final call! enter the A’ design award and competition 2026 across all categories, from furniture to architecture, before the february 28 deadline.
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circular design (15)
Sep 02, 2025a timber stadium concept in fukushima, japan is built with locally-sourced wood intended for disassembly and reuse.
social impact (14)
Feb 23, 2026comprising two parts that snap together, the accessory brings colors to the clinical-looking canister, made from aluminum and polymer.
Jan 13, 2026once the text is ready, there’s an accompanying compact printer that produces the labels with braille using a proprietary pressing mechanism.
public art (745)
Feb 26, 2026rootstudio’s interventions in oaxaca integrate perforated metal structures to bring public art to public transport.
Feb 18, 2026the 7th tuwaiq sculpture exhibition unveils 25 large-scale artworks in riyadh, blending local stone with global artistic vision.
connections: +1390
architecture in china (2057)
Feb 23, 2026snøhetta references the image of a traditional folding fan, a motif repeated across the project’s interiors and circulation spaces.
Feb 17, 2026the project draws on the literal meaning of shanghai, 'upon the sea,' translating this origin into spatial and material metaphors.
toys (125)
Feb 17, 2026around 2.5 kilos of collected plastic make form a set, and the material is cleaned and melter before being molded into eco poker chips.
connections: +910
Feb 16, 2026comprising 3,179 bricks, the project reinterprets the artist’s impressionist brushwork, from the layered strokes to the atmospheric colors of the greenery.
connections: +360
LEGO (236)
Feb 16, 2026comprising 3,179 bricks, the project reinterprets the artist’s impressionist brushwork, from the layered strokes to the atmospheric colors of the greenery.
connections: +360
Feb 10, 2026there are two machines: a lever-operated plater press, based on the albion press, and a roller-based press, built from 163 pieces.
connections: +360
temporary pavilions (578)
Feb 26, 2026colored patterned modules accommodate stages, tribunes, bleachers, and kiosks.
final call! enter the A’ design award and competition 2026 across all categories, from furniture to architecture, before the february 28 deadline.
observatory architecture and design (158)
Feb 16, 2026the viewing pavilion combines the typology of a small timber cabin with a calibrated optical installation.
Jan 31, 2026the pavilion’s regular column rhythm frames views of the surrounding forest.
cabin architecture and design (393)
Feb 09, 2026the prefabricated timber structures follow a curved footprint and open to the mountains through uninterrupted 180-degree glazing.
Feb 09, 2026a skin of repurposed industrial glass forms an abstract world map across the surface.
wood and timber architecture and design (1394)
Feb 25, 2026a collection of certified Antoni Gaudí furniture demonstrates how his iconic architecture lives on through handcrafted oak design.
Feb 24, 2026kengo kuma & associates plans the timber library as a rising spiral, its entire program organized around a central, top-lit lobby.
interactive installation (536)
Feb 26, 2026colored patterned modules accommodate stages, tribunes, bleachers, and kiosks.
Feb 24, 2026the work questions how contemporary emotions and vitality are increasingly synchronized with personal devices.
connections: +700
architecture in italy (659)
Feb 17, 2026born from the union of a 1900 fisherman’s house and a contemporary extension, the villa is a dialogue between memory, protection, and exposure.
Feb 16, 2026italian studio ceresa grandis architetti builds its casa punta spartivento atop a rocky point along the coastline of lake como.
residential architecture and interiors (4762)
Feb 26, 2026the project reworks a three-and-a-half-story structure measuring just three meters wide by 12 meters deep.
Feb 26, 2026studio bark's minimalist house in england combines low carbon construction, orchard restoration, and an inverted layout.
connections: +5230
concrete architecture and design (973)
Feb 25, 2026controlled geometry shapes a focused working environment.
Feb 23, 2026the finish reveals different explorations in the execution of concrete, allowing textures and subtle variations to register across surfaces.
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