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monochromatic concrete geometry shapes temporary pavilion in são paulo
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/monochromatic-concrete-geometry-temporary-sofia-pavilion-sao-paulo-leonardo-zanatta/
Published: May 25, 2026 14:30
the project uses the site’s natural level changes to create a monochromatic structure inspired by brazilian concrete and neoconcrete art.
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a biophilic retail interior shaped by organic textures, fluid transitions and soft light
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/biophilic-retail-interior-organic-textures-fluid-transitions-soft-light-inside-the-bloom-sinchugova-antonina/
Published: May 25, 2026 09:00
inside the bloom invites visitors to slow down, observe, and experience growth from within.
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ocean vortex envisions a spiraling floating parliament built from recycled marine waste
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ocean-vortex-spiraling-floating-parliament-recycled-marine-waste-yufeng-tu/
Published: May 24, 2026 20:30
the project transforms marine pollution into a floating platform for public dialogue, environmental education, and collective action.
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studio i/thee designs architecture that listens to mud, algae, wood, and weather
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Published: May 24, 2026 12:45
the team turns ecological experimentation into generous public spaces shaped by touch, chance, weather, and collective imagination.
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ZAV architects weaves a modular yellow playground through an olive orchard in iran
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/zav-architects-cheshm-cheran-bazi-playground-iran-minoudasht/
Published: May 23, 2026 00:30
the iranian studio turns an agricultural grid into a vibrant and layered playground through a grove of silver-green trees.
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‘the present as it ought to be’: ma yansong, carlo ratti, and stefano boeri on designing the future
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ma-yansong-carlo-ratti-stefano-boeri-designing-the-future-room-for-dreams-interview/
Published: May 22, 2026 10:00
against the backdrop of designboom's room for dreams at milan design week, three of the world’s most influential architectural visionaries gather to discuss dream projections and design empathy.
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pink columns, blue tiles, and art deco motifs reshape london underground public toilets
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pink-columns-blue-tiles-art-deco-motifs-london-underground-public-toilets-hugh-broughton-architects-james-lambert-piccadilly-circus-green-park/
Published: May 22, 2026 09:30
the redesign by hugh broughton architects aims to improve accessibility and inclusivity.
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pop colors animate geometric interiors within renovated 1960s apartment in italy
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pop-colors-geometric-interiors-renovated-1960s-apartment-italy-pier-curra-architettura/
Published: May 21, 2026 21:00
a bright orange staircase anchors the living space, serving as both circulation and bookcase.
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kengo kuma and paul raff’s new national park visitor center blends into canadian rockies
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-paul-raff-visitor-center-banff-national-park/
Published: May 21, 2026 14:30
the new structures are conceived as restrained architectural insertions within the dramatic mountain landscape rather than iconic standalone objects.
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TAKK fills MAXXI in rome with gardens, rest spaces, and rituals of living together
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/takk-maxxi-rome-gardens-rest-spaces-rituals-living-together/
Published: May 21, 2026 10:50
Inside the museum’s entrance hall, visitors are invited to nap beneath suspended gardens, gather around a former jacuzzi, and share spaces shaped by edible plants, chromatic light, scent, and sound.
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mirrored ceilings and textured glass shape club amis’ layered interiors in beirut
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mirrored-ceilings-textured-glass-club-amis-layered-interiors-beirut-rabih-geha-architects/
Published: May 21, 2026 09:30
material contrast and heritage spatial storytelling organize the immersive hospitality spaces.
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yasmeen lari: the pakistani architect turning survival into shared wisdom
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/yasmeen-lari-pakistani-architect-survival-shared-wisdom/
Published: May 21, 2026 02:00
the pakistani architect's humanitarian practice turns bamboo, earth, and community knowledge into a softer model for climate resilience.
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stone-oven bakery and restaurant reconfigures 1970s auditorium in rural china
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/stone-oven-bakery-restaurant-1970s-auditorium-rural-china-cycle-cycle-tens-atelier/
Published: May 20, 2026 13:00
in the dining area, full-height glass curtain walls establish visual continuity between interior and exterior conditions.
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building with air: from warhol’s inflatables to A.A. murakami’s bubble dress
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/air-warhol-inflatables-aa-murakamis-bubble-dress/
Published: May 20, 2026 10:50
artists and architects transform air into a medium of instability, participation, and collective care through inflatables, fog structures, and suspended worlds.
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architect’26 challenges circular construction, material experimentation, and more
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/architect-26-circular-construction-material/
Published: May 20, 2026 10:00
architect expo explores how architecture can communicate material innovation through circular construction and adaptive spatial design.
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made of earthen adobe vaults, al borde’s biology lab rises from the amazonian rainforest
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/earthen-adobe-vaults-al-borde-biology-lab-amazonian-rainforest-witoca-lab/
Published: May 20, 2026 09:30
the project combines earth architecture, passive thermal regulation, and local agroecological knowledge to create a laboratory for sustainable biological production within the rainforest.
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centre pompidou hanwha opens in seoul inside jean-michel wilmotte’s box of light
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/centre-pompidou-hanwha-seoul-jean-michel-wilmotte-box-light/
Published: May 20, 2026 09:00
inside the transformed annex of seoul’s iconic 63 building, the newly opened institution launches with a major exhibition tracing the origins of cubism through works by picasso, braque, léger, and more.
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roma continua: building on its ancient layers, OMA reveals 25-year vision for rome
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/roma-continua-ancient-layers-oma-reveals-25-year-vision-rome-italy/
Published: May 19, 2026 15:21
as a city of historic layers, rome will see its landscape and infrastructural framework recalibrated with a masterplan by OMA and IT's.
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stacked color blocks and layered courtyards form a modular castle-like kindergarten in china
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/stacked-color-blocks-layered-courtyards-modular-castle-kindergarten-china-soba-architects/
Published: May 19, 2026 09:00
the central courtyard integrates play, planting, and gathering spaces.
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layered transparent walls transform former railway warehouse in shenzhen
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/layered-transparent-walls-former-railway-warehouse-shenzhen-apelron-contemporary-aether-architects-archigress/
Published: May 18, 2026 15:00
lightweight inserted structures sit beneath the original industrial roof.
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selldorf architects and STUDIOS architecture win competition to transform the louvre
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/sanaa-sou-fujimoto-diller-scofidio-renfro-dsrny-five-teams-shortlisted-louvre-transformation-10-17-2025/
Published: May 18, 2026 13:35
the project introduces new public entrances, landscaped moats, and underground galleries that reconnect the louvre’s historic eastern facade with the city of paris.
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sweeping timber roof crowns a workshop reviving rural craft traditions in china
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/sweeping-timber-roof-workshop-reviving-rural-craft-traditions-china-primary-architects/
Published: May 18, 2026 09:30
carpenter’s home transforms an aging shed into a community space for making and teaching beneath a flowing laminated wood structure.
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UUfie’s angular belfountain house traces a steep slope through the canadian forest
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/uufie-angular-belfountain-house-slope-canadia-forest-ontario/
Published: May 17, 2026 09:45
belfountain house by UUfie reshapes a 1970s chalet into a four-level family home hidden among the woods of ontario.
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red steel sawtooth roofs emerge through spruce forest in czech republic
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/red-steel-sawtooth-roofs-spruce-forest-czech-republic-jevany-villa-architektura/
Published: May 17, 2026 04:30
red steel framing contrasts with the surrounding green vegetation.
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salte library in seoul combines fragrance, literature, and spatial storytelling
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/salte-library-seoul-fragrance-literature-spatial-storytelling-niiiz-design-lab/
Published: May 16, 2026 03:30
layered transparent display elements reference the form of an open book.
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