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Hyunjoon Yoo + Partners Completes Wind Fence 2 in Busan architecture-design
Wind Fence 2, an extension of the existing Wind Fence project by Hyunjoon Yoo + Partners, has been completed in 2023 on the east coast of Busan, South Korea. The 495 m² building,…
La Casa con Terraza by S.O.S Architects in Chiang Mai architecture-design
S.O.S Architects designed 'La Casa con Terraza' in Chiang Mai, Thailand, completed in 2025. The 285 m² house rethinks single-family living for two people and a dog, centering on…
Vari Architects Unveils Organic Waterfront Village in Sanya architecture-design
Vari Architects has completed the Sanya CR Land Haitang Bay Waterfront Center, a 2,000 m² commercial architecture project on the banks of the Sanya Haitang River in China. The…
Centro Comunitario Rosa Parks: SPL Marne au bois's Brick Community Hub in Fontenay-sous-Bois architecture-design
The Rosa Parks Community Center, designed by Atelier MJA (Maxime Jansens) for SPL Marne au bois, opened in 2024 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, France. The single-story brick building sits…
Daniel Fagerberg builds Gothic dollhouse cottage for botanist mother in Swedish forest architecture-design
Architect Daniel Fagerberg has designed and built an unconventional country home for his botanist mother in a forest near Stockholm, Sweden. The cottage blends Gothic cathedral…
Mara Bragagnolo’s Bad Posture Chairs Redefine Seating for Non-Conforming Bodies architecture-design
Designer Mara Bragagnolo has created Bad Posture Chairs, a collection of birch plywood seating that accommodates postures traditionally deemed 'incorrect.' The project critiques…
NII Presents Ingenious Design Workspace Vision architecture-design
Japanese firm NII, a subsidiary of ITOKI Corporation (founded 1890, over 130 years in furniture and workspace design), has unveiled its contemporary workspace vision. Under…
Toronto’s Eglinton LRT Opens After 15 Years, Alongside Pedestrian Streets in Mantua and Queens architecture-design
Toronto's Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown LRT, a 19-kilometre light rail transit route connecting Kennedy and Mount Dennis with 25 stations, opened in February 2025 after nearly 15…
Ramsden House: A Melbourne Home Inspired by Sebald's 'The Rings of Saturn' architecture-design
James Harbard Architects has completed Ramsden House, a 250 m² family home in Australia, completed in 2025. The design draws heavily from W. G. Sebald's 'The Rings of Saturn', a…
Labubu x USM Haller collaboration at Milan design week sparks debate architecture-design
The recent Dezeen Debate newsletter showcases a partnership between Kasing Lung's Labubu character and USM Haller furniture, unveiled during Milan design week 2026. The…
Molteni&C unveils new furniture collaborations on Dezeen Showroom architecture-design
Italian furniture brand Molteni&C has released a range of new products on Dezeen Showroom, including collaborations with Herzog & de Meuron, Vincent Van Duysen, Naoto Fukasawa,…
Eric Papachristos Brings Design Philosophy to Boston's Bristol Lounge architecture-design
Eric Papachristos, founder of A Street Hospitality, is transforming the former Bristol Lounge at the Four Seasons Boston into a 300-seat restaurant and bar with a 400-member…
Dattner Architects wraps affordable housing around Bronx church with gothic arches architecture-design
Dattner Architects has completed St James Terrace, a nine-storey affordable housing development in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx, New York, that wraps around the…
Casa Chamego: Contemporary Brazilian Architecture in the Northeast architecture-design
Casa Chamego, designed by Pablo Patriota Arquitetos Associados, is a 447 m² residential project completed in 2025 in Brazil's Northeast region. The project, curated by Susanna…
Artemest Launches Furniture Collection by GACHOT at Fuorisalone 2026 architecture-design
Artemest, the Italian design platform, has debuted its first in-house furniture collection, Artemest Collection by GACHOT, at Fuorisalone 2026. This marks the brand's transition…
Pablo Sanchez Lopez Revamps Walthamstow Victorian House with Eucalyptus and Stone architecture-design
In Walthamstow, London, architect Pablo Sanchez Lopez transformed a Victorian terraced house, removing an outdated 1970s renovation. By repositioning the staircase along the party…
Estudio Borrachia's Prefabricated Modular Summer House in Chapadmalal architecture-design
Estudio Borrachia has designed Casa de Veraneo en Chapadmalal, a prefabricated modular summer house in Chapadmalal, Argentina. The house is part of a series of three prefabricated…
Milan Design Week 2026: Top Furniture Debuts from Edra to Ralph Lauren architecture-design
Milan Design Week 2026 highlighted significant furniture launches. Edra revealed the Anywhere sofa designed by Francesco Binfaré, featuring a Smart Cushion. Armani Casa debuted…
OPEN Architecture's PTFE-clad Cube of Change arts center rises in Xiamen architecture-design
OPEN Architecture has designed the Cube of Change: Meitu Cube Visual Arts Center in Xiamen, China, a compact cubic volume wrapped in a perforated double-layer PTFE facade. The…
Mesnil Architectures Transforms Pyrenean Workshop into Tactile Home and Studio architecture-design
In Laruns, France, Mesnil Architectures has converted a former vehicle repair shop into a living space and textile studio for an artist couple. The design emphasizes the reuse of…
