Oct 15, 2025IDST playfully contrasts mediterranean vibes with bold memphis style geometry in the wave restaurant in dubai.
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memphis (20)
Oct 15, 2025
Mar 21, 2025francesco vezzoli's exhibition at almine rech pays homage to karl lagerfeld’s bold aesthetic evolution, blending kitsch and elegance through memphis design.
solar power (412)
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.
Nov 21, 2025designed by ODA architects, the structure covers 47 square meters of usable space, with each printing phase lasting less than 28 hours.
mercedes-benz (176)
Jan 08, 2026brought to CES 2026 in las vegas, the car manufacturer’s GLC model is dubbed the first vehicle with vegan fittings in the cabin.
Dec 15, 2025our list showcases designers and manufacturers presenting upgraded vehicles that explore future mobility, updated classic forms, and mixed-use materials.
design interviews (119)
Mar 08, 2026ferréol babin discusses woodcarving and painted pastoral scenes across his friedman benda exhibition 'in a landscape'.
Dec 19, 2025designboom discusses with the designer his early years on construction sites and his recent immersion in clay.
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car design (1018)
Mar 13, 2026a look inside the cabin shows that it can sit up to two passengers and in front of them lies a centered horizontal digital screen for navigation.
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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luca poian forms (17)
Feb 03, 2026this museum in madrid is envisioned with a soft ETFE facade to balance its infrastructural scale.
Dec 18, 2025designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
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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.
architecture in albania (50)
designboom discusses this creative boom with stefano boeri, MVRDV's winy maas, christian kerez, beat huesler of oppenheim architecture, and the team at bofill taller de arquitectura.
Jan 23, 2026designed by NOA, berdenesh hills is a terraced residential project that draws from historic mediterranean citadels of albania.
masterplans and urban revitalization (60)
the development will accommodate around 3,000 residents in its first phase, with the first homes expected to be completed in 2027.
Feb 25, 2026the masterplan consolidates nearly all Norwegian ministries into a compact campus for around 4,100 employees.
bjarke ingels group / BIG (365)
Mar 12, 2026Rather than treating it purely as material, the company approaches stone as a creative medium capable of sculptural gestures and atmospheric environments.
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.
steel architecture and design (400)
Mar 12, 2026designed by car designer and watchmaker jiro katayama, the timepiece design has a rotating disk on the dial, which works as a jumping hour indicator.
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Mar 10, 2026a perforated stainless-steel screen runs along the length of the cabinet.
interactive installation (543)
Mar 13, 2026'playground' turns a vast 2,640-square-meter lawn into an interactive outdoor installation designed for a wedding celebration.
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a cubic image body is constructed from 144 vertical glass strips.
DL atelier (14)
Dec 16, 2025courtyards of varying sizes surround the central house volume, merging living spaces with the urban realm.
Nov 04, 2025the form resembles a small mountain composed of angular, interlocking volumes.
temporary pavilions (580)
Mar 12, 2026drawing on the tradition of the architectural folly, the pavilion reimagines the historic garden typology as a contemporary gathering space.
Mar 05, 2026the 'unscripted pavilion' by abin design studio stands as a temporary structure shaped by mumbai's layered and unpredictable character.
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architecture in china (2065)
Mar 13, 2026Water terraces, shaded retreats, and a continuous looped route create a calm yet dynamic environment.
Mar 11, 2026the 'underground house of the future' reimagines the regional 'dikengyuan' courtyard dwelling as a climate-adaptive community space in china.
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