gerard & kelly reinhabit modernist villa benkemoun in arles with site-specific performance
the artists strip émile sala’s modernist house back and animate it through performance, allowing memory and daily rituals to become the exhibit.
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lara tabet works with bacteria to produce living images at BMW's arles exhibition
the lebanese artist cultures microorganisms collected from marseille’s waterways, allowing bacteria to transform photographic film into evolving glass installations.
‘there is nothing convenient about my work’: lucy sparrow on sewing a supermarket
in her latest exhibition, the british artist traces how the supermarket changed when convenience entered the home through more than 20,000 felt products.
on london's bourdon street, lucy sparrow recreates typical english chippy entirely in felt
lucy sparrow transforms lyndsey ingram gallery into a 'bourdon street chippy,' a fully immersive felt-sewn fish and chip shop.
giant flowers and twisting vines shape bureau betak's enchanted garden for chanel
oversized flowers, winding vines, and couture craftsmanship converge inside a theatrical landscape where set design and fashion become part of the same story.
towering cranes turn the grand palais into construction site for chanel FW26 runway
bureau betak installs towering cranes, rendered in primary colors, that fill the vast nave beneath the iron-and-glass dome.
rethinking the glass tower through a living skin that grows, shades, and generates energy
inspired by the behavior of tree canopies, algae tower by uau studio proposes a bio-facade that integrates photo-bio-reactor technology into the building envelope.
seaweed-based biodegradable material shapes two interlocking tubular light installations
aligned circular forms create overlapping sightlines through the structure.
a new art center will open on paris' île seguin in october, designed by RCR arquitectes
clad in weathering corten steel and anodized aluminum, the building unfolds through compressed passages, expansive galleries, and framed views.
RCR arquitectes’ red concrete resort villa echoes the sandy hues and textures of the algarve
the red concrete villa echoes the hues and textures of the encompassing coastal shoreline, sandy topography and lush vegetation.
casa kiki revives a 1930s california-style home around a pink turret in mexico city
the renovation creates a more continuous sequence of spaces and a clearer relationship between the different functions of the house, where bright pink interiors provide a distinct visual identity.
a swooping facade line reinterprets suburban split-level homes in new jersey
the facade drapes, swoops, and folds across openings.
gensler proposes landscape-first tourism masterplan for vang vieng, laos
the proposal organizes hospitality, recreation, and public space around the region’s landscape, waterways, and cultural identity.
gensler plans sprawling urban forests on former military campsite in baghdad
gensler's 'baghdad sustainable forests' will transform a site once filled with 45 million tons of waste, into an urban forest.
moradavaga's interactive urban connectors activate a viennese neighborhood living lab
‘the outsiders’ are conceived as experimental socio-cultural tools to playfully explore the public spaces surrounding a former kindergarten-turned-cultural center.
sculptural foldable roof shields white floating micro-home drifting across lake como
combining a foldable roof, modular interiors, and recycled materials, the project connects mobile living to a broader lakeside infrastructure network.
kinetic mirrored installation in portugal by moradavaga evokes a shoal of golden fish
a crossover between kinetic and pixel art, A-L-M-A-D-R-A-V-A installation brings full days of ‘golden hours’ to rundown former beer factory.
moradavaga's spider sprawls across facade in italy, reminiscent of an old-school string phone
visitors can step inside netty's oversized mouth and look through its eyes, or speak to one another through the spider's black tubular limbs.
octopus-inspired earphones translate music into touch with face-tapping tentacles
by shifting information from the ears to the skin, the project imagines alternative ways wearable devices might interact in noisy public environments.
hybrid headphones twist into portable bluetooth speaker for outdoor and group listening
unveiled at CES 2026 in las vegas, the device combines headphones and a speaker in one, with no extra cables or setups needed.
MOLD architects sinks five stone retreats into the rocky slopes of serifos island
a porous concrete grid gathers rooms and pools across a steep cycladic slope.
MOLD architects' scaffolding system balances function & openness in greek summer home
the team aimed to revitalize this time-worn structure with a minimal yet playful design, while preserving its historical significance.
four inclined planes transform this bridge into a place for leaning, drawing and observing
the bridge is assembled from 2-meter modular sections, with each module rotating slightly to vary the crossing experience.
JR’s inflatable cave across the pont neuf is now open in paris
the cavernous installation 'la caverne du pont neuf' is created from printed fabric and an inflatable structure.
fujiko nakaya turns mies van der rohe's berlin sculpture garden into a landscape of fog
the site-specific installation transforms the museum’s sculpture garden into an ever-changing landscape shaped by wind, humidity, and the movement of visitors.
living fog cloud by fujiko nakaya fills tadao ando's rotunda at bourse de commerce in paris
cloud #07156 continuously changes form throughout the day, revealing the invisible forces that shape our experience of architecture.
'beauty can help save us': jacques monneraud on turning cardboard into lasting ceramics
the french artist reflects on leaving advertising for ceramics, using illusion to capture attention, and why beauty still has the power to bring people together.
cardboard pottery? jacques monneraud's ceramic vessels look like they're made from carton
scotch tape pieces made of glaze adorn the teapots and vases, enhancing their cardboard-like look.
a bookstore inside cobe copenhagen: a material library of architecture, cities, and ideas
cobe opens a public bookstore within its copenhagen studio, offering a curated selection of books on architecture, urbanism, landscape, and design.
tiny 24-hour bookstore by SZ-architects crowns former prison watchtower in china
the project reclaims a derelict structure and repurposes it as a publicly accessible reading space for the surrounding neighborhood.
snøhetta’s prairie-roofed roosevelt library honors the landscapes america chose to protect
the newly completed theodore roosevelt presidential library rises from the badlands of north dakota beneath a living prairie roof.
acne studios' pink library in tokyo celebrates three decades of fashion, art, and publishing
acne studios transforms standby harajuku into a monochromatic reading room where visitors can browse three decades of publishing.
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The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 all competitions
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026 
2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026 
New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027 
Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 
