025from the metro to the historic center, see noor riyadh’s must-see light installations from 2025.
light installation art (197)
Dec 29, 2025guided by curatorial lead mami kataoka, curators sara almutlaq and li zhenhua explore time, memory, speed, and everyday life for noor riyadh 2025.
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Dec 15, 2025artist shaikha al mazrou presents 'the contingent object' at the public light art exhibition manar abu dhabi 2025.
personal technology (177)
Dec 29, 2025our list details devices that are specific to the users’ needs, portable enough to bring, use single materials, and revive the styles of old technologies.
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Dec 27, 2025a DIY kit that users need to assemble themselves, the device comes with a USB port and power cable that supply energy to the box.
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TOP 10 LISTS OF 2025 - BIG STORIES (9)
Dec 26, 2025designboom's top 10 public spaces range from revived modernist icons to major new cultural centers in asia and europe.
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Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
observatory architecture and design (154)
Dec 29, 2025its floor of ultra-clear laminated glass offers uninterrupted views into the abyss, while the red weathering steel cladding references tibetan cultural colors.
Nov 02, 2025designed by studio ex., the bivouac acts as both mountain refuge and cultural outpost for gamec.
contemporary glass manufacturing (37)
Jan 09, 2025glass, metal, and raw shipping container panels balance transparency and rugged texture.
Nov 01, 2024with the audrey irmas pavilion, vanceva demonstrates its ability to elevate a project by combining performance with artistic expression.
architecture in china (2031)
Dec 29, 2025its floor of ultra-clear laminated glass offers uninterrupted views into the abyss, while the red weathering steel cladding references tibetan cultural colors.
Dec 28, 2025the project explores architecture as a lightweight and reversible intervention in nature.
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- architecture in china (2031)
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- cabin architecture and design (383)
- prefabricated homes and buildings (220)
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- spaces under 50 sqm (310)
- treehouse architecture and design (124)
- wiki world (13)
- wood and timber architecture and design (1358)
steel architecture and design (381)
Dec 25, 2025HPA arquitetura's casa corten reinterprets an industrial site in portugal through corten steel volumes shaped the slope.
the pieces work collectively to establish a visual cadence along the street, transforming moments of rest into encounters with form and color.
restaurant and café design (926)
Dec 28, 2025vaulted ceilings and neo-gothic wooden carvings define the interiors of the apothecary-turned laboratorium café.
Dec 26, 2025TRAIL [practice] designs the TANPOPO japanese restaurant in athens with a central, stainless-steel kitchen and wooden seating.
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renovation and restoration architecture and design (1128)
Dec 26, 2025the dimensions of the new elements reference the scale of the concrete blocks, the reinforced concrete framework, and the folded geometry of the roof.
Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
wood and timber architecture and design (1358)
Dec 28, 2025local stone and concrete form the core material palette, while warm wood elements soften the building by shovk.
Dec 28, 2025the device activates automatically when picked up, turns off when placed down, and functions on its own without a power button.
concrete architecture and design (949)
Dec 26, 2025the dimensions of the new elements reference the scale of the concrete blocks, the reinforced concrete framework, and the folded geometry of the roof.
Dec 15, 2025the plan follows a hyperbolic geometry guiding movement toward the interior prayer space.
architecture in portugal (421)
Dec 28, 2025local stone and concrete form the core material palette, while warm wood elements soften the building by shovk.
Dec 28, 2025the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
interiors (25)
Dec 05, 2025pizza-making becomes the primary spatial and visual focus of the space designed by xxxi.studio.
Nov 28, 2025a pavilion-like interior forms a continuous spatial field without fixed boundaries.
connections: +950
residential architecture and interiors (4670)
Dec 28, 2025local stone and concrete form the core material palette, while warm wood elements soften the building by shovk.
Dec 28, 2025the project explores architecture as a lightweight and reversible intervention in nature.
connections: +9210
- architecture in china (2031)
- architecture on stilts (101)
- cabin architecture and design (383)
- prefabricated homes and buildings (220)
- residential architecture and interiors (4670)
- spaces under 50 sqm (310)
- treehouse architecture and design (124)
- wiki world (13)
- wood and timber architecture and design (1358)
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