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Toronto startup
fromDesign Milk
6 hours ago

An Ethereal Table Lamp Debuts in Heavenly Hues

The TL-1 Lamp combines sustainable materials and design, creating a unique, eco-friendly lighting experience with a cosmic aesthetic.
fromArchDaily
16 hours ago

Coldefy Leads Winning Masterplan to Transform Budapest Brownfield into Rewilded Urban District

The regeneration plan includes over 10,000 apartments, new transportation links, and commercial and civic spaces, forming a comprehensive urban redevelopment strategy aligned with 15-minute city principles.
Renovation
#residential-architecture
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago
Renovation

Renovation and Continuity in Japanese Architecture: The Work of 1110 Office for Architecture

Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Renovation and Continuity in Japanese Architecture: The Work of 1110 Office for Architecture

1110 Office for Architecture addresses societal and environmental transformation through careful residential renovations and precise spatial interventions that balance change with enduring elements.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Casa Branca / NEBR arquitetura

A 150 m² residential project in Pernambuco's Zona da Mata region balances poetic contrast with the Atlantic Forest environment, rejecting conventional formulas while respecting local tradition and revealing new architectural nuances.
#architecture
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 week ago

Villa Faringso - Artist's House / Strombro Building Workshop

The design of Villa Faringso integrates individual structures into the landscape to avoid creating a large wall effect.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 week ago

Nanshan Junning Resort / Atelier LAI

Nanshan Junning Resort integrates natural terrain and water features, creating a harmonious relationship between architecture and landscape in Central Anhui.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 week ago

Villa Faringso - Artist's House / Strombro Building Workshop

The design of Villa Faringso integrates individual structures into the landscape to avoid creating a large wall effect.
fromwww.archdaily.com
5 days ago

Forest Toilet A & B / Ja-Sheng Chen Architects + Fa+p

The design of Forest Toilet A emphasizes the importance of integrating architecture with the natural environment, ensuring that the structure complements the existing landscape rather than disrupts it.
Design
Remodel
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

Build It Better: The Materials That Make a Healthier Home

Healthier homes combine natural materials, advanced filtration systems, and vetted non-toxic products without requiring excessive spending or sacrificing design aesthetics.
London politics
fromianVisits
2 weeks ago

Cricklewood bus shelter sprouts a living roof in climate trial

A new bus shelter in north London features a sedum-covered roof designed to increase biodiversity and manage rainwater runoff, addressing lessons learned from previous unsuccessful trials.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 weeks ago

school storage units transform into modular sensory furniture for early childhood education

TRIMINÓ is a modular furniture system for early childhood education that integrates sensory learning features into interactive storage units, supporting motor skills and literacy development through everyday use.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 weeks ago

warm-toned concrete forms and planted roofs blend into the cycladic landscape of kythnos

Fluentus Residences integrates three subterranean units into a Cycladic hillside using terrain as the primary design tool, with vegetated roofs and earth-toned concrete minimizing visual impact.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 weeks ago

Point Lonsdale House / Field Office Architecture

A four-bedroom coastal modernist home in Point Lonsdale balances long-term functionality with calm aesthetics for a semi-retired couple's permanent residence.
Renovation
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 weeks ago

grass-covered seaside family home repurposes abandoned soviet military bunkers in latvia

Open Architecture Design converts abandoned Soviet military bunkers into a contemporary seaside residential complex in Latvia, preserving existing structures while creating a main house and two guest houses.
#educational-architecture
#interior-design
London food
fromRemodelista
2 weeks ago

Current Obsessions: Spring Greens - Remodelista

Springtime design inspiration spans tableware, restaurant interiors, Oscar-winning film aesthetics, Paris design highlights, and upcoming workshops in floristry and fragrance creation.
Remodel
fromRemodelista
3 weeks ago

Current Obsessions: Fresh Air - Remodelista

A curated collection of design, home, and lifestyle recommendations including new shops, sales, books, and plant-focused spaces opening or available this season.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks ago

This Brutalist Lounge Chair Is 3D-Printed From Recycled Water Bottles - Yanko Design

Nako Baev's THE OBJECT 01 is a 3D-printed lounge chair from recycled PETG that functions as an architectural statement piece, prioritizing honest material expression and structural minimalism over conventional comfort or decoration.
Portland
fromPortland Monthly
3 weeks ago

