carla juaçaba embeds linear home into rio de janeiro's hilly terrain
the dwelling sits within an area densely populated with trees – all of which had to be maintained as part of the project.
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carla juaçaba's vatican chapel disappears into its bucolic setting at the venice biennale
the scheme comprises four highly-polished steel beams that form a cross and a bench.
david elia to highlight brazil's deforestation at 2018 london design biennale
the installation will use the stumps of found tree trunks to represent the breathtaking surroundings of brazil's mata atlântica rainforest.
david elia's stray bullet installation at collective design reflects crime in rio de janeiro
'rio de janeiro, may 2014' delves into the epidemic of violent crime occurring within the city, sourcing research and data concerning urban brutality coupled with his own experiences and surroundings in modern-day brazil.
christo guelov celebrates the history of toulouse with colorful hydroelectric turbine
historically, the tarn river used to produce electricity for the brusson plant, which is now abandoned.
christo guelov's pont couleur introduces color into toulouse landscape
the artist continues bringing fun into strictly functional parts of our lives.
abruzzo bodziak transforms new york's storefront gallery into a library for future books
in order to convey a sense of public participation and dialogue, the gallery's rotating façade panels form bookshelves that extend into the sidewalk.
andrés jaque + miguel de guzmán celebrate 20 years of sex and the city at storefront NYC
the display, which remains on view until april 3, 2018, has been conceived as a 'non-stop, ten-week summit.'
haldane martin's swan cafe, a contemporary take on a traditional parisian creperie
inspired by the graceful and mysterious creature mentioned in the title, the interior features the color palette of the french flag and processed paintings of leonardo da vinci.
haldane martin's winery in stellenbosch evokes medieval german and cape dutch design
haldane martin crafted the interior design for kunjani wines around a euro-meets-afro concept that draws on the bold, earthy and spicy characteristics of the project.
blight blight & blight invents sustainable hygiene system in east timorese community cultural center
more than just buildings, the 'lospalos cultural center' introduced self-sufficient fresh water systems, toilets, and informal community and formal programmed space.
an ornithologist's dream: this home is entirely engineered around bird watching
rooms, windows and furnishings are shaped to stage the presence of birds in and around the house.
MIT self-assembly lab uses rapid liquid printing to create bags and lights within minutes
MIT self-assembly lab unveils a collection of functional objects at new york's patrick parrish gallery using rapid liquid printing - the future of 4D design.
BMW & MIT self-assembly lab envision car interiors with 3D-printed inflatables
the first 3D-printed inflatable material, named ''liquid printed pneumatics', can self-transform, adapt and morph into any size, shape or function.
beesley's new sculptural environments employ artificial intelligence and synthetic biology
philip beesley with 'living architecture systems' present two new sculptural environments which employ neuroscience engineering techniques
living architecture systems' immersive soundscape 'astrocyte' says a lot about listening
the piece responds to viewers’ movements with patterns of light, vibration and multichannel sound.
austin+mergold, maria park & cornell university build city of dreams from metal grain bins in new york
the 'oculi' installation aims to promote sustainability-oriented thinking amidst the architecture and design communities, requiring them to consider the environmental impact of their works.
austin + mergold constructs upturned ship: SuralArk in socrates park
the structure is an american vernacular reinterpretation of the original noah's ark, composed of a standard 2 x 6 lumber frame and vinyl siding.
all-red student housing in india resembles rocky cliffs and shaded valleys
mccullough mulvin architects' design for thapar university comprises L-shaped towers that provide an architecture of solid geometric forms.
mccullough mulvin architects builds Z square house in irish back yard
taking up the rear end of a property, the sun-filled guest house features a concrete structure punctured by large skylights and private gardens.
designboom visits archi-depot, the only museum exhibiting and preserving japan's architectural models
the museum keeps an archive of models by influential architects, including kengo kuma, riken yamamoto, and shigeru ban.
frieze sculpture garden 2018 scatters 25 contemporary pieces in regent's park
including the work of john baldessari, laura ford and richard woods, the english gardens welcomes visitors to explore the culture in the heart of the city.
richard woods abandons his holiday home in a roadside skip in london
as part of london festival of architecture, richard woods and SKIP gallery set 'upgrade', a sculpture which will remain in hoxton square, london, until june 30.
watch: robocar becomes the first autonomous race car to complete the goodwood hillclimb
robocar has made history as it becomes the first fully autonmous race car to complete the tricky and daunting goodwood hillclimb course.
roborace unveils 'robocar'— the world's first driverless electric race car
roborace's latest AI masterpiece—the 'robocar'—was deputed at MWC 2017 yesterday in barcelona, and can autonomously reach speeds of 199 MPH.
zaha hadid architects releases video of king abdullah petroleum studies & research centre
filmed by german photographer hans georg esch, the 7-minute movie showcases the building from every angle, discovering its beauty and stateliness.
zaha hadid's KAPSARC opens to the public in riyadh, saudi arabia
comprising five buildings, the campus emerges from the desert landscape as an organic, crystalline-like form defined by hexagonal honeycombs.
zacharie gaudrillot-roy reduces towns and cities to their façades
erasing the buildings' volume and capturing only their forward-facing exterior blurs the border between reality and fiction.
zacharie gaudrillot-roy's isolated façades leave an eerie architectural absence
the series offers a vision of an unknown world, without the intimate and lively space that is meant to inhabit it.
williamsburg's sweetwater playground has the domino sugar factory in its DNA
using materials from the historical domino sugar factory, sweetwater playground in domino park pays homage to the once bustling sugar refinery that helped the neighborhood explode economically, and provide opportunity and prosperity to immigrants in new york.
mark reigelman plants colorful quaker-style dwelling into boston's rose kennedy greenway
'the meeting house' invites visitors to investigate the city's architecture and unearth the downtown area's unique past.
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L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 
Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
