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6/29/2026

using digitally developed modules, mamou-mani shapes Hermès’ beijing flagship with a parametric terracotta facade. The post Hermès beijing flagship wrapped in a rose-pink ceramic veil by mamou-mani appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/29/2026

the main structural concept for the reconstruction is described as ‘four parallel walls and a roof.’ The post reclaimed stone and timber reshape a basque farmhouse adapted for contemporary living appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/29/2026

the third episode of room for dreams challenges standard preservation cliches to champion hyper-flexible 'bare shell' architecture. The post adaptive legacies: why the ultimate form of sustainability means building as little as possible appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/29/2026

casa macedonia unfolds as a sequence of interconnected domestic spaces. The post neon colors, transparent acrylic, and stone shape a layered apartment interior in madrid appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/28/2026

facades reference the rhythm of trees and cultivated fields of parma. The post vertical white pillars compose rhythmic facade enfolding primary school in italy appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/27/2026

the shrine invites visitors to honor stuffed animals through rituals, reframing cherished toys as companions that connect people, forests, and ideas of care across generations. The post stuffed animal shrine in kyoto invites visitors to honor cherished plush companions appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/26/2026

planned for 2030, more than 6,000 seats will gather within the rippling, fabric-like venue by gehry partners. The post gehry partners’ billowing performing arts center to neighbor guggenheim abu dhabi appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/26/2026

lightweight construction, natural materials, and a palette drawn directly from the site, in pale woods, earth tones, and soft greens define the camp. The post trenchs studio threads low-impact glamping among the pines of southern spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/26/2026

the 140-square-meter project builds its retail experience around the home’s original circulation, courtyard, and timber structure. The post inside a century-old hanok, urban sophistication seoul flagship is organized like a home appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/25/2026

an irregular roof profile increases interior volume and ceiling height, generating open, well-lit spaces. The post underused house reconfigures into child-centered bright red preschool in india appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/25/2026

the porto show exhibits models of the guggenheim bilbao, LUMA arles, the vitra design museum, and other projects that defined the pritzker-prize winning architect's career The post step into frank gehry’s sweeping signature style in a new retrospective appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/25/2026

CIRK pairs photography and architectural history with five press-out paper models that recreate the sculptural circus buildings built across the former USSR. The post build your own soviet-era modernist circus with zupagrafika’s architectural model book appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/24/2026

bigert & bergström turns reflective geometry into a public bathing space on a once-contaminated riverside site. The post lithium crystal forms inspire this mirrored pink sauna on sweden’s reclaimed wasteland appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/24/2026

social spaces are arranged around a sequence of indoor and outdoor areas. The post amasa estudio carves patios and millwork into a mid-century home in mexico city appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/24/2026

the second episode of room for dreams explores the digital vernacular and the elusive fourth dimension that software simply cannot replicate. The post the digital vernacular: reframing AI as an unexpected ally for local heritage appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/24/2026

kaushal tatiya architects designs 'the anthill', translating the thermal intelligence of insect-built mounds into a brick house. The post brick chambers and cavernous passages shape this ‘anthill’ house in india appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/23/2026

geoplan's hotič educational complex brings together education, recreation, and civic life, redefining the village school as a shared social center. The post concrete and beech shape flexible learning spaces within school and social hub in slovenia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/23/2026

the facade drapes, swoops, and folds across openings. The post a swooping facade line reinterprets suburban split-level homes in new jersey appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/23/2026

a 36-square-meter apartment in sarrià sheds decades of partitions to reveal its original structure, using color to reinterpret a century-old interior. The post NOT A STUDIO uses color-coded structure to open up century-old barcelona apartment appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/22/2026

architect clemens hoyer designed the structure as a real-world urban laboratory for shared street space. The post pink timber room rises over munich bike racks as urban lab ‘zuhaus’ appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/22/2026

the project establishes a direct relationship between house and landscape. The post monolithic black timber retreat frames panoramic views of ukraine’s carpathian mountains appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/22/2026

large glazed openings frame surrounding greenery and allow daylight to penetrate deep into the interior. The post handmade terracotta tiles meet oak surfaces within tri-oz café’s tranquil interiors in thailand appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/21/2026

ambient architects designs interior spaces for flexible reconfiguration. The post public library clad in washed timber integrates with warsaw’s wooded neighborhood appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/20/2026

