Jan 19, 2026crafted with bamboo and geopolymer concrete, each living module is crowned by a dual-axis concave parabolic mirror that tracks the sun in real time.
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mirrors (172)
Jan 19, 2026
Jan 12, 2026the site-specific public artwork produces a sequence of changing visual perspectives.
interactive installation (542)
a cubic image body is constructed from 144 vertical glass strips.
Mar 04, 2026the project transforms sand into an interactive medium that invites play, reflection, and collective gathering.
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architecture in vietnam (424)
the project reworks a three-and-a-half-story structure measuring just three meters wide by 12 meters deep.
Feb 08, 2026undulating concrete walls reinterpret the typical red tiled roofed house typology.
connections: +5190
public art (746)
Mar 03, 2026emily quandahl and madeline cochran's 'quilt shanty' transforms a hoop house into a patchwork artwork on lake harriet outside minneapolis.
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Feb 26, 2026rootstudio’s interventions in oaxaca integrate perforated metal structures to bring public art to public transport.
steel architecture and design (398)
Mar 09, 2026perforations in the steel doors create shifting patterns of light and shadow.
Mar 07, 2026polished stainless steel pipes define the ladder’s continuous structural lines.
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glass art and design (222)
Mar 06, 2026the transparent housing highlights the speaker’s internal structure.
a cubic image body is constructed from 144 vertical glass strips.
ceramic art and design (248)
Mar 09, 2026unveiled at the 2026 matter and shape fair in paris between march 6th and 9th, the lighting design can be stacked together to form a wall or build a chair.
Mar 09, 2026aacm – atelier architettura chinello morandi designs ekadea studio as a counterpoint to milan’s urban dynamism, using shadow and ritual as architectural tools.
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.
residential architecture and interiors (4770)
Mar 09, 2026perforations in the steel doors create shifting patterns of light and shadow.
Mar 06, 2026olen is a composition of three morphological units: a point, a line, and a plane.
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architecture in malaysia (46)
Nov 22, 2025brick, timber, and concrete define the project’s material palette.
Aug 28, 2025snøhetta’s jesselton docklands masterplan in malaysia transforms the waterfront into a resilient district sensitive to the tropical ecology.
space travel design (114)
Dec 29, 2025the purpose of the research is to create an easily deployable architecture for disaster zones and even space habitats and infrastructure on mars.
Nov 21, 2025unlocking only when spun in microgravity, the astronaut’s amulet merges technical mechanism with intimate storage to connect astronauts to personal memory.
connections: +110
art and architecture in the united arab emirates (213)
Feb 11, 2026herzog & de meuron's residential and hotel tower 'janu dubai' will bring lush, tactile architecture to contrast dubai's glassy skyline.
Jan 16, 2026inaura's floorplates embed a luminous, egg-shaped volume which MVRDV designs as a club space with views across dubai.
museums and galleries (863)
Mar 09, 2026tanghua architects shape its 'xichang jianchuan film museum' as a dramatic space dedicated to the art and history of documentary films.
Mar 04, 2026TAO's chenhu wetland art center is designed as an array of dispersed walls for a porous connection with the landscape.
mecanoo (99)
five finalist designs are unveiled for the 'shift landmark', an ambitious project for a growing waterfront district in rotterdam.
Nov 21, 2025the museum introduces a rare set of world-first paleontological displays, including two tyrannosaurus rex skeletons locked in a prehistoric battle.
art and architecture in abu dhabi (25)
Dec 21, 2025the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
Dec 03, 2025working like a wind tower in reverse, five lightweight steel wings draw cool air up from ducts buried deep underground and exhale hot air through the towers.
personal technology (202)
Mar 09, 2026moved one by one by a robotic arm every single minute, the automated device is roughly the size of a chopping board, so it can fit on the user’s desk.
connections: +2120
Mar 07, 2026the three modules collect the electromagnetic fields from around the house and store them into the devices so owners can reuse them.
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