Jan 09, 2026original architectural features, including the brick facade and rounded corners, are retained.
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Dec 28, 2025local stone and concrete form the core material palette, while warm wood elements soften the building by shovk.
photography (442)
Dec 28, 2025the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
through dazzling, faceless constructions, he turns the photographic portrait into a site of playful disappearance and self-invented identity.
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reuben wu (6)
Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
Jul 29, 2025the images are captured entirely on-site, in single exposures, using drones and lasers to inscribe fleeting geometries into the environment.
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traditional arts and crafts of japan (54)
Jul 29, 2025the hammering technique forms the bezel and bracelet of the timepiece design, individually and thoroughly hitting the surfaces to create the textures.
Nov 05, 2024the collection includes a console, a low table, and a divider inspired by the japanese craft that assembles wooden geometric patterns without nails.
timepiece design (422)
Jan 02, 2026this hybrid object combines robotic precision with tactile materials and slow, repetitive motion.
Jan 01, 2026unlike their traditional counterparts, designer ryosuke fukosada crafts his pendulum and cuckoo clocks with evenly spaced holes on their surfaces.
connections: +420
materials (180)
Jan 12, 2026the manufacturer relies on what it describes as a ‘new-cycling’ process, where the mixed plastic waste is fused directly into usable blocks.
Jan 06, 2026light is transmitted, reflected, and diffused through the mesh layers.
aluminum architecture and design (130)
Nov 28, 2025a concept idea, the dish works as a non-electric warmer for employees who want their coffee or tea to stay hot as they work.
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Nov 24, 2025by pumping air into the light piece, users reveal the fragile tension between rigid aluminum frames and inflating membranes.
bamboo architecture and design (407)
Jan 07, 2026various associates forms scattered, stone-like structures emerging from the terrain, blending architecture with the valley landscape.
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Jan 02, 2026the concept takes shape through the image of a caterpillar feeding calmly within its habitat, protected by foliage and form.
interactive installation (516)
Jan 12, 2026the site-specific public artwork produces a sequence of changing visual perspectives.
Jan 08, 2026carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
architecture in taiwan (214)
Dec 26, 2025five radiating ‘petals’ with gold-edged detailing create a pentagonal spatial layout.
Dec 13, 2025its inaugural exhibition, 'a call of all beings', brings together more than 70 artists and collectives from 20 countries.
art installations in taiwan (7)
Sep 15, 2025the framework is composed of a strict vertical-horizontal grid of bamboo lengths, softened by split bamboo strips.
Sep 08, 2025the large-scale timber structure reinterprets the cityscape as a constellation of ships, reflecting on tainan's cultural history.
cabin architecture and design (385)
Jan 08, 2026the facade absorbs the colors, textures, and changing light of the andes, while also capturing the afternoon sun.
Jan 08, 2026wittman estes hides the compact, one-bedroom cabin among the forests of plain, washington.
LOEWE (13)
each orb reflects light differently, recalling the artisanal air bubbles in the handblown glass flasks that house the brand’s fragrance collection.
connections: +740
Jul 28, 2025the pleats collection by didi NG wing yin, a loewe craft prize finalist, hand-carves solid wood to evoke sculptural textile folds.
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wood and timber architecture and design (1368)
Jan 12, 2026players construct speculative houses using wooden components, acrylic figures representing characters, and action cards derived from scenes of domestic life.
Jan 12, 2026the headquarters is organized as a continuous loop that connects departments visually and spatially across floors.
sculpture (500)
Jan 12, 2026the site-specific public artwork produces a sequence of changing visual perspectives.
Jan 08, 2026carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
zaha hadid (403)
Dec 16, 2025a continuation of the existing rock formations, the hotel is articulated as a series of stepped horizontal planes, courtyards, and gardens.
Dec 13, 2025zaha hadid architects' malpensa hospital will shape a medical campus surrounded by a landscape of forests in lombardy, italy.
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