fiberglass is retained as primary material expression rather than decorative effect.
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sculpture (517)
named the ML15 helios, the sculptural design forms part of the brand’s gallery branch, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary.
connections: +1470
ceramic art and design (245)
ancient animal-figured vessels are translated into transparent forms defined by symmetry and abstraction.
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haniyasu house's cave-like additions are built from local soil and discarded clay from AATISMO's family pottery studio.
exhibitions (185)
the site launches its programming with barragán en barragán alongside a parallel presentation of works by felix gonzalez-torres.
the show forms part of the 23rd edition of the orchid show, which returns to the new york botanical garden until april 26th, 2026.
connections: +360
architecture in ukraine (52)
the 50-square-meter guesthouses replace the opaque whitewashed walls of the archetype with full-height glazing.
aranchii architects designs wide landscaped areas to create continuity between sacred and civic life.
connections: +310
YOD group (13)
organic curves and a neutral color palette define the restaurant’s new interior.
a rounded bar forms the focal point, above which a vast lamp cap rises, resembling meringue on a cake.
connections: +1010
designer boutique hotels (188)
k-studio expands its 'dexamenes seaside hotel' in greece with eight seaview terrace suites set above the original wine tanks.
the 50-square-meter guesthouses replace the opaque whitewashed walls of the archetype with full-height glazing.
rooftop architecture and design (214)
kengo kuma & associates plans the timber library as a rising spiral, its entire program organized around a central, top-lit lobby.
snøhetta references the image of a traditional folding fan, a motif repeated across the project’s interiors and circulation spaces.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1162)
the project reworks a three-and-a-half-story structure measuring just three meters wide by 12 meters deep.
conner & perry renovates 'lautner’s castle' with restored timber and stone surfaces and a new hillside deck beneath the original cantilever.
interiors (32)
each imaginary scene begins as a physically constructed cubic room built from scratch.
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light, material, and spatial sequencing organize the optical salon’s layout.
connections: +1030
residential architecture and interiors (4764)
simran boparai navigates a balance of extremes, where modern stone-clad volumes meet french neoclassical interiors and bastar teak craftsmanship.
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solids and voids are distributed in response to the position of trees, replacing the conventional orthogonal grid with a more adaptive arrangement.
architecture in the US (1654)
conner & perry renovates 'lautner’s castle' with restored timber and stone surfaces and a new hillside deck beneath the original cantilever.
vertical symmetry reinforces the room’s formal composition.
memorials and monuments (53)
spaces of mourning and ritual are integrated into a broader community program.
connections: +1710
the project explores the concept of an architecture openly vulnerable to the elements, while protecting the memory of those it is erected to honor.
masterplans and urban revitalization (59)
the masterplan consolidates nearly all Norwegian ministries into a compact campus for around 4,100 employees.
nivan sky gardens by studio symbiosis integrates 9.37 acres of urban nature into a vertical residential ecosystem with modular garden terraces.
zaha hadid (406)
ZHA draws from the fluted geometry of an orchid native to taipei, translated into vertical ribs along the tower's facade.
the scheme transforms former industrial land along the zhedong canal into a continuous landscape of parks, gardens, and civic spaces.
architecture in china (2057)
snøhetta references the image of a traditional folding fan, a motif repeated across the project’s interiors and circulation spaces.
the project draws on the literal meaning of shanghai, 'upon the sea,' translating this origin into spatial and material metaphors.
robots (600)
the project critiques the idea of fixed historical truth, positioning history as perpetually in flux.
the kinetic work is situated within a diorama-concept installation depicting sand terrain and consists of two mechanical devices that act in a cyclical structure.
connections: +670
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