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togo’s first pavilion at the venice biennale considers the country’s architectural heritage
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/togo-first-pavilion-venice-biennale-country-architectural-heritage-studio-neida-05-03-2025/
Published: May 3, 2025 11:30
curated by studio neida, the exhibition explores themes of conservation and transformation within togo’s architectural setting.
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watch: SANAA accepts RIBA’s 46th royal gold medal for architecture
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/sanaa-accepts-riba-royal-gold-medal-architecture-05-02-2025/
Published: May 2, 2025 16:45
for over three decades, SANAA's work has continued to explore how minimalist, human-focused spaces can shape society in meaningful ways.
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LSD architects gently hangs concrete casa vid e higurea over cliff in costa rica
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lsd-architects-concrete-casa-vid-e-higurea-cliff-costa-rica-05-02-2025/
Published: May 2, 2025 10:50
shaped to follow the natural contours of the land, the design minimizes visual impact while preserving ocean views.
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OMA-designed fondaco dei tedeschi store in venice closes its doors
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/oma-fondaco-dei-tedeschi-store-venice-doors-dfs-05-02-2025/
Published: May 2, 2025 10:10
the DFS department store regularly hosted art installations, exhibitions, concerts, and cultural events.
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zaha hadid architects’ sinuous shenzhen science & technology museum opens in china
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/zaha-hadid-architects-shenzhen-science-technology-museum-china-05-02-2025/
Published: May 2, 2025 09:30
a solid, spherical form facing the city defines its urban presence, while to the west, the building opens outward into a series of undulating terraces overlooking the park.
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metis practice combines wooden shingles and copper for pali farmhouse’s roofing in india
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/metis-practice-wooden-shingles-copper-pali-farmhouse-roofing-india-05-02-2025/
Published: May 2, 2025 07:45
the building's framework is constructed using basalt, rammed earth, and local wood.
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perforated metal panels reframe building’s exterior into responsive facade system in seoul
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/perforated-metal-panels-buildings-exterior-responsive-facade-system-seoul-axs-architects-ljl-architects-05-02-2025/
Published: May 2, 2025 02:10
AXS Architects and LJL Architects craft layered facade for P&C HQ Located within the irregular urban fabric of Yangjae-dong, Seoul, this exterior remodeling project, developed collaboratively by AXS Architects and LJL Architects, focuses on transforming…
six trapezoidal volumes form ring-shaped visitor center by ZXD architects and BIAD in china
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/six-trapezoidal-volumes-ring-shaped-visitor-center-zxd-architects-biad-china-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 20:45
the center draws on the symbolism of the circumambulatory path, a ring-shaped ritual space central to buddhist tradition.
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four seasons telluride reveals wellness-focused interiors by clements design
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/four-seasons-telluride-interiors-clements-design-amenities-olson-kundig-colorado-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 15:45
unveiling the interiors of olson kundig's four seasons telluride, clements design celebrates the mountain town's spirit.
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franck bohbot captures frank lloyd wright’s taliesin west in the arizona desert
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/franck-bohbot-frank-lloyd-wright-taliesin-west-arizona-desert-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 10:50
‘desert masonry’ sculpts frank lloyd wright’s taliesin west French photographer Franck Bohbot captures the interplay of light, material, and form at Taliesin West through a cinematic lens. The structure, built in 1937, remains one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s…
rough stone textures interplay with smooth gray cement for enigma project in paxos island
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/rough-stone-textures-smooth-gray-cement-enigma-project-paxos-island-greece-vp-architectural-studio-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 10:10
vp architectural studio introduces a new concrete volume above the old stone house, opening up to light and views.
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semi-enclosed vaulted residence by super void space splits across narrow water body in iran
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/semi-enclosed-vaulted-residence-super-void-space-narrow-water-body-iran-dehkadeh-iwan-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 09:50
the dehkadeh iwan project aims to reinterpret the traditional iranian iwan typology.
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jagged, folded gestures wrap around caballero colón’s can tudó house in spain
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/caballero-colon-can-tudo-house-spain-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 09:20
an interior courtyard and two fissures on the south-facing glass enclosures bring vegetation into the house, interlacing indoor and outdoor spaces.
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a 1970s relic revived: tectoniques renovates maryse bastié school in france
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/1970s-tectoniques-renovates-maryse-bastie-school-france-dole-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 06:45
tectoniques sees the maryse bastié school as emblematic of the often-criticized architectural legacy from the 1970s.
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rotating facade panels shield PILA’s building for anatolia college in thessaloniki, greece
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/rotating-facade-panels-pila-building-anatolia-college-thessaloniki-greece-05-01-2025/
Published: May 1, 2025 03:01
the team opens the building to the campus through transparent edges, landscaped pockets, and a gently curved form.
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construction begins on fernando romero’s radial, twisted hospital in los cabos, mexico
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/construction-fernando-romero-radial-hospital-los-cabos-mexico-04-30-2025/
Published: April 30, 2025 21:45
a double-skin facade wraps around the facility, with aluminum louvers that mitigate heat gain, preserve outward views, and withstand the corrosive coastal climate
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pond houses crafted from earth blocks float above land and water in india
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pond-houses-earth-blocks-land-water-india-saguna-baug-put-your-hands-together-bioarchitects-04-30-2025/
Published: April 30, 2025 15:30
a series of cottages stand on raised platforms minimizing impact on saguna baug's pond ecosystem.
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giorgia longoni studio channels retro japanese jazz cafés for 360-degree sound bar in milan
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/giorgia-longoni-studio-retro-japanese-jazz-cafes-360-degree-sound-bar-milan-mogo-04-30-2025/
Published: April 30, 2025 10:10
wrapped in steel, velvet, and carved wood, MOGO hi-fi bar and dining concept fuses japanese jazz culture with an industrial milanese edge.
