taubenkobel uses and botanical and light art to frame its annual culinary VOGELFREI pop-up, this year at atelier augarten in vienna.
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restaurant and café design (924)
the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs.
snarkitecture (38)
the 80-square-meter project wraps rugged stone party walls with smooth, cream-toned contours.
jayaram, a law firm for the creative industries, has unveiled its new office in new york, designed in collaboration with snarkitecture.
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architecture in greece (329)
commissioned by the dinos and lia martinos foundation (DLMF), the project is scheduled for completion in late 2028.
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the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
ADEPT (8)
with a stepped massing and softened outline, the haus der musik reflects the historic silhouette while bringing new rhythms.
the building is designed to recreate the feeling of a town, with four buildings organized around a central atrium that connects to exterior spaces.
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facades (437)
the architects allow the perimeter of the site to define the volume, resulting in an architecture that bends, adjusts, and aligns itself with the movement of the street.
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designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
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architecture in germany (334)
snøhetta draws inspiration from the rhine, as the opera house's interiors read as an eroded cavern in central düsseldorf.
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BIG's new hamburg state opera will expand outward like ripples on the surface of the water.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1127)
the dimensions of the new elements reference the scale of the concrete blocks, the reinforced concrete framework, and the folded geometry of the roof.
the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
wearable technology (316)
named leia, the device has electrodes sewn into it, which restores the user’s sensation to the foot sole as well as reduce their chronic pain.
an attachable technology, the assistive object temporarily replaces the foot and lower leg section that users have lost.
personal technology (175)
made for those who want to play old classic video games on the go, the gadget resembles a flip phone but is just for playing.
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built by content creator peter sripol, the personal air vehicle is lightweight enough to carry one person to the sky, or at least it tries to.
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artificial intelligence (499)
the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
from hyper-personalized AI to advanced robotic mobility, explore cutting-edge student projects at hongik university’s industrial design degree show 2025.
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smart home technology (121)
made to complete household tasks, the roving device features a round head, a head with a hat-like top piece, and a torso shaped like a cylinder.
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detailed in the annual report, the researchers at PIRG tested smart devices for kids to see how safe they are to use, especially when the parents are not around.
architecture in france (717)
la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
thatch-filled pillows with circular openings form a regular grid across the installation’s exterior facade.
photography (441)
through dazzling, faceless constructions, he turns the photographic portrait into a site of playful disappearance and self-invented identity.
connections: +440
after revisiting the striking photography projects we covered over the past 12 months, we've curated a selection of the top 10.
musical instruments (212)
assembled by hand, the string instruments adopt the lightweight material, which doesn’t react to temperature and humidity.
maker burls art introduces his instrument crafted with resin as an upgrade from the first one he made a decade ago.
architecture in albania (47)
MVRDV's 'grand ballroom' will take shape as a colossal sphere in tirana, where apartments and hotel rooms overlook a sporting arena below.
eduardo souto de moura and OODA plan the fifty-story oricon tower from concrete, marble, and glass to define tirana’s western gateway.
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