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• Chiasmus Partners' La Casa Orb in Yongin, South Korea architecture-design

  Chiasmus Partners completed La Casa Orb in 2023, a 198 m² residence in Yongin-si, South Korea. The house is located in the Hyangrindongsan area of Dongbaek-dong, a residential…

• NSW Government Launches Bays West International Design Competition architecture-design

  The New South Wales Government has initiated a global design contest for the 77-hectare Bays West area located near Sydney's central business district. This two-phase competition…

• 206 La Fayette: Mixed-Use Transformation of a Parisian Block by DATA and THINK TANK architecture-design

  The 206 Rue Lafayette project is set to revitalize an eclectic neighborhood in Paris, blending Haussmannian and Faubourg architectural styles. Slated for completion in 2024, this…

• Elide portable dewrinkler uses suction and warm air to smooth clothes worn on body architecture-design

  Safaa Fojdar, a graduate of De Montfort University, has engineered a prototype named Elide, a cordless device designed to eliminate wrinkles from clothing while it is being worn.…

• The Zetter Bloomsbury: Georgian townhouses transformed into boutique hotel near British Museum architecture-design

  The Zetter Bloomsbury, the newest hotel from The Zetter group, opened in six interconnected Georgian townhouses adjacent to the British Museum in London. Interiors by James…

• Darren Hawkes designs lush landscape for Cornish eco-cabin resort Koto at the Point architecture-design

  Koto at the Point has been unveiled at The Point in Polzeath, North Cornwall, comprising 17 eco-lodge cabins spread across 11 acres of a 240-acre property. The project,…

• BCIE Headquarters in Honduras Uses Local Stone to Express Central American Identity architecture-design

  The headquarters of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, employs local stone to articulate a regional identity. The building, a late…

• Natalia Doroshenko Rebrands Pine & Fog Coffee Shop architecture-design

  Designer Natalia Doroshenko has created a new visual identity for Pine & Fog, a specialty coffee shop. The branding features a soft, natural color palette with organic…

• Melody House by MODO Designs in Ahmedabad architecture-design

  La Casa Melodía, designed by architect Arpan Shah of MODO Designs, is a residence for a Gujarati family deeply connected to art and music. Located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad,…

• Vĩnh Long House by NAQ Architecture: Bioclimatic Design in Tropical Vietnam architecture-design

  NAQ Architecture, led by principal architect Nguyễn Anh Quan, completed Vĩnh Long House in 2024. Located in Vĩnh Long, Vietnam, the 150 m² residence employs passive design…

• Room For Dreams Podcast: Architecture as an Ongoing Conversation architecture-design

  In the tenth episode of the Room For Dreams podcast, recorded during Milan Design Week 2026 in collaboration with INDX|GLOBAL, host Claire Brodka engages in a conversation about…

• Dose Branding Unveils Minimalist Wellness Identity architecture-design

  Dose has introduced an enhanced wellness brand identity, crafted by designers Sungsik Kim and Hawon Lee. This minimalist approach showcases sleek typography, a gentle color…

• MOLSION Concept Store by Some Thoughts in Xiamen architecture-design

  Some Thoughts Spatial Design Studio has completed the MOLSION concept store in Xiamen, China, in 2024. The 98-square-meter interior retail space explores a dialogue between felt…

• Bangkok's shopping centre boom: Central Pattana reports 18% profit growth architecture-design

  Bangkok's shopping centre industry is experiencing significant growth, with Central Pattana (CPN) reporting an 18% increase in net profit despite a depressed market. CPN operates…

• Samir Alaoui Architectes Sàrl: Swiss-Moroccan Practice Wins Multiple Awards architecture-design

  Samir Alaoui, an architect based in Lausanne, Switzerland, operates his firm Samir Alaoui Architectes Sàrl, working on projects between Switzerland and Morocco. He graduated from…

• Pearson Lloyd's Cross Chair Tube for TAKT architecture-design

  The Cross Chair Tube, designed by Pearson Lloyd for Danish brand TAKT, reimagines the dining chair through a minimalist combination of a tubular steel frame and an oak seat and…

• Midjourney unveils plans for AI-powered spa in San Francisco architecture-design

  Midjourney, the AI research lab behind the popular image generator, has revealed plans for the Midjourney Spa at 300 Grant Avenue in San Francisco. The 24,000-square-foot facility…

• Five Outdoor Living Collections from HAY, Loll Designs, Heller, Porter Green, and KOLÓS architecture-design

  Azure Magazine highlights five design collections for outdoor living. HAY's Outdoor Market by Jasper Morrison Shop reimagines classic camping gear with folding sofas, chairs,…

• Herzog & de Meuron Extends Greenhouse Pavilion for Mandarin Oriental's L'Aria architecture-design

  Herzog & de Meuron has completed L'Aria, a restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Lago di Como resort in Blevio, Italy, opening in 2026. The project extends an existing greenhouse…

• Montreal Olympic Stadium roof renovation by GMP Architekten architecture-design

  German architecture studio GMP Architekten is leading a consortium renovating the roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, replacing the problematic Kevlar membrane with a steel deck…

• Sabina I House: Adaptive Reuse by Atempo Arquitectura in Ecuador architecture-design

