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.
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toys (125)
Feb 17, 2026
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.
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architecture in new york (660)
Feb 10, 2026the civic project establishes a multi-level public hub for fitness, recreation, and learning.
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'noguchi’s new york' opens at the noguchi museum with a look at how one artist imagined NYC as a terrain for sculpture, play and public life.
jeanne gang / studio gang architects (72)
Oct 29, 2025the 5110-square-meter building serves as harvard’s first university-wide hub for convening.
Mar 26, 2025the retreat will support innovation, collaboration, and leadership development for professional women
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design education (14)
Feb 10, 2026DBEW award 2026 targets the friction of intergenerational learning, mandating co-creation between students and mentors to solve global challenges.
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Dec 16, 2025the DBEW award is the first to formally recognize the creative leadership of educators, welcoming joint submissions across various design fields.
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architecture in tokyo (367)
Feb 19, 2026the architects wrap the plot in a continuous wall that is slightly opened on one side, as if peeling back packaging.
Feb 10, 2026the bar’s renewed blue door acts as a visual marker against an existing concrete facade.
architecture in japan (1702)
Feb 22, 2026the two-story structure retains its original proportions and timber framework.
Feb 12, 2026haniyasu house's cave-like additions are built from local soil and discarded clay from AATISMO's family pottery studio.
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.
bar architecture and design (103)
Feb 10, 2026the bar’s renewed blue door acts as a visual marker against an existing concrete facade.
Nov 20, 2025named AWT bar, the installative social space constructs an open environment that can appear from how a material reacts to light and movement.
museums and galleries (859)
Feb 20, 2026along a medieval streetscape, museum oberamteistrasse pairs translucent glass shingles with a complex timber structure.
Feb 11, 2026scheduled to open in 2030 to mark the bimillennial of christ’s baptism, the museum is conceived as an east–west architectural journey.
danica o. kus (18)
Feb 10, 2026the images dwell on the tension between weight and lightness, capturing thick masonry walls and ornamental facades counterbalanced by exhibition spaces.
Oct 11, 2025calatrava’s new gare de mons in belgium is shaped by a luminous steel and glass structure defined by movement and light.
architecture in the netherlands (402)
Feb 27, 2026the project critiques the idea of fixed historical truth, positioning history as perpetually in flux.
Feb 18, 2026curved steel portal frames create a rhythmic spatial progression.
architectural photography (396)
Feb 16, 2026new photographs reveal the midcentury modern kappe house in california with its redwood structure of complex, interlocking platforms.
Feb 10, 2026the images dwell on the tension between weight and lightness, capturing thick masonry walls and ornamental facades counterbalanced by exhibition spaces.
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.
facades (462)
Feb 20, 2026nivan sky gardens by studio symbiosis integrates 9.37 acres of urban nature into a vertical residential ecosystem with modular garden terraces.
Feb 20, 2026along a medieval streetscape, museum oberamteistrasse pairs translucent glass shingles with a complex timber structure.
lighting design (560)
Feb 26, 2026named the ML15 helios, the sculptural design forms part of the brand’s gallery branch, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
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Feb 24, 2026sheer blue fabric layers create depth across the lampshade surface.
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