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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architecture in new york (650)
Dec 10, 2025
Nov 21, 2025a new vision for new york city's scaffolding is unveiled by arup and PAU, with a fresh, pedestrian-centric approach.
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.
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.
designboom book reports (229)
Nov 11, 2025through 152 pages, the hardcover book named WORKS II shows the custom machines he has done between 2022 and 2025.
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seymour documents 40 mid-century motels, revamped into contemporary boutique hotels while preserving the character of the past.
RIBA (33)
piers taylor's 'learning from the local' explores how geography, ecology, and community engagement are reshaping contemporary architecture.
Oct 16, 2025witherford watson mann wins the RIBA stirling prize 2025 for its model for housing in later life that reimagines the centuries-old almshouse.
invisible studio / piers taylor (12)
Oct 30, 2024House in an Olive Grove Embraces Corfu's Natural Landscape Invisible Studio, led by Piers Taylor, has designed House in an Olive Grove embracing local »
Sep 08, 2022lined with beech slats, the warm-toned yoga studio also features an 11-meter-long roof opening that floods it with soothing natural light.
food art (237)
Oct 31, 2025named the ‘tearful eye sticker’ by the convenience store familymart, the design shows a cartoon character with a message that says, ‘please help.’
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Oct 23, 2025yào original's minimal visual system celebrates heritage, tactility, and material honesty.
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recycling (454)
the current sample builds on the team’s previous research of the same topic, but this time, the version moves closer to manufacturing.
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Dec 17, 2025the startup everbloom describes the output as softer than merino, more indulgent than cashmere, and stronger than silk.
stationery (22)
Dec 03, 2025this holiday season, designers and brands experiment with using food-safe scents and technology to create a sensory experience in gift giving.
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Oct 31, 2025named the ‘tearful eye sticker’ by the convenience store familymart, the design shows a cartoon character with a message that says, ‘please help.’
connections: +710
glass art and design (215)
Dec 24, 2025la mécanique de noël installation examines festive gatherings through spatial design and mechanics.
Nov 22, 2025reflections shift across the steel surfaces as sunlight and weather change.
restaurant and café design (924)
Dec 14, 2025taubenkobel uses and botanical and light art to frame its annual culinary VOGELFREI pop-up, this year at atelier augarten in vienna.
Dec 12, 2025the design takes the familiar elements of frosting, piped borders, and sugar decorations and reworks them into architectural motifs.
selgascano (26)
Oct 31, 2025each of the three volumes is elevated at different levels, rising in 70-centimeter increments from the forest side toward the water.
Sep 08, 2025this sports center by selgascano plans for transparent and organic ETFE pavilions outside shanghai.
architecture in china (2029)
Dec 23, 2025titled fun palace, the installation combines five looping ball-track systems with five sculptural architectural forms.
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Dec 16, 2025courtyards of varying sizes surround the central house volume, merging living spaces with the urban realm.
iF design (31)
Oct 31, 2025moderated by lisa gralnek with panelists s.karasyk, j.shatoff, and a.evrard, the discussion examines third spaces, inclusivity, and people-centered spaces.
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Oct 17, 2025designboom interviews studio empathy about their iF DESIGN AWARD-winning assembled void, library at new york korea center.
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rooftop architecture and design (198)
Dec 24, 2025wooden columns replace walls to create an open interior flow within the single-story nursery school.
Dec 11, 2025ITM yooehwa slices the prayer room's rooftop with the form of a cross, visible only from the interior and from overhead.
architecture in japan (1689)
Dec 22, 2025the 10-day festival transformed tokyo into a museum of brave design, spotlighting creators who challenge convention, from architecture to upcycled art.
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Dec 16, 2025a continuation of the existing rock formations, the hotel is articulated as a series of stepped horizontal planes, courtyards, and gardens.
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.
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