Dec 26, 2025TRAIL [practice] designs the TANPOPO japanese restaurant in athens with a central, stainless-steel kitchen and wooden seating.
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Dec 14, 2025taubenkobel uses and botanical and light art to frame its annual culinary VOGELFREI pop-up, this year at atelier augarten in vienna.
architecture in greece (330)
Dec 18, 2025commissioned by the dinos and lia martinos foundation (DLMF), the project is scheduled for completion in late 2028.
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Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
lucas y hernández-gil (12)
Dec 26, 2025conceived as a small contemporary temple dedicated to cosmetics and body care, the store encourages lingering through its tactile finishes.
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Jul 17, 2025guided by a process they describe as architectural 'acupuncture,' the team restores the building in parts rather than all at once.
architecture in spain (751)
Dec 20, 2025a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 × 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade.
Dec 18, 2025designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
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retail interiors (805)
Dec 26, 2025conceived as a small contemporary temple dedicated to cosmetics and body care, the store encourages lingering through its tactile finishes.
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Dec 19, 2025the architects allow the perimeter of the site to define the volume, resulting in an architecture that bends, adjusts, and aligns itself with the movement of the street.
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photography (441)
through dazzling, faceless constructions, he turns the photographic portrait into a site of playful disappearance and self-invented identity.
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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.
TOP 10 LISTS OF 2025 - BIG STORIES (8)
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.
concrete architecture and design (948)
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.
residential architecture and interiors (4667)
Dec 25, 2025HPA arquitetura's casa corten reinterprets an industrial site in portugal through corten steel volumes shaped the slope.
Dec 25, 2025the modest structure explores how light and seasonal conditions can continually reshape interior experience.
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renovation and restoration architecture and design (1127)
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.
architecture in japan (1691)
Dec 25, 2025the modest structure explores how light and seasonal conditions can continually reshape interior experience.
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Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
window displays (23)
Dec 25, 2025the installation draws on provençal winter rituals, the gros souper, the cacho fio and epiphany.
Dec 17, 2025the exhibition, which runs until march 14th, 2026, marks cornell’s first solo presentation in paris in more than forty years.
textile and fabric art (79)
Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
Dec 15, 2025the temporary installation reinterprets the traditional christmas market as eighteen open-air rooms for reflection.
art interviews (185)
Dec 25, 2025the installation draws on provençal winter rituals, the gros souper, the cacho fio and epiphany.
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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Hermès (86)
Oct 04, 2025fashion houses have created playful, quirky, and tech-infused fashion invites over the years, from hermès, fendi, and louis vuitton to balenciaga, maison margiela, and more.
Jun 18, 2025on view until june 29th, 'mystery at the grooms'' is an interactive installation that invites visitors into a fictional french estate in new york.
gaming (34)
Dec 25, 2025made for those who want to play old classic video games on the go, the gadget resembles a flip phone but is just for playing.
connections: +210
Oct 21, 2025with around 300 games installed, the device doesn’t need an internet connection to work, as users just choose one from the list and start playing.
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