Dec 31, 2025as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
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es devlin (22)
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 02, 2025the installation acts as a public library, an illuminated sculpture, and an arena for collective reading.
ENESS (15)
Aug 12, 2025by day, the inflatables are textured and shaped to resemble real rocks, while at night, the installation is illuminated with vibrant lighting.
Jul 18, 2025activated by movement, the peaks deliver voice generated messages that blend AI musings with philosophical provocation, merging AI with spiritual storytelling.
Cj hendry (9)
Dec 31, 2025as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
Nov 13, 2025visitors to Cj hendry's 'flower shop' in new york are invited to closely inspect the plush blossoms and make selections for purchase.
interactive installation (513)
Jan 06, 2026light is transmitted, reflected, and diffused through the mesh layers.
Jan 05, 2026what opens up beyond the facade is not an interior room but a cavern, a rupture that feels closer to a natural formation.
connections: +510
kinetic installations (42)
Jan 02, 2026this hybrid object combines robotic precision with tactile materials and slow, repetitive motion.
Dec 31, 2025as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
bourse de commerce - pinault collection (13)
Dec 31, 2025as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination.
Jun 25, 2025runway encircles clinamen — an immersive sound installation by céleste boursier-mougenot which holds floating porcelain bowls that drift and collide, and emit soft, melodic chimes.
connections: 92
MVRDV (231)
Dec 12, 2025the 414-square-meter pavilion uses earth-covered timber arches to reconstruct the silhouette of a hill.
Dec 11, 2025MVRDV’s plum village will deliver timber structures and landscapes that support retreat life through environmentally-responsive design.
jun aoki (13)
Dec 31, 2025architect jun aoki designs a third louis vuitton flagship, this time in beijing, bringing a sculptural glass facade design to sanlitun.
Mar 06, 2025set to open on July 11, 2025, the store draws inspiration from tiffany's fifth avenue flagship in new york.
architecture in beijing (214)
Jan 05, 2026designed by XISUI, the 'old beijing bus' reinterprets a BK640 to create a durable steel and timber playscape.
Dec 04, 2025the facade is punctuated by circular and rounded windows inspired by alaïa’s signature perforated motifs.
architecture in china (2034)
Jan 06, 2026undulating balcony lines echo tidal rhythms, while curvilinear triangular openings along the hotel corridors draw northeastern light inward.
Jan 01, 2026perforated aluminum panels filter light and air through the lunar tower’s skin
connections: +2190
louis vuitton (89)
Dec 31, 2025architect jun aoki designs a third louis vuitton flagship, this time in beijing, bringing a sculptural glass facade design to sanlitun.
Oct 04, 2025fashion houses have created playful, quirky, and tech-infused fashion invites over the years, from hermès, fendi, and louis vuitton to balenciaga, maison margiela, and more.
retail interiors (808)
Jan 02, 2026Sculptural PLOTTER Flagship emerges in Tokyo Designed by MET Team Architects, the Tokyo Flagship Shop for Japanese stationery brand PLOTTER occupies a »
connections: +1610
Dec 30, 2025at 58 gansevoort street in the meatpacking district, bottega veneta opens a new NYC store finished with concrete, oak, and green marble.
connections: +1500
facades (442)
Jan 06, 2026the facade operates as a detached outer layer, separate from structure and interior.
connections: +6000
Jan 02, 2026a series of frames forms a single, large box, avoiding expressive formal gestures in favor of flexibility and longevity.
residential architecture and interiors (4682)
Jan 06, 2026on finland's långholmen island, mer architects designs a compact timber house with a close relationship between rock, forest, and shoreline.
Jan 04, 2026new photographs offer a detailed view of the osofsky house, norman jaffe’s 1971 modernist beach home, as it returns to the market.
architecture in los angeles (142)
Dec 31, 2025PPAA presents 'mar vista,' an LA residence shaped through subtraction, where patios and large openings structure daily life near the coast.
Nov 13, 2025the institution focuses on storytelling across classic illustration, muralism, comic art, science fiction imagery, and cinematic artifacts.
architecture in the US (1642)
Jan 04, 2026new photographs offer a detailed view of the osofsky house, norman jaffe’s 1971 modernist beach home, as it returns to the market.
Jan 04, 2026wrapped in corten steel, california's 'pine flat residence' operates fully off grid with solar and hydro power,
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