Jan 13, 2026opening weekend will offer free admission on march 21st and 22nd, welcoming visitors into a reconfigured building that rethinks circulation and public access.
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museums and galleries (848)
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Jan 13, 2026the brise-vent havre harbor museum is proposed by LYT-X as an adaptive reuse of an industrial port building in france.
wood and timber architecture and design (1369)
Jan 14, 2026locally sourced limestone, wood, lime plaster, and hemp define the material palette.
Jan 12, 2026players construct speculative houses using wooden components, acrylic figures representing characters, and action cards derived from scenes of domestic life.
architecture in germany (334)
Nov 18, 2025snøhetta draws inspiration from the rhine, as the opera house's interiors read as an eroded cavern in central düsseldorf.
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Nov 13, 2025BIG's new hamburg state opera will expand outward like ripples on the surface of the water.
rammed earth architecture and design (61)
Nov 20, 2025vo trong nghia architects' design for nuoc ui school responds directly to the region’s humid tropical climate.
Nov 07, 2025the residence is built entirely off-grid, powered by a solar energy system.
interactive installation (516)
Jan 12, 2026the site-specific public artwork produces a sequence of changing visual perspectives.
Jan 08, 2026carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
sound art (105)
Dec 24, 2025la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
Dec 17, 2025at cooper hewitt, devon turnbull’s 'hifi pursuit listening room dream no. 3' frames high-fidelity sound as a crafted interior.
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retail interiors (810)
Jan 13, 2026MVRDV designs the tiffany & co. beijing flagship with a luminous skin of vertical glass fins which softly glow in tiffany blue.
Jan 07, 2026various associates forms scattered, stone-like structures emerging from the terrain, blending architecture with the valley landscape.
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diller scofidio and renfro (108)
Oct 27, 2025across the curving glass surface, a delicate pattern has been translated from a 1909 cartier brooch.
Oct 17, 2025following an international call that attracted more than a hundred submissions, the shortlist announced marks a milestone in the nouvelle renaissance project.
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architecture in miami (158)
Dec 04, 2025the chromatic colonnade of pilar zeta's 'the observer effect' now stands at the shelborne, and will be on view throughout miami art week 2025.
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Dec 01, 2025ReefLine debuts 'concrete coral,' a fully deployed underwater installation and hybrid reef of 22 concrete 'cars' by leandro erlich.
facades (448)
Jan 13, 2026MVRDV designs the tiffany & co. beijing flagship with a luminous skin of vertical glass fins which softly glow in tiffany blue.
Jan 09, 2026original architectural features, including the brick facade and rounded corners, are retained.
architecture in the US (1644)
Jan 14, 2026space, material, and sequence support moments of pause and reflection.
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Jan 08, 2026wittman estes hides the compact, one-bedroom cabin among the forests of plain, washington.
electric charging stations (32)
Nov 19, 2025one of the recent cases is from polestar, which is using its EV to supply energy to houses with the process called bi-directional charging.
Oct 27, 2025engineers have placed induction coils under the asphalt of the A10 motorway southwest of paris for the trials.
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electric automobiles (708)
Jan 08, 2026brought to CES 2026 in las vegas, the car manufacturer’s GLC model is dubbed the first vehicle with vegan fittings in the cabin.
Dec 15, 2025our list showcases designers and manufacturers presenting upgraded vehicles that explore future mobility, updated classic forms, and mixed-use materials.
vitra (101)
Oct 27, 2025tones of gong and ceramic flute echo along the curving walls of the steel retreat that guides visitors beneath the surface of the vitra campus.
Oct 10, 2024most of the exhibits are sourced from the department of NIKE archives (DNA), comprising more than 200,000 items.
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steel architecture and design (385)
Jan 12, 2026two twisting timber arches form the primary structural elements of the pavilion.
Jan 09, 2026original architectural features, including the brick facade and rounded corners, are retained.
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