MVRDV's solar panel-clad sun rock has topped out in taiwan, and is expected to produce nearly one million kilowatt-hours of energy annually.
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solar power (398)
MVRDV (219)
original church pews become poolside seating while the pulpit, once a platform for sermons, becomes a lifeguard’s chair.
MVRDV reimagines the taiwanese market as a vertical civic hub combining food halls, cultural venues, and rooftop farming.
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architecture in taiwan (197)
MVRDV's solar panel-clad sun rock has topped out in taiwan, and is expected to produce nearly one million kilowatt-hours of energy annually.
MVRDV reimagines the taiwanese market as a vertical civic hub combining food halls, cultural venues, and rooftop farming.
connections: +420
facades (373)
MVRDV's solar panel-clad sun rock has topped out in taiwan, and is expected to produce nearly one million kilowatt-hours of energy annually.
named ‘a week at the knees,’ the public art features 7,000 bricks and 4.6 tons of reused steel, salvaged from the demolition of the former american embassy in london.
car design (930)
inside the concept car, it’s a two-tone world: the moonstone white for the chairs and then the sundown maroon for the rest.
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the swedish designer is the second act of the car company’s class of creators initiative after ice spice’s molten chrome car.
car concept (385)
in collaboration with italdesign, the students of IED torino designed the new concept car, rapida.
before evolving into the more advanced ‘azera’, the sedan had already introduced new features, including the jet airplane-style gear selector.
connections: +2050
BMW (293)
inside the concept car, it’s a two-tone world: the moonstone white for the chairs and then the sundown maroon for the rest.
connections: +1610
in 1979, the pop artist translated the BMW M1's speed and fluidity into a composition of bold, expressive, and almost intuitive gestures in just 28 minutes.
architecture in greece (298)
seating grows from the floor in Snarkitecture's burger spot Snarkitecture transforms an abandoned storage plot in central Athens into One Burger, a newly »
the architect show athens 2025 brings new themes, broader international reach, and a fresh focus on ideas shaping the built environment.
connections: +300
restaurant and café design (869)
every detail inside the space is hand-painted by the artist and restaurant’s art director mirim yoo, which took three months to finish.
RDZ studio unfolds a design narrative of brushed steel, beeswax-coated surfaces, and sculptural furnishings.
snarkitecture (38)
seating grows from the floor in Snarkitecture's burger spot Snarkitecture transforms an abandoned storage plot in central Athens into One Burger, a newly »
jayaram, a law firm for the creative industries, has unveiled its new office in new york, designed in collaboration with snarkitecture.
connections: +1600
architecture in germany (321)
with a stepped massing and softened outline, the haus der musik reflects the historic silhouette while bringing new rhythms.
the gallery becomes a live design studio for digital fabrication, displaying unfinished components alongside completed works.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1009)
timber-framed buildings minimize environmental impact through dry construction methods and natural materials.
heatherwick studio revamps its longchamp new york flagship with swirling green carpeting and vintage furnishings.
ADEPT (8)
with a stepped massing and softened outline, the haus der musik reflects the historic silhouette while bringing new rhythms.
the building is designed to recreate the feeling of a town, with four buildings organized around a central atrium that connects to exterior spaces.
connections: +230
personal technology (91)
it’s a two-part collection: the first one has a sculptural base station with a large, circular AMOLED screen, while the other is a discreet wearable.
in an interview, the duo says they’ve already been working on a device, which they describe as ‘the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.’
artificial intelligence (450)
the company says that with the new version, users can produce videos from text prompts with ‘improved quality’ as well as speech and audio.
connections: +590
in an interview, the duo says they’ve already been working on a device, which they describe as ‘the coolest piece of technology that the world will have ever seen.’
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