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motorcycle and scooter design (479)
an upgraded and smaller version of the 2024 model, the brand revives the retro styling for the recent motorbike with its pixelated decals.
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architecture in california (289)
the red polypropylene strip forms a geometric gesture across the cracked desert floor.
mork-ulnes architects' 'pavilion in the oaks' weaves among the california hillside canopy to become a flexible wellness retreat.
airbnb (73)
HATA dome stands quietly in california's high desert, its curved form emerging from the rocky terrain like a relic of both past and future.
airbnb invites ghost hunters, art enthusiasts, and lifelong fans to live inside the beetlejuice haunted residence.
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architecture in the US (1638)
wittman estes' 'french creek workshop house' in washington merges spaces for living, woodworking, metalworking, and glass art.
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designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
domes (4)
the architects clad the structure in varied tiles that create a pixelated surface that shimmers with shifting light and weather.
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new LED dome developed by collcoll studio lights up the redesigned auditorium for immersive viewing.
architecture in india (407)
urbanscape architects design a sanctuarious home where psychological experience and light define every interconnected volume.
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discover the nadhyavart residence, a spa-like sanctuary where curved forms and tactile luxury offer a serene escape from the bustle of delhi.
residential architecture and interiors (4668)
designed to respond to the long arctic sunlight, pirinen & salo's 'home on a hill' rises above lake inari in northern finland.
the dimensions of the new elements reference the scale of the concrete blocks, the reinforced concrete framework, and the folded geometry of the roof.
brutalist architecture (62)
the barbican centre will be closed from june 2028 until summer 2029 for an ambitious renovation led by buro happold and asif khan.
the modular ceiling turns an industrial element into a cohesive architectural feature.
public art (730)
titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
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calibrated 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 (510)
five radiating ‘petals’ with gold-edged detailing create a pentagonal spatial layout.
la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
land art (51)
the red polypropylene strip forms a geometric gesture across the cracked desert floor.
unfurled hay bales create a meandering canopy through the landscape.
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art and architecture in the united arab emirates (212)
artist shaikha al mazrou presents 'the contingent object' at the public light art exhibition manar abu dhabi 2025.
the residence turns to the natural logics of a flower and an oasis as its two main references.
architecture in germany (334)
snøhetta draws inspiration from the rhine, as the opera house's interiors read as an eroded cavern in central düsseldorf.
connections: +670
BIG's new hamburg state opera will expand outward like ripples on the surface of the water.
bar architecture and design (102)
named AWT bar, the installative social space constructs an open environment that can appear from how a material reacts to light and movement.
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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.
restaurant and café design (925)
TRAIL [practice] designs the TANPOPO japanese restaurant in athens with a central, stainless-steel kitchen and wooden seating.
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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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