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8/13/2026

wool, rope, ceramics, camel leather, and local stone appear across the museum interiors. The post zayed national museum’s interiors weave emirati craft, material, and cycles of time appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/13/2026

fractal geometry translates the repetitive rhythm of hand-knotting into architecture. The post former textile warehouse transforms into fractal-inspired jaipur rugs showroom in mumbai appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/13/2026

rejecting literal motifs, the restaurant opts for boundary-dissolving forms, custom mineral plaster, and refined leatherwork that mirror the essence of equestrian tack and desert heritage. The post falwa restaurant transforms arabian equestrian heritage into fluid architectural interior appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/13/2026

studio ellsinger’s hee house combines a compact footprint with strategic detailing for a spacious retreat on sweden’s west coast. The post studio ellsinger shapes a compact coastal home on sweden’s west coast appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/13/2026

classrooms, colorful graphics and playful ‘imaginariums’ give an unlikely second life to a floor built for desks and meeting. The post OFFICEUNTITLED turns vacant santa monica office floor into school after the palisades fire appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/13/2026

the king’s cross office trades corporate neutrality for pantone yellow, a deconstructed union jack and more than 70 works of art. The post island records and emi turn their king’s cross headquarters into a spatial mixtape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/13/2026

titi’s house demonstrates how a narrow urban lot in vietnam can become a home that balances individual privacy with shared family life. The post vietnam architects fill a narrow plot with stacked volumes to shape ‘titi’s house’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/12/2026

relationships change much faster than buildings, and a floor plan could begin by anticipating that. The post what if housing was designed around changing relationships rather than nuclear families? appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/12/2026

the new house carries forward the original residence’s pointed roof and white exterior walls. The post shifted roofs and reflected light connect old and new homes in suburban tokyo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/12/2026

eduardo mediero's HANGHAR rethinks domestic architecture through flexible rooms, useful corridors and shifting degrees of privacy. The post HANGHAR wants hierarchical homes to stop telling us how to live appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/12/2026

shiji commons project explores a dialogue between heritage, material memory, and contemporary rural life. The post light and voids recast reclaimed stone houses as community space in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/11/2026

material contrasts define the visual language of the showroom, designed by temp project. The post iridescent metal and textured plaster shape rikky hype showroom in kyiv appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/11/2026

across tilted rooms and uneven landscapes, arakawa and madeline gins asked whether architecture could change how the body ages. The post could an uncomfortable home extend life? arakawa + gins put architecture to the test appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/11/2026

from warsaw to são paulo the modernist architect jorge zalszupin developed a design language that's inextricable from his life in multiple worlds. The post how jerzy became jorge: the polish-born architect who became a brazilian icon appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/11/2026

backyard community garden in osu combines rammed earth, edible planting, rainwater harvesting and west african agricultural grids. The post deroche projects turns accra community garden into a productive public landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/10/2026

the central courtyard provides a shared landscape between the two, old and new, residences. The post recessed-roof house in bangkok centers living around planted courtyard appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/10/2026

waterfront neighbourhood space on ookwemin minising uses reclaimed bricks, concrete, timber and urban waste in a fully reversible public installation. The post gxn and ha/f stack toronto’s construction leftovers into pop-up public space appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/10/2026

serving as a shared language lumion pro’s capabilities eliminate the friction when traditional technical drawings fail to communicate the physical reality of an ambitious design concept. The post from pixels to planning approval: how lumion pro materializes unbuilt architecture appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/10/2026

black-and-white frescoes inside kalesma hotel’s chapel combine orthodox tradition with a contemporary graphic language. The post saint of athens reimagines byzantine iconography with black-and-white frescoes in mykonos appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/9/2026

rather than treating the forest as a backdrop, the project was conceived to make it an essential part of everyday living. The post split-level timber house organizes layered interiors around japanese forest landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/8/2026

shaped by the existing trees, terrain, and changing seasons, the home is designed to feel less like an object in the landscape and more like a natural part of it. The post dark timber A&A house reinterprets traditional barn form within polish pine forest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/7/2026

water and planting strengthen the connection between the interior and landscape. The post planted terraces outline vertically organized house by anonym studio in bangkok appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/6/2026

mias architects reinterprets the entrance as an architectural threshold, framing the everyday choreography of movement. The post triangulated steel lattice redefines new gateway to barcelona’s logistics park appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/6/2026

shrouded in bamboo, an elevated steel deck lets fishermen and aquatic species share the same waterfront in pattani, thailand. The post bamboo pier brings a new public waterfront to the fishermen of pattani, thailand appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/6/2026

the flexible vaulted interior accommodates workshops, meetings, and community events. The post three conical timber roofs crown open community cabin in south london appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/6/2026

