HWKN's commercial masterplan in sharjah is the UAE's first AI-planned district
each of the buildings has been shaped by AI-generated prompts informed by HWKN’s research into sharjah’s climate, cultural identity, and urban morphology.
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HWKN joins BIG to design 'office for the future' in canada water dockside, london
the development marks HWKN's architectural debut in the UK.
MB&F sculpts amphitheater and floating dial inside the transparent watch SP one
initially named ‘three circles,’ the timepiece design has a trinity of levitating elements: the barrel, the balance wheel, and the dial.
jean-charles de castelbajac writes the hours and minutes by hand around new M.A.D.1 watch
for the first time, MB&F’s timepiece label M.A.D.editions invited jean-charles de castelbajac to design the M.A.D.1 ‘time to love’ watch.
clouds architecture office imagines an underwater merchant city in mars for venice biennale
tensile inflated domes carved beneath a water reservoir are made from materials imported from earth, with structural elements fabricated from 3D printed local regolith.
stainless steel 'curtains' gently wrap around japan's new cultural complex
the new cultural complex features a multipurpose theater with several bars, fine dining restaurants, roof terraces, and a VIP lounge.
step inside shirokuro, a 2D omakase restaurant in NYC that looks like a living sketchbook
every detail inside the space is hand-painted by the artist and restaurant’s art director mirim yoo, which took three months to finish.
arashi abe ties recycled bamboo strands with hemp cords for hazy-looking take higo stool
depending on the angle of the take higo stool, the bamboo strands and hemp cords overlap, shifting the look of arashi abe's chair.
rosan bosch designs nature-integrated garzón school in a eucalyptus forest in uruguay
the garzón school imagines a biophilic campus where architecture and nature converge in uruguay.
casa la secreta: grimaldi - nacht arquitectos lightly perches concrete home on uruguay coast
'casa la secreta' rises from the ground to surround an expansive central courtyard at the lower level.
lemaire's first boutique in china by F.O.G. architecture fuses tranquility with cultural heritage
the 140-square-meter space retreats quietly into its site, using a recessed facade and a ritualistic entry sequence.
F.O.G. architecture fronts pop-up café and bakery with piles of grain sacks
inspired by a barn, the mobile unit features a shading board and low seating area supported by the grain sacks that function as a back cushion.
dominique coulon & associés shapes colorful crèche for children in illzach, france
the crèche by dominique coulon uses color and sculptural form to reflect the energy and sensitivity of early childhood.
animu media library's concrete curves embrace the site's existing landscape in porto-vecchio
reminiscent of a giant sculpture, the library appears to float above its natural landscape.
jaekeun lee’s spiral calendar of globe-like beads reimagines time as circular motion
the designer derives earth and cloud visuals derived from NASA's datasets with month-specific versions applied individually to each small globe.
2015 ‘vectorfunk’ calendar by matt w. moore
matt w. moore sent us photos of his 2015 ‘vectorfunk’ calendar - which features all new 100% custom typographic explorations for each month.
SO — IL's nine chapel tower in brooklyn hosts a series of design installations by verso
verso returns to NYC with a site-specific takeover at nine chapel, a brooklyn condominium designed by SO — IL and developed by tankhouse.
VERSO&friends: a collective show exhibits fresh design in red hook, brooklyn
during NYCxDESIGN 2024, tribeca-based gallery VERSO arrives in red hook, brooklyn, with its recent exhibition VERSO&friends.
SO - IL, mariana popescu & thegreeneyl suspend 3D knitted natural fibers in venice biennale
in collaboration with dr. mariana popescu and thegreeneyl, the hoisted web is on view at the natural intelligence section of the international exhibition.
SO – IL envisions conical 'anima' pavilion for art omi pavilions in upstate new york
thousands of stacked wooden blocks will form an asymmetrical, cone-shaped roof.
paged furniture resurrects a forgotten polish modernist classic with heritage chair collection
at salone del mobile 2025, paged furniture presents heritage, a new collection that brings a 1950s polish design back into the contemporary conversation.
paged evokes nostalgic imagination with alter ego furniture collection
the collection features a distinct selection of chairs and armchairs, from fluffy creations to nostalgic childhood references.
roca expands ohtake collection with sculptural basins and japanese-inspired bathtub
inspired by natural forms and japanese bathing rituals, roca introduces new basins and a bathtub to the ohtake collection, designed by rodrigo ohtake.
paul clemence captures vivid hues & geometries of ruy ohtake's bioparque pantanal in brazil
the series highlights the structure’s colors, interplay of light and shadow across the curved facades, and distinct spatial planning, with a focus on fluidity and vibrancy.
singapore's changi airport terminal 5 by heatherwick studio and KPF breaks ground
new renderings reveal the terminal’s interior, which combines green design with intuitive architecture, and is set to open in the mid-2030s.
KPF to echo historic chicago with brickwork arches at 1325 west fulton street
KPF employs brick arches to establish a connection with the industrial architecture of chicago's fulton market.
apple users will be able to control their iPhones with just their minds
synchron’s stentrode works with apple’s new BCI HID protocol, making brain signals a native input like touch, voice, or typing.
apple debuts new products, including video portrait mode for iPhones
apple’s third 2021 keynote event took place yesterday, seeing the tech giant unveil several new products including the iPhone 13, the new generation iPad, the iPad mini and the apple watch series 7.
playful geometries dot monadnock's colorful 'volante' social housing in the netherlands
monadnock architects brings warmth to its social housing project through geometries and textured brickwork in hilversum.
monadnock + de zwarte hond design landmark pavilion for national park in the netherlands
the brief for the new building called for a welcoming structure that entered into a harmonious relationship with the landscape.
lattice installation unfolds spatial archive of acapulco's urban history at venice biennale
developed by a|911, cadena concepts, and esrawe, acapulco: selective memories addresses the spatial and material challenges of coastal urbanism.
esrawe and cadena compose circular wooden pavilion for xinú’s fragrance boutique in mexico
esrawe studio and cadena concepts transform a former car mechanical workshop into xinú juárez's new boutique.
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competitions 
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 all competitions
Marca Corona Award 2027 | Contest for artists and designers under 35 $ 1,675.00 USD deadline: january 11th, 2027 
2026 Rome Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 10th, 2026 
2027 French Design Awards deadline: april 6th, 2027 
The Architect’s Chair Stockholm Furniture Fair Edition $ 9,120.00 USD deadline: january 5th, 2027 
Underbridge #2 $ 9,290.00 USD deadline: october 19th, 2026 
WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026 
L A M P International Lighting Design Competition deadline: october 31st, 2026 
Kingspan MICROHOME 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: november 2nd, 2026 
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026 $ 115,875.00 USD deadline: october 20th, 2026 
2026 NY Architectural & Interior Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026 
