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• Stagger: An Acoustic Wall Made from Repurposed Haworth Chairs architecture-design

  Zackery Belanger of Umbel Acoustic Design created Stagger, an acoustic installation using stackable Haworth chairs from the mid-1990s. The chairs are mounted on a birch plywood…

• Foster + Partners designs Muku task chair for Okamura architecture-design

  British architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed the Muku task chair for Japanese furniture brand Okamura. The chair features a simple silhouette with adjustable seat…

• Adidas Stan Smith SQ: Square-Toe Reinterpretation of Tennis Icon architecture-design

  Adidas has launched the Stan Smith SQ, a square-toe version of its classic tennis sneaker. The design replaces the traditional rounded toe with a sharply sculpted square toe,…

• Milano Design Week 2026: Fuorisalone Overflows with 1,300+ Events architecture-design

  The Fuorisalone 2026 in Milan has expanded to over 1,300 events, prompting city traffic closures. Key installations include Mater by Alessandro Scandurra at Cà Granda, featuring…

• Powerhouse Company reshapes Rotterdam with floating office and supertall Rise tower architecture-design

  Rotterdam serves as a European laboratory for urban regeneration, and Powerhouse Company, founded in 2005, is a key player. The firm integrates architecture, engineering,…

• Valaya Villa by tHE gRID Architects: A Climate-Responsive Home in Ahmedabad architecture-design

  Valaya Villa, designed by tHE gRID Architects Research and Design Studio, is a 8762 ft² private residence in Ahmedabad, India, set for completion in 2026. The project prioritizes…

• Mérida's Casa Meridiano 48 Preserves Historic Patina in Adaptive Renovation architecture-design

  In Mérida's historic center, a collaborative team of architects—Moro Taller de Arquitectura, Taller Omar Almaguer, and Veinte Diezz Arquitectos—has completed Casa Meridiano 48, a…

• FAVEKER-Gres Aragón Tests Ventilated Facade Fire Performance architecture-design

  In 2019, FAVEKER-Gres Aragón created a ventilated facade system featuring tiles and conducted a voluntary test using an international full-scale fire propagation method aligned…

• Dive bar in Marylebone offers Prince-inspired cocktail and velvet-clad interiors architecture-design

  A new establishment named Dive has quietly opened in a basement in Marylebone, providing an alternative to London's overly stylized nightlife. Owner Antoine Le Dirat-Giacometti, a…

• ukyo X Café by Maria Schunn Opens in Cluj-Napoca architecture-design

  Maria Schunn has designed ukyo X, a hybrid café, listening bar, and cultural space in a historic storefront in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The 200 m² interior, completed in 2026,…

• Atelier Malet renovates historic Barcelona apartment with bold blue and open plan architecture-design

  In Barcelona's Gràcia neighborhood, Atelier Malet has transformed a historic apartment spanning 170 square meters on Gran de Gràcia street. This renovation creates a bright…

• Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects Transform Historic Brissago Home architecture-design

  Wespi de Meuron Romeo architects have completed the transformation of a historic house in Brissago Piodina, Switzerland, in 2023. The 310 m² residential project, curated by Hadir…

• OF.Studio's 'Ecological Brutalist' Villa in Mendoza architecture-design

  London-based OF.Studio, founded by Argentine duo Sebastián Andía and Valentina Cerrone, has completed a contemporary villa in Mendoza, Argentina, that they describe as a new…

• Steel 'archipelago' table anchors Kiez Kebab in London's Notting Hill architecture-design

  Designer Annabel Colterjohn and architecture office Red Deer have completed Kiez Kebab, a restaurant on Golborne Road in west London that reimagines the Berlin kebab shop with an…

• China transforms historic African slave port into tourism complex architecture-design

  The Beninese government has contracted Chinese state-owned firms to build La Marina, a large waterfront complex at the site of a historic slave port in Ouidah, Benin. The project…

• Frank Lloyd Wright's Home Life in 9 Vintage Photos architecture-design

  Architectural Digest published a gallery of nine vintage photographs documenting Frank Lloyd Wright's home life, in honor of his 159th birthday. The images capture Wright at his…

• Architecture as Habitat: Designing Façades for Other Species architecture-design

  An article on ArchDaily challenges the conventional view of building façades as mere barriers, arguing that they can and should be designed as habitats for other species.…

• Omrania Designs Arriyadh Western Metro Station as Multimodal Hub architecture-design

  Omrania has designed the Arriyadh Western Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as an intermodal transit hub that goes beyond a typical train station. The 40,000-square-meter…

• WOFF Designs La Naya Restaurant in Seminyak, Bali architecture-design

  WOFF has completed La Naya, a 450 m² restaurant in Seminyak, Bali, designed to manage natural light. The building's rear facade faces east to capture Bali's characteristic…

• Mansfield House by Field Office Architecture: A Resilient Rural Home architecture-design

  Field Office Architecture has completed Mansfield House, a 300 m² residence on a ridgeline property near Mansfield in Victoria, Australia. Designed for a young family, the house…

• Spaziu Davia Franceschini: Open-Air Theater and Cultural Center in Corbara architecture-design

