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DRM Arquitectura Designs Ice Cream Drive-Thru in Remedios de Escalada architecture-design
DRM Arquitectura has completed the expansion of an existing commercial space into an ice cream parlor with drive-thru service in Remedios de Escalada, Argentina. The 510 m²…
SANAA Selected to Design National Museum of Ecuador After Controversial Competition architecture-design
SANAA has been officially chosen to design the National Museum of Ecuador, following a controversial selection process. Their winning proposal, titled "Living Strata," features a…
Go Architecture Platform Teaches Practical BIM and AI Tools for Designers architecture-design
Go Architecture is an online education platform that focuses on teaching real-world architectural tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, and AI-assisted design. With over 2000…
Gensler Begins Construction on Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Wellness Center architecture-design
Construction has commenced on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Wellness Center in Flandreau, South Dakota, with the design crafted by Gensler's Minneapolis team. This initiative…
Tact Inoue's MOCKY series uses heat-pressed artificial wood for organic furniture joints architecture-design
The MOCKY furniture collection by Tact Inoue delves into the potential of artificial wood, a blend of wood flour and resin commonly utilized for decking. Departing from…
Light of Amazonia Chapel by Rogoski Arquitetura architecture-design
The "Light of Amazonia Chapel," designed by Rogoski Arquitetura, will be located in Cacoal, Rondônia, Brazil, and is set for completion in 2026. Spanning 61 square meters, the…
Winston Churchill's Favorite Restaurant on the French Riviera Listed for $31.25M architecture-design
Villa Zelda, a luxurious five-bedroom home located in the former Le Provençal hotel on the French Riviera, is now on the market for $31.25 million. This Art Deco gem, named after…
Top architects predict stadiums will become mixed-use civic hubs by 2035 architecture-design
Dezeen's Future Stadium series asked nine leading stadium architects to forecast the biggest shifts in stadium design over the next decade. The consensus: stadiums will evolve…
Norwich University of the Arts showcases rehabilitative prison and other projects architecture-design
Norwich University of the Arts' Interior Design programme has presented a range of student projects, including a rehabilitative women's prison with crafting spaces, a Brutalist…
Casa Para Ver La Peña: A Restrained Stone House in Valle de Bravo architecture-design
Casa Para Ver La Peña, designed by Tenter Studio and led by architect Felix Villaseñor, is a 750 m² house completed in 2025 in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The project, curated by…
Studio 10's Wetland Caves Pavilion Integrates Birdhouses into Concrete Pillars architecture-design
Studio 10 has completed the Wetland Caves pavilion on Chuanchang Island in Quzhou City, Zhejiang, China. The 85 sqm structure features concrete pillars that double as birdhouses,…
Public-Private Partnership Transforms NYCHA Harborview Terrace with $3.8M Redesign architecture-design
A $3.8 million transformation of Harborview Terrace, a NYCHA public housing complex in Manhattan, has been completed by Grain Collective in partnership with The Pershing Square…
Shinji reimagines Japanese steakhouse with indigo denim aesthetic in Toronto architecture-design
Shinji, a modern Japanese steakhouse by Harlo Entertainment, opens in Toronto's Bay Adelaide Centre. Designed by Odami studio, the restaurant uses denim as a conceptual lens,…
Mari Kvel Designs Modular Branding for Cake Social Bakery architecture-design
Mari Kvel, a designer, has developed a modular branding system for Cake Social, a fresh bakery identity that features warm cream packaging alongside rich espresso brown…
Futurestudio's Ali McQuaid Mitchell on Designing Today's Bathhouses architecture-design
Ali McQuaid Mitchell, leading the Toronto-based firm Futurestudio, has transformed bathhouse architecture by creating adaptable, nature-inspired environments. In partnership with…
Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos transforms Rio apartment for single owner architecture-design
Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos completed a 300 m² apartment renovation in Rio de Janeiro's Leblon neighborhood in 2023. Originally a family home, the unit was fully reconfigured…
TAUTEM Architecture Transforms CEIS into Espace Ambroise Croizat in Montpellier architecture-design
TAUTEM Architecture has completed the transformation of the Centre d'Expérimentation et d'Innovation Sociale (CEIS) into the Espace Ambroise Croizat, a cultural and community…
Studio Locomotive wraps Waankarn restaurant in timber louvres in Thailand architecture-design
Bangkok-based Studio Locomotive has completed Waankarn, a restaurant and events space in Khao Lak, Thailand, wrapped in timber louvres made from Ceylon ironwood. The double-height…
Kenta Hirayama wraps Tokyo house in galvalume steel facade architecture-design
Japanese architect Kenta Hirayama has completed House in Kinuta, a 145-square-metre residence in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward clad in galvalume steel. The home features a deliberately…
Assemble Transforms London Dairy Warehouses into Community Hub architecture-design
