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• Ivan Chermayeff's MoMA Logo Endures After Six Decades architecture-design

  Ivan Chermayeff's MoMA logotype, first introduced in 1964, remains the foundation of the museum's visual identity over sixty years later. The design uses Franklin Gothic No. 2 for…

• Green Kitchens: Volume Over Shade Decides Success architecture-design

  An analysis of five recent kitchen renovations indicates that the effectiveness of a green kitchen relies more on the amount of green used and the room's capacity to support that…

• Carmen Maurice Completes Trotting Horse Stable in Mayenne architecture-design

  In Lassay-les-Châteaux, Mayenne, France, Carmen Maurice Architecture has completed a new racing stable for French Trotter horses. The project, spanning 1,000 square meters, is…

• Verstas Architects completes Malmi Mortuary in Helsinki with natural materials architecture-design

  Verstas Architects, a Finnish firm established in 2004 by Ilkka Salminen, Väinö Nikkilä, Jussi Palva, and Riina Palva, has finalized the Malmi Mortuary and Farewell Spaces in…

• Dezeen lookbook: eight homes with pocket gardens and mini courtyards architecture-design

  Dezeen's latest lookbook features eight houses that incorporate pocket gardens and mini courtyards to bring daylight and nature into compact spaces. The projects span Australia,…

• minuit architectes designs 600 m² housing in Montreuil architecture-design

  French firm minuit architectes has completed a 600 m² housing project in Montreuil, France, set for 2026. Photographs by Séverin Malaud document the design, curated by Nina Vuga.…

• Alberto Campo Baeza's La Milagrosa Altarpiece Completed in 2024 architecture-design

  In 2024, the Basílica La Milagrosa unveiled the remarkable La Milagrosa Altarpiece, crafted by Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza. Curated by Valentina Díaz, the altarpiece…

• Carrie Lee's Immersion timer uses virtual sand to boost focus architecture-design

  Carrie Lee, a product design student, has introduced Immersion, a compact focus timer that employs virtual sand to illustrate the passage of time, serving as a distraction-free…

• Casa Malaparte sofa reissued by designer's heir architecture-design

  Tommaso Rositani Suckert, the youngest heir of writer Curzio Malaparte, is reproducing the iconic sofa from Casa Malaparte through his company Malaparte Design, founded in 2019.…

• Coil Kazuteru Matumura turns hidden timber sheds into shared kitchen in Osaka architecture-design

  Coil Kazuteru Matumura Architects has transformed two abandoned timber structures in Iguchido, Ikeda, Osaka, into a shared kitchen and gathering space called Ichizu. These…

• Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects Completes TBB Hundred Flowers Park Libraries in Xinyang architecture-design

  Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects has completed the TBB Hundred Flowers Park Libraries in Xinyang, China, in 2023. The project comprises three pavilions—Fan Pavilion, Polygonal…

• Casa We by longwave studio in Tainan, Taiwan architecture-design

  Casa We, a 112 m² residence in Tainan, Taiwan, designed by longwave studio for a family of three and their two cats, was completed in 2025. The project, curated by Miwa Negoro,…

• Zhide's Mirrored Water Drop Installation at Sayram Lake Reflects Landscape architecture-design

  Zhide Architectural Design Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. has unveiled 'Heart of Sayram Lake,' a mirrored water drop installation at Sayram Lake in Xinjiang, China. The sculpture,…

• BoND designs Saint, a dark private sauna in Chelsea, New York architecture-design

  Architecture studio BoND has completed Saint, a private sauna and cold-plunge experience in Chelsea, New York. The 1,100-square-foot space on West 29th Street contains four…

• Hotel Nachan: A Serene Mekong River Retreat by PAVA Architects architecture-design

  PAVA architects have completed Hotel Nachan in Chiang Khan, Thailand, a small-scale hotel designed as a tranquil village cluster that reflects the serene spirit of the Mekong…

• Leloir Studio Pavilion by FIR Estudio in Buenos Aires architecture-design

  FIR Estudio has completed the Leloir Studio Pavilion, a 145-square-meter residential extension in Villa Udaondo, Argentina, within the Parque Leloir protected ecological area.…

• Matéria Base Designs Matita-Perê House in Joanópolis architecture-design

  Matéria Base has finalized the Matita-Perê House, a 497 m² residential structure located in Joanópolis, Brazil, completed in 2024. Situated in the Mantiqueira Mountains, it lies…

• Finemateria and Fornace Brioni Launch Microbia Terracotta Collection architecture-design

  Design studio Finemateria and historic terracotta manufacturer Fornace Brioni have launched the Microbia collection, a collaboration that translates microscopic soil organisms…

• BIG's EVE Music Hall in Croatia Wrapped in Limestone Curtains architecture-design

  Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is constructing EVE Music Hall in Čepin, eastern Croatia, set to open in early 2027. It will be BIG's first completed project in Croatia and its first…

• FamilyMart Launches FAMIMA Concept Store Redefining Convenience architecture-design

  FamilyMart, one of Japan's largest convenience store chains, has launched a new flagship concept called FAMIMA. The store reimagines the traditional conbini by blending…

• Clément Lesnoff-Rocard Designs 'Happy Gothic' Apartment in Paris's Marais architecture-design

