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Modular Pavilion by Dietsch Vilaça and Lukas Beer Opens at igus Factory in Cologne architecture-design
Completed in 2025, the Modular Pavilion, created by Dietsch Vilaça and Lukas Beer, is situated on the igus factory campus in Cologne, Germany. Curated by Hadir Al Koshta, this…
Simon Kim and Rockwell Group Open Bar Chimera in Midtown Manhattan architecture-design
Simon Kim has opened Bar Chimera, a three-pronged bar at 550 Madison Avenue in New York, designed by Rockwell Group. The venue features a wine bar, a martini bar with proprietary…
Kuma&Elsa inserts translucent huts in Nakano House apartments architecture-design
In Nakano City, Japan, the architecture firm Kuma&Elsa has transformed the upper two levels of a concrete apartment building by adding central translucent huts, aiming to…
Studio Carraldo's DELULU labyrinth uses jute walls and movable partitions for MCBW 2026 architecture-design
Studio Carraldo will unveil its latest installation, DELULU, during the 2026 Munich Creative Business Week (MCBW). This interactive labyrinth allows attendees to personalize their…
Zaha Hadid's Nordpark stations: Parametric ice formations in Innsbruck architecture-design
In Innsbruck, Austria, Zaha Hadid designed the Nordpark Railway Stations, which consist of four funicular stations crowned with double-curved glass shells that draw inspiration…
Mimosa Architects' 78 m² House in Krhanice, Czechia architecture-design
Mimosa architects completed a 78 m² house in Krhanice, Czechia, in 2025. The project, titled 'Between the Rock and the River,' was photographed by Petr Polák.
Maiden Home's Eva Collection and Miami Flagship: Nidhi Kapur on Craft and Restraint architecture-design
Maiden Home, a New York City–based collectible furniture brand, launched the Eva collection during NYCxDesign, featuring a squared, sculptural armoire and sideboard with handmade…
Bisley adds Emerald green to steel furniture palette architecture-design
British workplace brand Bisley has introduced Emerald, a deep jewel-tone green, to its steel product colour range. The new hue is available across filing cabinets, the MultiDrawer…
Primary Architects completes timber workshop reviving rural craft in China's Henan province architecture-design
Primary Architects has finalized the Carpenter's Home, a 405-square-meter timber workshop and community education facility located in Haotang Village, Henan Province, China. This…
Gras converts century-old Edinburgh factory into Browns of Leith food hall architecture-design
Architecture studio Gras has transformed a 100-year-old former engineering works in Leith, Edinburgh, into a food hall named Browns of Leith. The building, originally housing…
BMW Motorrad unveils Vision K 18 cruiser concept at Villa d'Este architecture-design
BMW Motorrad presented the Vision K 18 concept motorcycle at the 2026 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este on Lake Como, Italy. The cruiser draws inspiration from aviation,…
STUDIOS Architecture and Selldorf Win Louvre Nouvelle Renaissance Competition architecture-design
STUDIOS Architecture Paris, with Selldorf Architects and BASE Landscape Architecture, has won the international competition to redesign the Louvre's entrances, visitor experience,…
Natural Material Studio turns leftover seaweed into lighting for Sticks n Sushi architecture-design
Copenhagen-based Natural Material Studio has created speckled pendant lighting from kelp waste salvaged from miso soup at Sticks n Sushi in Lyngby, Denmark. The lighting is made…
Pedrali and Eugeni Quitllet Launch Libre Chair at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At Milan Design Week 2026, Italian manufacturer Pedrali and designer Eugeni Quitllet unveiled the Libre collection, a new seating system that uses gas air moulding technology to…
Bernard Tschumi on Architecture as Soft Control of Behavior architecture-design
Bernard Tschumi Architects' Philo Science Center at Institut Le Rosey is featured in an article by Ankitha Gattupalli on ArchDaily, published May 18, 2026. The piece explores…
Casa Mínima: EnerPHit-certified renovation of a Pasiegan cabin in Cantabria architecture-design
Estudio Mínima has transformed a traditional Pasiegan cabin into a home certified by the EnerPHit standard. Located in the Valles Pasiegos of Cantabria, the 160 m² project…
Langosta Azul transforms a 1990s terraced house in Sant Boi into a continuous, light-filled home architecture-design
Barcelona-based studio Langosta Azul, led by Héctor Ariza and Eduardo Alegre, has completed the renovation of a 1990s terraced house in the Can Carreras development in Sant Boi de…
Fairmont Hanoi opens as brand's first Vietnam hotel with bold design and six dining venues architecture-design
Fairmont has launched its inaugural hotel in Vietnam, the Fairmont Hanoi, situated in the French Quarter close to Hoàn Kiếm Lake. This establishment boasts 241 rooms, comprising…
House of EM adds light-filled loggia to north-London home architecture-design
House of EM has finalized the renovation and expansion of Loggia House, a terraced home in Kensal Rise, north London, designed for a family of four. Founded in 2020 by…
Snoc debuts outdoor collection at Salone del Mobile and Maison & Objet 2026 architecture-design
Furniture brand Snoc presented its latest outdoor collection at two major design fairs in 2026: Maison & Objet in Paris (January) and Salone del Mobile in Milan (April). The…
