kengo kuma will sensitively renovate the historic l'aventure michelin museum with its industrial heritage and rhythmic sawtooth roof.
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architecture in france (720)
paf atelier and BB architectes design the orange steel structure to reorganize living spaces without partitions.
interactive installation (515)
carbon rods, 3D printed joints, and kite-canvas discs form its lightweight structure.
oas/s-ely installation operates as both an architectural object and an interactive platform.
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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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recycled plastic architecture (32)
the pavilion addresses limited beachfront space through a public floating platform.
built from recycled materials, 'pergola' becomes a signal for public attention in an increasingly privatized landscape.
architecture in sao paulo (74)
vertical metal fins establish a consistent rhythm across the office building’s facade.
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perkins&will's design draws from the kinetic art of brazilian artist abraham palatnik.
wood and timber architecture and design (1366)
two twisting timber arches form the primary structural elements of the pavilion.
the porous envelope keeps the building almost fully open while shielding it from sun, rain, and typhoons.
architecture in brazil (407)
the plan follows a hyperbolic geometry guiding movement toward the interior prayer space.
zenithal openings slice through the timber geometry, introducing controlled daylight into living spaces.
art interviews (186)
guided by curatorial lead mami kataoka, curators sara almutlaq and li zhenhua explore time, memory, speed, and everyday life for noor riyadh 2025.
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the installation draws on provençal winter rituals, the gros souper, the cacho fio and epiphany.
exhibition design (757)
the exhibition, which runs until march 14th, 2026, marks cornell’s first solo presentation in paris in more than forty years.
the exhibition brings together digital media, architecture, data science, and music.
sound art (105)
la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
at cooper hewitt, devon turnbull’s 'hifi pursuit listening room dream no. 3' frames high-fidelity sound as a crafted interior.
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bourse de commerce - pinault collection (13)
as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
runway encircles clinamen — an immersive sound installation by céleste boursier-mougenot which holds floating porcelain bowls that drift and collide, and emit soft, melodic chimes.
connections: 92
designboom radar: august 2025 (17)
a continuous loop, like a silent film, shifts from imagery of neon-lit avenues and moments of daily life, to the now demolished kowloon walled city and the soaring planes near kai tak.
'louis vuitton: visionary journeys' at osaka's nakanoshima museum of art is designed by OMA with eleven unique galleries.
charles and ray eames (26)
the eames institute will convert a modernist warehouse in northern california into a museum designed by herzog & de meuron.
the foundation aims to preserve and extend the eames legacy through exhibitions, education, global partnerships, and long-term conservation.
aidia studio (8)
from ceiba-lined squares to origami-roofed courts, the project softens the rigid edges of the site with a network of arcs and tangent connections.
the vaulted structures by aidia studio improve airflow and passive cooling within the space.
connections: +710
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