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• Five Antoni Gaudí furniture pieces that reveal the designer behind the architect architecture-design

  Dezeen's Gaudí Centenary series highlights five furniture pieces by Antoni Gaudí, showcasing his design beyond architecture. The Batlló Chair (1906) for Casa Batlló features…

• Grand Paris Express: 70 permanent art installations to adorn new metro stations architecture-design

  The Grand Paris Express, Europe's largest public transport project, will add 200 km of automated metro lines and 68 new stations by 2031. The cultural program 'L'Art du Grand…

• Michael Bargo and BENI Launch Oak Lane Rug Collection architecture-design

  Michael Bargo, an interior designer and furniture retailer, has teamed up with the global rug company BENI to launch Oak Lane, a collection featuring six rugs and the brand's…

• Mbari Kola: The Arts Society opens in Lagos as a new Pan-African cultural club architecture-design

  Curator Ugoma Chinelo Ebilah has transformed a 1960s two-storey house overlooking the Lagos Lagoon into Mbari Kola: The Arts Society, a cultural club for the Nigerian capital.…

• Sarah Dehandschutter unveils LLLL.09 and LLLL.09.8 pendant lamps for LLLL architecture-design

  Belgian designer Sarah Dehandschutter has expanded her lighting brand LLLL with two new sculptural pendant lamps: LLLL.09 and LLLL.09.8. The lamps feature fluid, curvilinear metal…

• Casa VVS by MCL Studio: A Brutalist-Inspired Home in a Golf Course Neighborhood architecture-design

  Casa VVS, a 1000 m² residence designed by MCL Studio, was completed in 2022. Situated in a tranquil, vegetated neighborhood overlooking a golf course, the house reflects…

• Lego's 12,060-piece Sagrada Familia set sparks reader debate architecture-design

  To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoni Gaudí's death, Lego has introduced a stunning model of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. This new addition to their architecture…

• Kolkata office transformed into giant sewing kit for Doreme headquarters architecture-design

  Pooja Bihani from Spaces and Design has reimagined a 3,600 sq ft former warehouse in Kolkata as the headquarters for Doreme, an Indian brand specializing in children's apparel.…

• Vario VERSA Reversible Dual Time Watch Wins iF Design Award architecture-design

  Vario has introduced the VERSA Reversible Dual Time Watch, a unique timepiece featuring two distinct time zones housed in a single reversible case. Unlike standard GMT watches,…

• Casa El 22 Taller Revitalizes Traditional Building in Socorro, Colombia architecture-design

  Casa El 22 Taller, designed by Yemail Arquitectura, transforms a traditional building in Socorro, Santander, Colombia, into a mixed-use social hub. The 250 m² project, completed…

• Herzog & de Meuron to Design Titlis Tower in Swiss Alps architecture-design

  Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has revealed plans for the Titlis Tower, an innovative ski center and observation platform set to rise over 3,000 meters on Mount…

• URBI et ORBI turns industrial concrete waste into circular design objects architecture-design

  Athens-based studio URBI et ORBI, founded in 2012, transforms industrial concrete waste into contemporary design objects through its Zero Waste Project, launched in 2020. The…

• HP Launches AEC Platform to Address Information Continuity in Architecture architecture-design

  HP has introduced an AEC platform, 'For work that becomes the world,' aimed at reducing information loss across architecture, engineering, and construction workflows. The platform…

• TheatreDNA: A Decade of Redefining Performing Arts Venues architecture-design

  TheatreDNA, founded by Michael Ferguson and Benton Delinger, is marking its tenth year by reflecting on how it's transformed performing arts spaces into versatile,…

• OOIIO Arquitectura transforms abandoned kitchen factory into auto center in Leganés architecture-design

  OOIIO Arquitectura has converted an abandoned kitchen factory in Leganés, Spain, into a car dealership and repair center. The project reuses the existing structure, adding…

• BIG Designs Three-Building STEM Campus in Bentonville, Arkansas architecture-design

  BIG–Bjarke Ingels Group, in collaboration with Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects, has unveiled plans for a new STEM university campus in Bentonville, Arkansas, on the former site of…

• Pedro Pitarch's multifunctional brushed aluminum unit transforms a small Madrid apartment architecture-design

  Architect and musician Pedro Pitarch has designed a multifunctional brushed aluminum furniture piece for a small apartment in Madrid's historic Malasaña district. The purely…

• Lemmo launches two e-bikes with AI and foldable design architecture-design

  Berlin's micro-mobility company Lemmo has introduced two innovative e-bike models: the Lemmo One Collab.Ride and the Lemmo Zero. The Lemmo One Collab.Ride incorporates an…

• ArchDaily Community Envisions Ukraine's Future with Six Unbuilt Projects architecture-design

  ArchDaily has gathered six architectural concepts from its community that envision Ukraine's future during the ongoing conflict. This collection features designs for residential,…

• Serpentine Pavilion 2025 by Lanza Atelier Opens in Kensington Gardens architecture-design

  The 25th edition of the Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Mexican architecture firm Lanza Atelier, has opened in London's Kensington Gardens. For its anniversary year, the…

