camille henrot explores ecological grief through the intimate labor of raising children
'in the veins', the artist’s new film, examines how tenderness, responsibility, and loss become intertwined in a world facing environmental collapse.
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major exhibition of rare paintings and archives honors zaha hadid ten years after her passing
at LUMA arles, early paintings, notebooks and hours of video interviews from the hans ulrich obrist archive celebrate the visionary architect's legacy.
brown safe crafts high-security solutions that are as aesthetic as the treasures they house
beyond mere protection, brown safe transforms security into high design, crafting safes and vaults that are as aesthetically as the treasures they house.
dieter rams questions thoughtless design in provocative milan exhibition at ADI
the exhibit showcases an array of products designed by rams with the goal of provoking thought in visitors about the impact of contemporary design on society.
antony gormley fills italy's galleria continua with bodies built like labyrinth cities
cardboard towers, stone blocks, and concrete bunkers turn the body into a study of shelter, weight, and collapse.
ai weiwei recreates historic art with LEGO bricks as part of galleria continua exhibition
ai weiwei reimagines historic artworks overlaid with contemporary events, displayed in galleria continua's show 'neither nor.'
body buildings: antony gormley explores architecture of the human form in upcoming book
the monograph 'antony gormley, body buildings' maps the artist’s exploration of how human bodies relate to architectural space.
tadao ando carves subterranean concrete dome for antony gormley's exhibition in korea
a single oculus at its peak draws natural light into the circular void, illuminating cast iron sculptures and channeling ando’s minimalism and gormley’s spatial consciousness.
mirrored interiors and sculptural canyon-like forms shape skin1004’s soho flagship by LMTLS
sculptural forms, mirrored surfaces, and warm illuminated materials create a sensory environment that blurs the boundary between store, gallery, and exhibition space.
movable walls slide along curved path opening up LMTLS' studio house in coachella valley
sculptural forms of rammed earth, steel and concrete create dynamic interiors.
giant inflatable artworks turn the hague into an open-air museum during blowup jubilee
monumental inflatables, including pink shells and reflective eggs, contrast the historic urban fabric of the dutch city.
centre pompidou installs interactive pink 'fun palace' pop-up in paris
centre pompidou’s 'fun palace' arrives to the grand palais in paris as a living, interactive architecture by studio ossidiana.
steve messam sets inflatable interventions across scotland's borders sculpture park
the environmental artist has installed a trio of large-scale fabric artworks across the historic mellerstain house.
steve messam constructs weight-bearing paperbridge using 20,000 sheets
a stark vision in red set against the verdant greens of the helvellyn peak in cumbria, UK's lake district, the structure defies both belief and gravity.
giant inflatable artworks turn the hague into an open-air museum during blowup jubilee
monumental inflatables, including pink shells and reflective eggs, contrast the historic urban fabric of the dutch city.
job smeets colors firmship’s land rover defender in light gray to neutralize bold undertones
job smeets and firmship apply light gray to their land rover defender XS SUV because its neutrality can complement other colors and materials, including metals, concrete, glass, and wood.
marcel wanders reignites LAUFEN’s ‘the new classic’ collection with patterned washbasins
marcel wanders puts a fresh spin on LAUFEN’s ‘the new classic’ saphirkeramik washbasins with fantastical patterns.
RAMUN lights expand with marcel wanders under alessandro mendini's direction
with original lighting designs by alessandro mendini, the brand launches its next collaboration with marcel wanders.
fragmented timber volumes compose forested mountain housing by arup in albania
terraced timber facades introduce texture and rhythm across the sloping site.
david chipperfield architects' arena milano prepares for the 2026 winter olympics
the arena translates the elliptical geometry of milan’s ancient roman amphitheater into a contemporary civic building.
lisa yuskavage's soft bodies and studio worlds are a colorful contemplation on painting
at david zwirner, the american artist's works become imaginative gatherings where time warps and folds back on itself, collapsing spatial and temporal boundaries.
'dan flavin: grids' floods NYC's david zwirner gallery with fluorescent color
the fluorescent sculptures of 'dan flavin: grids' create a series of immersive atmospheres across the rooms of david zwirner gallery.
gehry partners and WHY architecture lead sweeping transformation of los angeles' getty center
the cultural institution upgrades its hilltop campus with a redesigned arrival sequence, expanded public amenities, and a new tram system scheduled to debut after the center reopens in 2028.
at milan design week, bread becomes a carrier of collective dreams
'when apricots blossom' transforms traditional uzbek breadmaking tools into emotional and symbolic objects within a temporary landscape of cross-cultural exchange.
mimicking a glowing moonrise, this pavilion by THEVERYMANY lands in chattanooga
marc fornes brings a perforated aluminum dome 'moonrise' to a tennessee trailhead with circular openings echoing lunar craters.
clustered domes dot this landscaped rooftop park atop reworked warehouses
the renovation by atelier cnS introduces a series of translucent, domed canopies that gather across the yongping warehouse's roofline.
riveted aluminum panels form cocoon-like pavilion by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
drawing on the tradition of the architectural folly, the pavilion reimagines the historic garden typology as a contemporary gathering space.
MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY lands fuselage-like louis vuitton store at heathrow
the thin aluminum surface of the structure curves upward as a vertical plane before bending forward into an enveloping form.
'design intuition is not magic': designers talk how creativity emerges subconsciously
when a designer infuses an object with subconscious depth and fetishistic attention to detail, they create a sustainable emotional bond between the product and user.
astronomy-inspired watch by ressence and terumasa ikeda has dials that move like planets
using the brand’s ROCS system, the design shows time through rotating discs instead of hands.
tiny multicolor windows mark the hours on luca nichetto’s watch with UNIMATIC
named modello cinque U5S-NS, the model draws inspiration from children’s calendars, where color is often used to make the days.
migrating lines interprets time with sunset-to-sunrise watch straps for UNIMATIC
unveiled during milan design week 2025, each of the twelve custom watch straps represents a two-hour window of the day.
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competitions 
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 all competitions
Kinderspace: Architecture for Children's Development competition / Edition #4 $ 11,773.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
Museum of Emotions #9 $ 9,140.00 USD deadline: february 22nd, 2027 
2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
2026 TITAN Property Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026 
Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026 
