Feb 22, 2026the two-story structure retains its original proportions and timber framework.
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architecture in japan (1702)
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Feb 19, 2026the architects wrap the plot in a continuous wall that is slightly opened on one side, as if peeling back packaging.
winery architecture and design (79)
Feb 12, 2026PORT studio opts for concrete to stabilize temperature and acoustics.
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Jan 25, 2026voids and cantilevered elements introduce spatial lightness and depth.
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architecture in poland (174)
Feb 24, 2026kengo kuma & associates plans the timber library as a rising spiral, its entire program organized around a central, top-lit lobby.
Feb 21, 2026light, material, and spatial sequencing organize the optical salon’s layout.
connections: +1030
glass art and design (220)
Feb 27, 2026the project critiques the idea of fixed historical truth, positioning history as perpetually in flux.
Feb 20, 2026along a medieval streetscape, museum oberamteistrasse pairs translucent glass shingles with a complex timber structure.
materials (193)
Feb 20, 2026embedded with modified ink, the woven-like material forms snow when it touches the area surface.
connections: +220
Feb 18, 2026the lightweight accessory features images of the filling both on the inside and outside, still wrapped within the transparent-looking material.
connections: +740
architecture in dubai (67)
Feb 24, 2026the interior balances playful accents with a more mature spatial tone.
connections: +1040
Feb 11, 2026herzog & de meuron's residential and hotel tower 'janu dubai' will bring lush, tactile architecture to contrast dubai's glassy skyline.
residential architecture and interiors (4764)
Feb 27, 2026simran boparai navigates a balance of extremes, where modern stone-clad volumes meet french neoclassical interiors and bastar teak craftsmanship.
connections: +5190
Feb 27, 2026solids and voids are distributed in response to the position of trees, replacing the conventional orthogonal grid with a more adaptive arrangement.
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.
herzog and de meuron (190)
Jan 22, 2026the memphis art museum shares updated renderings and construction images for its new downtown cultural campus, scheduled to open in december 2026.
connections: +1050
Nov 07, 2025designboom attended a preview of the renovated breuer building, a much-loved landmark in new york now home to sotheby's global HQ.
hotel architecture and design (757)
Feb 19, 2026k-studio expands its 'dexamenes seaside hotel' in greece with eight seaview terrace suites set above the original wine tanks.
Feb 11, 2026herzog & de meuron's residential and hotel tower 'janu dubai' will bring lush, tactile architecture to contrast dubai's glassy skyline.
architecture in spain (767)
Feb 27, 2026these impepinable studio-designed offices for agrosemillas reinterpret industrial construction with reused shipping containers.
Feb 24, 2026the milestone positions the cross as the highest point of the basilica and finalizes the grouping of its six central towers.
zU-studio (8)
Feb 11, 2026material clarity and clean lines guide lasala plaza hotel’s renovation.
Sep 01, 2025the project transforms five monumental 19th-century factory halls into a dynamic destination where art, architecture, and sustainability converge.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1162)
Feb 26, 2026the project reworks a three-and-a-half-story structure measuring just three meters wide by 12 meters deep.
Feb 23, 2026conner & perry renovates 'lautner’s castle' with restored timber and stone surfaces and a new hillside deck beneath the original cantilever.
gustaf westman (9)
Feb 11, 2026cast in a high-gloss pastel blue, the bowl adopts the rounded mass and elevated handle of a traditional curling stone.
connections: 17
Nov 26, 2025the system is made up of bone-shaped blocks that lock into one another, forming shelving, benches, tables, or sculptural stacks depending on how users configure them.
connections: +180
milano cortina 2026 winter olympics (8)
Feb 26, 2026colored patterned modules accommodate stages, tribunes, bleachers, and kiosks.
Feb 06, 2026running between february 6th and 22nd, the games double as a fashion platform, as athletes wear their sportswear symbolizing their national identities.
connections: +320
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