Feb 28, 2026terraced courtyards extend the interplay between solid and void.
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children's spaces (146)
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Feb 24, 2026the interior balances playful accents with a more mature spatial tone.
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dika design (9)
Dec 11, 2025circulation routes, interactive zones, and flexible spaces allow children to explore intuitively.
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Dec 28, 2023dika design completes its 'vitality' kindergarten as a school for nearly 800 children in shucheng, china.
personal technology (200)
Mar 05, 2026EntoPedia reframes insect collecting as documentation and learning.
Mar 05, 2026designed to be a companion, the device is meant to live in a home the way a pet does: nearby, responsive, and emotionally present.
automotive curiosity (333)
announced after the vehicle took its first flight, the production of the alef model A ultralight has started on schedule in the firm’s facility in silicon valley.
Nov 27, 2025presented to the public in 1958, the project proposed a car that would run on nuclear power instead of gasoline.
flying car (80)
Jul 08, 2025designed for a single pilot, the flying vehicle takes off with eight small jet engines instead of propellers.
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in a post, CEO jim dukhovny writes that the video showcasing the flight is ‘the first documented, verifiable flight of a flying car (an actual car, with vertical takeoff).’
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car design (1017)
Mar 02, 2026unveiled at MWC 2026 in barcelona, the concept exists both in the digital world of the gran turismo video game as well as a real-life, full-scale model.
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Feb 19, 2026suitable for bike lanes, the vehicle has a fully enclosed frame shaped for low-air resistance so riders need less effort to move forward.
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electric automobiles (710)
Feb 11, 2026equipped with a versatile three-in-one system, the modular concept vehicle allows the driver to remove the roof, windshield, and windows.
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Jan 22, 2026using a solar panel built into the pop-up roof, it can collect energy and produce enough electricity to help run itself as well as some appliances.
where people work (997)
Feb 27, 2026these impepinable studio-designed offices for agrosemillas reinterpret industrial construction with reused shipping containers.
the project reworks a three-and-a-half-story structure measuring just three meters wide by 12 meters deep.
spaces under 50 sqm (318)
Feb 06, 2026as part of a regenerative forestry initiative, forestone cabin demonstrates small-scale architecture rooted in local resources.
Jan 26, 2026the shelter emerged from a full-scale (1:1) design-build process.
architecture in argentina (208)
Mar 02, 2026cristián nanzer shapes 'casa cosmos' with a triangular floor plan and board-formed concrete for cavernous spaces and views across argentina.
Jan 27, 2026the design brief called for a versatile home, suitable both for use by its owners and for temporary rental at any time of year.
mobile units (118)
Feb 19, 2026combining the structure of a tent with the concept of a compact cabin, the project is modular so users can transport it anywhere with their vehicles.
Dec 11, 2025the structure channels the visual DNA of buenos aires’ iconic buses through its softly curved roof, which directs rainwater away.
bathroom design (140)
Mar 03, 2026a series of ceramic bathtubs by studio LOHO and sharon van overmeiren shows carved motifs that suggest historical references.
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Feb 26, 2026salone del mobile 2026 returns to milan with 1,900+ exhibitors, biennial highlights, and a strategic masterplan by rem koolhaas and and david gianotten of OMA.
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architecture in barcelona (107)
Feb 24, 2026the milestone positions the cross as the highest point of the basilica and finalizes the grouping of its six central towers.
Dec 11, 2025altherr désile park details their sensitive, human-centered update of roca's meridian collection, bringing architectonic design to the bathroom.
interviews (7)
Dec 11, 2025altherr désile park details their sensitive, human-centered update of roca's meridian collection, bringing architectonic design to the bathroom.
Nov 10, 2025yusuke kawai reveals how his high-tech background and appreciation for sacred japanese architecture defined pedrali’s kawara lighting collection.
roca (10)
May 16, 2025inspired by natural forms and japanese bathing rituals, roca introduces new basins and a bathtub to the ohtake collection, designed by rodrigo ohtake.
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Apr 30, 2025roca showcases its smart water system, roca connect, through an interactive installation by BIG at fuorisalone 2025, promoting conscious water use.
design interviews (118)
Dec 19, 2025designboom discusses with the designer his early years on construction sites and his recent immersion in clay.
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Dec 19, 2025dubai design week and isola design directors discuss their partnership with tanween, signaling a maturing gulf ecosystem.
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