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• Nana House by Daniel Fromer Integrates with Bahia's Landscape architecture-design

  Nana House, designed by architect Daniel Fromer, was completed in 2022 in Santo André, Bahia, Brazil. The project integrates built volumes with the site's native vegetation,…

• Final Trionda: adidas Unveils Specially Designed Ball for 2026 World Cup Decisive Matches architecture-design

  Adidas has introduced Final Trionda, the official match ball for the semifinals, third-place match, and final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Departing from the tradition of mere…

• Loredana Papp-Dinea Defines Design Trends 2025 with Systematic Grids and Typographic Tension architecture-design

  Design trends for 2025 across various disciplines emphasize the importance of structural grid alignments, typographic hierarchy, and materiality. Loredana Papp-Dinea's studio…

• BIG stacks classrooms and pitched roofs across two new Madrid university buildings architecture-design

  Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed two new buildings for the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV) in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain. The Academic Center features four…

• Diriondostudio Exposes 1965 Concrete Beams in Logroño Apartment Renovation architecture-design

  Diriondostudio, led by architect David Domínguez Iriondo, transformed a deteriorated 90-square-metre apartment in a 1965 Logroño building into Vivienda GV65. Instead of hiding the…

• Belgadia Palace Expands Odisha's Architectural Identity Beyond Temples architecture-design

  Ananya Nayak's article, published July 20, 2026, argues that Odisha's architectural identity has been overly defined by its famous stone temples in Bhubaneswar, Konark, and Puri,…

• Pratt Institute MFA Interior Design Thesis projects include hotel in former NYC train terminal architecture-design

  Pratt Institute's School of Design has showcased MFA Interior Design thesis projects, including a hotel conversion of the Terminal Warehouse in New York City. The Terminal Hotel…

• KUL Nosara: Two Tropical Beach Houses by QBO3 Arquitectos architecture-design

  In Nosara, Costa Rica, QBO3 Arquitectos completed KUL Nosara, a residential development of two contemporary tropical beach houses. Designed by lead architect Mario Vargas, the…

• Roser Padrés Designs Tactile Branding for Mercè 17 architecture-design

  Graphic designer Roser Padrés has created a modular branding system for Mercè 17, an architectural platform. The visual identity uses warm sand tones and raw fiber papers,…

• Populous's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Redefining the Fan Experience architecture-design

  Opened in 2019, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, designed by Populous, is featured in Dezeen's Future Stadium series for its innovative approach that enhances the fan…

• DHaus Designs Nanjing Townhouse Interior with Carlo Scarpa Influence architecture-design

  DHaus has completed the interior of a townhouse in Nanjing's historic Mendong district, China, as part of a 50-unit development by a Chinese developer. The studio was commissioned…

• Bahar Aryana's Spore Stools Glow When Strangers Share Body Language architecture-design

  Bahar Aryana, a student of industrial design, has introduced Spore, a collection of stools shaped like mushrooms that light up in response to similar body language among nearby…

• New Museum's Oberon Restaurant Blends Sustainable Dining with Art architecture-design

  Oberon, the New Museum's ground-floor restaurant designed by OMA, opened in New York City as a plant-focused dining destination with carbon-negative operations. The 120-seat venue…

• SINCLAIR COLLECTIVE designs experiential nightclub Midline Miami in Wynwood architecture-design

  Midline Miami, a new nightclub by Eric Fuller and Jeremy Waks of BLNK CNVS, opened in Wynwood. Designed by one-year-old New York studio SINCLAIR COLLECTIVE, the venue uses…

• Mercado Central: Tadu Arquitetura transforms Rio's historic Granado factory into cultural hub architecture-design

  Tadu Arquitetura has completed the Mercado Central, a transformation of five historic buildings in Rio de Janeiro's city center that once housed the first Granado factory, opened…

• Extrarradio Estudio strips Casa Ballenero to timber skeleton in Lastres architecture-design

  Extrarradio Estudio, an architecture firm based in Madrid, has successfully renovated Casa Ballenero, a traditional 70-square-meter residence located in the historic center of…

• Michel Architects Restores Lloyd Wright's De Jonghe Residence in LA architecture-design

  Michel Architects has completed the restoration of the De Jonghe Residence, a 1959 house designed by Lloyd Wright in the hills of Los Angeles. The project, covering 1749 ft², was…

• La Vaughn Belle's 'The House that Freedoms Built' Debuts at Rollins Museum architecture-design

  La Vaughn Belle's artwork, titled 'The House that Freedoms Built,' is set to make its debut at the Rollins Museum of Art in Winter Park, Florida, on July 24th. This installation…

• YN Studio wraps London extension in recycled plastic tiles mimicking slate architecture-design

  YN Studio has finalized the Tile House project, a rooftop addition situated in Hackney, London, featuring recycled plastic tiles designed to resemble natural slate. The renovation…

• Coca-Cola Launches Global Brand Refresh with Ribbon at Core architecture-design

  Coca-Cola has introduced a refreshed global brand identity to promote uniformity in over 200 markets. This update emphasizes the Coca-Cola ribbon, which debuted in 1969, enhancing…

