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.
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Jan 22, 2026
Nov 26, 2025the vehicle’s silhouette shows steep approach and departure angles, allowing it to move over rocks or slopes without touching the front or rear ends.
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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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architecture in the US (1655)
Mar 06, 2026salvaged oak and sun-baked brick define the material palette of the interiors.
Mar 04, 2026new images unveil the final vision for manresa wilds, as BIG and SCAPE reimagine a 1960s power plant as a civic hub within a 125-acre waterfront park.
MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY (21)
Feb 13, 2026the thin aluminum surface of the structure curves upward as a vertical plane before bending forward into an enveloping form.
Nov 25, 2025marc fornes / THEVERYMANY works with painted aluminum, assembling palm-sized strips into a lightweight structure in knoxville, tennessee.
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library architecture and design (285)
Feb 24, 2026kengo kuma & associates plans the timber library as a rising spiral, its entire program organized around a central, top-lit lobby.
Feb 19, 2026vertical symmetry reinforces the room’s formal composition.
francis kéré / kéré architecture (46)
Dec 18, 2025with its las vegas art museum, kéré architecture draws from the mojave desert and the area's legacy of modernist design.
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Nov 25, 2025the project will be the first built work of the studio in south america and its second library after the gando primary school library.
architecture in brazil (410)
Mar 03, 2026during construction, builders temporarily relocated the site’s large boulders and later returned them to their original positions.
Feb 07, 2026ABERTO5 is set to take over eduardo longo's 'casa bola', a sculptural, ball-shaped home which seems to float over são paulo.
skateboarding (121)
Nov 25, 2025bureau forme organizes overlapping activity areas to support mixed and flexible use patterns.
Oct 19, 2025the elevated skatepark takes inspiration from the contours of shanghai’s skyline.
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sports centers (54)
Mar 01, 2026geometric volumes reinterpret distant mountains and nearby waters in architectural form.
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Nov 26, 2025the complex combines athletic, commercial, and public programs within a single framework.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1162)
Mar 04, 2026plans have been approved for the £231 million renewal of london’s barbican centre by allies and morrison and asif khan studio.
Mar 04, 2026new images unveil the final vision for manresa wilds, as BIG and SCAPE reimagine a 1960s power plant as a civic hub within a 125-acre waterfront park.
architecture in france (728)
Feb 28, 2026terraced courtyards extend the interplay between solid and void.
Feb 17, 2026this apartment inside le corbusier’s cité radieuse in marseille reveals the spatial ambition of the iconic unité d’habitation.
architecture in portugal (426)
Feb 23, 2026the spatial concept intentionally dissolves the boundary between chef and guest along a 15 meter long charred wood counter.
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Feb 19, 2026the structure consists of eight modular units that vary in height and can be assembled in different configurations.
cork (58)
Nov 25, 2025undoing the idea of penafiel as a city split down the middle, the project establishes a new southern entrance and redefines the relationship with the historic center.
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Sep 20, 2025luca cipelletti's 'gioco' at the triennale milano is a flexible installation with modular cork and pine furnishings for children's play.
frank lloyd wright (59)
Nov 25, 2025the museum will oversee the care and programming of the residence, with an opening date to be announced once conservation work is underway.
Oct 27, 2025conducted by video editing platform kapwing, the research has studied how users refer to names and styles when creating their images and videos with AI.
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