linear geometry defines the primary volume, while curved elements guide circulation within the house.
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where people work (999)
aacm – atelier architettura chinello morandi designs ekadea studio as a counterpoint to milan’s urban dynamism, using shadow and ritual as architectural tools.
architecture in mexico (714)
axolotl conservation center operates as a closed-loop environmental system.
connections: +2120
the volumes maintain a direct relationship with the ground.
restaurant and café design (945)
wallmakers transforms shipping containers into climate-responsive 'petti restaurant' through earth insulation and passive cooling.
ravioli and farfalle motifs appear as subtle furniture details.
connections: +1370
architecture in australia (512)
the 3XN-designed sydney fish market brings a breezy market hall and waterfront promenade to sydney harbour.
melanie cobham explores feelings of displacement and belonging through documentary and street photography.
connections: +960
architecture in china (2067)
physical remains of industry become a testing ground for how architecture can extend memory and generate new forms of experience.
an elevated timber path creates a new vantage point to observe the adjacent historic bridge.
interiors (34)
burl wood, velvet, and patterned textiles define the store’s interior language.
gradient pink mirrors line the preserved brick perimeter.
smartphone design (271)
a modular device built around a physical keyboard, the case introduces a full QWERTY typing tool that attaches magnetically.
connections: +490
a multipurpose accessory, the embedded gadget is powered by AI and can also record audios and translate them into texts on its own.
google (148)
familiar arcade formats are recomposed through AI-generated logic.
named project suncatcher, the research project is unveiled to meet the demands of AI use on earth.
fashion design phenomena (311)
the coat operates as wearable architecture, proposing survival as something carried directly on the body.
burl wood, velvet, and patterned textiles define the store’s interior language.
vans (9)
part of the ongoing series OTW, the accessories are designed by artist sterling ruby through his studio S.R. STUDIO. LA. CA for the footwear brand vans.
connections: +540
using a two-part system, the closed outer shell forms a structure around the inner mule, so users can wear the inside without the outer shell.
connections: +670
shoe design (349)
the construction supports maintenance, disassembly, and material recovery.
kibardin design's egg box sneakers conceptual project examines how waste can be reinterpreted into new forms.
plastic art and design (119)
hand-assembled into the canvas, hundreds of these materials become the base for screen-printed and painted portraits of cultural figures.
connections: +800
made from expanded polystyrene, designer max lamb made 431 chairs for the show, arranged in uniform rows inside palazzo san fedele.
public art (749)
at OCT-LOFT’s 2026 ‘super new year’, a kinetic installation turns public space into a shared game of motion.
'I believe in fantasy and fun and imagination': the artist on activating public spaces, participation and gathering as an act of optimism.
temporary pavilions (581)
the project uses recycled sails and participatory embroidery to turn a public square into a space for imagining a new urban future.
drawing on the tradition of the architectural folly, the pavilion reimagines the historic garden typology as a contemporary gathering space.
interactive installation (549)
at thaddaeus ropac paris marais, ariana papademetropoulos presents glass slipper, her first solo exhibition in france.
connections: +750
the London-based artist's work reimagines how communities can form in the present, not as fixed ideals but as lived, audible encounters.
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