CENTRAL and maxime delvaux invite visitors to leave handwritten wishes inside a colorful mast before it becomes part of a communal st. john’s eve celebration. The post a colorful mast emerges from sand dunes as concéntrico brings a temporary beach to logroño appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/20/2026

basketball, football, and cycling inform the identity of individual pods. The post sports-themed meeting pods by studio c11 organize decathlon zagreb office interiors appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/19/2026

carrying memories of chile’s traveling circuses, a twenty-meter circus tent becomes a temporary public interior in logroño. The post smiljan radić pitches a chilean circus tent in spain for concéntrico 2026 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/19/2026

the monolithic museum by RAA hosts galleries of campaign artifacts and features a painted glass window by julie mehretu. The post obama presidential center museum opens in chicago as a tour of democracy and protest appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/19/2026

the premier episode of room for dreams explores the future of circular architecture, from raw local materials to the power of pure light. The post materializing the future: indian architects on the shift to regenerative design appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/19/2026

vertical circulation links all levels through a shared spatial void. The post sculptural steel spiral staircase reorganizes circulation in a century-old shanghai house appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/19/2026

inspired by pelota vasca, frontones danzantes introduces three mobile structures that encourage residents to reclaim an underused urban space through sports. The post 2050+ uses movable frontones to reclaim a parking lot for play in logroño, spain appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/19/2026

the sci-arc debates on the geopolitical and ecological responsibilities of contemporary architecture through undergraduate thesis reviews. The post sci-arc reviews speculative architectural futures envisioned by undergraduate students appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/18/2026

silver-painted steel tubes and perforated metal create a layered material palette. The post industrial kinetic displays shape hybrid exhibition and automotive service space in tbilisi appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/18/2026

the astrotourism center is designed as a cluster of stone tubes facing the sky over saudi arabia’s alUla desert. The post heatherwick studio plans otherworldly observatory for dark-sky tourism in saudi desert appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/18/2026

the project combines restrained architectural forms with a palette of natural materials and warm tones that respond to the character of the ionian landscape. The post linear pergolas in warm tones outline a series of interconnected houses on a greek island appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/17/2026

the copper canopy’s underside is articulated by a finely detailed ceiling of 2,923 unique plywood panels. The post sculptural copper canopy tops micro-landmark community hub in tokyo by nikken sekkei appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/17/2026

designed by SD partners, the complex gathers workshops, rehearsal space, and storage beside milan’s expanding parco della lambretta. The post FRPO plans zero-energy production factory ‘magnifica fabbrica’ for la scala milan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/17/2026

an olive tree courtyard anchors the space between serentha cabin's mirroring twin volumes by orto studio. The post two corrugated metal volumes shelter courtyard retreat in mexico’s desert landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/17/2026

the new cultural venue translates references from cantonese opera into a lakeside complex of theaters, exhibition spaces, and public gathering areas. The post flowing forms inspired by cantonese opera shape ZHA’s songshan lake cultural centre appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/16/2026

sports and urban activities programs are distributed across multiple interconnected levels. The post archiworkshop reimagines a seoul sports complex as a continuous public roof terrace appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/16/2026

formed from thousands of PVC strands, the walk-through sculpture brings an immersive yellow haze to serpentine. The post jesús rafael soto suspends 4,000 yellow strands in kensington gardens for serpentine appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/16/2026

constructed with intricate timber joinery that minimizes metal fasteners, the pavilion demonstrates how wood can shape durable architecture for harsh climate conditions. The post timber observation tower reinterprets kola bay’s industrial shoreline in russia appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/15/2026

a column-and-beam structure supports flexible living arrangements, enabling reconfiguration over time. The post atrium-centered timber house unfolds under a sweeping roof in denmark’s glacial landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/14/2026

a sunken courtyard acts as the central organizing element of the project. The post PLAT ASIA uses box-like frames to connect fitness, dining, and play in beijing community hub appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/14/2026

combining a foldable roof, modular interiors, and recycled materials, the project connects mobile living to a broader lakeside infrastructure network. The post sculptural foldable roof shields white floating micro-home drifting across lake como appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/13/2026

the visionary design morphs from a self-sustaining social rehabilitation center into a lush, green energy resort, offering a striking blueprint for future coastal survival. The post baobab-inspired floating waterfall power plant generates renewable energy off madagascar appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/12/2026

this treehouse resort expands along houguan lake in wuhan, china, immersing guests into trees, water, and nature. The post treehouses, boat houses, and pumpkin cottages scatter along wuhan’s lakeshore appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/11/2026

a newly public park and restored historic buildings extend the swiss museum into a broader landscape of art and architecture. The post peter zumthor’s fondation beyeler extension set to progressively open starting this fall appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/10/2026

golden stairs lead to an elevated viewing platform above the whale gateway. The post blue aluminum panels curve to shape a whale-like entrance gate by wutopia lab appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/10/2026

the tower is formally blessed today, on june 10th, 2026, during a ceremony led by pope leo XIV. The post sagrada família inaugurates 176-meter tower on centenary of gaudí’s death appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/10/2026

a small waterside platform becomes a space for ecological learning and shared observation in chile. The post an intricate timber viewpoint by dum-dum lab rises beside chile’s laguna troya appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/9/2026

