Jan 28, 2026the arena translates the elliptical geometry of milan’s ancient roman amphitheater into a contemporary civic building.
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david chipperfield architects (113)
Jan 28, 2026
Jan 15, 2026david chipperfield's 'nobel center' will introduce a place for exhibitions, lectures, and workshops to the stockholm waterfront.
connections: +290
milano cortina 2026 winter olympics (8)
Feb 26, 2026colored patterned modules accommodate stages, tribunes, bleachers, and kiosks.
Feb 11, 2026cast in a high-gloss pastel blue, the bowl adopts the rounded mass and elevated handle of a traditional curling stone.
connections: 17
arup (39)
Jan 28, 2026the arena translates the elliptical geometry of milan’s ancient roman amphitheater into a contemporary civic building.
Nov 21, 2025a new vision for new york city's scaffolding is unveiled by arup and PAU, with a fresh, pedestrian-centric approach.
coronavirus (COVID-19) (320)
Jan 28, 2026the project explores the concept of an architecture openly vulnerable to the elements, while protecting the memory of those it is erected to honor.
Oct 01, 2024pointillisme project transforms pandemic-era distancing circles into communal gathering spaces.
connections: +430
memorials and monuments (53)
Feb 04, 2026spaces of mourning and ritual are integrated into a broader community program.
connections: +1710
Aug 20, 2025a contemporary spire, the '101st spire of caen,' rises as studio 5•5 creates a bold red signal to celebrate the city's millennium.
rammed earth architecture and design (66)
Feb 27, 2026solids and voids are distributed in response to the position of trees, replacing the conventional orthogonal grid with a more adaptive arrangement.
Feb 11, 2026scheduled to open in 2030 to mark the bimillennial of christ’s baptism, the museum is conceived as an east–west architectural journey.
architecture in new york (660)
Feb 10, 2026the civic project establishes a multi-level public hub for fitness, recreation, and learning.
connections: +730
'noguchi’s new york' opens at the noguchi museum with a look at how one artist imagined NYC as a terrain for sculpture, play and public life.
sound art (110)
Feb 23, 2026a commission by a client, the owner originally asked the sound artist to create his own version of the rosita commander luxus from 1970.
Feb 12, 2026the team draws from the Japanese concept of iwagumi, a tradition of composed rock arrangements.
musical instruments (215)
Feb 03, 2026the instrument is housed in a wooden cabinet-like material with visible grain, giving it the impression of a handcrafted piece of furniture.
connections: +230
Jan 28, 2026resembling a modern kalimba, the device doubles as an interactive sound sculpture, as users may need to touch it to make music.
connections: +520
personal technology (198)
Feb 27, 2026building on an earlier two-ball model, the creator chops the rear ball to make way for a single-ball system.
connections: +1720
Feb 24, 2026designed to work on the go, the accessory features a G-shaped form, which creates the loop that makes it work like a clip.
connections: +590
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1162)
Feb 26, 2026the project reworks a three-and-a-half-story structure measuring just three meters wide by 12 meters deep.
Feb 23, 2026conner & perry renovates 'lautner’s castle' with restored timber and stone surfaces and a new hillside deck beneath the original cantilever.
church architecture and design (261)
Feb 24, 2026the milestone positions the cross as the highest point of the basilica and finalizes the grouping of its six central towers.
Feb 08, 2026 the church translates the vertical ambition of gothic architecture into an austere expressionist language built entirely from yellow danish brick.
architecture in the netherlands (402)
Feb 27, 2026the project critiques the idea of fixed historical truth, positioning history as perpetually in flux.
Feb 18, 2026curved steel portal frames create a rhythmic spatial progression.
powerhouse company (12)
Jan 28, 2026material reuse follows a circular design approach throughout the project by powerhouse company.
Mar 16, 2021curved surfaces and sinuous glass walls complete the villa, framing great views of the wooded surroundings.
chanel (5)
Jan 28, 2026scattered across the pale pink floor, monumental mushroom structures rise at varying heights and diameters.
connections: 79
Nov 27, 2025the 1,700-square-meter space comprises more than 10,000 publicly accessible books and media drawn from a wider 50,000-item collection.
fashion show design (55)
Jan 21, 2026the DROPHAUS stages a vision of ‘timeless living,’ framing the core ideas of the collection around endurance, utility, and material experimentation.
Oct 07, 2025bureau betak hangs a constellation of oversized planets above a reflective runway, casting shifting light across the space.
connections: 75
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