MTA Architects Opens Innovation Lab in Chennai architecture-design
MTA ARCHITECTS has completed the Innovation Lab, a satellite office in Chennai, India, designed as a workspace and client reception area. The 6,750 sq ft project, led by…
ARC Z Architects and Practice on Earth Design Tree Tavern and Cave Teahouse in Ancient Banyan Village architecture-design
In 2025, the Taberna del Árbol y Casa de Té en la Cueva, or Tree Tavern and Cave Teahouse, was completed by ARC Z Architects and Practice on Earth at the Ancient Banyan Literary…
Conch Station by Perform Design Studio Opens in Hainan architecture-design
Perform Design Studio has completed the Conch Station, a rest area in Letao Bay, Wanning, Hainan, China. The 235 m² project, finished in 2025, is part of the Shenzhou Peninsula…
Amelia Tavella's Copper-Clad Convent Restoration in Corsica architecture-design
Architect Amelia Tavella has completed the restoration of the 15th-century Convent Saint François in Santa-Lucia di Tallano, Corsica, transforming it into a contemporary cultural…
Sans-Arc Studio Designs Gelato Messina Glenelg as Social Interior architecture-design
Sans-Arc Studio has completed the Gelato Messina Glenelg shop in Glenelg, Australia, reimagining the gelato shop as a social interior shaped by nostalgia and collective memory.…
IE University showcases dance centre and adaptive reuse projects in school show architecture-design
IE University's School of Architecture and Design has presented a range of student projects, including a mixed-use building for dance and wellbeing, a workspace in an unused train…
Norm Architects crafts Audo Copenhagen's debut US showroom in Tribeca architecture-design
Audo Copenhagen has opened its first showroom outside of Scandinavia, called Audo House New York, in a historic building in Tribeca to coincide with NYCxDesign 2026. This…
Sabiá Arquitetos and Trema Arquitetura Renovate Large Apartment in Copan Building architecture-design
Sabiá Arquitetos and Trema Arquitetura have completed the renovation of a 340-square-meter apartment in the Copan Building in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2022. The project involved…
Lovepop's Poet Tree Series Turns Kirigami Paper into Collectible Botanical Sculptures architecture-design
Lovepop has introduced Poet Tree, a series of four foldable paper sculptures crafted by Zac Buehner, which expands their kirigami artistry into standalone pieces. Created by…
Zenit residential project by Studio Dragò at Manifattura Tabacchi in Florence architecture-design
Zenit, a residential project by Studio Dragò (David Lopez Quincoces and Fanny Bauer Grung), is set for completion in September 2026 at Manifattura Tabacchi, a former tobacco…
Altza Municipal Sports Center Opens in San Sebastián architecture-design
In Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain, the Altza Municipal Sports Center has officially opened its doors, a project crafted by the architectural firms Tabuenca & Leache and Chocarro…
Atelier Write transforms Tokyo warehouse into reconfigurable Unravel hair salon architecture-design
Japanese studio Atelier Write has converted a warehouse in Tokyo's Kiyosumi Shirakawa district into a hair salon named Unravel, featuring a flexible interior system. Mirrors,…
Antoine Predock's final residential project in Albuquerque desert architecture-design
A San Francisco-based entrepreneur commissioned the late architect Antoine Predock to design a family retreat on a remote 40-acre parcel in the high desert near Albuquerque, New…
Casa PB: A Sober Contemporary House in the Sierras by Estudio Frolik architecture-design
Estudio Frolik has completed Casa PB, a 470 m² residence in the Argentine sierras, curated by Valentina Díaz. The house is conceived as a sober, contemporary volume with pure…
UUfie transforms 1970s chalet into angular Belfountain House on Niagara Escarpment architecture-design
UUfie, an architectural firm, has completed the renovation and expansion of the Belfountain House, a chalet from the 1970s situated on the Niagara Escarpment in Belfountain,…
Five renovated machiya houses in Kyoto showcase adaptive reuse architecture-design
Kyoto's historic machiya townhouses are increasingly being renovated into hotels, stores, and cafes. Dezeen highlights five notable examples: Nazuna Kyoto Higashihonganji by…
Micro-Architecture Strategies for Narrow Urban Courtyards architecture-design
Contemporary residential design reimagines narrow urban courtyards as volumetric rooms without ceilings, using micro-architecture and strategic landscaping to transform…
Habitat Hub: Arquid Renovates 1,000 sqm Office and Restaurant in Belgium architecture-design
Arquid has completed the comprehensive renovation of Habitat Hub, a 1,000-square-meter office and restaurant within a larger 16,000-square-meter building rehabilitation in…
Renovated Belgian artist's home blends De Stijl, Bauhaus, and midcentury style architecture-design
Atelier Vens Vanbelle has renovated Painter's House, the former home and studio of late painter Antoon De Clerck in Aalter, Belgium, between Bruges and Ghent. The architects…
Baumschlager Eberle Completes Spring Office Near Grenoble Station architecture-design
Baumschlager Eberle Architekten has completed the Presqu'île Spring Office building near Grenoble's station and Europole business district. The project, curated by Hadir Al…

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