• OMA to Transform Istanbul's Ottoman Imperial Arsenal into Mixed-Use District architecture-design

  OMA, under the leadership of Ellen van Loon and Iyad Alsaka, is revamping the historic Tersane-i Âmire, which was once the Ottoman Imperial Arsenal in Istanbul, into a lively…

• Zero-Carbon Cabin Camp Meeker by Renée del Gaudio Architecture architecture-design

  Renée del Gaudio Architecture has completed Camp Meeker, a zero-carbon cabin at the foot of Mount Meeker in Allenspark, Colorado. The 195 m² residence brings together multiple…

• Kerstin Thompson Architects Designs Clyde Creek Primary School in Melbourne architecture-design

  Kerstin Thompson Architects has completed Clyde Creek Primary School (CCPS) in Melbourne's southeastern growth corridor, part of the New Schools 2022 Bundle B package. The 4,320…

• Sunshine 555 Agricultural Store and Café in Khao Yai by SO architecture-design

  SO has completed the Sunshine 555 Agricultural Store and Café in Khao Yai, Thailand, a 750 m² project curated by Miwa Negoro. The design integrates with a tamarind tree tunnel,…

• HAS Design and Research wraps Bangkok streetlights in recyclable fabric canopy architecture-design

  Bangkok City Hall Square in Phra Nakhon district now hosts 'High Line Bangkok', a temporary public installation by HAS Design and Research. Architects Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida…

• Alberto Churba's Sillón Cinta Returns for 58th Anniversary Limited Edition architecture-design

  Alberto Churba's iconic Sillón Cinta, originally designed in 1968, has been reissued in a limited edition of 58 numbered and signed pieces to mark its 58th anniversary. The new…

• Subtle Differences in Swedish Postwar Urban Planning architecture-design

  The article examines three Swedish housing projects from the 1950s that illustrate a rapid shift in thinking about public space. In Årsta, a new town south of Stockholm, the…

• Kay Unger and Jamie Drake Transform SoHo Apartment with Art Collection architecture-design

  Fashion designer Kay Unger and interior designer Jamie Drake collaborated to renovate Unger's SoHo apartment after a disaster. They reimagined the space using Unger's existing art…

• Ross Barney Architects transforms Chicago's Auburn Gresham with mixed-use development architecture-design

  Ross Barney Architects (RBA) has completed two mixed-use buildings in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood as part of the city's Invest South/West initiative. The project,…

• Studio Mango's Four Walls Pavilion Nears Completion in Chennai architecture-design

  London-based Studio Mango has designed the Four Walls Pavilion, a lakeside structure in a coastal area south of Chennai, India. The 130-square-meter building marks the endpoint of…

• Sagrada Família’s tallest tower inaugurated with drone light show honoring Gaudí architecture-design

  Pope Leo XIV inaugurated the Sagrada Família’s Tower of Jesus Christ, the basilica’s final and tallest tower, completed in February 2026. At 566 feet, it makes the Barcelona…

• Casa Siena by Estúdio Cidade Opens in Ribeirão Preto architecture-design

  The completion of Casa Siena, a 400 m² residential development by Estúdio Cidade, has been announced in the Vila do Golf area of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. This home is built on a…

• The Real-Life Ferrari House Behind Ferris Bueller's Day Off architecture-design

  Architectural Digest reveals the story behind the iconic Ferrari house from Ferris Bueller's Day Off on its 40th anniversary. The glass-walled property, designed by architect A.…

• Gustaf Westman Launches Chunky Cat Tree in Bright Colors architecture-design

  Gustaf Westman, a designer from Sweden, has introduced the Chunky Cat Tree, a whimsical yet practical pet furniture item influenced by his 2023 Blob Sofa. This cat tree showcases…

• SHoP Architects and Steinberg Hart Design Transit-Oriented Habitat Campus in Culver City architecture-design

  Habitat, a live/work campus in Culver City, was crafted by SHoP Architects and Steinberg Hart and developed by Lendlease, emphasizing high-density, transit-oriented design.…

• Abstract forest installation debuts at 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen architecture-design

  The 'Wood for the Trees' installation is featured at the Material Matters exhibition during 3 Days of Design 2026 in Copenhagen, taking place from June 10 to June 12, 2026.…

• Kengo Kuma & Associates Unveils Global War on Terrorism Memorial Design architecture-design

  The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation (GWOTMF) has unveiled designs for a new memorial on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall, created by Kengo Kuma & Associates. This…

• OMA Transforms Ottoman Imperial Arsenal into Istanbul Department Store architecture-design

  OMA has completed Beymen Tersane, a 12,000-square-meter luxury department store inside the former Tersane-i Âmire shipyard on the Golden Horn in Istanbul. The project, finished in…

• University of Westminster students propose floating homes for London key workers architecture-design

  Ten architecture projects by University of Westminster students include a floating community for key workers on the Thames, a speculative future for the National Gallery under…

• Catania’s Etna Museum Takes Shape in Former 19th-Century Hospital architecture-design

  In Catania, a new Museo dell’Etna is being built within the old Vittorio Emanuele II hospital. The initiative, spearheaded by Guicciardini & Magni, secured a competition victory…