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Arth Home: A Minimalist Bengaluru Residence by Wright Inspires architecture-design
Arth Home, a 1,950 sq ft residence in Bengaluru designed by Wright Inspires, was completed in 2025. The house is tailored for two occupants, emphasizing necessity and quality over…
UniWise Visual Identity by Igor Nora Blends Clinical Precision with Human-Centric Design architecture-design
Designer Igor Nora has created a visual identity system for UniWise that balances intelligent technology with clinical precision. The system centers on a monolinear geometric icon…
OPAL's superinsulated mass-timber Smith Center opens in Maine architecture-design
The Smith Center for Education and Research, referred to as Grange Life, has been successfully completed by OPAL at the Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, a…
Software-Defined Control Transforms Industrial Building Design architecture-design
The design of industrial facilities is being revolutionized by software-defined building systems, which decouple control logic from hardware, facilitating ongoing updates without…
10 perfumes designed by famous architects architecture-design
Marc Newson designed the Flacon d'Exception for Louis Vuitton, a one-liter crystal bottle by Baccarat presented under a glass bell on natural leather. Frank Gehry transformed the…
Sinte Gleska University Master Plan Centers Lakota Sovereignty architecture-design
MIG (Moore Iacofano Goltsman) has crafted a Strategic Plan and Master Facilities Plan for Sinte Gleska University, located in Mission, South Dakota, emphasizing cultural…
Addenda and Flexo Thread a Ramp Through a Barcelona City Block and Turn It Into One Continuous Street architecture-design
In Barcelona's Sagrada Família district, Addenda Architects and Flexo Arquitectura have transformed a mixed-use civic complex named 'Recirculating the Eixample' located at 425…
Casa Barro: Reimagining Traditional Construction in Colombia architecture-design
Colombian architecture firm Norenaarquitectos has designed Casa Barro (Clay House), a 230-square-meter residence completed in 2026. The project aims to re-signify traditional…
cancan Food Design Studio Brand Identity by Lung-Hao Chiang architecture-design
Lung-Hao Chiang has developed a brand identity for cancan, a food design studio and restaurant, that centers on the tin can as both a vessel and a verb. The design eschews clean…
Pedro Melo Rebrands Eletrobras as AXIA Energia with Motion Identity architecture-design
Pedro Melo ;) has designed a new branding and motion identity for Eletrobras, now renamed AXIA Energia. The project marks a shift from the company's engineering legacy toward a…
Apple and Bailey Hikawa Expand Accessible iPhone Grip architecture-design
Apple has broadened the availability of the Hikawa Grip & Stand for iPhone, a MagSafe accessory crafted by Bailey Hikawa, an industrial designer and artist from Los Angeles.…
Km34 designs Leo modular sofa for Connection architecture-design
The Leo modular sofa, designed by Turkish interior design studio Km34, has been launched for the UK brand Connection, part of Flokk. This sofa features a combination of sprung…
Red Brick House in Rohtak by Aura Architecture Studio architecture-design
Aura Architecture Studio has designed the Red Brick House, a west-facing residence in Rohtak, Haryana, India. The project addresses climate, privacy, and material permanence…
Trump Tower in Tbilisi to be built on land partly owned by son of US-sanctioned Georgian leader architecture-design
Plans for a Trump Tower in Tbilisi, Georgia, involve land partially owned by Uta Ivanishvili, the son of US-sanctioned billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, as per official documents.…
Mabelle Park: A Model for Social Innovation in Toronto architecture-design
Mabelle Park, designed by LGA Architectural Partners, opened in 2025 on a half-acre site owned by Toronto Community Housing in a dense, diverse Toronto neighborhood. The park is…
Ville Couëlle in Costa Smeralda to Become First Museum After Confiscation architecture-design
The Ville Couëlle complex, an icon of organic architecture on the Costa Smeralda designed by French visionary Jacques Couëlle, has been officially transferred to the municipality…
Mindspark Architects' Summer Home nestles into Kerala cardamom plantation architecture-design
Mindspark Architects, an Indian firm, has finalized the Summer Home, a 360-square-metre dwelling partially embedded in a sloping cardamom plantation in Idukki, Kerala. This…
Hulala Home launches Veritas desk with rotating extension architecture-design
Hulala Home, an American furniture brand, has launched the Veritas desk, featuring a height-adjustable electric mechanism and a side extension that rotates 360 degrees and can be…
Renesa and House of Knots launch Brick by Brick rug collection at Milan design week architecture-design
Architecture studio Renesa collaborated with Indian rug brand House of Knots to create Brick by Brick, a series of hand-tufted collectible rugs that abstract the brick as…
Sinchugova Antonina's 'Inside the Bloom' reimagines retail as biophilic experience architecture-design
Sinchugova Antonina has introduced 'Inside the Bloom,' a retail concept rooted in biophilia that emphasizes emotional and sensory experiences rather than conventional commercial…
