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.
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memorials and monuments (52)
Jan 28, 2026
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.
musical instruments (214)
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: +510
Jan 22, 2026on display in an exhibition named funeral for a tree, the musical instruments are made from the once living tree, keeping its natural materials.
sound art (108)
Jan 22, 2026on display in an exhibition named funeral for a tree, the musical instruments are made from the once living tree, keeping its natural materials.
Jan 19, 2026suspended wooden slats with perforated ends move with the wind, introducing an acoustic dimension.
personal technology (191)
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: +510
Jan 26, 2026instead of typing the letters, the brick-made machine places or punches them onto a rotating white plate that acts like the paper.
connections: +450
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.
church architecture and design (259)
Dec 28, 2025the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
Dec 16, 2025the cathedral mediates between ground and sky through structure, light, and form.
connections: +1020
architecture in the netherlands (396)
Jan 28, 2026material reuse follows a circular design approach throughout the project by powerhouse company.
Jan 14, 2026don quixote pavilion and garden will present works by artists including alberto giacometti, louise bourgeois, alexander calder and others.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1146)
Feb 01, 2026rather than erase its past, the renovation works with the original layouts, extending them and weaving them together with axes from later interventions.
Jan 29, 2026formerly consisting of small studios, the architects reconfigured the volume and exterior spaces into a ‘difficult whole’.
grand palais (19)
Jan 28, 2026scattered across the pale pink floor, monumental mushroom structures rise at varying heights and diameters.
connections: 79
Oct 02, 2025running through october 10th, 2025, part of the exhibition reactivates the paris concept store colette.
connections: +250
chanel (5)
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.
Oct 07, 2025bureau betak hangs a constellation of oversized planets above a reflective runway, casting shifting light across the space.
connections: 74
fashion show design (55)
Jan 28, 2026scattered across the pale pink floor, monumental mushroom structures rise at varying heights and diameters.
connections: 79
Jan 21, 2026the DROPHAUS stages a vision of ‘timeless living,’ framing the core ideas of the collection around endurance, utility, and material experimentation.
architecture in italy (651)
Jan 28, 2026the renovation aims to create a neutral box that can be personalized by the client with artwork and furnishings.
Jan 20, 2026peter pichler architecture's mountain stations and hut in ponte di legno reinterpret alpine lift infrastructure through a contemporary lens.
residential architecture and interiors (4713)
Feb 01, 2026carazo arquitectura establishes spatial rhythm through layered thresholds.
connections: +4770
Feb 01, 2026rather than erase its past, the renovation works with the original layouts, extending them and weaving them together with axes from later interventions.
architecture in spain (757)
Feb 01, 2026containers become part of a broader architectural logic that treats sustainability as a holistic framework.
connections: +1750
Jan 31, 2026the pavilion’s regular column rhythm frames views of the surrounding forest.
smart home technology (124)
Jan 27, 2026each set includes a button, a receiver, and simple fixings, and the receiver is plugged into a home appliance.
connections: +270
Jan 08, 2026designed to be a companion, the device is meant to live in a home the way a pet does: nearby, responsive, and emotionally present.
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