Assemble has converted a pair of former United Dairies warehouses on the Becontree Estate in east London into the LifeLine Community Centre, a new headquarters for the LifeLine…
Carlo Ratti Lifts Seoul Tower on 'High Heels' to Make Room for Water, Trees and Public Life architecture-design
In collaboration with South Korean construction company GS E&C, CRA–Carlo Ratti Associati has introduced a design for a residential tower in Seoul, reaching 140 meters in height…
High Line's ipe bench sparks debate on material origins and reuse architecture-design
The High Line park in New York City, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, originally used ipe wood from the Brazilian Amazon for its iconic benches, chosen for its durability.…
High Line Park's Ipe Wood Benches and the Geography of Materials architecture-design
The wooden benches of New York's High Line park, inaugurated in 2009, became iconic images worldwide. Designed to emerge diagonally from the pavement, they transition seamlessly…
CAZA Architects Designs Inclusive Sanctuary for La Salle University in Biñan architecture-design
CAZA Architects has completed the Santuario De La Salle, a religious sanctuary on the campus of De La Salle University in Biñan, Philippines. The project, completed in 2022,…
Andrés Jaque on Design as Activism at UIA 2026 World Congress architecture-design
At the UIA 2026 World Congress of Architects in Barcelona, architect Andrés Jaque, founder of the Office for Political Innovation and dean of Columbia GSAPP, discussed…
MVRDV diseña tienda insignia de Urban Revivo en Sanlitun, Pekín architecture-design
La emblemática tienda de Urban Revivo en Sanlitun, Pekín, concebida por MVRDV, integra la arquitectura local con metas globales. Este proyecto, que ocupa un área de 4120 m², tiene…
Shared Management Models Reshape Urban Commons in Europe and New York architecture-design
The reimagining of public spaces is gaining momentum through innovative management and ownership models that challenge conventional views on collective access and institutional…
Cosentino launches Éclos, a crystalline silica-free mineral surface architecture-design
Spanish brand Cosentino has introduced Éclos, a next-generation mineral surface material that is free of crystalline silica and made with up to 90% recycled content. The material…
Pasparakis Friel adds timber portico and garden room to Drumhalla House architecture-design
Pasparakis Friel Architects has completed a 140 sq m extension and refurbishment of Drumhalla House in County Donegal, Ireland, a venue originally opened in 1990. The project…
Museo de la Humanidad by studio apaaar in India architecture-design
Studio apaaar has completed the Museo de la Humanidad, a 181 m² museum and exhibition space in India, completed in 2023. The project was curated by Miwa Negoro, with principal…
Biblioteca del Bosque del Conocimiento by studio hinge in India architecture-design
Studio hinge has completed the Biblioteca del Bosque del Conocimiento (Knowledge Forest Library) in 2023, a 4500 ft² cultural interior in India. Designed by principal architect…
Herzog & de Meuron's MTM Furniture System Debuts at Milan Design Week 2026 architecture-design
At the 2026 Milan Design Week, the architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron unveiled their latest furniture collection known as MTM—Made to Measure. This collection, featured within…
Herzog & de Meuron's MTM Furniture Collection for UniFor architecture-design
Herzog & de Meuron have developed MTM—Made to Measure, a furniture collection for UniFor that applies architectural principles to design. Instead of designing each piece…
REDGE Contemporary Art Center by Atelier Meadow in Chengdu architecture-design
Atelier Meadow, led by Edoardo Nieri, has transformed the first three floors of a decade-old office tower into the REDGE Contemporary Art Center in Chengdu, China. The adaptive…
Milan's multicentric urban vision: new districts by Snøhetta, Chipperfield, Hadid architecture-design
Milan, often seen as less charming than Rome or Florence, is undergoing a transformation through ambitious urban redevelopment initiatives aimed at becoming a multicentric city.…
NAN Arquitectos Renovates Pontevedra Apartment for Illustrator architecture-design
NAN Arquitectos has completed Casa Parche, a renovation of a 1960s apartment in Pontevedra, Spain, for an illustrator. The project, completed in 2025, reconfigures the…
Julien De Meyère Designs Modular Branding for Hums architecture-design
Designer Julien De Meyère created a modular branding system for Hums, combining geometric shapes with a warm pastel and high-contrast black palette. The typography uses a clean…
Constantin Bolimond Designs Modular Branding for Beefeater Gin architecture-design
Designer Constantin Bolimond has created a modular branding system for Beefeater gin, featuring geometric bottle forms. The visual identity uses deep crimson red glass with sharp…
Terremosse Collective Activates Amatrice with 10 Architectural Projects a Decade After Earthquake architecture-design
More than 250 architects, designers, and students from various countries including Europe, Mexico, Nicaragua, India, Armenia, Turkey, and Palestine came together for a ten-day…
Piertzovanis Toews builds reversible timber pavilion in Swiss meadow architecture-design
In Nuglar-St. Pantaleon, Switzerland, architecture firm Piertzovanis Toews has completed the Pavilion of Sliding Doors, a reversible timber structure initiated by an open letter…

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