• Studio GISTO Turns Bookcases into Load-Bearing Walls for Frakas architecture-design

  Studio GISTO has built a production room inside Frakas Design Studio's Milan headquarters by using four bookcases as load-bearing walls. The intervention creates a dedicated space…

• Andrea Ferro documents Dakar's endangered 1950s bubble houses architecture-design

  Italian photographer Andrea Ferro has captured the remaining 1950s bubble houses in Dakar, Senegal, as they face demolition. Built from the 1950s to the 1970s using Wallace Neff's…

• Tchoban Voss and Barcode Architects Win Competition for Dresden Administrative Center architecture-design

  Tchoban Voss Architekten and Barcode Architects have taken the top spot in the design competition for the Stadtforum, which will serve as a new administrative center in Dresden,…

• KORNWORKS designs second VesnaFlowers shop in Moscow with blue foam ceiling architecture-design

  Architecture and design studio KORNWORKS has completed the interior for a second VesnaFlowers flower shop in Moscow, located in Denezhny Lane. Designers Anna Kornishina and Petr…

• Vector Architects clusters galleries around banyan trees near Guangzhou architecture-design

  Vector Architects has completed the Aranya Art Center Guangzhou, a cluster of art galleries arranged around a preserved 50-meter-long banyan tree avenue. Located at the Aranya…

• Georgios Apostolopoulos transforms 1970s Athens apartment with disappearing rooms architecture-design

  Georgios Apostolopoulos Architects has renovated a 1970s apartment in Kifisia, a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. The apartment is part of the Stroggyli Polykatoikia ('Round…

• 15 Schools Showcase Wood as Primary Material in Contemporary Architecture architecture-design

  Wood has expanded its presence in contemporary architecture over recent decades, driven by new construction technologies and a rediscovery of traditional techniques focused on…

• Office MI-JI Designs Courtyard House in Melbourne architecture-design

  Office MI-JI has completed a new courtyard house in Melbourne, Australia, integrating the garden into the interior. The 2024 project, led by principal architects Millie Anderson…

• PENZISBETTINI Architekten completes Escuela Cantonal de Limmattal extension architecture-design

  PENZISBETTINI Architekten has completed the extension of the Escuela Cantonal de Limmattal in Switzerland, adding an auditorium, gymnasiums, science classrooms, and a cafeteria.…

• UIA 2026 Barcelona: Architecture as Collective Inquiry, Not Certainty architecture-design

  The 2026 UIA World Congress of Architects in Barcelona underscored the necessity of adapting to change and fostering collective inquiry in the field of architecture. The event,…

• FIFA World Cup Architecture: 2026 Retrospective and 2030 Preview architecture-design

  The 2026 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the U.S., marked the largest tournament to date, featuring 48 teams competing in sixteen cities. Existing stadiums,…

• Maximale Estudio transforms Madrid townhouse into light-filled open-plan home architecture-design

  Maximale Estudio has completed the comprehensive renovation of a 200-square-meter townhouse in Madrid, rethinking contemporary domesticity. The three-story residence near Parque…

• Selldorf Architects Reveals Design for Clark Art Institute Expansion architecture-design

  Selldorf Architects has unveiled the design for a new wing at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Commissioned in October 2024, the Aso O. Tavitian Wing will…

• Ortega Diago's Brutalist changing rooms for San Sebastian factory architecture-design

  Architecture studio Ortega Diago has transformed a warehouse in San Sebastian, Spain, into a locker room and changing facility for over 100 factory workers in the mobility…

• Xing Ruan: Architecture Should Serve Time, Not Perfection architecture-design

  During a conversation held at the School of Design Building at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, architect and dean Xing Ruan emphasizes that architecture should focus on durability…

• Splitscape Residence in Coimbatore Uses Section as Design Tool architecture-design

  SpaceDNA has designed Splitscape Residence, a 245 m² home on a compact 114 m² lot in Coimbatore, India. The project, curated by Miwa Negoro, prioritizes section over plan to…

• Ecuador Scraps National Museum Design After Public Petition architecture-design

  Ecuador's government has abandoned the competition-winning design for the new National Museum in Quito after more than 20,000 citizens signed a petition against it. The proposal,…

• Green Heart Commercial Complex and A4X Art Center by E PLUS DESIGN Opens in Chongqing architecture-design

  The Green Heart Commercial Complex and A4X Art Center, designed by E PLUS DESIGN, opened in Chongqing's LUXERIVERS development. The 22,535 m² project integrates retail, art, and…

• Range Rover unveils bespoke Matched Pair of Classic and SV Ultra architecture-design

  Range Rover has unveiled a unique 'Matched Pair' that features a meticulously restored 1993 Range Rover Classic alongside a modern Range Rover SV Ultra, highlighting its custom…

• Thomas Residence by Embrace Architects in Melbourne architecture-design

  Embrace Architects has completed the Thomas Street Residence, a private house in Melbourne, Australia. The 1,070-square-meter project, finished in 2025, is defined by proportion,…