Mar 16, 2026'I believe in fantasy and fun and imagination': the artist on activating public spaces, participation and gathering as an act of optimism.
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design interviews (120)
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Mar 08, 2026ferréol babin discusses woodcarving and painted pastoral scenes across his friedman benda exhibition 'in a landscape'.
where people work (1000)
Mar 19, 2026movable walls enable flexible configurations within the art center.
Mar 18, 2026linear geometry defines the primary volume, while curved elements guide circulation within the house.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1169)
Mar 20, 2026the intervention reorganizes the building into a flexible exhibition space where restored elements by carlo scarpa meet new spatial strategies.
Mar 18, 2026the artist's rebuild foundation advances a vision of urban utopia by reworking disused buildings into artistic community spaces.
concrete architecture and design (983)
Mar 18, 2026linear geometry defines the primary volume, while curved elements guide circulation within the house.
Mar 17, 2026the volumes maintain a direct relationship with the ground.
architecture in cambodia (25)
Feb 10, 2026amaya kampot’s aesthetic is informed by the region’s vernacular architecture, nature-based activities, and landscape.
connections: +4810
Jan 02, 2026each chair reflects an individual child’s input and imagination.
connections: +930
restaurant and café design (946)
Mar 19, 2026movable walls enable flexible configurations within the art center.
Mar 18, 2026wallmakers transforms shipping containers into climate-responsive 'petti restaurant' through earth insulation and passive cooling.
wearable technology (321)
Mar 12, 2026the device enables emergency communication in areas without mobile signal.
Mar 05, 2026EntoPedia reframes insect collecting as documentation and learning.
personal technology (208)
Mar 19, 2026named the clock, the pocket watch-shaped device features no hands, but a system called the light hour.
Mar 17, 2026partly designed from nostalgia, the device comes with studs that double as a media control knob and a wireless charger for an apple watch or airpods.
connections: +1530
headphone design (106)
Jan 06, 2026unveiled at CES 2026 in las vegas, the device combines headphones and a speaker in one, with no extra cables or setups needed.
Aug 13, 2025the audio components are mounted on a shelf-like frame, each of them working independently but connects to the same audio output system.
connections: +630
biomaterials (45)
Mar 20, 2026the body of the moving devices is built from plant-based materials that, in the end, can return to earth and help crops grow.
connections: +1130
Mar 15, 2026the bio-based construction material reduces carbon emissions by up to 70 percent compared to conventional concrete.
neal lucas hitch (6)
Aug 13, 2025bio-resin was poured, splattered, and flung onto the floor, left to settle naturally, and then suspended atop slender custom steel columns.
Oct 21, 2024the installation harnesses the forces of nature to create a public dining space that appears to have been unearthed after centuries of burial.
steel architecture and design (403)
Mar 20, 2026the pavilion’s stepped platforms descend the slope in parallel with the tea terraces.
Mar 19, 2026movable walls enable flexible configurations within the art center.
temporary pavilions (582)
Mar 16, 2026the project uses recycled sails and participatory embroidery to turn a public square into a space for imagining a new urban future.
Mar 12, 2026drawing on the tradition of the architectural folly, the pavilion reimagines the historic garden typology as a contemporary gathering space.
architecture in the US (1659)
Mar 19, 2026the new museum in NYC doubles its gallery space with OMA’s expansion, debuting 'new humans', curated by massimiliano gioni.
Mar 16, 2026wrapped in a semi-transparent scrim, the facade produces a shifting effect that changes with weather and the movement of pedestrians.
interactive installation (549)
Mar 19, 2026at thaddaeus ropac paris marais, ariana papademetropoulos presents glass slipper, her first solo exhibition in france.
connections: +750
Mar 19, 2026the London-based artist's work reimagines how communities can form in the present, not as fixed ideals but as lived, audible encounters.
algae (40)
Feb 05, 2026a clear alternative to traditional packaging, the team says uses a mix of seaweed, plant-based materials, and compostable polymers to produce the bags.
Dec 17, 2025designed for research, recreation, and habitation, the system supports human-ocean coexistence.
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