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4/11/2026

BRBB architects designs this 'shin-dae-ri house' as a concrete and timber dwelling overlooking a distant valley in south korea. The post this home in korea is shaped by twin timber gables atop a concrete base appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/10/2026

xi’an international football center is conceived as an open civic infrastructure, redefining the role of the stadium within the urban realm. The post xi’an international football center opens its stadium bowl to the city through a porous form appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/10/2026

curved geometry reshapes a former meeting room into an enclosed resting interior space. The post light and sound transform tubular office into an immersive relax room appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/9/2026

'flying vegetation' integrates urban agriculture through a planted facade that filters sunlight and breezes. The post lush facade of potted plants screens this vietnamese residence by H&P architects appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/9/2026

the project creates a sequence of movement, framed views, and moments of pause within the coastal valley. The post corten-clad twin pavilions frame shifting sea views along chinese coastal valley appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/9/2026

translucent panels define the bridge-like passage between the floating cabin and the land. The post playful crimson timber cabin floats above a stream in chinese cultural park appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/9/2026

'dreamscapes & artificial architecture' presents a field where visions of utopia can be pushed as glimpses and without consequence. The post a collection of impossible dreamscapes imagines utopia beyond reality’s limits appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/8/2026

'ashui pavilion' by H&P architects is crafted from tiled bamboo-like components to draw attention to the loss of water surfaces in hanoi. The post arching, bamboo-like pavilion of glazed ceramic tiles by H&P architects rises in hanoi appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/8/2026

the design introduces vaulted and geometric galleries with a landscaped public realm that enhances circulation and daylight. The post kengo kuma wins competition to expand london’s national gallery with new wing appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/7/2026

wooden shingles and tiled roofs reference local typologies. The post reclaimed timber reassembles a cluster of cabins into a mountain resort in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/7/2026

northcote house by LLDS elevates a narrow melbourne terrace with a roof garden, central void, and CNC-formed concrete walls. The post LLDS reworks ‘northcote house’ in melbourne with robotically-milled interiors appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/7/2026

plan follows a broken line forming a 144° angle, positioned to preserve existing trees and topography. The post metallic house 144º rises on steel stilts above hillside near barcelona appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/7/2026

a 3-by-3-meter stand lined with mirror turns a minimal footprint into a field that exceeds its own limits. The post fala turns leftover metal into color-coded grid that multiplies itself through mirror in porto appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/6/2026

bamboo joinery and passive ventilation define the closed-loop building system. The post mud, bamboo, and tin craft a climate-responsive vernacular home in rural bangladesh appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/6/2026

marking the studio's first built work in japan, the villas are built from soil excavated directly on-site. The post bjarke ingels group completes three rammed earth villas for NOT A HOTEL in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/5/2026

trommel no.4 is a 60-sqm interior tuned to tank geometry through raw concrete, custom joinery and translucent screens that redistribute daylight across the compact plan. The post former sewage tank transforms into minimal geometric apartment in amsterdam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/5/2026

adam terlanda reconfigures industrial components as furniture elements inside minulle lab. The post steel grates suspended from ratchet straps turn into furniture for bratislava photo lab appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/4/2026

dark, windowless street-facing facade contrasts with light-shingled volumes. The post a cluster of gable-roofed homes clad in larch wood shingles unfolds along volga river appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/3/2026

in lithuania, lahdelma & mahlamäki transforms the memory of a destroyed village into the clustered 'lost shtetl jewish museum'. The post lithuania’s ‘lost shtetl jewish museum’ takes shape as a gleaming, clustered village appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/3/2026

the paris-based architect discusses how his excavatory approach transforms buried memories and site research into a radical architectural blueprint for tomorrow. The post ‘architecture begins from the memory of a place’: tsuyoshi tane on archaeology of the future appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/2/2026

these types of spaces are for birdwatching by design, and are always built with the surrounding ecosystems in mind. The post ten architect-designed birdwatching stations that shape how we observe nature appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/2/2026

layered volumes create a dynamic internal arrangement challenging conventional domestic layouts. The post glass block facade wraps studioninedots’ playfully stacked box residence in amsterdam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/2/2026

a lightweight panel system reconfigures the interior into a cinema and public hub, activating the space while leaving the historic shell untouched. The post atelier guo inserts cinema into an ancestral hall in china without touching its past appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/2/2026

working between geology and construction, antón garcía-abril and débora mesa treat building as an act of discovery. The post ensamble studio explores primitive futures through material experimentation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/2/2026

in chikujō, kengo kuma transforms a former hall into a library where sculptural reading spaces integrate stepped playscapes. The post kengo kuma sculpts radiating hinoki louvres throughout new library in chikujō, japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/1/2026

a traditional moon gate is rotated and abstracted to frame a tree which grows through the home's upper levels. The post only human draws from chinese landscape paintings to design this bangkok home appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/1/2026

built with local knowledge and materials, the muyunafest stage supports screenings, workshops, and communal life during the flooding season. The post as waters rise in the peruvian amazon, espacio común’s cinema stage gathers a city afloat appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/1/2026

the group explores utopia through material systems, craft, and labor, reshaping architecture from construction to lived experience The post enter projects asia explores a sculptural future handcrafted with local materials appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