How the Mirror Cabin Took Over the Luxury Camping World

Mirrored cabins at Two Capes Lookout on the Oregon Coast blend futuristic design with natural landscape, attracting luxury travelers seeking unique, Instagram-worthy experiences at $300-500 per night.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
3 weeks ago

rammed-earth prisms emerge from the utah desert to shape observatory house

A conceptual residential observatory in Utah's canyonlands uses prism-shaped rammed earth volumes that emerge from the landscape, integrating architecture with geological formations through embedded structures and strategic openings.
Environment
fromDesign Milk
3 weeks ago

Plote and Prov: New Works in Neo-Scagliola by Sumer Singh

Human-created materials now form permanent environmental layers, and designers are reinterpreting historical craft techniques to reabsorb discarded materials into new design forms.
Renovation
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
3 weeks ago

this 'underground house of the future' revisits ancient chinese cave dwellings

A University of Hong Kong team redesigned traditional underground 'dikengyuan' courtyard houses on China's Loess Plateau using modern construction methods and 3D printing to address climate challenges while preserving agricultural land and cultural living practices.
fromwww.archdaily.com
3 weeks ago

Guangdong Brick House / WUWU Atelier, ADINJU

Rural construction is mostly spontaneous, giving rise to a rich diversity of built forms. Within this organic complexity, our strategy is not to assert ourselves through contrast, but to inhabit the context with quiet modesty.
Renovation
#upcycling
London startup
fromColossal
1 month ago

Maximum's Upcycled 'Billex' Process Turns Discarded Bank Notes into Furniture

Maximum design studio transforms discarded banknotes rejected by Banque de France into durable, stylish Billex stools through heat compression and upcycling.
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
4 weeks ago

This Santa Cruz Cottage Will Eventually Fall Into the Sea-But One Family Bought It Anyway

A Santa Cruz coastal cottage overlooking Monterey Bay was renovated into a boatlike retreat for a family of six, preserving its authentic character while adapting to its precarious bluffside location.
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
12 years ago

Escena Palm Springs: SoCal's first modern tract houses in decades

Escena is Southern California's first modern architectural tract housing development since the Midcentury Modern era, designed for contemporary buyers who value minimalism, efficiency, and sustainable design.
Arts
fromArchDaily
4 weeks ago

BuildFest Introduces "Acts of Construction," a Three-Year Exploration of Timber Installations

Bethel Woods launches BuildFest, a three-year initiative featuring large-scale timber installations and multimedia experiences on the historic 1969 Woodstock festival grounds, organized sequentially around construction, choreography, and performance themes.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 weeks ago

The best solid wood furniture brands in the UK (2026): Expert reviews and buying guide - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Off the Grain works out of Halifax in West Yorkshire, handcrafting every piece to order. Forget flat-pack or particleboard - here, it's all about real materials and genuine expertise. Skilled craftspeople cut, join, and finish each item by hand. You can pick your dimensions, wood, and finish, so the final piece fits your space instead of the other way around.
Real estate
Renovation
fromArchDaily
4 weeks ago

A Light Addition / Office MI-JI

A renovation adds a second story with bedrooms, bathroom, and garden above an existing single-story house, utilizing existing steel structure to maximize space and light on a tight site.
Design
fromDesign Milk
4 weeks ago

Color, Craft, and Calm: 7 Highlights from Shoppe Object 2026

Shoppe Object showcases emerging design trends including sustainable textile practices, sensory wellness products, contemporary craft reimagining, and collectible home accents blurring functionality with art.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

The Technosphere: ArchDaily's March Editorial Focus

Modern architecture's true weight lies in energy-intensive mechanical systems rather than physical structures, embedding buildings within planetary technospheres of 30 trillion tons of human-made matter.
AC Milan
fromFast Company
4 weeks ago

Nike ACG's latest innovation is a fully portable soccer field

Nike's ACG sub-brand created a portable soccer field system with 1,500+ components that can be assembled anywhere, from snowy mountains to deserts, using lightweight recycled materials.
Environment
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This genius contraption catches water while you're warming up your shower

A new bathroom water-catching device called Sevas captures shower heating water for reuse, potentially saving 1,800 liters annually while reviving water conservation habits from Australia's Millennium Drought.
Renovation
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

alsar-atelier repurposes raw construction materials as reversible enclosed exhibition booth