  In Corbara, France, the Spaziu Davia Franceschini project transforms a sensitive site opposite the Church of the Annunciation into an open-air theater and cultural center.…

• JK-AR's House for Rejuvenation Blends Tradition and Modernity in Gyeongju architecture-design

  JK-AR, led by architect Jae K Kim, completed the House for Rejuvenation in Gyeongju, South Korea, in 2025. The 952 m² mixed-use adaptive reuse project, curated by Miwa Negoro,…

• Various Associates Completes Gong's House in Yongjia Ancient Village architecture-design

  Gong's House, a residential project by Various Associates, has been completed in the ancient village of Yongjia, China. The 800-square-meter house, finished in 2024, was designed…

• MULTIFORME and Baldereschi launch touch-activated Murano glass lamps architecture-design

  Alessandra Baldereschi and MULTIFORME have released 'Flowers in Wonderland,' a collection of six portable table lamps shaped like unopened glass buds. Each Murano glass flower…

• Birmingham City University architecture students reimagine urban spaces architecture-design

  Birmingham City University's BA Architecture programme showcased student projects addressing urban regeneration, sustainability, and community engagement. Rejaul Karim's PlayPark…

• Islyn Studio designs Uchi DC with neo-noir and New Formalist influences architecture-design

  New York-based Islyn Studio has completed the interiors for Uchi DC, a Japanese restaurant in Washington DC's Dupont Circle neighborhood. Led by designer Ashley Wilkins, the…

• Felipe SS Rodrigues Completes Quadra Buarque Mixed-Use Tower in São Paulo architecture-design

  Felipe SS Rodrigues has completed the Quadra Buarque building at Rua General Jardim, 410 in São Paulo. The 5,893 m² tower houses 163 affordable housing units across 15 floors,…

• Music Room Casa La Flecha by González Olsina & Vega Arquitectos architecture-design

  González Olsina & Vega Arquitectos, led by Charly Gonzalez Olsina and Eduardo Vega, completed the Music Room at Casa La Flecha in 2025. Located in Playa Matamora, Colonia del…

• Marian Goodman Gallery Tribeca Opens in Renovated 1875 Building architecture-design

  Marian Goodman Gallery's new Tribeca location, designed by studioMDA, opens in the renovated 1875 Grosvenor Buildings. The 35,000-square-foot space balances historic preservation…

• MACH completes red town hall in Calasparra, Spain architecture-design

  Barcelona-based studio MACH has completed Calasparra Town Hall in Spain, using red textured render and pink-toned concrete to create a warm civic presence. The 1,120-square-metre…

• Casa China by Jorgelina Tortorici & Asociados in Bella Vista architecture-design

  Casa China, designed by Jorgelina Tortorici & Asociados, is a 445 m² house in Bella Vista, Argentina, completed in 2025. The project is curated by Valentina Díaz and led by…

• PAX Architects unveils cave-like museum embedded in Norwegian fjord architecture-design

  PAX Architects, a Danish firm, has unveiled plans for The Cave, a visitor center spanning 1,500 square meters at Astruptunet in Sunnfjord, Norway, which was once the residence of…

• Düsseldorf Opera House New Build Canceled Due to Budget Cuts architecture-design

  The city of Düsseldorf has canceled the planned new construction of its opera house, designed by the architecture firm Snøhetta. The project, which would have significantly…

• VAUST Studio Designs OUNASS Stage in Dubai as a Hybrid Retail-Gallery Space architecture-design

  OUNASS Stage in Dubai, designed by VAUST Studio, is a 700 m² retail environment that merges gallery, installation, and boutique functions. Curated by Hadir Al Koshta, the project…

• Four Kitchens Demonstrate Yellow as Spatial Instrument, Not Lifestyle Statement architecture-design

  A design feature on urdesignmag.com examines four kitchens in Bagnolet, Rome, Lisbon, and Prague, each using a different register of yellow to argue that the color functions…

• Balzar Arquitectos Renovates Modernist Apartment in Valencia architecture-design

  Balzar Arquitectos has completed the renovation of a 300 m² apartment in Valencia, Spain, located near the iconic Mercado de Colón. The project, led by Balzar Architects, involved…

• Neckarbogen Parking Garage: A Multifunctional Mobility Hub in Heilbronn architecture-design

  Designed by Wittfoht Architekten, the Neckarbogen neighborhood parking garage in Heilbronn, Germany, opened in 2024 as a multifunctional facility. It integrates parking spaces,…

• ASKA unites Fantastic Frank's Stockholm office with pistachio green accents architecture-design

  Swedish studio ASKA has designed the interiors of a 160-square-metre office for real estate agency Fantastic Frank in Stockholm, using pistachio-green features as a unifying…

• Bed and Craft Opens OUKA, a 'Stayable Gallery' in Japan's Woodcarving Town Inami architecture-design

  Bed and Craft has launched OUKA, its seventh lodging initiative, in Inami, Toyama Prefecture. This project repurposes a renovated Showa-era home along the Daimon River into a…

• Aubette: Theo van Doesburg's Neoplasticist Gesamtkunstwerk in Strasbourg architecture-design

  The Aubette in Strasbourg, France, originally an 18th-century military building, was transformed in the 1920s into a pioneering Neoplasticist total work of art by Theo van…