4/1/2026

set on a steep, green site overlooking praia brava, bravíssima house adapts an existing structure into a family home. The post arthur casas adapts speculative structure into wood-lined coastal house in brazil appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/31/2026

australian architect steven chu harnesses rainfall on yakushima to shape this winning 'sound of rain' proposal for NOT A HOTEL. The post a bowl-shaped rooftop mimicking rainfall tops this winning entry for NOT A HOTEL appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/31/2026

at the core of the UNS-designed metro line proposal is an interpretation of turin, italy as a city defined by flow. The post UNS plans new metro line as ‘urban river’ to flow throughout turin, italy appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/31/2026

designed as a village of 38 private homes in ho tram, 'nhà estate' marks the first housing development by philippe starck by vietnam. The post philippe starck plans nhà estate as a coastal village of breezy villas in vietnam appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/30/2026

a continuous steel plinth reorganizes the historic interiors, allowing original ceilings, wallpapers, and traces of time to remain visible. The post raúl sánchez inserts stainless steel layer into a 19th century pirate house in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/30/2026

this flexible, campfire-centered learning space supports hands-on scouting education and collective use. The post 317studio transforms taiwan classroom into forest-like learning space for scouting education appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/30/2026

presented by basic.space as a complete structure, rebuilt and installed in full scale, the house is shown with its original interior elements, with modern design pieces. The post paul rudolph’s historical walker guest house returns in exhibition curated by A$AP rocky appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/29/2026

in vilnius, KWK promes' 'trim house' explores how reduced footprint and light shape a compact residential design. The post KWK promes encloses interior garden within triangular ‘trim house’ in vilnius appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/28/2026

the architects use orientation, structure, and landscape to shape a clear and cohesive domestic environment in alicante. The post fran silvestre organizes three-part house around hovering living volume in spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/27/2026

the project includes a newly constructed pavilion linked to the original late 1800’s stone farm house. The post steel pavilion extends historic farmhouse on australia’s monaro plateau appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/27/2026

the compact, elevated house integrates passive performance, expressive form, and a courtyard-centered layout. The post WORKac turns floodplain constraints into model for resilient domestic living in rhode island appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/27/2026

the london-based multidisciplinary studio shifts architecture from fixed form to ongoing process, guided by time and communal use. The post retrofitting the present: assemble’s approach to a collective future appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/26/2026

with prewood, VUILD tests modular timber construction in tokyo through a system designed for disassembly and reuse on narrow urban sites. The post VUILD’s ‘prewood’ project tests how modular timber can adapt to tight urban sites in tokyo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/26/2026

conceived as workplace and prototype, the project demonstrates how existing buildings can evolve into premium, climate-conscious landmarks. The post proposal for net-zero landmark office in warsaw highlights adaptive use and ecological design appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/25/2026

korean studio SOSOKKI ANAC sculpts its 'monologue café' using angular brick forms and sectional complexity. The post this monolithic café in south korea is designed to evoke an ancient fortress appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/25/2026

studio dangg shapes 'no vacancy' as a continuous, tunnel-like space that draws visitors inward, using reflection, curvature, and light. The post tunnel of mirrors and steel reshapes how space is experienced in new delhi bar appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/24/2026

büro ole scheeren envelops five clustered buildings in a parametric skin of glass tubes, demonstrating the tech innovation of shenzhen. The post shimmering facades wrap cavernous galleries of büro ole scheeren’s róng museum of art appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/24/2026

in this guest essay, the architect, researcher, and curator of the 5th mugak/ biennial explores utopia as the ‘creative reaction that pushes us to imagine the impossible.’ The post how the creative impulse of utopia improves the world – maria arana zubiate appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/24/2026

the project proposes a vast network of elevated megastructures where automation replaces labor and frees humanity to become homo ludens. The post in new babylon, constant imagines a world built for people who never stop playing appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/24/2026

the structure functions both as an accessible circulation route and as a small ceremonial space, combining infrastructure with a place for gathering and ritual. The post an arched pink bridge of happiness revives public park in shanghai appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/24/2026

through its graphic magazine of the 1960s, archigram explored plug-in, mobile, and temporary cities shaped by adaptable frameworks. The post inside archigram’s radical, sixties-era vision for cities that evolve as fast as we do appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/23/2026

rever & drage extends a red house in rælingen, norway into a layered home that infuses modern interiors with greenery and traditional motifs. The post rever & drage modernizes and extends traditional red cabin in rælingen, norway appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/23/2026

embedded within the historic center of san josé del cabo, the project balances intimacy and permeability through interwoven volumes. The post red-toned stucco surfaces form layered facade for boutique hotel by RA! in mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/23/2026

ark-shelter and archekta design 'cabin devín' for off-grid living in devín, slovakia through compact design and energy autonomy. The post ark-shelter & archekta craft off-grid cabin with a fold-down facade in devín, slovakia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

3/23/2026

a radical vision born in post-war japan, metabolism reimagined the city as a living system capable of growth, adaptation, and renewal. The post from capsule towers to circular cities: metabolism and the evolution of urban thinking appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.