Dec 29, 2025renovating 'casa vernate', enrico sassi preserves the 1972-built brick structure and infuses interiors with a modernist color palette.
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Nov 06, 2024spluga climbing gym takes shape as a solid, monolithic volume designed to recall the rocky cliffs of its mountainous context.
architecture in switzerland (265)
Jan 05, 2026casetta tessino by olin petzold is a small, elevated cabin with a triangular timber structure and translucent polycarbonate skin.
Dec 14, 2025the project reinterprets the traditional lighthouse typology for an urban harbor context.
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renovation and restoration architecture and design (1132)
Jan 06, 2026caffè nazionale is a restoration project by AMAA set beneath a nineteenth-century city hall colonnade in arzignano, italy.
Dec 31, 2025three listed brick factory buildings from around 1900 form the historic core of the mixed-use residential project.
residential architecture and interiors (4682)
Jan 06, 2026the facade operates as a detached outer layer, separate from structure and interior.
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Jan 06, 2026on finland's långholmen island, mer architects designs a compact timber house with a close relationship between rock, forest, and shoreline.
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Dec 30, 2025paf atelier and BB architectes design the orange steel structure to reorganize living spaces without partitions.
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Dec 30, 2025watch a new film capturing a portrait of the studio through photographs, drawings, and present day life inside barcelona's former cement factory.
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facades (444)
Jan 07, 2026studiomateriality integrates planting as a key interior design element.
Jan 07, 2026various associates forms scattered, stone-like structures emerging from the terrain, blending architecture with the valley landscape.
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modular design (161)
Jan 06, 2026unveiled at CES 2026 in las vegas, the device combines headphones and a speaker in one, with no extra cables or setups needed.
as the children get older and taller, so does the two-wheeler, thanks to its modular components.
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assistive devices (53)
Jan 05, 2026both a home and outdoor assistive device, the rolling gadget uses AI and LiDAR to understand its surroundings and sends out light to measure distance.
Dec 30, 2025instead of fur and paws, the .lumen device uses cameras, sensors, artificial intelligence, and robotics to assist the user.
dog art and design (86)
Dec 29, 2025a design project led by zhou leijing and her team in hangzhou, the device is worn on the pet’s hind legs to support their movement.
connections: +300
Dec 04, 2025the installation by artist beeple comments on the ways tech giants’ platforms and their algorithms influence the way people see the world today.
noor riyadh (10)
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.
connections: +390
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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art interviews (186)
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.
connections: +390
light installation art (198)
Dec 31, 2025thanks to the active creatives making the shift, the future of pyrotechnic shows can light up the environment quietly, cleanly, and still brightly.
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.
connections: +390
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