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photographer marc goodwin brings us behind the doors of porto’s architecture studios
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/photographer-marc-goodwin-porto-studios-portugal-04-30-2025/
Published: April 30, 2025 06:45
continuing his global exploration of architects’ workspaces, archmospheres photographer marc goodwin turns his lens to porto.
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alexander symes revamps kite-like house in australia with solar power and recycled materials
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/alexander-symes-architects-kite-house-australia-solar-power-recycled-materials-04-30-2025/
Published: April 30, 2025 03:01
known by locals as the 'cake house,' the unique geometry of the original structure became the anchor point for a future-proof renovation.
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OTAA embraces japan’s heritage and landscape with quiet transformation of villa nagiso
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/otaa-villa-nagasio-renovation-hotel-nagano-japan-04-30-2025/
Published: April 30, 2025 00:10
villa nagiso unfolds in japan's nagano prefecture, where the forest presses close and the past is preserved with the wood.
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NEOM’s linear city, THE LINE, advances with stadium in the sky and mirrored marina
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/neom-linear-megacity-the-line-advances-stadium-mirrored-marina-saudi-arabia-04-29-2025/
Published: April 29, 2025 19:00
progress reports reveal that substantial groundwork has already been laid, with gensler and delugan meissl associated architects continuing to design phase one.
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translucent glass facade outlines czech pavilion’s spiral form at expo 2025 osaka
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/translucent-glass-facade-czech-pavilion-spiral-form-expo-2025-osaka-apropos-architects-04-29-2025/
Published: April 29, 2025 14:45
the pavilion, designed by apropos architects, shifts from circular to elliptical gradually ascending through four levels.
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paul clemence captures perforated steel curves of rodrigo ohtake’s modular house in brazil
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/paul-clemence-perforated-steel-curves-rodrigo-ohtake-modular-house-brazil-ibiuna-04-29-2025/
Published: April 29, 2025 09:50
the house at first look doesn't appear to be modular, with the voids between the rectangular units opening up to nature, hosting shared spaces for cooking, eating, and gathering.
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villa S: andersson & stare carves minimalist statement into sweden’s wild landscape
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/villa-s-andersson-stare-minimalist-sweden-04-29-2025/
Published: April 29, 2025 02:30
overlooking sweden’s orust fjord, 'villa s' settles into the landscape with a quiet, deliberate presence.
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populous shapes 18,500-seat stadium as garden pavilion for venice’s bosco dello sport
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/populous-18500-seat-stadium-garden-pavilion-venice-bosco-dello-sport-maffeis-engineering-04-28-2025/
Published: April 28, 2025 20:30
the design follows soft, curved lines that mirror the surrounding landscape.
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pragma. carves rock art visitors center into rugged terrain of archaeological site in UAE
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/pragma-rock-art-visitors-center-terrain-archaeological-site-uae-04-28-2025/
Published: April 28, 2025 16:45
built from locally sourced rocks, aggregates, and native plants, the center gently folds into the terrain as both camouflage and infrastructure
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RAD+ar punctures arched facade to protect office building from jakarta’s humid climate
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/rad-plus-ar-arched-facade-office-building-jakarta-humid-climate-04-28-2025/
Published: April 28, 2025 10:50
a carved form centers the design, directing airflow across shaded gathering spaces, breezeways, and garden terraces.
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flood-proof bamboo pavilion anchors yasmeen lari’s zero-carbon pono village in pakistan
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/flood-proof-bamboo-pavilion-yasmeen-lari-zero-carbon-pono-village-pakistan-nyami-studio-jack-rankin-juliet-center-04-28-2025/
Published: April 28, 2025 09:50
built with traditional materials including bamboo, mud, lime, and thatch, nyami studio and jack rankin's juliet center recalls the domed forms of the region.
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matière première architecture crafts minimalist nu drom offices in rural quebec
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/matiere-premiere-minimalist-nu-drom-offices-quebec-magog-canada-04-28-2025/
Published: April 28, 2025 06:45
the offices are designed and built by quebecois studio matière première together with its design-build company nu drom.
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archstudio revives courtyard tradition with timber-framed guesthouse in beijing
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/archstudio-courtyard-tradition-timber-framed-guesthouse-beijing-04-27-2025/
Published: April 27, 2025 20:30
the project transforms a 400-square-meter site into a serene guesthouse organized around three cherished family trees.
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why MAD’s ma yansong made TIME’s 2025 list of the 100 most influential people
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-ma-yansong-times-2025-list-100-most-influential-people-04-27-2025/
Published: April 27, 2025 07:01
for his poetic architecture, MAD-founder ma yansong is listed in TIME100, placing him among global figures redefining culture and society.
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curved concrete roofs root atelier alter architects’ museum into chinese mountain foothills
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/curved-concrete-roofs-atelier-alter-architects-museum-chinese-mountain-foothills-04-27-2025/
Published: April 27, 2025 02:10
atelier alter architects completes sunner museum in china Atelier Alter Architects weaves architecture into nature with the Sunner Museum, a striking landmark located in the verdant foothills of Fujian’s Wuyi Mountains in China. Designed for the Chinese…
lantern-like lighting shines through suspended metal grid within tea pavilion in beijing
https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lantern-lighting-suspended-metal-grid-tea-pavilion-beijing-bufen-atelier-04-26-2025/
Published: April 26, 2025 20:35
the tea pavilion features a sequence of spatial enclosures and voids, forming a layout without rigid boundaries.
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