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Building an educational center for children with a green circular roof
New Zealand architecture firm Smith Architects has built an early learning center with a circular…
How to Improve Hurricane-Proof House Construction
Storm-prone places need to be more resilient as hurricanes get stronger due to climate change….
Unveiling the wooden design of Dock A at Zurich Airport
BIG and HOK have been awarded a two-stage international design competition to design Dock A…
MAD establishes its first social housing project in Beijing
Chinese architecture firm MAD has built its first social housing project in Beijing, China. Design…
Verse Control Kit allows kids to fully immerse themselves in the metaverse
Entry-level “tool kit” makes it easier for younger generations to participate in the metaverse by…
Glasshouse design looks like a kinetic crown
The British firm Heatherwick Studio has designed a kinetic and sculptural glass house in collaboration…
Design of a luxurious sweeping arch resort in Australia
Melbourne-based architecture firm Wood Marsh has built a five-star luxury resort with sweeping, arch-shaped volume…
Site-specific pop-up pavilion installed for Rome Architecture Festival
Rome-based architecture firm SET Architects has built a site-specific pop-up pavilion for the fourth edition…
Seven exoskeletons bringing the world closer to superhuman powers
exoskeletons These industrial exoskeletons, which range from full-body braces to cutting-edge armor, are assisting in…
Converting an old tavern into handcrafted gray and brown brick apartments
London-based architecture firm Erbar Mattes has converted a former pub into new apartments in London,…
Building a foreign language school with overlapping sizes
Studio Link-Arc, based in New York, has built a foreign language school in Shenzhen, staggering…
Earth-colored apartment towers and curved balconies revealed in Ecuador
MVRDV has unveiled the design of a new residential project in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Design Features…
Seymour Powell introduces the idea of a smart gym mat
Seymour Powell investigates how technology and artificial intelligence will assist future workout environments and offer…
SHOWin3D simplifies the transition from basic CAD to 3D interactivity
Here, we outline the steps SHOWin3D takes to transform a client’s initial concept into a…
Users of the Centaur robotic wheelchair can converse face-to-face
Modern mobility has been reimagined by London-based startup Centaur Robotics with the creation of a…
All-White Coral Pavilion Design in Lagos Peninsula
Tosin Oshinowo’s cmDesign Atelier studio has designed an all-white junior suite on the Lagos Peninsula,…
Designing a new cultural center to be a village of artists
Spanish practice Barozzi Veiga designs a new cultural center for Oolite Arts, one of the…
WovenSkin: fusing culture and electronics
WovenSkin’s soft wearable forms enhance the usefulness of conventional textiles by adding interactive components. The…
Five apps that increase productivity and focus
Looking for a quick fix to cut down on distractions, improve productivity, and get things…
Is your design worth €148,000? – Indiegogo campaign
The universal charging cable that is the subject of a successful Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign was…
