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• Aedes Berlin Exhibition Explores New Generation of Chinese Architects architecture-design

  The exhibition "A Structure of Feeling" at Aedes Berlin, running from July 16 to August 19, 2026, showcases a new wave of Chinese architects. Curated by Gao Changjun (Kris) and Li…

• The Border as School Corridor: Shenzhen-Hong Kong Commute architecture-design

  A recent article by Jonathan Yeung highlights the challenges faced by students from Shenzhen who travel to Hong Kong for education. This daily commute involves navigating distinct…

• MV Line's Indoor-Outdoor Transition: Architecture as Seamless Extension architecture-design

  Founded in 1993 in Puglia by Paolo Montanaro, MV Line started as a mosquito net manufacturer and has evolved into an industrial group with eight production facilities and over 640…

• Blueprint-Inspired Branding for Vladivostok Model Studio architecture-design

  Stacy Saturday has designed a precise visual identity and branding system for Arced, a model-making studio based in Vladivostok. The branding draws heavily from architectural…

• Swiss-Infused Lab Branding for Covalent by Obrazur Brands architecture-design

  Obrazur Brands designed a Swiss-inspired visual identity for Covalent, a laboratory brand. The logo depicts a chemical bond transitioning from atom to molecule, influenced by…

• Casa Nirvana: A Meditative Stone Sanctuary in Aamby Valley City architecture-design

  Designed by unTAG, Casa Nirvana is a 1,115-square-meter residence in Aamby Valley City, India, conceived as a meditative living experience. The project, curated by Miwa Negoro,…

• BlueScope's VanaVasa Resort Wins 2024 Steel Architecture Awards architecture-design

  The VanaVasa Resort, crafted by M J Kanny Architect, has garnered the prestigious 2024 BlueScope Steel Architectural Award and the ASEAN counterpart. Nestled in the scenic hills…

• Vector Architects Completes Aranya Art Center Guangzhou with Community Canteen architecture-design

  Vector Architects has wrapped up the Aranya Art Center Guangzhou and Community Canteen, a cultural space covering 6,166 square meters, which will open in 2025. Led by Dong Gong,…

• Casa Hoyos: A Family Legacy Becomes a San Miguel de Allende Boutique Hotel architecture-design

  Casa Hoyos, a boutique hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, transforms a family property into a design-forward hospitality project. The hotel occupies a former grain and seed…

• Designer Kristian Shepherd Reimagines AMC Brand with 1979 Logo Revival architecture-design

  Kristian Shepherd, a branding and packaging designer with over 10 years of experience, has created a speculative rebranding for AMC Theatres, drawing inspiration from the…

• Belinda Stewart Architects to Preserve Frank Lloyd Wright's Fountainhead in Jackson architecture-design

  The Mississippi Museum of Art has selected Belinda Stewart Architects to lead a major preservation project for Fountainhead, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in Jackson,…

• MESTIZ weaves wicker creatures for Hermès windows across Mexico architecture-design

  Mexican design studio MESTIZ has created a family of handwoven creatures for Hermès window installations across Mexico. The collection, titled 'Venturing Beyond,' features…

• America's Most Beautiful Historic Movie Theaters architecture-design

  Architectural Digest has curated a list of the nine most beautiful historical movie theaters in the United States, highlighting their architectural styles and cinematic histories.…

• Brutalism Reconsidered: Ten Defining Buildings from the Movement architecture-design

  Brutalism, once dismissed as cold and unforgiving, is experiencing a revival driven by climate concerns, adaptive reuse, and appreciation for its monumental concrete forms. The…

• Galerie's Object Edit: New Design Launches from Kim Mupangilaï, Block Shop, Faye Toogood, and More architecture-design

  The Object Edit by Galerie showcases six significant design introductions. Brooklyn artist Kim Mupangilaï, originally from Antwerp, has developed a wall covering series for Omexco…

• 10 Acoustic Solutions for Walls and Ceilings architecture-design

  Azure Magazine highlights ten acoustic products that combine high Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) ratings with striking design. For walls: Hlynur Atlason's Mason tiles for…

• Casa Jardim Renovation by Baixo Impacto Arquitetura in Florianópolis architecture-design

  Baixo Impacto Arquitetura completed the renovation of Casa Jardim in Florianópolis, Brazil, in 2025. The 237 m² project, led by architect Carolina Rodrigues Dal Soglio with Ana…

• Seattle Plans First Permanent Chamber Music Hall Opening in 2028 architecture-design

  A new Center for Chamber Music will open in Seattle in 2028, becoming the city's first permanent venue built exclusively for chamber music. The 271-seat concert hall is engineered…

• Ensenada House: A Great Roof Suspended over the Landscape by Paralelo Transversal architecture-design

  Paralelo Transversal has completed Ensenada House, a 155 m² residence in Chile, in 2025. The project was led by architects Sebastián Silva, Matías Baeza, and Juan Pablo Peró, with…

• Aganta Foundry Creates Moody Modular Branding for Growth Mantle architecture-design

  Aganta Foundry, a creative studio, has crafted a modular branding system for the marketing agency Growth Mantle. This identity is characterized by a color scheme that combines…

