Dec 17, 2025lina ghotmeh leads a phased expansion of mathaf: arab museum of modern art in doha that reshapes the campus for research and making.
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museums and galleries (844)
Dec 17, 2025
Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
facades (437)
Dec 19, 2025the architects allow the perimeter of the site to define the volume, resulting in an architecture that bends, adjusts, and aligns itself with the movement of the street.
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Dec 18, 2025designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
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rooftop architecture and design (198)
Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
Dec 11, 2025ITM yooehwa slices the prayer room's rooftop with the form of a cross, visible only from the interior and from overhead.
teahouse architecture and design (45)
Nov 29, 2025mortar mixed with excavated soil forms the single-slope roof’s textured surface.
Jun 13, 2025using slender 14-millimeter galvanized steel rods, the architects trace linear paths through the landscape.
architecture in beijing (212)
Dec 04, 2025the facade is punctuated by circular and rounded windows inspired by alaïa’s signature perforated motifs.
Sep 11, 2025the design balances cultural heritage with the technical needs of conservation.
art interviews (184)
Dec 22, 2025noor riyadh director nouf almoneef discusses how the world’s largest light art festival connects the city's past and future, making art accessible to everyone.
connections: +390
Nov 14, 2025designboom speaks with the italian artist about the making of 'Ι don’t like it, Ι love it', the importance of freedom, and why the 'impossible' is often just the beginning.
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Milan Design Week 2025 (63)
Dec 08, 2025the schindler X8 is the first elevator requiring no headroom, pit, or structural shaft, running on standard power and designed for premium residential buildings.
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Nov 10, 2025yusuke kawai reveals how his high-tech background and appreciation for sacred japanese architecture defined pedrali’s kawara lighting collection.
exhibition design (757)
Dec 17, 2025the exhibition, which runs until march 14th, 2026, marks cornell’s first solo presentation in paris in more than forty years.
Dec 03, 2025the exhibition brings together digital media, architecture, data science, and music.
robots (589)
by embedding a sensor‑driven mechanism, phantom chess bridges centuries of analog play with the analytical power of modern chess engines.
connections: +1950
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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light installation art (196)
Dec 22, 2025noor riyadh director nouf almoneef discusses how the world’s largest light art festival connects the city's past and future, making art accessible to everyone.
connections: +390
Dec 15, 2025artist shaikha al mazrou presents 'the contingent object' at the public light art exhibition manar abu dhabi 2025.
studio swine (14)
Apr 26, 2025with designboom, alexander groves discusses the art collective’s exhibition during milan design week 2025 and the facets of ephemeral tech.
Mar 07, 2019studio swine spoke about the benefits of their residency at A/D/O, their latest exploration of materiality, and the work on show at the wave.particle.duplex. exhibition.
connections: 90
retail interiors (804)
Dec 19, 2025the architects allow the perimeter of the site to define the volume, resulting in an architecture that bends, adjusts, and aligns itself with the movement of the street.
connections: +1720
Dec 18, 2025sejima frames the project as a garden-like environment that operates on its own sense of time.
connections: +1210
architecture in spain (750)
Dec 20, 2025a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 × 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade.
Dec 18, 2025designed by luca poian forms and frade arquitectos, 'espardenyer' proposes a climate responsive congress centre for elche, spain.
connections: +1200
el departamento (13)
Nov 26, 2025el departamento opts for modular furniture for flexible arrangements and adaptable merchandising.
Nov 14, 2025natural lime mortar, local stone, and solid wood connect the store by el departamento to traditional craftsmanship.
temporary pavilions (562)
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.
Dec 21, 2025the abstracted landscape is formed through organic structures, referencing the mythical garden of eden.
architecture in japan (1689)
Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
Dec 22, 2025the 10-day festival transformed tokyo into a museum of brave design, spotlighting creators who challenge convention, from architecture to upcycled art.
connections: +2070
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