lace figures emphasize both cultural symbolism and material construction.
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thread art and installations (39)
video games (69)
the installed software allows users to operate both screens at once, even when they’re for different purposes.
connections: +260
inspired by the arcade games, the device is a modern spin on the pong game and tabletop foosball play.
connections: 69
toys (120)
LEGO SMART play uses a sensor-driven SMART brick for screen-free, interactive LEGO building.
connections: +360
the ramp encourages shared gestures and barrier-free interaction.
connections: +930
CHYBIK + KRISTOF (21)
pigmented red concrete circles CHYBIK + KRISTOF's arena, giving it a graphic edge that helps orient visitors in jihlava.
connections: +250
five elongated timber volumes -- each serving a different department -- extend outward, drawing views of the foliage in through interwoven courtyards.
stadium architecture and design (234)
the complex combines athletic, commercial, and public programs within a single framework.
heatherwick studio's stadium draws from birmingham’s history of brickmaking, using reclaimed bricks where possible.
restaurant and café design (928)
various associates forms scattered, stone-like structures emerging from the terrain, blending architecture with the valley landscape.
connections: +6660
caffè nazionale is a restoration project by AMAA set beneath a nineteenth-century city hall colonnade in arzignano, italy.
architecture in poland (169)
the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs.
movement across the piece continuously reshapes its form.
connections: +1410
fernando laposse (9)
centre pompidou’s 'fun palace' arrives to the grand palais in paris as a living, interactive architecture by studio ossidiana.
fernando laposse, lotto studio, and studioutte embrace the unfinished and the exaggerated, staging open-ended 'gestures'.
public art (731)
oas/s-ely installation operates as both an architectural object and an interactive platform.
connections: +3280
titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
connections: +2770
exhibitions (165)
explore our monthly round up of must-see art, design, and architecture exhibitions to check out around the world.
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the show examines how art has confronted genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
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centre pompidou (19)
the centre pompidou in paris, closed for renovation, marks its final farewell with a daytime fireworks performance by cai guo-qiang.
as the museum gears up for a major overhaul, it will expands its presence until 2030, from the grand palais to a new satellite museum in brazil.
formafantasma (53)
'salone raritas' offers a curated selection of unique pieces, limited editions, and 'outsider' objects.
connections: +220
a system of platforms endlessly reshapes the exhibition spaces within the restored shell of the former grands magasins du louvre.
grand palais (18)
running through october 10th, 2025, part of the exhibition reactivates the paris concept store colette.
connections: +240
as the museum gears up for a major overhaul, it will expands its presence until 2030, from the grand palais to a new satellite museum in brazil.
architecture in france (720)
kengo kuma will sensitively renovate the historic l'aventure michelin museum with its industrial heritage and rhythmic sawtooth roof.
paf atelier and BB architectes design the orange steel structure to reorganize living spaces without partitions.
studio ossidiana (7)
centre pompidou’s 'fun palace' arrives to the grand palais in paris as a living, interactive architecture by studio ossidiana.
the silo's metal grid is filled with earth, peat, shells, seeds, and leaves, envisioned to transform over time and provide new nutrients.
pink (42)
calibrated to complete a full rotation every two minutes, the work takes a familiar fairground structure and transforms it into a sculptural environment.
connections: +1320
the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs.
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