Dec 23, 2025titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
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public art (730)
Dec 23, 2025
Dec 18, 2025calibrated to complete a full rotation every two minutes, the work takes a familiar fairground structure and transforms it into a sculptural environment.
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interactive installation (508)
Dec 21, 2025the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
Dec 18, 2025calibrated to complete a full rotation every two minutes, the work takes a familiar fairground structure and transforms it into a sculptural environment.
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restaurant and café design (924)
Dec 14, 2025taubenkobel uses and botanical and light art to frame its annual culinary VOGELFREI pop-up, this year at atelier augarten in vienna.
Dec 12, 2025the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1126)
Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
Dec 16, 2025the barbican centre will be closed from june 2028 until summer 2029 for an ambitious renovation led by buro happold and asif khan.
bar architecture and design (102)
Nov 20, 2025named AWT bar, the installative social space constructs an open environment that can appear from how a material reacts to light and movement.
Oct 23, 2025take a look at some fascinating bars and restaurants submitted by our designboom guest readers - submit yours today!
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architecture in germany (334)
Nov 18, 2025snøhetta draws inspiration from the rhine, as the opera house's interiors read as an eroded cavern in central düsseldorf.
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Nov 13, 2025BIG's new hamburg state opera will expand outward like ripples on the surface of the water.
masterplans and urban revitalization (52)
Dec 11, 2025MVRDV’s plum village will deliver timber structures and landscapes that support retreat life through environmentally-responsive design.
Oct 25, 2025timber facades and green roofs merge NOA's 'renneria' masterplan with the mountain landscape of south tyrol, italy.
bjarke ingels group / BIG (361)
Dec 22, 2025the concept by BIG is defined by two sweeping ribbons that extend from opposite directions: one reaching into the urban fabric, the other stretching toward the river.
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Nov 28, 2025the final construction phase of the project is progressing, nearing the completion of one of europe’s largest mass-timber buildings.
Weaving (34)
Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
Nov 14, 2025the researchers’ idea is to replace chemical-based textile production with a natural process that uses microbes instead of oil, plastic, or artificial dyes.
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art and architecture in the united arab emirates (212)
Dec 15, 2025artist shaikha al mazrou presents 'the contingent object' at the public light art exhibition manar abu dhabi 2025.
Dec 05, 2025the residence turns to the natural logics of a flower and an oasis as its two main references.
architecture in dubai (64)
Oct 28, 2025the facade, clad in smooth white panels, is punctured by triangular apertures that taper upward.
Oct 18, 2025thousands of flowing lines create a sense of motion across the ceramic surface.
food art (237)
Oct 31, 2025named the ‘tearful eye sticker’ by the convenience store familymart, the design shows a cartoon character with a message that says, ‘please help.’
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Oct 23, 2025yào original's minimal visual system celebrates heritage, tactility, and material honesty.
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robots (589)
by embedding a sensor‑driven mechanism, phantom chess bridges centuries of analog play with the analytical power of modern chess engines.
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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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expo 2025 osaka (60)
Dec 22, 2025from bamboo vaults rising in flood-prone villages to inflatable dream temples, here are ten pavilions reshaping how we think about space right now.
Nov 06, 2025presented at expo 2025 osaka, the bathing capsule is designed to automatically clean a person while they sit inside.
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residential architecture and interiors (4665)
Dec 24, 2025the modest structure explores how light and seasonal conditions can continually reshape interior experience.
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Dec 20, 2025a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 × 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade.
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