• Audi ZERØ concept car uses one sphere and four tubes for radical geometric design architecture-design

  Wini Camacho, a designer, has unveiled the Audi ZERØ, a conceptual electric vehicle constructed from five main forms: a sphere and four tubes. The spherical passenger compartment…

• SoFi Stadium: HKS sets global benchmark for tech-integrated sports architecture architecture-design

  HKS-designed SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, opened in September 2020 as the most expensive stadium ever built at $5.5 billion. The 300-acre sports and entertainment…

• Bhavya Jain on Sonam Wangchuk's Sustainable Architecture in Ladakh architecture-design

  Bhavya Jain, an architect and researcher, examines the groundbreaking contributions of Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh, focusing on sustainable architecture, designs that respond to…

• Lang Architecture Unifies East Village Apartment with Curved Motif and Noble Materials architecture-design

  Lang Architecture renovated a prewar midrise apartment in New York City's East Village for a growing family by combining two units. The project introduced a unified palette of…

• Studio Gruhl Rebrands Rerun with Human-Coded Visual Identity architecture-design

  Studio Gruhl has revamped the branding for Rerun, a robotics platform, creating a visual identity that fuses industrial elements with a rugged workshop vibe. The logo features a…

• Casalgrande Padana unveils slatted Essence Cannetté tiles architecture-design

  Italian tile manufacturer Casalgrande Padana has added Essence Cannetté to its Essence line of wood-inspired porcelain stoneware tiles. The new tiles feature a slatted,…

• Vila Talha: Contemporary Coastal Residence in Melides by Contacto Atlântico architecture-design

  Vila Talha, a 495-square-meter residential project by Contacto Atlântico, has been completed in 2025 at Herdade da Costa Terra Golf & Ocean Club in Melides, Portugal. Curated by…

• LBWA Designs 69 m² Apartment in Poznań's Jeżyce District architecture-design

  Polish architecture studio LBWA has completed a 69 m² apartment in the Jeżyce district of Poznań, situated among historic tenement buildings in a new development. The interior…

• Atelier Téqui Architects: Structural Truth and Sustainability architecture-design

  Founded by Louis Téqui in 2005, Atelier Téqui Architects prioritizes structural truth, resource optimization, and precise execution. The firm is committed to sustainable…

• McDonald's Golden Arches: From Architecture to Iconic Logo architecture-design

  In 1962, Jim Schindler created the iconic Golden Arches logo for McDonald's, inspired by the twin arches of the chain's original restaurants. The second McDonald's, located in San…

• Roberts Gray Architects completes rammed-earth Double Courtyard House on New Zealand sand dune architecture-design

  New Zealand studio Roberts Gray Architects has completed Double Courtyard House, a coastal home atop a sand dune in Te Arai near Auckland. The low-slung rammed-earth volumes wrap…

• Gam 4.0: Torino's Modern Art Gallery Reimagined with Underground Expansion architecture-design

  The Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Gam) in Turin, established in 1959, is gearing up for a major makeover called 'Gam 4.0'. This project, spearheaded by MVRDV's…

• PENZISBETTINI Architekten completes Wiesental Primary School in Baar architecture-design

  The Wiesental Primary School, designed by PENZISBETTINI Architekten, has been completed in Baar, Switzerland. The 14,868 m² campus is orthogonally placed on its site, opening…

• Beerboard: A surfboard that doubles as a 10-liter beer tap architecture-design

  Surfboard shaper Chris Garrett, operating as Phantom Surfboards, has partnered with Australian brewery Gage Roads Brew Co. to create the Beerboard, a custom single-fin surfboard…

• Sede de la Provincia de Amberes por XDGA: un jardín público sobre un edificio de oficinas architecture-design

  El nuevo edificio de oficinas de 33.000 m² en la provincia de Amberes, diseñado por XDGA bajo la dirección de Xaveer De Geyter, fue finalizado en 2019. Este proyecto reemplazó…

• Noam Gamburg's Three-Armed Inhaler Shell Mimics Albuterol Molecule architecture-design

  Designer Noam Gamburg has created a concept for an albuterol inhaler with a translucent, three-pronged shell that mirrors the branching structure of the albuterol molecule.…

• Mediterranea Design Studio merges 3D printing with Mediterranean craft architecture-design

  Mediterranea Design Studio, a spinoff of Medaarch, launched its first furniture collection in 2021 from Cava de' Tirreni, Italy. The studio integrates 3D printing, AI-driven…

• Bizkaia Bridge: A Century of Engineering and Heritage architecture-design

  The Bizkaia Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006, is the world's first transporter bridge, spanning the Nervión River in northern Spain. Designed by Basque architect…

• Mickey Muennig's Owl House restored by Nicole Hollis and Bernard Trainor architecture-design

  The Owl House, a 1970s redwood residence by architect Mickey Muennig in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, has been restored and refreshed. Landscape architect Bernard Trainor of…

• Casa Catedral: A Rural Weekend Retreat in Thornton, Victoria architecture-design

  JAK Architecture has completed Casa Catedral, a 245 m² new residential building in Thornton, Victoria, Australia. Situated on a rural hillside property with views of the Cathedral…