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Payette creates engineering building with a "folded form" at Penn State University

Boston architecture studio Payette has completed an academic building in central Pennsylvania called ECoRE, which features a sculptural form and facades wrapped in reddish brick and metal fins. The Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building, called ECoRE for short, is located on the university's ...

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Payette creates engineering building with a "folded form" at Penn State University

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Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"

Myanmar-based architecture studio Blue Temple has teamed up with construction company Housing Now to build a series of low-cost bamboo homes capable of withstanding natural disasters. Located in Myanmar's Bago region, the homes are built from a modular, earthquake-resistant structure that, according ...

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Blue Temple creates earthquake-proof bamboo homes for "the price of a smartphone"

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MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere

Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has designed a restaurant interior with a casual take-out counter and an upscale bar lounge in Toronto, Ontario. The eighth location of pizzeria North of Brooklyn is located in Toronto's Etobicoke neighbourhood, comprising two levels with differing atmospheres. The ground ...

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MRDK creates Toronto pizzeria with an upstairs-downstairs atmosphere

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Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs

Italian practice Atelier Matteo Arnone has completed House for Two Musicians, a minimal, symmetrical home with a pair of recording studios on the site of an old winery in Portugal. Surrounded by vineyards at Quinta do Alamo in Carnota near Lisbon, the dwelling occupies the footprint of a dilapidated ...

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Atelier Matteo Arnone creates symmetrical home for two DJs

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TOP 10 installations of 2025

as we wrap up 2025, these are the ten installations that capture the year’s evolving sensory and spatial imagination. The post TOP 10 installations of 2025 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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TOP 10 installations of 2025

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TOP 10 design objects and materials of 2025

from a game controller made of bacteria and yeast, to a sonic bench converting human touch into sound, we look back at some of our favourite design objects and materials applications of 2025. The post TOP 10 design objects and materials of 2025 appeared first on designboom | architecture & design ...

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TOP 10 design objects and materials of 2025

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The top 10 Chinese buildings of 2025

Continuing our 2025 Review, China editor Christina Yao selects the year's best Chinese architecture projects including grand schemes by international studios BIG, OMA and Zaha Hadid Architects, as well as small-scale pavilions from local studios. Yohoo Museum, Hangzhou, by Aedas Designed by architecture ...

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The top 10 Chinese buildings of 2025

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The top art stories of 2025

These are the stories that drew you in this year.

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The top art stories of 2025

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Alexis Dornier references Moonraker concept art for ring-shaped villa in Bali

Architect Alexis Dornier referenced concept sketches for a James Bond film to create Villa Omah Prana, a doughnut-shaped house in Bali that gives each space views out over the surrounding forest. Located in the highlands of Payangan, the 475-square-metre circular home is organised around a raised brick ...

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Alexis Dornier references Moonraker concept art for ring-shaped villa in Bali

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A video game made from leaves? Why this indie dev is foraging for game art

Räfven Studios finds more than just inspiration in nature.

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A video game made from leaves? Why this indie dev is foraging for game art

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The most controversial rebrands and logo redesigns of 2025

From Cracker Barrel to Range Rover, these were the rebrands that most got people talking.

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The most controversial rebrands and logo redesigns of 2025

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Fans won't let the Stranger Things 5 logo blunder go

Netflix has fixed the mistake, but how did it go unnoticed?

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Fans won't let the Stranger Things 5 logo blunder go

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The biggest logo moments of the year weren't always in the headlines

The design press and mass media went in different directions.

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The biggest logo moments of the year weren't always in the headlines

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paf atelier + BB architectes organize paris apartment around perforated orange mezzanine

paf atelier and BB architectes design the orange steel structure to reorganize living spaces without partitions. The post paf atelier + BB architectes organize paris apartment around perforated orange mezzanine appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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paf atelier + BB architectes organize paris apartment around perforated orange mezzanine

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forehead glasses assist blind people in moving around without a guide dog

instead of fur and paws, the .lumen device uses cameras, sensors, artificial intelligence, and robotics to assist the user. The post forehead glasses assist blind people in moving around without a guide dog appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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forehead glasses assist blind people in moving around without a guide dog

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I'm obsessed with this Japanese artist's catlike creatures

Yamazuki Mari blends traditional and modern influences – with lots of cats and wolves.

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I'm obsessed with this Japanese artist's catlike creatures

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Take a look at this 3D artist's romanticised take on the Joker

Daniel Merticariu mixed the influence of Victor Hugo with DC's villain design.

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Take a look at this 3D artist's romanticised take on the Joker