Alsar-Atelier's pallet installation demonstrates how temporary exhibition architecture can achieve ornamental quality while remaining fully disassemblable and reusable, reducing waste through reversible design.
SF real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
24 years ago

Eco-Friendly Digs in Bel-Air

A 1950s Bel-Air ranch house was completely remodeled by architect David Hertz into a contemporary green-design home featuring sustainable materials, solar heating, and eco-friendly construction practices.
fromRemodelista
1 month ago

Ways to Personalize a Rental Apartment: At Home with Swedish artist-designer Elisabeth Dunker of Fine Little Day

I like things that are sprawling, mismatched, and fragmentary. Elisabeth's design philosophy emphasizes organic, layered aesthetics that celebrate imperfection and eclecticism in everyday objects and spaces.
Remodel
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

A Swiss Designer Just Replaced Your HVAC System With a 500-Year-Old Pot - Yanko Design

Ancient terracotta-based heating and cooling systems offer a unified, energy-efficient alternative to modern split infrastructure by leveraging centuries-old physics of thermal absorption and evaporative cooling.
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Barao Geraldo House / Gil Mello Arquitetura

The expansion project of this residence was carried out with the acquisition of the neighboring lot adjacent to the existing residence, with its original profile and vegetation preserved. Two new buildings were proposed for this lot.
Renovation
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

This Pacific Northwest Farmhouse Took Five Years, a Drone Study, and a Two-Week Sourcing Trip to France to Get Right

A five-year design process allowed architects and an interior designer to carefully map a 50-acre forest and create a three-structure compound that respectfully integrates with its Pacific Northwest landscape.
Startup companies
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

Kibu secures investment offer from Peter Jones and Jenna Meek after Dragons' Den pitch

Kibu secured investment from Dragons' Den entrepreneurs for modular, repairable children's headphones designed around circular economy principles to reduce electronic waste.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

reclaimed corrugated fiberglass panels reform as luminous sculpture by heilig objects

Salvaged corrugated fiberglass panels from an abandoned hut are transformed into a limited-edition light sculpture, preserving fifty years of environmental patina within custom wooden frames.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Floating House / CTA | Creative Architects

Vietnam's increased flooding led architects to develop a Floating Prefab House model enabling residents to remain on ancestral lands during natural disasters.
fromRemodelista
1 month ago

Object of Desire: Classic Fixtures and Fittings from Copenhagen's Oldest Maker - Remodelista

Since 1918, TONI Copenhagen has balanced tradition with innovation, creating faucets that can be passed down from generation to generation.
Design
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

This Iconic Australian Bush House Just Hit the Market for the First Time in Over 40 Years - Yanko Design

The Ball-Eastaway House, a Pritzker Prize-winning architect Glenn Murcutt's first residential use of corrugated iron, is listed for AUD 2.4-2.6 million after 41 years of private ownership.
Environment
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

How to Design with the Rain: Architectural Strategies for Rainwater Collection across Climates

Architecture must shift from water disposal to active rainwater collection, storage, and reuse through climate-specific design strategies that address distinct precipitation patterns and regional environmental demands.
London food
fromLondon On The Inside
1 month ago

A Well-Known British Hospitality Family Is Opening a West London Pub

The Spiteri family, with two generations of hospitality experience, is opening The Latimer, a neighbourhood pub featuring seasonal British cuisine, craft drinks, and family-curated design.
Design
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

First Look at Snhetta's Shanghai Grand Opera House as Construction Nears Completion

Helical-roofed Shanghai Grand Opera House opens late 2026, acting as a civic cultural anchor with performance halls and an accessible riverside rooftop public platform.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

nivan sky gardens by studio symbiosis convert penthouses into vertical forest in hyderabad

Nivan Sky Gardens embeds modular, inhabitable garden terraces into staggered towers to create a self-sustaining, cultivated vertical forest that re-centres nature in high-density living.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

one-mold uno stool brings flexibility and color into any interior space

UNO Stool is a single-piece, injection-molded stool eliminating hardware and connectors to create durable, low-maintenance, reconfigurable seating through quantity, color, and arrangement.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Chapultepec Forest Scenic Garden / Michan Architecture + PARABASE

Three new pavilions and landscape in Chapultepec Park reuse onsite materials, preserve existing trees, and minimize construction waste.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

berlin design week returns with design real motto and designboom partnership in 2026

