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Appartamento Spagnolo Showcases Spanish Interior Design at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At the 2026 Milan Design Week, ICEX and Elle Decor Italia unveiled the fourth iteration of Appartamento Spagnolo, showcasing modern Spanish interior design at Palazzo Castiglioni.…
Werk Estudio's Casa Violetas Wraps Around a Semi-Enclosed Courtyard in Madrid architecture-design
Werk Estudio has completed Casa Violetas, a detached single-family house in Madrid, Spain, organized around a semi-enclosed central courtyard. The design unfolds as a single…
WUF13, Venice Biennale, and Major Architectural Projects Shape This Week's Urban Discourse architecture-design
The thirteenth World Urban Forum is currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, focusing on the critical theme of 'Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities.' The…
Drought's iMirror Revives Early 2000s Apple Aesthetic architecture-design
American design collective Drought has reintroduced the iMirror, a full-length mirror inspired by the iPod Nano, now back in production. Standing 1.5 meters tall, the mirror is…
Modular flatpack playground for children in crisis zones architecture-design
Playrise, a charity focused on design, has partnered with architects OMMX and engineers Webb Yates to create a modular flatpack play system intended for disaster relief areas.…
Euthea Residence by Ateno Architecture Studio Completed in 2024 architecture-design
Ateno Architecture Studio has completed the Euthea Residence, a 400 m² house in 2024. The project was led by Elias Theodorakis and Yiorgos Fiorentinos, with a design team from the…
MVRDV and OODA Unveil Landscape-Led Masterplan for Lisbon's Marvila Riverfront architecture-design
MVRDV and OODA have presented a masterplan for a 28-hectare area located between Marvila and Beato along Lisbon's riverfront, receiving approval from the Lisbon City Council.…
Spacon transforms former public toilet into Rosenborg Castle welcome pavilion architecture-design
Danish studio Spacon has completed a welcome pavilion for Copenhagen's Rosenborg Castle, converting a former public toilet into an inviting space for ticketing, storytelling, and…
Heritage Interiors: Embracing Imperfection as Design Method architecture-design
More interior design projects are starting to see heritage as a dynamic element rather than just something to keep or discard. Architects are blending old and new styles, using…
Vagabond Vans: Luxury Mobile Architecture by Andreas Stricker architecture-design
Founded in 2021 by Andreas Stricker in Bad Tölz, Germany, Vagabond Vans transforms the concept of vanlife into an experience of luxurious mobile architecture. The company…
Trump Tower project fails in Australia as brand turns toxic architecture-design
A proposed Trump Tower on Australia's Gold Coast has collapsed, marking another failure for the Trump-branded real estate projects abroad. The development, which was to be built…
Flexible Dormitory in Schönaich by Atelier Kaiser Shen architecture-design
In Schönaich, Baden-Württemberg, Atelier Kaiser Shen completed a flexible dormitory for affordable and refugee housing in 2025. The 2,142 m² building uses cross-laminated timber…
SOHO Work and Living: Compact Residential Project in Calicut architecture-design
SOHO Work and Living, a compact residential initiative by SOHO Architects, is situated on an 8.5-cent conserved plot in Calicut, Kerala. Finished in 2025, this 2140 ft²…
NUC Studio Designs SAANCI Coffee in Qinhuangdao architecture-design
NUC Studio has completed the SAANCI Coffee (Aranya North Bay Store) in Qinhuangdao, China, in 2024. The 320 m² project features a double-layered narrative space designed to…
AD Revisits George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch for His 82nd Birthday architecture-design
Architectural Digest looks back at its 2004 tour of George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch, a 4,700-acre moviemaking retreat in Northern California, in honor of the Star Wars filmmaker's…
UCLA Research Park environmental study reveals timeline and details architecture-design
UCLA has released an environmental study for its new Research Park, transforming the former Westside Pavilion shopping mall in Los Angeles into a hub for immunology and quantum…
Three new LA Metro D Line stations open with art installations architecture-design
In October 2023, the Los Angeles Metro D Line inaugurated three new underground stations: Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. The project, which began in…
FORMANI 2026 Collection: Total Concept Hardware Sets New Specification Benchmark architecture-design
Bridgeport Worldwide has unveiled updates to the FORMANI 2026 Catalogue, branding the collection as a comprehensive design concept that combines the aesthetics of starchitects…
Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam Renovate Canadian Cabin with Design Team architecture-design
Actress Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran Killam have renovated their family cabin in Canada, enlisting Elizabeth MacKenzie, PlaidFox Studio, and Skladan Architecture for the…
Brooklyn's Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower banking hall to become Casa Tua food court architecture-design
The historic marble-lined banking hall of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower at One Hanson Place in Brooklyn, completed in 1929 and designed by Halsey, McCormack & Helmer, will…