circle pit installation by studio clash is organized around four mature xiangchun trees and a solitary rock. The post steel rings and stepped platforms spiral around trees in landscape gathering installation appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/9/2026

the sports center in saudi arabia is renovated with reused structures, climate strategies, and expanded capacity for the 2034 world cup. The post populous updates 1980s-era king fahad stadium in riyadh with new cable net roof appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/9/2026

from BIG and studio RAP to the new raw and michael hansmeyer, architects are using robotics and digital fabrication to reinvent craft. The post crafting with code: how architects reinvent making through robotics and digital fabrication appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/9/2026

blue glazed brick walls, black columns, and a red ceiling define the structure. The post vens vanbelle reshapes painter’s former home through de stijl aesthetics and primary colors appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/9/2026

the design by georges batzios architects draws on the character of nearby waterfront settlements. The post beach club’s stepped stone volumes and timber pergolas surround lagoon-like pool in greece appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/8/2026

in shanghai’s luxun park, a weathering steel café is built by SHISUO design office to wraps around mature plane trees. The post trees grow through this rust-colored coffee shed in a shanghai park appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/8/2026

in northern spain, this renovation by FIRM + BASED turns a burned ruin into flexible rooms for workshops and gatherings. The post a fire-scarred house becomes a social center overlooking the spanish village of muimenta appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/7/2026

the danish studio proposes 'the cave' museum to appear as a narrow crevice in the sloping landscape. The post PAX proposes a cavernous museum embedded into norway’s fjord landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/7/2026

wood, brass, and porcelain establish a layered material palette. The post ouka transforms a century old house into a stayable gallery of japanese woodcarving craft appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/6/2026

designed by studiofont, a modernist-style stay in baja california frames the desert, cacti, and pacific ocean beyond through curved concrete. The post casa langosta opens as nereidas’ pink concrete stay in the coastal desert of mexico appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/5/2026

red-toned walls and locally sourced volcanic stone allow the buildings to settle into the terrain. The post line+ embeds a cluster of sculptural roofed volumes within red-earth valley in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/5/2026

unfold by unknown surface studio is a temporary pavilion designed as a circular architectural system rather than a disposable installation. The post fan-shaped aluminum structure shapes unfold demountable exhibition pavilion appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/4/2026

residential architecture turns inward in bordeaux as angled housing frames a planted courtyard to optimize sunlight and flood resilience. The post MVRDV shapes bordeaux’s ‘la vallée verte’ with suncut roofs and a hidden garden appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/4/2026

the limestone-clad cultural venue features concert halls, congress facilities, exhibition spaces, and festival grounds set within the agricultural landscape of slavonia. The post BIG drapes music hall in limestone curtains across croatia’s slavonian landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/4/2026

curved structural elements reference historic buildings in gyeongju. The post three timber rejuvenation halls by JK-AR surround a series of traditional korean courtyards appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/4/2026

the project opens the historic complex to the city through expanded public space, upgraded cultural facilities, and new urban connections. The post herzog & de meuron to revitalize tirana’s palace of congresses with cultural hub and tower appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/4/2026

the ecuador-based studio has built a practice that begins with what is already present: heat, timber, local craft, and the social ties that hold a place together. The post ‘tradition contains generations of knowledge’: natura futura builds with ecuadorian wisdom appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/3/2026

nómada estudio urbano redefines kindergartens through adaptive reuse, participation, and local identity. The post recycled materials sculpt kindergarten play structures inspired by the mexican landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/2/2026

the municipality of gabrovo launches an international architecture competition to transform a 13,330 sqm industrial site into the christo and jeanne-claude centre. The post architects invited to adapt former textile school into christo and jeanne-claude centre appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

6/2/2026

perched above los angeles, cano house reinterprets the iconic hillside homes of the mid-century era, where panoramic views become an integral part of the architectural experience. The post a series of cantilevered beams and slender posts compose cano house above los angeles appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/31/2026

a restrained material palette of stone, wood, and brick defines the residence. The post lima house carves open living spaces around a tropical garden in são paulo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/31/2026

new york’s glass facades transform into layered cityscapes where reflections, geometry, and perspective blur the line between reality and illusion. The post photo series distorts manhattan’s cityscape through fractured glass reflections appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/30/2026

sculptural forms, mirrored surfaces, and warm illuminated materials create a sensory environment that blurs the boundary between store, gallery, and exhibition space. The post mirrored interiors and sculptural canyon-like forms shape skin1004’s soho flagship by LMTLS appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/30/2026

terraced timber facades introduce texture and rhythm across the sloping site. The post fragmented timber volumes compose forested mountain housing by arup in albania appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/30/2026

the guangzhou industrial site is transformed into a riverfront arts and cultural center topped by a sloping rooftop landscape. The post historic shipyard in china becomes walkable volcanic stone rooftop by kengo kuma appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/29/2026