the experimental sports project returns as a public installation at rotterdam’s nieuwe instituut, asking whether redesigning the rules of sport can open new ways of living together. The post SIDELINED asks what happens when sport stops producing winners and losers appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/6/2026

the project introduces climbing structures, outdoor classrooms, and planted play spaces that rethink how limited schoolyards can serve students throughout the day. The post studio KRAFT reclaims limited schoolyard space with vertical play garden in budapest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/6/2026

a public scale model previews the folding canopy that will transform AGO Modena’s historic courtyard throughout the year. The post carlo ratti associati previews a kinetic canopy for modena’s former hospital appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/6/2026

soft pastel tones and terrazzo surfaces add color and texture to the home’s interior. The post sawtooth roof and textured brick facade reimagine victorian home in the uk appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/5/2026

branding, furniture, lighting, and architecture form a unified modular system for iykyk. The post inflated orange volumes adorn smash burger restaurant’s interior by da bureau in armenia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/5/2026

the intervention was developed as a student project at the instituto superior de arquitectura y diseño (ISAD). The post digitally fabricated plywood pavilion creates shaded curved refuge in chihuahua appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/5/2026

among apple trees and morning clouds, an old mountain house discovers that rural living need not be beige. The post spolia brings glass-block glow and sharp color to a rural house in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/5/2026

the mixed-use cultural center revisits a fifteen-year-old urban idea, breaking a conventional commercial complex into a stack of individually scaled volumes. The post MVRDV brings its vertical village concept to shenzhen with mixed-use cultural hub appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/5/2026

folded metal surfaces reflect the internal organization of the apartments. The post bronze corrugated metal wraps spf:architects’ multifamily housing in west hollywood appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/4/2026

along nagasaki’s coastal highway, oversized strawberries and melons turn a roadside wait into a playful encounter with public transit. The post japan’s fruit-shaped bus stops offer travelers a sweeter shelter appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/4/2026

yacademy’s 2026/2027 placement program offers scholarships to accelerate emerging architects directly into top global practices. The post from the classroom to the dream architecture practice: yacademy’s placement at chipperfield, BIG & snøhetta appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/3/2026

the project explores residential living through landscape continuity and architectural variation. The post domestic archipelago of nine houses unfolds across portugal’s cork-oak landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/3/2026

the combination of a rational structure, integration with the landscape, and a domestic scale aims to challenge conventional models of high-end housing. The post wrapped in concrete, wood, and greenery, perkins&will’s residential tower rises in são paulo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/3/2026

the photographer captures how marble, ornament, and empty auditoriums preserve centuries of cultural memory long before the first note is played. The post franck bohbot captures the vienna state opera before the curtain rises appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/3/2026

a found boulder, an open kitchen and bamboo-imprinted concrete turn dinner into a landscape encounter. The post atelier guo frames yangshuo’s mountain landscape beneath a sweeping roof appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/2/2026

lago italian family kitchen occupies an existing pavilion beside yihe park's lake. The post timber and wave-like metal reshape lakeside pavilion into family restaurant in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

8/1/2026

in this designboom guest essay, 2050+ examines how informal sport and architecture can challenge surveillance, reclaim public space, and strengthen the urban commons. The post ippolito pestellini laparelli and erica petrillo of 2050+ on ‘the parking lot that forgot itself’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/31/2026

a modular furniture system supports the program’s flexibility, enabling the layout to accommodate different group sizes and patterns of occupation. The post ukyo X blends café, listening bar, and co-working inside restored historic interior in romania appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/31/2026

the renovated house’s mixed-use program combines guest accommodations, a family retreat, and a craft beer taproom. The post reclaimed materials and handcrafted finishes reshape historic townhouse in czech republic appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/31/2026

pachapasa studio retains the original house while opening its interior into one continuous dining room. The post lantern-like pavilion and recycled brick bar reshape bangkok house into arvie restaurant appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/30/2026

the open plan shifts between enclosed and landscape-connected configurations. The post rhythmic timber and glass pavilion unfolds beneath pecan tree canopy in argentina appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/30/2026

tune in to the series finale of the room for dreams podcast to explore the unseen atmospheric energy that give architecture emotional weight. The post subconscious spaces: tracking the invisible energy that gives architecture its soul appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/30/2026

displayed cars gradually appear and disappear along the circulation sequence. The post black resin, glass, and steel shape alessandro isola’s automotive sanctuary in italy appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/30/2026

public pools and playful landscapes give rest a permanent place within cities often shaped to prioritize work and consumption. The post the right to rest: how cities make room for play appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/29/2026

screens of recycled terracotta bricks draw shade and air through this narrow vietnamese vacation house. The post perforated terracotta screens cool NAQ architecture’s breezy vĩnh long house appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/29/2026

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.