Watt IV's M2x2: A 3D-Printed LEGO Brick Workstation Hides an Apple Mac Mini M4 architecture-design
Design studio Watt IV has created the M2x2, a 10:1 scale 3D-printed replica of the 1979 LEGO brick 3039p23 from the Classic Space sets. The workstation houses an Apple Mac Mini M4…
Veiled Void: A Multigenerational Townhouse in Surat by ROOMOOR architecture-design
ROOMOOR has finalized the construction of Veiled Void, a 6,500-square-foot multigenerational townhouse located in Surat, India, which is centered around a central void. This…
Designing with the Andean principle of Ayni: reciprocity in practice architecture-design
The fourth installment of a series on design lessons from Murmur Ring's Reclaiming Value immersion in Peru's Sacred Valley explores the Quechua principle of Ayni (reciprocity). At…
Strata Engawa: Digitally Fabricated Timber Installation Wins Digi Fab Award 2025 architecture-design
Superficium Studio's Strata Engawa, a digitally fabricated timber installation reinterpreting the traditional Japanese engawa as a public gathering space, won the Grand Prize at…
Miller Hull restores brutalist Kennedy Library at Cal Poly architecture-design
The Kennedy Library at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, has undergone a renovation by The Miller Hull Partnership, culminating in its…
PPAG Architects Replaces 1950s Viennese Eatery With Timber Pavilion architecture-design
PPAG architects have completed Café Restaurant Resselpark on Vienna's Karlsplatz, replacing a dilapidated 1950s structure with a transparent timber pavilion. The project,…
Errante presenta nueva colección de mobiliario narrativo architecture-design
Errante, a design firm established by Ivan Lomuti and Gabriele Villa in Rome, has unveiled a new collection of narrative furniture. Among the highlights is the Armabianca series,…
Louis Bouwmeesterplein: Mixed-Use Urban Development in Tilburg architecture-design
A new mixed-use residential and cultural complex, Louis Bouwmeesterplein, is underway in Tilburg, Netherlands. Designed by De Bouwmeesters—a collaboration between HILBERINKBOSCH…
London's Hotel Renaissance: 12 Spectacular New Openings architecture-design
Between September 2023 and March 2026, London has seen six major luxury hotel openings, more starchitect-designed properties than in the previous half century. The Chancery…
Selgascano's Sky-K Towers Rise in Durrës, Albania architecture-design
Spanish architecture firm Selgascano, in collaboration with FRPO Rodríguez & Oriol, has designed Sky-K, a pair of slender residential towers in Durrës, Albania. The project rises…
Urban Interior Transforms Puglian Farmstead into White-Plastered Villa Normanni architecture-design
In San Vito Dei Normanni, Italy, Urban Interior has transformed a former agricultural site into Villa Normanni, a dual-structured retreat nestled in an olive grove. This…
Greensboro Downtown Greenway Final Section Opens May 2026 architecture-design
The final section of Greensboro's 4-mile Downtown Greenway will open on May 16, 2026, completing a 25-year vision by Action Greensboro. The $54 million project, conceived in 2001,…
By Lemoignan Revamps REBL Club Lobby in Montreal with Quirky Design architecture-design
Montreal's REBL Club, a boxing studio in Griffintown, refreshed its five-year-old lobby with a design by local firm By Lemoignan. The 146-year-old red-brick building, a converted…
SVA Interior Design Thesis Showcase 2026 features flood mitigation and food rescue hubs architecture-design
The School of Visual Arts (SVA) Interior Design: Built Environments 2026 Thesis Showcase presents student projects focused on adaptive reuse and resilience. Among the featured…
Guardbase AI Security Brand Identity Rejects Fear-Based Design architecture-design
PixelOrb Studio, led by Eugene Riabov and Arnold Aron, designed the brand identity for Guardbase, an AI security startup, rejecting the industry's typical fear-based visual…
Marcel Breuer: Bauhaus Master Who Defined Brutalism architecture-design
Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), a modernist architect and designer originally from Hungary, significantly influenced Bauhaus principles and Brutalist architecture. He was born in Pécs…
Brusk Exhibition Hall Opens in Bruges, Merging Medieval Fabric with Contemporary Design architecture-design
Brusk, a newly established cultural hub in Bruges, Belgium, has officially opened its doors following seven years of meticulous planning and construction. The exhibition hall,…
Restoring a Traditional Well in Tunisia's Grand Erg Oriental architecture-design
A traditional masonry well has been refurbished in the Grand Erg Oriental, situated over 30 kilometers from the closest village. This well, which previously served as a watering…
Albert Frey's Guthrie House, Desert Modernist Landmark, Listed for $2.4M architecture-design
BBS Brokers Realty has listed the Guthrie House, the inaugural residential design by Albert Frey in Palm Springs, for $2.4 million. Constructed in 1935, the residence has seen…
Georges Batzios Architects' Bold Villa Horizontally Embedded in Peloponnese Hills architecture-design
Georges Batzios Architects has completed Bold Villa in Peloponnese, Greece, a residence defined by horizontal volumes, cantilevered roof planes, and terraced massing that follows…

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