Jan 02, 2026a series of frames forms a single, large box, avoiding expressive formal gestures in favor of flexibility and longevity.
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wood and timber architecture and design (1362)
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Jan 01, 2026the compact structure offers a brief pause along the path, oscillating between the typologies of chapel, shelter, and shipwreck.
coffee and espresso machines (40)
Dec 28, 2025the spiral structure follows principles of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics to optimize heat distribution.
connections: 94
Nov 06, 2025zuriga's compact E2-S redefines home espresso with a single-piece steel casing, repairability, and swiss-made precision in an A4 footprint.
connections: 58
tableware (54)
Dec 08, 2024over 60 designers explore artisanal techniques and experimentations with new technologies, ranging from ceramics to biomaterials.
connections: +470
Apr 17, 2024the exhibition showcases a custom tableware collection originally conceived by ponti in 1953 for the venezuelan villa planchart.
photography (442)
Dec 28, 2025the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
through dazzling, faceless constructions, he turns the photographic portrait into a site of playful disappearance and self-invented identity.
connections: +440
architecture in portugal (421)
Dec 28, 2025local stone and concrete form the core material palette, while warm wood elements soften the building by shovk.
Dec 25, 2025HPA arquitetura's casa corten reinterprets an industrial site in portugal through corten steel volumes shaped the slope.
david altrath (21)
Dec 28, 2025the photographer captures the concrete extension as a study in balance, showing how the architecture highlights history without overshadowing it.
Nov 21, 2025altrath focuses on the constant shifts of light, weather, and movement that animate the megastructure of the brutalist icon.
architectural photography (393)
Dec 30, 2025watch a new film capturing a portrait of the studio through photographs, drawings, and present day life inside barcelona's former cement factory.
Dec 29, 2025designboom visits les caryatides in guyancourt to explore the iconic building in person and unveil its beauty and peculiarities.
church architecture and design (258)
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: +1010
alvaro siza (35)
Dec 17, 2024‘context, form, and light’ examines the fundamental principles that shape architecture, spotlighting modernist monuments and contemporary pavilions.
Sep 19, 2024the building emerges as an earth-toned and compact design, organized in relation to the site's access street with minimal intrusion.
assistive devices (52)
Dec 30, 2025instead of fur and paws, the .lumen device uses cameras, sensors, artificial intelligence, and robotics to assist the user.
Dec 29, 2025a design project led by zhou leijing and her team in hangzhou, the device is worn on the pet’s hind legs to support their movement.
connections: +300
timepiece design (422)
Jan 02, 2026this hybrid object combines robotic precision with tactile materials and slow, repetitive motion.
Jan 01, 2026unlike their traditional counterparts, designer ryosuke fukosada crafts his pendulum and cuckoo clocks with evenly spaced holes on their surfaces.
connections: +420
social impact (11)
Jan 01, 2026the show examines how art has confronted genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
connections: +180
Dec 28, 2025the device activates automatically when picked up, turns off when placed down, and functions on its own without a power button.
treehouse architecture and design (124)
Dec 28, 2025the project explores architecture as a lightweight and reversible intervention in nature.
connections: +9220
- architecture in china (2033)
- architecture on stilts (101)
- cabin architecture and design (383)
- prefabricated homes and buildings (221)
- residential architecture and interiors (4678)
- spaces under 50 sqm (310)
- treehouse architecture and design (124)
- wiki world (13)
- wood and timber architecture and design (1362)
Nov 12, 2025the architectural language draws from bird nests, cocoons, and other biological structures, translating them into a modular system of fluid geometries.
wiki world (13)
Nov 08, 2025elevated timber construction preserves the forest floor and supports low-impact living.
connections: +8950
May 15, 2025the cabins rest above a raised terrace, creating a sheltered outdoor space beneath the structures.
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