Sep 24, 2025the oak ridge national laboratory was born in 1943 as a top-secret part of the manhattan project.
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alastair philip wiper (9)
Sep 24, 2025
Nov 08, 2024from the hub of rapid shoe prototyping to machines that make the footwear and testing facilities for the athletes, the photographer has caught them all on camera.
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architecture in the US (1638)
Dec 14, 2025wittman estes' 'french creek workshop house' in washington merges spaces for living, woodworking, metalworking, and glass art.
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Dec 10, 2025designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
photography (440)
Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
Dec 22, 2025exhibited at royal łazienki palace in warsaw, the works are formed through the direct, months-long exposure of velvet to sunlight.
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architecture in mexico (703)
Dec 03, 2025nineteen louvered white doors form the main exterior facade.
Nov 14, 2025the gym interior is reinterpreted as a spatial installation rather than a functional room.
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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temporary pavilions (562)
Dec 22, 2025from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
Dec 21, 2025the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
wood and timber architecture and design (1353)
Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
by embedding a sensor‑driven mechanism, phantom chess bridges centuries of analog play with the analytical power of modern chess engines.
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david adjaye (122)
Nov 06, 2025'this building says to the world, harlem matters. black art matters. black institutions matter,' raymond j. mcguire, chairman of the board of trustees, said during the museum's preview opening.
Sep 23, 2025adjaye associates works with okkake-daisen-tsugi joints, which transfer 160,000 pounds of tension entirely in timber.
assistive devices (49)
Nov 29, 2025a project by students, the autonomous device follows a smart pattern that allows it to plant different local species in a randomized sequence.
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Nov 28, 2025the ramp encourages shared gestures and barrier-free interaction.
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personal technology (175)
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.
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Dec 18, 2025built by content creator peter sripol, the personal air vehicle is lightweight enough to carry one person to the sky, or at least it tries to.
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prostoria (10)
Sep 23, 2025the series celebrates not only the creation of furniture but also its afterlife: how it is experienced, used, and cherished by those who live and work around it.
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Apr 18, 2025prostoria’s modular sofa aire, designed by ramos + bassols, debuts at salone del mobile 2025, offering freedom to shift and shape the configuration as desired.
zaha hadid (403)
Dec 16, 2025a continuation of the existing rock formations, the hotel is articulated as a series of stepped horizontal planes, courtyards, and gardens.
Dec 13, 2025zaha hadid architects' malpensa hospital will shape a medical campus surrounded by a landscape of forests in lombardy, italy.
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designboom book reports (230)
Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
Nov 11, 2025through 152 pages, the hardcover book named WORKS II shows the custom machines he has done between 2022 and 2025.
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books (4)
Dec 10, 2025melanie cobham explores feelings of displacement and belonging through documentary and street photography.
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photographer katsumasa kusunose's 'jazz kissa: the soul of japanese listening culture' documents the interiors of japanese listening bars.
taschen (16)
Sep 23, 2025taschen’s 'tadao ando. sketches, drawings, and architecture' shows how the architect’s hand-drawn lines evolve into concrete spaces.
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Aug 02, 2024an expansive exhibition at the smithsonian institute and a photography book by TASCHEN celebrate the 100th birthday of the black queer literary icon.
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