7/29/2026

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.

7/29/2026

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.

7/28/2026

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.

7/28/2026

jojoworkshop translates the daily rhythm of baking into a warm interior, with an open kitchen, custom furniture, and bagel-inspired details. The post bagel-inspired details and flexible furniture shape seoul bakery’s open interior appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/28/2026

the 105,300-square-meter museum rises beside yanzi lake as a geological form visitors can climb, cross and explore The post first look: shenzhen natural history museum opens to the public appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/27/2026

exitprojectes rehabilitates casa blajot, a late work by josep lluís sert on the catalan coast, extending the house without disturbing the architectural intelligence that defines it. The post open patios and white geometric terraces extend casa blajot along catalan coast appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/27/2026

although never selected for construction, the riverside scheme explores how ecology and play might repair an infrastructural divide. The post snøhetta’s unbuilt banpo playscape reconnects seoul with the hangang river appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/27/2026

in july 2026, the UNESCO world heritage committee added twenty-five sites during its 48th session in busan, south korea. The post aalto works, rock-cut mosques and modernist cities join UNESCO’s 2026 world heritage list appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/27/2026

conceived as a constantly evolving space for performance, learning and collective experimentation, cedric price’s radical vision challenged conventional ideas of what architecture could be — despite never being built. The post the fun palace: cedric price’s 1960s visionary project that (kind of) never came to be appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/27/2026

tune in to episode 10 of the room for dreams podcast to hear why the best spaces are intentionally left open to interpretation. The post beyond the blueprint: breaking rigid structures to embrace fluid spatial evolution appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/25/2026

a vaulted plinth lifts the tower above a century-old courtyard to continue the five-meter facade rhythm of rotterdam's historic post office. The post grid of arches wraps ODA’s newly completed POST tower in rotterdam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/25/2026

vaulted precast slabs remain visible throughout the renovated interior. The post red microcement pairs with onyx marble to reframe brutalist barcelona duplex appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/24/2026

with EcoNeo, SAGA space architects brings space-habitat thinking back to earth, where every surface has a job. The post CNC-cut timber modules shape SAGA’s compact summerhouse in denmark appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/24/2026

since 1989, children’s play is understood as a fundamental right alongside education, shelter, and care – explore what that means for our built environment. The post who has a right to play? appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/24/2026

korean street food culture informs the new interior concept by soa architekti. The post blue, red, and orange interiors bring seoul’s visual energy to the kimchi restaurant in prague appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/24/2026

a translucent canopy keeps the long outdoor pool open through winter as sports and trees fill the narrow lawn. The post kinzo proposes 100-meter swimming lane through the heart of berlin appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/23/2026

a big splash of teal unifies a family of bespoke furniture for the new headquarters of an inaugural art triennial in rural western new york. The post reclaimed oak, cork, and cardboard build flexible furniture for cultural hub in NY appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/23/2026

the 39-story, 590 foot-tall tower is designed by SHoP architects and BVN with a hybrid timber structure which rises over sydney, australia. The post world’s tallest timber tower reaches full height in sydney with design by SHoP appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/23/2026

technical infrastructure becomes part of the architectural language. The post OOIIO wraps reused madrid auto center in permeable skin of vertical metal slats appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/22/2026

as part of a renovation initiative involving eight universities across kyoto, the project transforms vacant units into company housing for welfare-sector workers. The post giant blue-green semicircular table by tato architects reorganizes kyoto apartment appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/22/2026

designed as an extension of the landscape, 'estratos vivos' arranges galleries around planted courtyards, shaded terraces, and circular volumes. The post SANAA-led team wins ecuador national museum competition after revised selection process appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/22/2026

the proposal rethinks the tower podium by replacing it with a permeable landscape designed to absorb stormwater and support public life. The post carlo ratti lifts seoul tower on ‘high heels’ to make room for water, trees and public life appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/22/2026

three leading architects detail why designing for the future requires a framework of active moral responsibility. The post the architecture of optimism: treating friction as a catalyst for innovation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/22/2026

the project uses porches, pergolas, and canopies to harness shade as a climate-responsive strategy for mediterranean living. The post anna & eugeni bach reframes house in fonolleres with wood and ochre ceramics appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/22/2026

new club will feature more than 50 rooms, a rooftop pool, gym, courtyard, and interiors shaped by milanese craft and rationalist heritage. The post soho house begins transforming milan’s former cinema arti into six-level members’ club appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/21/2026

