Jan 28, 2026the arena translates the elliptical geometry of milan’s ancient roman amphitheater into a contemporary civic building.
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stadium architecture and design (235)
Jan 28, 2026
Nov 26, 2025the complex combines athletic, commercial, and public programs within a single framework.
VUILD (9)
Sep 02, 2025a timber stadium concept in fukushima, japan is built with locally-sourced wood intended for disassembly and reuse.
Mar 09, 2025the sustainable housing project supports the forestry industry in niyodogawa town.
architecture in japan (1706)
Mar 11, 2026the renovation combines preserved architectural elements with updated living conditions.
Mar 05, 2026two opposing arcs that open toward the sea form the upper volume of the hotel, creating a sail-like silhouette.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1168)
Mar 18, 2026the artist's rebuild foundation advances a vision of urban utopia by reworking disused buildings into artistic community spaces.
Mar 16, 2026the renovation unfolds as a linear sequence of mosaic surfaces, azure cabinetry, and tiled patterns that recall the marked lanes of a pool.
architecture in korea (479)
Feb 20, 2026varying pipe diameters generate a layered and inhabitable spatial composition.
Feb 14, 2026the aged condition of the house is treated as a material archive.
SANAA (87)
Jan 13, 2026opening weekend will offer free admission on march 21st and 22nd, welcoming visitors into a reconfigured building that rethinks circulation and public access.
Dec 13, 2025its inaugural exhibition, 'a call of all beings', brings together more than 70 artists and collectives from 20 countries.
museums and galleries (865)
Mar 17, 2026physical remains of industry become a testing ground for how architecture can extend memory and generate new forms of experience.
Mar 17, 2026an elevated timber path creates a new vantage point to observe the adjacent historic bridge.
bike design (641)
Mar 05, 2026designed by ludwig eder, the biomaterial comes with holes under it to map out exactly where the mycelium needs to grow.
Feb 27, 2026building on an earlier two-ball model, the creator chops the rear ball to make way for a single-ball system.
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car design (1020)
Mar 18, 2026each version carries the work of the respective artist across its exterior, wheels, and interior screens, and these aren't production models as they're positioned as art objects.
Mar 17, 2026nissan, in collaboration with designboom, announces 11 finalists of elevate all-new nissan MICRA: an international design competition.
Maison et Objet September 2025 (4)
Sep 12, 2025taking place from december 3- 6, 2025, maison&objet returns for its second edition to hong kong with a new, expanded format.
connections: +120
starting september 4, maison&objet and paris design week transform the french capital into a creative showcase for a celebration of emerging talent.
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architecture in ukraine (52)
Feb 04, 2026the 50-square-meter guesthouses replace the opaque whitewashed walls of the archetype with full-height glazing.
Sep 02, 2025aranchii architects designs wide landscaped areas to create continuity between sacred and civic life.
connections: +310
church architecture and design (261)
Feb 24, 2026the milestone positions the cross as the highest point of the basilica and finalizes the grouping of its six central towers.
Feb 08, 2026 the church translates the vertical ambition of gothic architecture into an austere expressionist language built entirely from yellow danish brick.
facades (467)
Mar 18, 2026wallmakers transforms shipping containers into climate-responsive 'petti restaurant' through earth insulation and passive cooling.
Mar 16, 2026wrapped in a semi-transparent scrim, the facade produces a shifting effect that changes with weather and the movement of pedestrians.
OMA / rem koolhaas (367)
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 06, 2026OMA’s mushroom pavilion opens at casa wabi in mexico as a concrete structure designed for community gathering and mushroom cultivation.
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.
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