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ArchDaily Explores Neuroinclusive Daylighting Design architecture-design
ArchDaily published an article on April 15, 2025, discussing neuroinclusive daylighting in architecture. The piece argues that light is neurological, not just visual, and that…
Mork-Ulnes Architects Restores Roger Lee-Designed Creston House in Berkeley Hills architecture-design
The Creston House, designed by Roger Lee, has been beautifully restored by Mork-Ulnes Architects, with the project finishing up in 2024. The renovation honors the home’s…
Nota Estudio diseña el nuevo DumDum Bernabéu en Madrid architecture-design
Nota Estudio ha diseñado el nuevo local de DumDum, una cadena de dumplings, ubicado en el entorno del estadio Bernabéu en Madrid. El proyecto, liderado por las fundadoras Juliette…
MVRDV, Diamond Schmitt, and Two Row Architect Unveil Temerty Building Design architecture-design
The Temerty Building, a new health research and education center spanning 36,000 square meters, has been unveiled by the University of Toronto on its St. George Campus. This…
Didea's metallic Palermo diner reimagines Sicilian design architecture-design
Didea, led by architect Nicola Andò, has designed a futuristic diner in Palermo, Sicily, that breaks from the island's historic architectural identity. The project, commissioned…
Biomason grows coral-inspired biocement tiles at room temperature architecture-design
Biomason, a company started in 2012 by architect Ginger Krieg Dosier, is based in North Carolina and has developed a product called Mimmik. These biocement tiles are made in molds…
Peter Zumthor's Architecture of Perceptual Lightness architecture-design
An article on ArchDaily explores how Peter Zumthor's architecture achieves a sense of lightness not through material reduction but through intensification of mass. The piece…
SMEG at Milan Design Week 2026: Musa and Isola Collections Redefine Kitchen Design architecture-design
At EuroCucina 2026, SMEG introduced two new collections, Musa and Isola, developed with BorromeodeSilva and Stefano Boeri Interiors respectively, marking a strategic extension of…
JCD Residence: São Paulo House by Ximenes Leite Arquitetura architecture-design
Ximenes Leite Arquitetura has completed the JCD Residence in São Paulo, Brazil, a 520 m² house organized across three levels. The design features overlapping volumes and…
La Casa en Flor by Studio WhiteScape in Bangalore architecture-design
Studio WhiteScape has completed La Casa en Flor, a 465-square-meter residence in RR Nagar, Bangalore, in 2025. Curated by Miwa Negoro, the house is designed for a couple, their…
BENTU Design Turns Power Plant Fly Ash into Concrete Street Furniture architecture-design
BENTU Design has launched The Second Mine, a project that repurposes coal fly ash from the Shenhua Power Plant near Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River in China into durable…
AFER Hangang: Terraced Apartments by Hyunjoon Yoo + Partners architecture-design
Hyunjoon Yoo + Partners completed AFER Hangang, a 16,028 m² apartment complex in South Korea in 2024. The design was driven by strict setback regulations, which forced the…
Ankara Cemetery by void arhitektura Wins 2024 Design architecture-design
The Ankara Cemetery, designed by Slovenian firm void arhitektura, was completed in 2024. The project covers 7,085 m² and was curated by Hadir Al Koshta. The design team includes…
LACMA's David Geffen Galleries Open After Two Decades architecture-design
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opened its David Geffen Galleries in April 2026, designed by Peter Zumthor in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The…
Woowa Brothers Office by unseenbird: A Nature-Friendly Workspace in Seongnam-si architecture-design
Woowa Brothers' new office in Seongnam-si, South Korea, designed by unseenbird, reflects the company's rapid adaptation to societal changes by combining technology with nature.…
Bath River Line identity draws on historic flood markings architecture-design
Fieldwork Facility, led by founder Robin Howie, designed the brand identity and wayfinding for Bath River Line, a ten-kilometer riverside trail through Bath, UK. The design draws…
Peter Zumthor's $724m David Geffen Galleries at LACMA Open to Mixed Reviews architecture-design
Peter Zumthor's new $724 million David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) have opened, receiving a four-star review from The Art Newspaper. The…
Infinix and Pininfarina unveil Note 60 Ultra smartphone with supercar design cues architecture-design
Smartphone brand Infinix partnered with Italian design house Pininfarina—known for Ferrari, Maserati, and Alfa Romeo—to create the Note 60 Ultra, a device that applies supercar…
Six Frank Lloyd Wright restoration projects across the US architecture-design
Following a three-year conservation at Fallingwater, Dezeen rounds up six ongoing or completed restorations of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings. The Fallingwater project addressed…
Kubo Tsushima Architects' Third Place Mt.Fuji: Three Villas in Dialogue with the Mountain architecture-design
Kubo Tsushima Architects have completed 'The Third Place Mt.Fuji,' a cluster of three private villas on a undulating site at the foothills of Mount Fuji in Fujikawaguchiko, Japan.…
Bang & Olufsen Previews Beosound Haven Landscape Speaker at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