Ameba Branch by BAUEN: A Brick Manifesto in Paraguay architecture-design
The Ameba Branch, designed by Paraguayan architecture firm BAUEN, is a 408 m² service building completed in 2025. Curated by Valentina Díaz, the project reimagines a bank as an…
Eusebio Alonso Lecture on Peripheral Domestic Architecture at MACA Alicante architecture-design
Architect Eusebio Alonso will deliver a lecture titled "Abriendo puertas y ventanas. Arquitectura doméstica periférica" at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante (MACA) on…
Broissin Architects suspends five-meter ring for indoor waterfall installation architecture-design
Broissin Architects has completed an interior project called 'Between Sky and Water,' which features a striking five-meter-wide steel ring that forms a continuous waterfall. This…
Diesel and Iris Ceramica launch Reloaded ceramic surfaces at Milan design week architecture-design
Iris Ceramica and Diesel have unveiled their Reloaded collaboration, a new ceramic surface collection overseen by Diesel creative director Glenn Martens. The collection includes…
SAMoCA Construction Contract Awarded for $490 Million architecture-design
A construction contract valued at $490 million has been granted by Diriyah Company for the Saudi Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA) located in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The museum,…
SanDisk Packaging Design System Scales Across Product Lines architecture-design
Unspoken Agreement has developed a scalable packaging design system for SanDisk that unifies the visual language across SD cards, USB drives, and SSDs. The system ensures brand…
Graham Baba Architects Transforms Seattle Fish Processing Plant into Commercial Space architecture-design
Graham Baba Architects has completed the adaptive reuse of West Canal Yards, a former fish processing facility along Seattle's Ship Canal. The project, completed in 2025,…
Sarquella Torres Architects Wins ARQUIN-FAD 2019 for Thailand Kindergarten architecture-design
Founded in 2019 by Pau Sarquella and Carmen Torres in Banyoles, Sarquella Torres Architects was honored with the ARQUIN-FAD 2019 International Prize, receiving both a jury mention…
Playrise modular playgrounds bring play as a right to refugee children architecture-design
Playrise is a UK charity founded by Alexander and Ariana Mouyiaris Meininger and Hikaru Nissanke, focused on building modular play spaces for displaced children. Currently, UNICEF…
Will Gamble Architects wraps London townhouse extension in Corten steel architecture-design
Will Gamble Architects has completed Ribbon House, a rear and loft extension to a Victorian townhouse in London, framed by weathered steel shaped like a pressed ribbon. The…
Piano Piano Studio revives narrow Valencia home with terracotta and burgundy architecture-design
Piano Piano Studio has completed 'El desfile de la Puri,' a residential renovation in Valencia, Spain, that reconfigures a narrow, elongated dwelling through geometry and…
Wallcoverings and Wallpapers Embrace Texture and Pattern for Moody Interiors architecture-design
Manufacturers are introducing new wallcoverings and wallpapers that emphasize texture and pattern, catering to the trend of moody, earth-toned interiors. Kriskadecor offers…
Goldstein Heather completes West London House in Stamford Brook architecture-design
Goldstein Heather has completed West London House, a four-storey lateral extension of a narrow end-of-terrace Victorian home in Stamford Brook. The project occupies the site of a…
Lodes launches DoubleZero7 open track lighting system architecture-design
Italian brand Lodes has introduced DoubleZero7, its first open track lighting system that accommodates both dedicated architectural modules and any suspension light from the…
Neri&Hu Unveils Monogram New York Luxury Tower architecture-design
So, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, which was started in 2004 by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, just revealed a new luxury condo called Monogram New York in Manhattan. This…
Dayi Design's Red Steel 'Cloud Ladder' Weaves Through Historic Nanjing Complex architecture-design
Dayi Design has transformed a historic complex at the entrance of Wuyi Lane along Nanjing's Qinhuai River into the Red Lobster restaurant. The project employs a 'hovering'…
Didi Ng Wing Yin's charred lumber furniture debuts at Milan Design Week architecture-design
Helsinki-based designer Didi Ng Wing Yin presented his collection 'In Between Wood and Fire' at Spazio Rosanna Orlandi during Milan Design Week 2026. The five-piece furniture and…
Praktika’s NAI identity draws on Lithuanian floor tiles architecture-design
Lithuanian studio Praktika, led by Rokas Sutkaitis and Julius Seniūnas, designed a visual identity for the National Institute of Architecture (NAI) in Kaunas, inspired by the…
Pneumatic Architecture: Transparency and Lightness in Built Environments architecture-design
An article on ArchDaily explores the intersection of pneumatic architecture and environmental connection, drawing on Italo Calvino's 'Six Memos for the Next Millennium' to frame…
Andrade Morettin's treehouse pavilion at Casa Figueira bridges Brazilian modernism and future urbanism architecture-design
So, there's this architectural firm called Andrade Morettin from São Paulo that has designed a pavilion for Casa Figueira, a new urban project in Campinas, Brazil, created by…

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