the limited-edition yellow trench coat uses double-faced polychloroprene rubber engineered to resist chemicals, oils, ozone, flame and weathering. The post vollebak prepares for the end times with its yellow trench coat made from protective rubber appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
Vogue teams up with the CFDA for the United Flags of Fashion.
alternating conditions of enclosure and openness shape the interior sequence. The post curved curtain and modular furniture reshape shanghai interior workshop and pop-up appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
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Three new properties were inscribed under emergency procedures and simultaneously placed on the World Heritage in Danger List, bringing its total to six
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the japanese artist discusses why children instinctively understand her work, creating spaces for people to connect, and her commitment to building every piece by hand. The post ayumi tsuchiya’s wooden sculptures are made for touching, playing, and listening appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
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habits design demonstrates how technology enriches human connection at the table, establishing an interactive food culture. The post habits design transforms dining into a synchronized light performance appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
Ron Sanders previously designed coins for the US mint.
wood, glass and sweeping canopies shape a new setting for performance, culture and collective life. The post kengo kuma crowns cultural center in switzerland with wing-like timber roofs appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
in conversation with designboom, the artist reflects on aging, history, and why the death of a 1,200-year-old oak compelled him to draw again. The post ai weiwei on why a dying tree inspired his first drawing in more than 50 years appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
As Andy Burnham opens a new office in the city of Manchester, we offer up some suitably northern works for the walls
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exposed stone walls and concrete slabs define the interior material palette, while timber furniture, staircases, and doors introduce warmth. The post three monolithic volumes by not a number architects reinterpret greek stone house typology appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
Architecture has long been defined by permanence. Buildings are celebrated because they endure, cities because they establish permanence against uncertainty, and monuments because they resist the passage of time. Some of humanity's oldest urban traditions emerged in landscapes where permanence alone could never guarantee survival. Across the deserts of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula , oasis settlements developed not as isolated refuges from an empty wilderness, but as carefully maintained pauses within landscapes already shaped by movement. Long before highways and airports connected continents, caravans, pilgrims, pastoralists, and merchants traversed these territories through networks of wells , irrigation systems, cultivated groves, and market towns. The oasis was never the end of a journey. Wells, shaded palm groves, irrigated fields, and caravan markets allowed the next stage of the journey to begin.
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The Redhill Early Learning Centre reimagines the school as a child-scaled city: a protected and nurturing environment that reflects the energy of Johannesburg while adapting it to the sensory and developmental needs of young children. The design journey began in Reggio Emilia, Italy, where Hubo Studio studied the origins of the Reggio Emilia educational philosophy. Its constructivist, child-centered principles informed a distinctly South African interpretation in which architecture becomes an active participant in learning.
The White Bay Power Station precinct and Glebe Island, two key sites in one of the last major redevelopment sites on Sydney's inner harbour, are the focus of a new international design competition launched by the New South Wales Government. The open, two-stage Bays West International Design Competition seeks a design-led Urban Framework that will guide the transformation of the precinct into a new waterfront neighbourhood.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has announced 25 new inscriptions to the World Heritage List during its 48th session, expanding the international register with sites that reflect a wide range of architectural, cultural, and natural heritage. The 2026 additions include 19 cultural properties, five natural sites, and one mixed property, alongside approvals for two significant boundary modifications and one revision to the criteria of an existing inscription. Spanning every inhabited continent, the newly recognized places range from archaeological landscapes and historic urban centers to modernist architecture and industrial heritage, underscoring the diversity of the built environment and the evolving scope of heritage conservation.
willem de haan’s eleven-metre structure turns a peaceful riverside campsite into a quiet reflection on the competition for space. The post willem de haan stacks 12 tents vertically to question density and the way we occupy space appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
The new office spaces of Czech News Center and Active Radio were built within the new Hagibor administrative complex on the border of the Vinohrady, Strašnice, and Žižkov districts, directly connected to the Želivského metro station. Developed by Crestyl and designed by Bogle Architects, the project consists of a nine-story office building featuring an organic shape with cascading terraces.
On Monday, 27 July, the shortlist of finalists for the 2026 National Architecture Prize was presented at an extraordinary session of the National Board of the Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile (Chilean Institute of Architects). Representing the institution, the five board members jointly awarded the prize to architects Alejandro Aravena Mori and Smiljan Radić Clarke , in recognition of their contributions to positioning Chilean architecture internationally. Both architects have been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize: Aravena in 2016 for his work with ELEMENTAL , and Smiljan Radić Clarke this year . The institution also recognised the quality of their work and the contribution of both professionals to the local development of the discipline, as two major figures in architecture from the context of a small country at the southern end of the world.