  Designer Clément Lesnoff-Rocard has transformed an 18th-century apartment in Paris's Marais district into a residence that blends Gothic-inspired elements with a light,…

• Casa BBB: A Nature-Integrated Home in Konstancin by Beczak Architekci architecture-design

  Casa BBB, a residential project by Beczak / Beczak / Architekci, was completed in 2024 in Konstancin, Poland. The 800 m² house is designed to integrate with its natural…

• Wright Office completes Radnor Road infill apartments in Peckham architecture-design

  Wright Office, a London-based architecture firm, has finalized Radnor Road, a small-scale project consisting of two apartments on a triangular infill lot in Peckham. Spanning 130…

• Dezeen rounds up six tactile homes showcasing structural and decorative stone architecture-design

  Dezeen's roundup features six contemporary homes that demonstrate the versatility of stone in architecture. The projects span the UK, India, and China, using limestone cladding,…

• Bonetti/Kozerski and Kelly Behun bring residential design to Benetti Oasis yachts architecture-design

  Nine years ago, Italian shipbuilder Benetti tasked architecture firm Bonetti/Kozerski, under the direction of Enrico Bonetti, with reimagining the interiors of its new Oasis…

• Balzar Arquitectos Renovates 1890 Apartment in Valencia's Historic Center architecture-design

  Balzar Arquitectos has completed the renovation of Apartamento Ciutat Vella, a 200 m² apartment in Valencia's historic Ciutat Vella district. Located in a building dating from…

• Architectural Strategies for Bringing Daylight Into Attic Renovations architecture-design

  Gonzalo Pardo of gon arquitectos has converted the same Madrid building type at least three times, treating the roof as the primary design surface. Their CIEL apartment (151 sq m,…

• Lacy Steps: A Sunken Garden by TROP in Shanghai architecture-design

  The Lacy Steps project, finalized in 2024 by TROP: terrains + open space and spearheaded by Pok Kobkongsanti, has transformed a space in the Yanlord Arcadia community of Shanghai.…

• Twin timber gateways mark entrance to open-air architectural park in Russia's Kostroma Region architecture-design

  CUBE+ Creative Collective has completed 'Propylaea Protivo Stoyanie' (Counter-Standing), a wooden landscape structure along the Galich Zaōzerye ecological trail in Russia's…

• Olivia Wilde Reveals Paint Colors for 'The Invite' Set architecture-design

  Olivia Wilde has disclosed the exact paint colors used for the bluish-green walls in her film 'The Invite,' designed by production designer Jade Healy to evoke a San Francisco…

• Piedra y Agua: Former Guardia Civil Post Transformed into Riverfront Home architecture-design

  Glocal Design Magazine's 89th edition, 'Visionarias del espacio,' features 15 women architects and interior designers expanding the conversation on architecture, design, and…

• BOK: Adaptive Reuse Turns Philadelphia School Into Creative Hub architecture-design

  Scout, a Philadelphia-based development and design practice, transformed the former Bok Vocational High School into BOK, a 340,000-square-foot creative hub housing over 220…

• Kad Hemolloriah Makoundou's Structural Wine Packaging for Cape Wine architecture-design

  Kad Hemolloriah Makoundou has designed a bold wine packaging concept for Cape Wine, emphasizing structural visual restraint. The layout employs asymmetrical grids and off-center…

• Arriaga Linear Park by Laboratorio Regional de Arquitectura architecture-design

  The Arriaga Linear Park, designed by Laboratorio Regional de Arquitectura, opened in 2025 as part of the Mexican Government's Interoceanic Railway project. The park spans 50,881…

• Casa Komorebi: Pabellones fragmentados en la costa pacífica de Costa Rica architecture-design

  Casa Komorebi, diseñada por Studio Saxe, se encuentra en Bahía Ballena, en la costa pacífica de Costa Rica. Esta vivienda se compone de pabellones dispersos alrededor de un jardín…

• Actor Peter Porte and Jacob Villere’s LA Home Renovation by Charlie Barstein architecture-design

  Actor Peter Porte and his husband Jacob Villere hired designer Charlie Barstein to renovate their Los Angeles home, drawing inspiration from a Disney villain for a secret door.…

• Kéré Architecture opens timber kindergarten at Munich Technical University architecture-design

  Kéré Architecture has completed Kinderoase, a mass timber childcare center for Munich's Technical University (TUM). The five-story, 17,000-square-foot building serves about 60…

• Metro Loft stabilizes buckling Midtown skyscraper after structural failure architecture-design

  Developer Metro Loft has stabilized a New York City skyscraper at 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan after buckling structural elements prompted crew evacuations. The building, a…

• Orient Express Venezia opens in 15th-century Palazzo Donà Giovannelli architecture-design

  Orient Express Venezia has opened in the 15th-century Palazzo Donà Giovannelli in Venice's Cannaregio district, designed by Lebanese architect Aline Asmar d'Amman. The hotel…

• Studio Iro's Primrose Hill house avoids over-design architecture-design

  Studio Iro has completed a townhouse in Primrose Hill, London, for a couple and their dog, with a brief to avoid feeling 'overly interior designed'. The three-storey property,…