MAD's stone-like museum completes across shenzhen bay’s green shoreline
white granite volumes and walkable green roofs turn shenzhen’s newest design museum into a piece of coastal terrain.
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nordic office of architecture delivers phase one of oslo's new government quarter
the masterplan consolidates nearly all Norwegian ministries into a compact campus for around 4,100 employees.
hand-woven nitinol sofa can flat-pack and self-deploy in a single motion
the woven construction connects nitinol wires with fabric cords and PLA joints.
thomas gossner's 'flair' might be the flattest chair for public spaces
'flair' is attached on walls and can be unfolded by detaching one side, pushing the chair together.
from the classroom to the dream architecture practice: yacademy’s placement at chipperfield, BIG & snøhetta
yacademy’s 2026/2027 placement program offers scholarships to accelerate emerging architects directly into top global practices.
BIG unveils immersive stage design with inflatable sphere for whomadewho's global tour
BIG's sphere for whomadewho serves as a canvas for 3D video projections, elevating the concert experience to a new level.
snøhetta’s unbuilt banpo playscape reconnects seoul with the hangang river
although never selected for construction, the riverside scheme explores how ecology and play might repair an infrastructural divide.
snøhetta’s prairie-roofed roosevelt library honors the landscapes america chose to protect
the newly completed theodore roosevelt presidential library rises from the badlands of north dakota beneath a living prairie roof.
from the classroom to the dream architecture practice: yacademy’s placement at chipperfield, BIG & snøhetta
yacademy’s 2026/2027 placement program offers scholarships to accelerate emerging architects directly into top global practices.
david chipperfield revives historic waterfront landmark as new museum in spain
DAVID CHIPPERFIELD REOPENS THE PEREDA BUILDING TO THE CITY David Chipperfield Architects completes the transformation of the historic Pereda Building in »
yinka ilori’s new book explores the chair as a vessel for memory and identity
the publication traces more than a decade of chair design through new photography, archival material, and essays.
yinka ilori brings punchy color and botanical motifs with M.A.D.editions watch
yinka ilori designs the MAD1S watch series for M.A.D.editions with three limited editions: water, nature, and sun.
wrapped in concrete, wood, and greenery, perkins&will’s residential tower rises in são paulo
the combination of a rational structure, integration with the landscape, and a domestic scale aims to challenge conventional models of high-end housing.
lima house carves open living spaces around a tropical garden in são paulo
a restrained material palette of stone, wood, and brick defines the residence.
layered concrete facades and tropical vegetation shape maya tower by perkins&will in brazil
brise-soleils filter sunlight across the residential facade.
perkins&will pairs bamboo with green-toned corten steel for living block’s facade in brazil
bamboo appears in facade shading, railings, furniture, and interior finishes.
recycled aerospace steel and rammed earth shape homeware collection for life on mars
martian relics uses domestic design to reflect on environmental responsibility and material scarcity.
heatherwick studio's space garden at venice biennale orbits earth for enhanced human living
set to soon launch with real-world applications, it will will be used for testing horticulture in space while supporting agricultural strategies in resource-constrained environments on earth.
imagining life everywhere, SAGA space architects design homes across extreme environments
the studio has already built a moon habitat tested in the arctic, a mars shelter concept that runs on dust storms, and an underwater structure at the bottom of copenhagen harbor.
modular emergency habitats transform from flat objects to 3D structures by pulling a string
the purpose of the research is to create an easily deployable architecture for disaster zones and even space habitats and infrastructure on mars.
recycled aerospace steel and rammed earth shape homeware collection for life on mars
martian relics uses domestic design to reflect on environmental responsibility and material scarcity.
self-powered floating capsule disinfects drinking water without batteries or chemicals
developed by researchers at yonsei university and international collaborators, the floating device converts simple movement into energy for water testing and microbial disinfection.
franck bohbot captures the vienna state opera before the curtain rises
the photographer captures how marble, ornament, and empty auditoriums preserve centuries of cultural memory long before the first note is played.
TOP 10 photography projects of 2025
after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
unopiù brings traditional ironwork back to the modern patio setting
UNOPIÙ CRAFTS OUTDOOR SERIES FROM WROUGHT IRON Unopiù reinterprets classic wrought iron with IGEA, an ultra-light outdoor collection created in »
six designers redefine outdoor living with unopiù at milan design week 2026
six designers join unopiù for milan design week 2026 to transform the outdoor experience into a curated, contemporary narrative.
päivi raivio’s basic forms turns the barbican into a movable urban playground
visitors can rearrange the colorful plywood pieces — and quietly reconsider who gets to shape public space.
architecture icons in music: from harry styles at barbican to bad bunny & breuer's brutalism
bad bunny's staging of quinceañera at marcel breuer’s meister hall prompts us to look back at some music videos where iconic architecture has played a starring role.
ippolito pestellini laparelli and erica petrillo of 2050+ on 'the parking lot that forgot itself'
in this designboom guest essay, 2050+ examines how informal sport and architecture can challenge surveillance, reclaim public space, and strengthen the urban commons.
2050+ uses movable frontones to reclaim a parking lot for play in logroño, spain
inspired by pelota vasca, frontones danzantes introduces three mobile structures that encourage residents to reclaim an underused urban space through sports.
2050+ uses movable frontones to reclaim a parking lot for play in logroño, spain
inspired by pelota vasca, frontones danzantes introduces three mobile structures that encourage residents to reclaim an underused urban space through sports.
christian kerez eliminates ramps in bahrain car parks with sloping concrete geometries
the buildings add 45,000 square meters of space across four urban voids, reclaiming leftover land and offering it back to the city.
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grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 
Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
2026 Tokyo Design Awards Season #2 deadline: october 15th, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
The Oak Moon Pavilion $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: march 1st, 2027 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
Call for Entries: UX Design Awards - Spring 2027 deadline: november 15th, 2026 
Valli Wine Tasting Room $ 11,632.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027 