  Atempo Arquitectura has completed Sabina I House, an adaptive reuse project in Ecuador that transforms a family home into a residential complex. The 415 m² project, finished in…

• Snøhetta's Unbuilt Banpo Playscape Reimagines Seoul's Hangang Waterfront architecture-design

  The Banpo Ecological Playscape, designed by Snøhetta, is a contender in the 2024 Banpo–Hangang River Connection Park and Cultural Facilities competition. This concept envisions a…

• Milo House in Vermont clad in charred Japanese cedar architecture-design

  In Cornwall, Vermont, Elizabeth Herrmann Architecture + Design has finalized the Milo House, which showcases blackened Japanese cedar cladding achieved through the traditional…

• Pereira Miguel Arquitectos completes Casa Muda L11 in Grândola architecture-design

  Pereira Miguel Arquitectos has completed Casa Muda L11, a 500 m² residential building set within a 5-hectare agricultural plot in Grândola, Portugal. The project is located in the…

• Riccardo Cambó Redesigns Italy's Driving License for Wallet and Phone architecture-design

  Italian designer Riccardo Cambó, publishing as Breccia, has redesigned Italy's driving license and ID card as a matched physical-and-digital set. The project began when Cambó…

• Vancouver Coalition Proposes Four New Concert Halls to Address Venue Shortage architecture-design

  A coalition of 32 performing arts organizations, led by the Vancouver Concert Hall and Theatre Society, has unveiled a proposal for four new or substantially renovated performance…

• Casa GZ: 19th-century Florence apartment restored with color and contemporary design architecture-design

  DEFERRARI+MODESTI has completed Casa GZ, a renovation of a 19th-century apartment in Florence's Santa Croce district. The project, featured in Glocal Design Magazine's 89th…

• Radikal Klassisk: PUNTOFILIPINO's Eclectic Apartment Interior in Madrid architecture-design

  Architecture studio PUNTOFILIPINO, led by Gema Gutiérrez, completed the Radikal Klassisk project in 2023, an apartment interior in Madrid. The design features eclectic, bold, and…

• Casa Macahuite by Studio Font in Puerto Escondido architecture-design

  Studio Font, led by architect Raquel Font, has completed Casa Macahuite, a 300 m² residential project in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, in 2025. The house is conceived as a set of five…

• Fredrik Paulsen's Vauhtikisat Chair One Fuses Skate Culture and Design architecture-design

  Swedish designer Fredrik Paulsen has created the limited-edition Vauhtikisat Chair One for Helsinki's annual Vauhtikisat skateboarding festival, in collaboration with Finnish…

• Portland Mayor Proposes New 3,000-Seat Venue at PSU, Smaller Keller architecture-design

  Portland's Mayor, Keith Wilson, has introduced a plan for a new 3,000-seat performing arts center at Portland State University as part of a broader initiative called the…

• Issey Miyake's Steam Stretch Fabric Shapes Avant-Garde Lamps by atelier oï architecture-design

  A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE and Swiss design studio atelier oï unveiled the O Series, four sculptural lamps from their TYPE-XIII Atelier Oï project. Each lamp features a cloth shade…

• DUST's Sombra de Santa Fe: A Geological Dwelling Piercing the New Mexico Landscape architecture-design

  Perched on a mesa in northern New Mexico, the Sombra de Santa Fe residence by DUST is designed as a vessel for observation, with semi-enclosed porches cut into its monolithic form…

• Lucas Jimeno Dualde Renovates São Paulo Apartment as Domestic Temple architecture-design

  In a mid-20th-century building in Higienópolis, São Paulo, architect Lucas Jimeno Dualde has transformed a 280 m² apartment into what the project team describes as a domestic…

• Casa C+C: Adaptive Reuse of 1930s Toronto Brick House architecture-design

  Studio Maignan Architects has completed Casa C+C, a renovation of a 1930s brick house in Toronto's Humewood Cedarvale neighborhood. The 3,800 m² project transforms a…

• Cedric Price's Unbuilt Fun Palace and Its Lasting Legacy architecture-design

  In the 1960s in London, architect Cedric Price joined forces with theater artist Joan Littlewood to create the Fun Palace, an innovative concept aimed at fostering creativity and…

• CTA's Casa Mac annexe in Vietnam features cave-like curved roof architecture-design

  Casa Mac, an annex located in Phu My near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has been completed by the Vietnamese architectural firm CTA (Creative Architects). This structure features a…

• 1820s Latrine Transformed into Beacon-Like Artist Studio in Kilkenny architecture-design

  CANICE Architects, founded in 2017 by Damien Curry and Emily-Ann Curry, has converted an 1820s latrine within the grounds of Evans's Alms House into an artist's residency studio…

• Bouti Studio's Temple Lighting Collection Inspired by Sri Lankan Temples architecture-design

  Bouti Studio, led by designer Clément Boutillon, has launched the Temple lighting collection, a series of handcrafted ceramic lamps inspired by the architecture of Sri Lankan…

• Chip Motors unveils $15K electric LUV with remote-driving service architecture-design

  Chip Motors has introduced Chip, a compact electric 'life utility vehicle' (LUV) designed for short trips around town. The four- or six-seat microcar reaches a top speed of 25…