munkacsoport.net: summer house on pillars
nestled within a grove of fir trees, this residence is elevated on pilotis for panoramic views overlooking lake balaton.
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munkacsoport.net: summer house at lake balaton
creating a feeling of peace within a dense residential area, the summer house balances contextual influences while maintaining its own unique use of private space.
artadi arquitectos: house in las arenas
a beach-side residence that pulls the common interior living spaces to the exterior, encouraging them to engage with the surrounding environment year-round.
artadi arquitectos: house en la encantada
two simple geometric forms intersect creating a resultant frame that focuses views towards the exterior garden.
OMA: proposal for city of holland central floriade 2022
the circular plan spans a 60 hectare site, connecting green houses, a planned agro-innovation campus, leisure park and vernacular dutch landscape along the river rotte.
MVRDV: expo plant library proposal for city of almere floriade 2022
the vibrant neighborhood along the waterfront incorporates a giant plant library leading to a 300% greener exhibition than the current standard for the netherland's decennial plant expo, combining trees and vegetation to carve programmatic areas.
nike GS green speed: sustainable soccer boot by andy caine
designboom has traveled to venice, italy where designer andy caine has debuted his most recent and ecologically viable shoe design-- a concept football boot for nike which is the lightest and fastest of their brand to date.
bruce mau design: redesigning canada for the 21st century
from drinking mugs to passport stamps, the comprehensive rebranding campaign aims to rewrite stereotypes of canada by creating a new and more fluid contemporary identity.
bruce mau design: new OCAD identity
the ontario college of art and design has a new identity designed by bruce mau design. the new scheme is based on the iconic windows of will alsop's 'sharp centre for design'.
RUX design: stickbulb lamp
the lighting design can be arranged in multiple ways in such that it can function as a sconce, leaned against the wall as a minimalist fixture, or mounted to the underside of a shelf to illuminate work surfaces.
doug johnston: coiled and stitched rope stools
the designer explores the craft of coiling which he has adapted using stitching and rope instead of clay to create three-dimensional forms such as bags, vessels, and now stools.
roberto ercilla: sancho el sabio foundation
an early 20th century cemetery is frozen in time within a glass box, providing a space for the documentation and research of the rich culture that erected it.
roberto ercilla: mechanical ramps
a twisting sectional structural framework shelters a moving walkway transporting people through the town while providing a protected dynamic interior.
david turner (turner duckworth) interview
david turner tells us his thoughts on contemporary packaging design, branding and more...
turner duckworth: team USA coca cola cans
turner duckworth have designed 6 limited edition coca-cola cans to cheer on team USA at the london 2012 olympic games.
recycled rubber tire pots and bowls by debbie wijskamp
wijskamp's series of bowls and pots are made from pebble-like components composed of the recycled rubber-powder of car tires, held together by a polyurethane binder.
debbie wijskamp: paperpulp cabinet
at first glance, the paperpulp cabinet looks like they are made from the polystyrene containers used to pack fish, but instead each inch-thick box component has been moulded from paper pulp and assembled using simple box-jointing techniques borrowed from woodwork.
jaume plensa: blind angel at art basel 2012
the large scale lighting installation resembles a crouched man in the fetal position with his eyes covered.
art basel untitled: stage by phyllida barlow
the red monument is formed from an assemblage of wooden slabs atop seemingly repurposed poles-- an imposing sculpture which seems to grow from a lowered point on one side of the gallery space to its highest point on the opposite end.
jakub berdych: new glass works for qubus
the series of objects are manipulated from ubiquitous glass vases that were traditionally crafted in the czech republic.
jakub berdych: bucket vase
'bucket vase' features a black handle plastic container topped with either a clear or colored glass cover.
igor chak: space invader couch
the 'space invader couch' by igor chak is a seating proposal based on the aliens from the classic 1970s arcade game. whilst only a concept at the moment chak proposes that it would be made from leather covered memory foam with two glass surfaces.
bamboo globe by kristoffer zeuthen
the bamboo globe uses current cartography and modern typefaces to create a sustainable desk accessory.
ron miriello: 100 worlds project
composed of boat propellers, bowling balls, history books, and shoe soles, fifty miniature worlds and fifty photographic interpretations of them make up ron miriello's '100 worlds project', on exhibition through march 26th at the jett gallery in san diego, USA.
velouria by paul t. dack
a traditional 17th and 18th century styled french furniture piece that can be dismantled and relocated to a new residence.
cook&eat kitchenware by paul t. dack
a collection to brighten up any kitchen worktop or dining table. it is fun and playful, yet simple taking its form from laboratory glassware.
LIFE magazine cut outs from 1935 1985 by geoffrey farmer
'leaves of grass', presented at dOCUMENTA (13), spans the length of the elongated gallery space and pictures five decades of the celebrated american photo-centric magazine.
chalk on blackboard depictions of afghanistan mountains by tacita dean
presented at dOCUMENTA (13) the six panel blackboard installation features the mountains of afghanistan spanning two stories of a building which once housed a bank in the city of kassel, germany.
venice biennale 2012: chinese pavilion curator fang zhenning
designboom talks with fang zhenning about the artists and architects who will participating in the 13th venice architecture biennale. participants include wang yun of atelier fronti and shao weiping of BIAD_Ufo.
zhu pei: designboom conversation in beijing
the founder of studio pei-zhu discusses how his working process dictates the architectural shapes and forms of his iconic buildings.
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Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 
2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 
Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 
Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 
Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
Bellano Cotton Mill Museum deadline: may 25th, 2027 all competitions
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: september 15th, 2027 2027 MUSE Design Awards deadline: april 15th, 2027 Wonder Global Design Awards 2026 Season 2 deadline: january 31st, 2027 Architectural competition for the design and supervision of the construction of the project “Limassol Arts Centre” $ 29,800.00 USD deadline: march 22nd, 2027 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 grippin’ $ 3,000.00 USD deadline: april 30th, 2027 Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 Bellano Cotton Mill Museum deadline: may 25th, 2027 