inspired by traditional japanese carpentry, the project transforms rainwater, filtered daylight, and natural materials into the defining features of everyday inhabitation. The post V taller proposes forest retreat around monolithic stone core for NOT A HOTEL in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/29/2026

the cultural institution upgrades its hilltop campus with a redesigned arrival sequence, expanded public amenities, and a new tram system scheduled to debut after the center reopens in 2028. The post gehry partners and WHY architecture lead sweeping transformation of los angeles’ getty center appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/29/2026

brise-soleils filter sunlight across the residential facade. The post layered concrete facades and tropical vegetation shape maya tower by perkins&will in brazil appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/29/2026

marc fornes brings a perforated aluminum dome 'moonrise' to a tennessee trailhead with circular openings echoing lunar craters. The post mimicking a glowing moonrise, this pavilion by THEVERYMANY lands in chattanooga appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/28/2026

the residence’s circulation is organized around vertical movement across the slope. The post red elevated metal walkway extends casa castela across steep brazilian slope appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/28/2026

k-studio reimagines athens kallithea FC’s el paso stadium with 9,000 seats, public parkland, and a scaffold-like civic facade. The post k-studio redesigns AKFC’s el paso stadium around rock formations in athens appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/28/2026

woven bamboo roofs unfold over the pavilion’s scattered concrete pillars. The post ancient wetland caves inform studio 10’s concrete and bamboo pavilion along china’s qu river appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/28/2026

the hong kong based institution proves that AI models can become a collaborative partner throughout different architectural design stages. The post how my archischool evolves AI from generic copycat to personal design partner appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/27/2026

at 920 meters long, ZHA's danjiang bridge fans from a single mast and is built to withstand magnitude 7 earthquakes. The post zaha hadid architects completes world’s longest single-mast bridge in taiwan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/27/2026

terraces and elevated platforms shapes public circulation throughout the installation. The post uv lab reimagines arcadia as a layered timber gathering installation in lyon appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/27/2026

the monochromatic exterior is interrupted by recessed orange entrances. The post mirrored aluminum facade blurs distretto solidale social space into the italian landscape appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/26/2026

the kinetic installation slowly rises, descends, and emits mist throughout the day, transforming a commercial development into an immersive narrative environment. The post soft cloud-like structure by PILLS drifts with inflatable membrane technology in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/26/2026

seen through newly captured photos, the british studio's 'west bund orbit' brings climbable, ribbon-like terraces to shanghai. The post heatherwick studio’s moon bridge-inspired ‘west bund orbit’ captured by paul clemence appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/26/2026

the architectural form inspired by the optical logic of a periscope. The post white aluminum cladding wraps tetris-like residence along lake in poland appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/25/2026

the project uses the site’s natural level changes to create a monochromatic structure inspired by brazilian concrete and neoconcrete art. The post monochromatic concrete geometry shapes temporary pavilion in são paulo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/25/2026

inside the bloom invites visitors to slow down, observe, and experience growth from within. The post a biophilic retail interior shaped by organic textures, fluid transitions and soft light appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/24/2026

the project transforms marine pollution into a floating platform for public dialogue, environmental education, and collective action. The post ocean vortex envisions a spiraling floating parliament built from recycled marine waste appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/24/2026

the team turns ecological experimentation into generous public spaces shaped by touch, chance, weather, and collective imagination. The post studio i/thee designs architecture that listens to mud, algae, wood, and weather appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/23/2026

the iranian studio turns an agricultural grid into a vibrant and layered playground through a grove of silver-green trees. The post ZAV architects weaves a modular yellow playground through an olive orchard in iran appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/22/2026

against the backdrop of designboom's room for dreams at milan design week, three of the world’s most influential architectural visionaries gather to discuss dream projections and design empathy. The post the present as it ought to be: ma yansong, carlo ratti, and stefano boeri on designing the future appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/22/2026

the redesign by hugh broughton architects aims to improve accessibility and inclusivity. The post pink columns, blue tiles, and art deco motifs reshape london underground public toilets appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/21/2026

a bright orange staircase anchors the living space, serving as both circulation and bookcase. The post pop colors animate geometric interiors within renovated 1960s apartment in italy appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/21/2026

the new structures are conceived as restrained architectural insertions within the dramatic mountain landscape rather than iconic standalone objects. The post kengo kuma and paul raff’s new national park visitor center blends into canadian rockies appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/21/2026

inside the museum’s entrance hall, visitors are invited to nap beneath suspended gardens, gather around a former jacuzzi, and share spaces shaped by edible plants, chromatic light, scent, and sound. The post TAKK fills MAXXI rome with gardens, rest spaces, and rituals of living together appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

5/21/2026

material contrast and heritage spatial storytelling organize the immersive hospitality spaces. The post mirrored ceilings and textured glass shape club amis’ layered interiors in beirut appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.