Tilla Theus: The Swiss Architect Who Reinvents Historic Spaces architecture-design
Swiss architect Tilla Theus, a 1969 ETH Zürich graduate, has spent five decades blending warmth and tactile materials in both historic and new builds. Recently awarded the Prix…
WIDOARQUITECTOS Designs Compact Office in Cuernavaca architecture-design
WIDOARQUITECTOS has completed a 150 m² office building in Cuernavaca, Morelos, on a compact 5.00 x 15.00 meter site. The project explores how monumentality can emerge within…
Joseph Joseph's UltraClean Mop Elevates Domestic Tools to Design Objects architecture-design
Joseph Joseph's UltraClean cleaning system repositions the mop from invisible utility to a designed domestic accessory, using muted palettes and frictionless geometry. The system…
Roma Continua wins A Vision for Rome competition: interview with IT’S studio architecture-design
The multidisciplinary team led by IT’S, OMA, LGSMA, OKRA, NET Engineering, and Artribune won the Call for Ideas – A Vision for Rome competition with their project Roma Continua.…
Africa Day 2026: Architecture, Identity, and Collective Memory architecture-design
On May 25, 2026, ArchDaily reflects on the significance of architecture in shaping identity and collective memory throughout Africa. This date marks the establishment of the…
Gubi and Bonacina 1889 Reissue Tito Agnoli's 1960s Rattan Chairs architecture-design
Gubi, a Danish design firm, has teamed up with Bonacina 1889, an Italian rattan expert, to reintroduce two midcentury pieces by Italian modernist Tito Agnoli. The 'P3' lounge…
Adam Richards Architects Completes St. Raphael's Health and Wellbeing Center at Mayfield School architecture-design
St. Raphael's Health & Wellbeing Center at Mayfield School in East Sussex, UK, has been completed by Adam Richards Architects. This 277 m² facility, which was finalized in 2024,…
DG Estudio transforms fragmented Valencia apartment into light-filled, corridor-free home architecture-design
In Valencia, DG Estudio has renovated Casa ZAM 12, a mid-20th-century apartment, eliminating corridors to create a flexible, light-filled home. The 135-square-meter fourth-floor…
Herzog & de Meuron's Tour Triangle in Paris Nears Completion, Captured by Stefano Candito architecture-design
Herzog & de Meuron's contentious Tour Triangle in Paris, conceived two decades ago, is nearing its final stages. This all-glass, triangular structure, situated in the 15th…
PLP Architecture's Park Nova: Singapore's Green Tower with Undulating Balconies architecture-design
Park Nova, a 21-storey residential tower by London-based PLP Architecture, introduces a new model for biophilic high-rise living in Singapore. Commissioned by Hong Kong and Macau…
Wood-Stack Sauna by Guča arch. in Zaježová architecture-design
Guča arch. has completed a 25 m² sauna at the Zaježová Educational Center in Pliešovce, Slovakia. The project, led by architects Peter Čurlej, Matej Fekiač, and Simona Kolimárová,…
24 m’ House by dua studio: A Narrow Home Organized by a Diagonal Wall architecture-design
In Pesanggrahan, Indonesia, the architecture firm dua studio has completed the 24 m’ House, a residence stretching 24 meters in length but only 3.6 meters wide. The design is…
Primary Architects Designs Carpentry House in Hao Tang Village architecture-design
In Hao Tang village, Xinyang, China, Primary Architects has finalized the Carpentry House (Casa del carpintero), a 405 m² facility completed in 2025. This structure acts as both a…
MIA Tower: 18-story residential project rises on Milan's Ex Manifattura Tabacchi site architecture-design
MIA Tower, an 18-story residential tower designed by Lombardini22 and marketed by Abitare Co., is rising on the site of the former Ex Manifattura Tabacchi in Milan's Bicocca…
Minuspluse Design reimagines office pantry as central lounge in Taipei workspace architecture-design
In Taipei, Taiwan, Minuspluse Design has completed Office H, a 6,406 m² workspace for a financial consulting firm, completed in 2024. Led by architects Yu-Hsuan Chu and Yu-Chen…
Ocean Vortex: A Spiraling Floating Parliament from Recycled Marine Waste architecture-design
Yufeng Tu's Ocean Vortex, a visionary floating parliament, reached the finals of the 2026 YAC competition Ocean Parliament. This design aims to draw attention to plastic islands…
FlexiSpot Launches Japanese Joinery Bed Frame as Thuma Alternative architecture-design
FlexiSpot has introduced a minimalist wooden bed frame that uses traditional Japanese joinery techniques, eliminating exposed screws and metal hardware. The frame relies on…
EYRC expands Cocopah Museum in Arizona with weathering steel and concrete architecture-design
California-based EYRC Architects has completed a standalone extension to the Cocopah Museum and Cultural Center in Arizona, using weathering steel and pigmented cast concrete. The…
FHHH Friends Designs 3D Building for Music Academy in South Korea architecture-design
A music preparatory academy in South Korea, designed by FHHH friends, is set for completion in 2026. The 1270 m² project, curated by Miwa Negoro, features densely packed…
12 Design Picks: Type Systems, Material Studies, and Brand Identities architecture-design
A curated roundup of 12 design projects from Abduzeedo and Brand New highlights type systems, material studies, and brand identities. Egor Brodunov's "Stronger With You" uses…

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