Oct 23, 2025the centre pompidou in paris, closed for renovation, marks its final farewell with a daytime fireworks performance by cai guo-qiang.
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Jun 04, 2025'from the origin to the future' features works by leading asian artists and collectives, including takashi murakami, do ho suh, and cai guo-qiang.
tadao ando 安藤忠雄 (79)
Oct 28, 2025the facade, clad in smooth white panels, is punctured by triangular apertures that taper upward.
Oct 27, 2025conducted by video editing platform kapwing, the research has studied how users refer to names and styles when creating their images and videos with AI.
takashi murakami (29)
Jun 04, 2025'from the origin to the future' features works by leading asian artists and collectives, including takashi murakami, do ho suh, and cai guo-qiang.
Jan 30, 2025the saatchi gallery exhibition gathers 500 artworks and objects, tracing the enduring influence of flowers in design, fashion, music, literature, and science.
digital art (159)
Dec 02, 2025six n. five's 'skyward' comprises gabbro stone, mirrored light, and celestial mapping among the abu dhabi desert.
xencelabs pen display 24+ is an artist-driven 4K drawing display that guarantees unmatched color accuracy with industry-first built-in calman ready calibration.
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william mulvihill (6)
Jun 28, 2025the series documents the monumental ring's vast footprint, and soft atmosphere while highlighting the intricacy of its lattice of timber beams.
Jun 04, 2025capturing the pavilion's early assembly stages under assembly, william mulvihill reveals its delicate field of white columns and overlapping roof plates
temporary pavilions (562)
Dec 22, 2025from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
Dec 21, 2025the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
photography (441)
through dazzling, faceless constructions, he turns the photographic portrait into a site of playful disappearance and self-invented identity.
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Dec 25, 2025after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
architectural photography (390)
Nov 21, 2025altrath focuses on the constant shifts of light, weather, and movement that animate the megastructure of the brutalist icon.
blue crow media’s 'brutalist berlin' is an architectural guide to more than fifty of the german city’s concrete landmarks.
architecture in japan (1691)
Dec 26, 2025the dimensions of the new elements reference the scale of the concrete blocks, the reinforced concrete framework, and the folded geometry of the roof.
Dec 25, 2025the modest structure explores how light and seasonal conditions can continually reshape interior experience.
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SANAA (86)
Dec 13, 2025its inaugural exhibition, 'a call of all beings', brings together more than 70 artists and collectives from 20 countries.
Oct 17, 2025following an international call that attracted more than a hundred submissions, the shortlist announced marks a milestone in the nouvelle renaissance project.
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expo 2025 osaka (60)
Dec 22, 2025from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
Nov 06, 2025presented at expo 2025 osaka, the bathing capsule is designed to automatically clean a person while they sit inside.
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steel architecture and design (380)
Dec 25, 2025HPA arquitetura's casa corten reinterprets an industrial site in portugal through corten steel volumes shaped the slope.
the pieces work collectively to establish a visual cadence along the street, transforming moments of rest into encounters with form and color.
musical instruments (212)
Dec 11, 2025assembled by hand, the string instruments adopt the lightweight material, which doesn’t react to temperature and humidity.
Dec 08, 2025maker burls art introduces his instrument crafted with resin as an upgrade from the first one he made a decade ago.
miniatures (99)
built with a 3D printed case, the miniature device runs on rechargeable battery and has only one control button.
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Oct 31, 2025dubbed the art toy x32 and x77, the collection is made of resin and all crafted by hand, from the smallest detail to pouring and casting.
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hair art and design (21)
Jun 04, 2025while the physicists are able to create it, they add that it’s a microscopic image rather than a playable musical instrument.
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Dec 18, 2024designboom spotlights the top 10 innovative material applications in 2024's design projects submitted by our readers.
architecture in tokyo (363)
Dec 22, 2025the 10-day festival transformed tokyo into a museum of brave design, spotlighting creators who challenge convention, from architecture to upcycled art.
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Dec 18, 2025sejima frames the project as a garden-like environment that operates on its own sense of time.
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