During Milan Design Week 2026, Bang & Olufsen, in partnership with Antolini, unveils an installation that examines sound architecture in outdoor settings at Antolini’s MilanoDuomo…
Louis Vuitton opens temporary hotel pop-up in London Mayfair townhouse architecture-design
To mark 130 years of its Monogram, Louis Vuitton has converted a Georgian townhouse in Mayfair, London, into a temporary hotel pop-up. Situated at 28 Berkeley Square, this…
Foster + Partners Reveals Final Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Plans architecture-design
Foster + Partners has revealed the completed designs for the memorial honoring Queen Elizabeth II, which will include statues and a glass bridge dedicated to the late monarch.…
WXY's Urban Forest Plan Aims to Expand NYC Canopy to 30% by 2040 architecture-design
WXY's urban forest plan for New York City, released by the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, targets increasing canopy coverage from 23% to 30% by 2040. The…
Salone del Mobile Announces Salone Contract 2027, Designed by OMA/AMO architecture-design
Salone del Mobile president Maria Porro has announced Salone Contract 2027, a new project focused on contract furniture and interiors, to be masterplanned by OMA/AMO under the…
KPF, ODP, and Patricia Urquiola to design Anantara skyscraper in Miami architecture-design
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and ODP Architecture & Design have unveiled plans for a 50-storey skyscraper in Miami, the first US location for hospitality group Anantara. The Anantara…
Casa T.A. by Estúdio Cidade Adapts to Sloping Corner Site in Ribeirão Preto architecture-design
Casa T.A., designed by Estúdio Cidade and curated by Susanna Moreira, is a 400 m² residential project completed in 2025 in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. The house is positioned on a…
Designers Rethink Nightlife as Layered, Acoustic, and Accessible Spaces architecture-design
The design of nightlife spaces is shifting away from conventional dark environments and sound systems, placing greater emphasis on factors such as acoustics, circulation,…
Gessi unveils world-first overhead steam system at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At Milan Design Week 2026, Italian manufacturer Gessi debuted Rituale del Vapore, the world's first overhead steam system for domestic showers. The system requires no structural…
Unileão Academy's Circular Cells and Climate Strategies in Brazil's Semi-Arid Region architecture-design
The Unileão Academy in Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil, is a sports facility designed with circular programmatic cells and passive climate strategies to address the semi-arid climate of…
AIA Architecture Billings Index Nears Growth Threshold in March architecture-design
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported a March Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 49.8, the closest to the 50-point growth threshold since early 2023. This…
Ulises Studio's inflatable clay landscape fills Palazzo del Senato for Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
For Milan Design Week 2026, Spanish architect and digital artist Ricardo Orts of Ulises Studio has transformed the courtyard of Palazzo del Senato into an immersive, inflatable…
Landscape Forms' Studio 431 creates custom seating for public spaces architecture-design
Studio 431, the custom branch of Landscape Forms, teams up with landscape architects to craft unique site furnishings that enhance community spaces. They use a mix of materials…
Sydney Fish Market Opens with Mass-Timber Roof and Public Waterfront architecture-design
In 2026, the Sydney Fish Market, crafted by Danish firm 3XN with BVN serving as the executive architect and Aspect Studios handling landscape design, welcomed its first visitors.…
Lakeside Landing: A Three-Story Home Anchored to a Steep Slope architecture-design
Graham Baba Architects designed Lakeside Landing, a three-story home replacing an existing house too small for its owners, who sought to maximize lake views and anchor the…
Flos Debuts Nocturne and Maap at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At Milan Design Week 2026, Flos presented two contrasting lighting collections: Nocturne by Konstantin Grcic and Maap by Erwan Bouroullec. Grcic's Nocturne is a modular system of…
Nao Tamura debuts new works at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
Nao Tamura, a designer who navigates the realms of Japanese and New York cultures, is set to unveil several new creations at Milan Design Week 2026. At Established & Sons, her…
Aesop and Rodney Eggleston Debut Aposē Lamps Within a 'Topographic' Bottle Installation in Milan architecture-design
For Milan Design Week 2026, Australian architect Rodney Eggleston of March Studio has created 'The Factory of Light' at the Chiostro di Santa Maria del Carmine. The immersive…
Louvre competition jury set for May 13 architecture-design
The jury for the competition to design a new entrance and gallery for the Louvre Museum in Paris will convene on May 13, 2026, as reported by Le Figaro. The announcement was made…
Montpellier Metropolitan Cemetery by Agence Traverses Opens as Public Park architecture-design
In 2022, Agence Traverses - Paysage, Urbanisme, Architecture completed the Montpellier Metropolitan Cemetery, a 562 m² project in Montpellier, France. The design treats the…

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