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Norman Foster designs time capsule for America's 250th anniversary celebration

British architect Norman Foster has created a time capsule set to be buried under the Washington Monument to celebrate the USA's 250th anniversary of independence. UK deputy prime minister David Lammy delivered the time capsule to Washington DC last week, marking the beginning of the UK's engagement ...

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Norman Foster designs time capsule for America's 250th anniversary celebration

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Ecru Studio designs Taipei patisserie as "convergence of East and West"

Art nouveau details and a Milanese-style parquet floor combine with traditional Asian motifs at the Season patisserie in Taipei, designed by local practice Ecru Studio. The bakery, run by chef Season Hung, is located on the ground floor of a utilitarian 1970s apartment building in the Da'an district ...

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Ecru Studio designs Taipei patisserie as "convergence of East and West"

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How reworking game character designs from Hades helped this 3D artist level up faster

Roumen Filipov practices without the blank page panic.

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How reworking game character designs from Hades helped this 3D artist level up faster

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People are calling Nintendo lazy for its new Joy-Con colour designs

Why didn't it colour the full controller?H: Nintendo must be trolling us with these new Switch 2 Joy-Con designsS: You can barely notice the difference (and it will cost you $100)

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People are calling Nintendo lazy for its new Joy-Con colour designs

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Walkers gets biggest logo change in 80 years (and I'm on board)

New sunny logo hits the spot. But what does it mean?

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Walkers gets biggest logo change in 80 years (and I'm on board)

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Is the HBO logo misaligned? The controversy explained

Instagrammer speaks to the original logo designer to get to the bottom of it.

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Is the HBO logo misaligned? The controversy explained

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Counter-fashion brand logo uses negative space beautifully

New symbol is at the heart of identity for ethical fashion brand and movement.

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Counter-fashion brand logo uses negative space beautifully

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Gamers are arguing over the Mario Kart logo

Which do you prefer?

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Gamers are arguing over the Mario Kart logo

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Learn new ways to sculpt and paint art with issue 262 of ImagineFX

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Learn new ways to sculpt and paint art with issue 262 of ImagineFX

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Wacom MovinkPad Pro 14 proves Android is finally ready for serious digital art

OLED and the excellent Pro Pen set a new benchmark for artists.

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Wacom MovinkPad Pro 14 proves Android is finally ready for serious digital art

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How to create stunning KPop Demon Hunters art in Photoshop

Artist Jiunn Kuo shares a step-by-step tutorial.

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How to create stunning KPop Demon Hunters art in Photoshop

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habitario board game challenges domestic models in mexico through women’s narratives

players construct speculative houses using wooden components, acrylic figures representing characters, and action cards derived from scenes of domestic life. The post habitario board game challenges domestic models in mexico through women’s narratives appeared first on designboom | architecture ...

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habitario board game challenges domestic models in mexico through women’s narratives

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This quirky cat game has sparked a huge scientific debate

Schrodinger's Cat Burglar makes quantum physics adorable.

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This quirky cat game has sparked a huge scientific debate

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OVA crowns school in Prague with rooftop play areas and vegetable gardens

Czech architecture studio Opočenský Valouch Architects has completed Vida Elementary School on the outskirts of Prague, topping its red-brick volumes with a terrace of teaching spaces, play areas and vegetable gardens. Located in the town of Chýně in Prague-West District, the three-storey building ...

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OVA crowns school in Prague with rooftop play areas and vegetable gardens

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Mycelium data storage device among projects from Parsons School of Design at The New School

Dezeen School Shows: a data storage device crafted from mycelium that brings "cloud storage down to earth" is among the projects from Parsons School of Design at The New School. Also featured is a series of cork products produced in collaboration with the Rockwell Group and public seating made from ...

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Mycelium data storage device among projects from Parsons School of Design at The New School

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Ten skyscrapers set to complete in 2026

The tallest buildings in Albania, Canada and the Ivory Coast are among the upcoming skyscrapers scheduled to be completed in 2026. Downtown One, Albania, MVRDV A map of Albania will be outlined by the pixelated facade of Downtown One, a skyscraper formed of stacked blocks with large rectangular windows. ...

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Ten skyscrapers set to complete in 2026

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Sloping earthen roof tops waiting area for Japanese tea room by Kurosawa Kawara-Ten

Local studio Kurosawa Kawara-Ten has completed a waiting area for the Sekiyuan tea room in Chiba, Japan, sheltering it with a textured roof of mortar and soil that will be gradually overgrown with moss. Named Sekiyuan Waiting Area, the small timber pavilion contains a timber bench and was self-built ...

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Sloping earthen roof tops waiting area for Japanese tea room by Kurosawa Kawara-Ten

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Ten ways that architects used weathering steel in 2025

Weathering steel has been a trendy choice among architects for many years, but as this diverse roundup of projects completed in 2025 shows, any reports of it going out of style are greatly exaggerated. EMIT Technologies, USA, by CLB Architects Almost all the weathering steel that wraps this building ...

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Ten ways that architects used weathering steel in 2025