movable panels adapt the space to different uses, from a lounge and stage to an open-air theater. The post sliding timber frames and reused materials shape reversible pavilion within swiss meadow appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/21/2026

yellow built-ins and a pink spiral staircase reshape this Madrid apartment into a home of hidden rooms and looping circulation. The post BURR renovates madrid apartment with yellow storage walls and pink spiral staircase appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/21/2026

the permeable, modernist-inspired framework harmonizes with challenging topography to foster a vibrant student community at the chinese university of hong kong. The post ida & billy reinterprets hong kong campus modernism through dormitory’s gridded facades appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/20/2026

carved concrete volumes and deep skylights turn the saadiyat museum into an inhabitable extension of the surrounding terrain. The post new images document mecanoo’s geological natural history museum abu dhabi appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/20/2026

bjarke ingels group / BIG designs two new buildings for universidad francisco de vitoria near madrid, spain. The post BIG stacks classrooms and pitched roofs across two new madrid university buildings appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/20/2026

DHaus blends craftsmanship, sculptural form, and spatial choreography into a contemporary home. The post timber, curves, and crafted details shape DHaus’ spatial narrative inside nanjing townhouse appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/20/2026

behind the iridescent facade, MVRDV develops a sequence of spaces shaped by moon gates, evolving geometric openings, and six thematic ‘bold rooms.’ The post MVRDV wraps urban revivo’s beijing flagship in color-shifting roof tile facade appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/20/2026

pathways, courtyards, and timber volumes integrate architecture with the woodland landscape. The post gabled timber volumes weave sanctum cabin retreat into the lithuanian forest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/19/2026

the oblique oculus traces the movement of the sun across the residence’s interior. The post circular roof opening brings sunlight into casa óculo by OHLAB in palma appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/18/2026

digital blue establishes a continuous visual field across the interior, while signal orange highlights key points of movement and interaction. The post BIGX super sports playground shapes a digital landscape through steel, light, and color appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/17/2026

bump studio reorganizes the home through color, geometry, and custom sculptural elements. The post folded yellow volume reorganizes genova apartment’s interiors like a game of tetris appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/17/2026

the eighth episode of room for dreams moves past superficial aesthetics to explore how traditional craft redefine true luxury. The post the luxury of purpose: redefining exclusivity through craft and analog slow-living appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/17/2026

the trilogy of cemeteries explores memory through architecture, landscape, and time. The post three cemeteries emerge between stone walls and mountain horizons in the carnic alps appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/17/2026

from a house wedged between boulders to a duck-shaped store, weird buildings showcases playful and surprising architecture. The post from ducks to spaceships: ‘weird buildings’ explores unconventional architecture worldwide appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/16/2026

a new four-year plan will organize milano triennale’s program around one guiding question each year. The post michele de lucchi appointed creative director of the triennale milano appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/16/2026

natural materials, designed to weather over time, blend the living areas with the surrounding vegetation. The post elevated glazed walkways frame house’s panoramic views through cariló’s forest in argentina appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/16/2026

urban soul project answers a fundamental question of how an environment can be designed to make the guest feel, understand, and remember. The post urban soul project hospitality design translates local narratives into spatial experiences appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/16/2026

a central courtyard and reflecting pond draw light and water into the interior The post rooftop garden crowns concrete house in argentina shaped by spiraling patios appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/15/2026

the project marks the next phase in transforming wright's only building in mississippi into a publicly accessible house museum, with an anticipated opening in 2028. The post belinda stewart architects to lead preservation of frank lloyd wright’s ‘fountainhead’ house appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/15/2026

yanlord arcadia transforms a residential courtyard into a layered garden landscape. The post a garden-within-a-garden unfolds through water, translucent pavilions, and green courtyards appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/14/2026

rather than treating the circular forms as isolated objects, the architects connect them through a series of orthogonal junctions that generate fluid transitions between rooms. The post five intersecting cylinders shape fran silvestre arquitectos’ house in madrid appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/14/2026

gabonsa pavilion was designed and built by students from kaiserslautern university of applied sciences. The post a terraced timber pavilion explores circular construction for austria’s gabonsa music festival appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/14/2026

A profound generational evolution is rewriting the rules of the contemporary landscape, bringing an end to the era where architects and designers merely mimicked the tenets of Western modernism. Recorded live at Milan Design Week 2026 in cooperation with INDX|GLOBAL, the seventh episode of the Room for Dreams podcast leads an insightful session on how […] The post realizing the dream: crafting a new design language from a confluence of cultures appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

7/14/2026

a central courtyard organizes the relationship between indoor and outdoor areas in remanso cultural institute. The post exposed brick and blue metal transform a 1930s brazilian house into a cultural art hub appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.