Dec 11, 2025assembled by hand, the string instruments adopt the lightweight material, which doesn’t react to temperature and humidity.
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Dec 08, 2025maker burls art introduces his instrument crafted with resin as an upgrade from the first one he made a decade ago.
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Dec 20, 2025a roofed porch traces a perfect square, enclosing a 15 × 15 meter courtyard framed by a colonnade.
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where people work (983)
Dec 18, 2025vertical metal fins establish a consistent rhythm across the office building’s facade.
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Dec 16, 2025courtyards of varying sizes surround the central house volume, merging living spaces with the urban realm.
renovation and restoration architecture and design (1126)
Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
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Dec 15, 2025the plan follows a hyperbolic geometry guiding movement toward the interior prayer space.
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billboard architecture and design (20)
Nov 07, 2025made from mud, cow dung, and clay, the project was installed at bandra bandstand in mumbai, india, and disintegrated when it rained.
Nov 06, 2024between october 1st and december 31st, 2024, these animated artworks are simultaneously projected onto numerous billboards in new york, london, seoul, and berlin every evening at 20:24.
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herzog and de meuron (188)
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Oct 13, 2025the team proposes an inventive reuse strategy that retains half of scandinavium arena's original structure.
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Dec 14, 2025wittman estes' 'french creek workshop house' in washington merges spaces for living, woodworking, metalworking, and glass art.
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Dec 10, 2025designed by rafael viñoly, the 50-story-high tower next to manhattan's flower district introduces a fresh approach to luxury hospitality.
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Nov 21, 2025a new vision for new york city's scaffolding is unveiled by arup and PAU, with a fresh, pedestrian-centric approach.
architectural icons (14)
Dec 16, 2025the barbican centre will be closed from june 2028 until summer 2029 for an ambitious renovation led by buro happold and asif khan.
Nov 21, 2025altrath focuses on the constant shifts of light, weather, and movement that animate the megastructure of the brutalist icon.
museums and galleries (844)
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.
Dec 17, 2025the project restores aspects of the original structure and introduces new spaces that align the museum with current international standards.
concrete architecture and design (947)
Dec 15, 2025the plan follows a hyperbolic geometry guiding movement toward the interior prayer space.
Dec 12, 2025discover the nadhyavart residence, a spa-like sanctuary where curved forms and tactile luxury offer a serene escape from the bustle of delhi.
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