Designed by the 3XN , B+H Architects , and Zhubo Design consortium, the Shenzhen Natural History Museum has opened to the public in Shenzhen , China . Covering more than 100,000 square meters, the institution is the largest natural history museum in South China and among the largest recently completed museums of its kind worldwide. Developed as part of Shenzhen's expanding cultural infrastructure, the project brings together exhibition, research, education, and public space within a single civic destination. 3XN led the architectural design, B+H Architects served as lead consultant, executive architect, and landscape architect, and Zhubo Design provided local technical expertise and regulatory coordination throughout the project's development.
Examining the evolution of dwelling throughout history reveals that concepts of space, time, identity , and home extend far beyond architecture itself. From the early twentieth century to the present, human development has been shaped by accelerating economic, social, cultural, and technological transformations. Advances in information and communication technologies have fostered a world of constant connectivity, a phenomenon that can, at times, disconnect individuals from the physical spaces they inhabit. Amid an ever-growing flow of stimuli, interactions, and digital platforms, shared living across multiple architectural scales and programs presents both a challenge and an opportunity to reconnect people with their surroundings through design strategies that support the freedom of movement and flexibility demanded by contemporary life.
Kenta SANO & Associates reimagines the ballet studio as an urban stage, opening the hall toward the street and turning everyday passersby into an informal audience. Tokyo Ballet House brings together a ballet studio and a compact residence in a four-story steel-frame building in Toshima, Tokyo.
the salina collection by federico stefanovich draws on the morphology of marine organisms. The post fiberglass shells and bronze skeletal forms shape sculptural light and furniture collection appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
Located in Vĩnh Long , where a hot and humid tropical climate prevails throughout most of the year, this house demonstrates how bioclimatic architecture can achieve optimal thermal comfort through passive design strategies while significantly reducing the need for air conditioning.
As part of its bid to administer a new pied-à-terre tax, the city has released property rolls revealing the trophy homes of mega-dealers and collectors. The post Art World’s Top Players Turn Up in New York’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Database appeared first on Artnet News .
Rangunia Residence reinterprets the spatial and environmental principles of rural Bangladeshi architecture through a contemporary home shaped by climate, landscape, and everyday life. Located within the semi-rural setting of Rangunia, Chattogram, the house draws from familiar vernacular elements—not as nostalgic references, but as practical responses to place.
the box in the barn creates a seasonal retreat within a rural family homestead. The post black asphalt and birch plywood shape compact retreat within czech barn appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine .
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Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore shared a magnificent life as both romantic and creative partners, one in which gender proved as mercurial as the political climate of World War II.
The Kumamoto Castle houses priceless artworks from the Edo period.
The philosopher believed that good photography provokes cognition while dangerous photography soothes, as seen in a jewel box show at the Jewish Museum.
A bridge with towers informed by a hockey slapshot has opened to public traffic between the United States and Canada after more than seven years of construction, decades of planning and a contentious back-and-forth with the federal government. Named after Canadian-born Detroit Red Wings hockey player Gordie Howe, the bridge stretches over the Detroit River The post "Gently curving" Gordie Howe International Bridge opens between US and Canada appeared first on Dezeen .
La Pecera is conceived as a reflection on how architecture can be inserted into an environmentally sensitive landscape without compromising its natural condition. The project responds to a question that emerged from years of professional practice in Puerto Escondido , where rapid urbanization has progressively transformed the landscape that defines the identity of the place. In contrast to a model of growth that often replaces vegetation with built mass, the proposal envisions an architecture that understands the landscape as infrastructure rather than leftover space.
The experimental Japanese musician of Boredoms fame closed this year's Summer Festival with a 200-cymbal jam session. Earplugs were needed. The post At Watermill’s Summer Fete, EYE’s Noise Performance Induced Transcendence appeared first on Artnet News .
The latest Dezeen Debate newsletter features MVRDV's winning proposal to design a "new world wonder" in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The architectural studio's proposal, dubbed Rotterdam Rocks!, was the winner of social enterprise Shift's competition to design a €240 million landmark in the city. Commenters are unsure about the choice, with The post Dezeen Debate features "bad acid trip" building proposal appeared first on Dezeen .
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The Benson House is Gehry's only residence in Calabasas. The post A Rare Early Frank Gehry Home Is for Sale appeared first on Artnet News .
Stadiums are becoming more distinctive with clubs and countries using them to attract attention. As part of our Future Stadium series, we look at why stadium design is becoming more icon-focused. UK-based Heatherwick Studio had never designed a stadium before, so its recent win in the competition to design Birmingham City's stadium – along with The post Why stadium design is getting more outlandish appeared first on Dezeen .
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Developed by Felipe Caboclo Arquitetura alongside interior designer Nildo José and landscape architect Alex Hanazaki, Casa Tear is conceived as a spatial grid where structural elements, curated interiors, and nature interlace like threads. Rather than imposing a heavy volume upon the site in Bragança Paulista, the project explores the beauty of tension: connecting raw earth with lush tropical gardens, structural weight with interior lightness, and human scale with the vast Brazilian horizon.
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