Berlin Design Week returns to the German capital from May 28 to 31, 2026. Under the theme DESIGN REAL, the festival marks a strategic shift toward design with substance - solutions that address real-world problems and drive change across the spectrum of architecture, product design, and research. Joining the 2026 edition as the official media partner, designboom takes on the task to amplify the festival's international reach and connect Berlin's vibrant community with a global audience.
Berlin
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Refuge in the Rainforest - Tour Guide Training Center / Hector Ayarza + Estudio Garua

JAG Studio + 21 More SpecsLess Specs JAG Studio Text description provided by the architects. This project arises from a simple question: how to create architecture in the tropics without competing with the forest, but rather learning from it? See allShow less Published on February 16, 2026Cite: "Refuge in the Rainforest - Tour Guide Training Center / Hector Ayarza + Estudio Garua" [Refugio en el Bosque Tropical - Centro de entrenamiento de guias turisticos / Hector Ayarza + Estudio Garua] 16 Feb 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . ISSN 0719-8884
Design
#modular-furniture
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

This stunning new Brooklyn library is officially being built and the renderings look beautiful

Last Friday, Brooklyn Public Library officially broke ground on a brand-new Canarsie branch on Rockaway Parkway and the newly released renderings are a masterclass in good library architecture. The two-story, 11,000-square-foot building will double the existing library's public space and stand out as one of New York City's first public buildings constructed with mass timber, a sustainable, low-carbon approach that also happens to look gorgeous.
Brooklyn
Fashion & style
fromFast Company
1 month ago

These pretty textiles are made out of human hair

Human hair can be repurposed into durable biotextiles resembling coarse wool and combined with resins for improved structural stability.
fromColossal
1 month ago

In Collaboration with Indigenous Artisans Around the World, PET Lamp Emphasizes Sustainability

Tons upon tons of these single-use plastics end up in landfills or even floating in the ocean. Spanish design firm PET Lamp set out give another purpose to these otherwise short-lived materials. Partnering with artisans in communities from Chile to Ethiopia to Australia, the company celebrates both Indigeneity and sustainability, drawing upon time-honored global craft traditions while supporting local economies and recycling discarded materials.
Arts
#modular-lighting
Environment
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This New Costa Rican Hotel Has 7 Villas, 139 Acres of Rainforest, and Volcanic Landscapes-and We Were the First to Stay

Origins Astral is a luxury rainforest lodge in Costa Rica that integrates local craftsmanship, Maleku cultural motifs, planetary-themed villas, and abundant wildlife across 139 acres.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

tie-ma cycling station with metal lotus roof floats next to taiwan's dapo pond

Floating above the ground of Dapo Pond wetland in Taitung, Taiwan, the Tie-Ma Cycling Station reimagines the infrastructure of rest. Designed by Studio APL and Lin Ko-Fang Architects, the public 'lotus garden' creates a sanctuary for cyclists traversing the region's East Rift Valley. Stones discovered during foundation excavation were transformed into breathable gabions walls and steel shaped into organic canopies. The project dissolves the boundary between bicycle station and the wetland ecosystem.
Design
Music
fromDesign Milk
1 month ago

The Harmoni Guitar From Openhagen Taps in to Our Need to Riff

The Harmoni guitar blends hand-tuned mahogany craftsmanship, rosewood and D'Addario components, and sustainable upcycled accessories with a magnetic stand for accessible, balanced playing.
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

The Case for Heirloom Furniture in an Era Obsessed With Biodegradable Everything - Yanko Design

Furniture made from mycelium or algae can decompose in five years, sure, but a well-made antique armoire outlives empires because no one throws it away. Columns takes that logic seriously. Handcrafted in solid oak, natural leather, and horsehair, the pieces are built to last a thousand years, which sounds like marketing hyperbole until you look at the joinery, the hand stitching, and the material choices. This is furniture designed to be inherited, repaired, and remembered.
Design
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

University of Florida - Malachowsky Hall for Data Science and Information Technology / Bohlin Cywinksi Jackson

Malachowsky Hall is the central hub for data- and AI-focused academic and research programs from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, the College of Medicine, and the College of Pharmacy. Here, faculty and students from these and other colleges at the University of Florida work together to use data analytics and AI to improve health; engineer the next generation of robotics, unmanned vehicles, and communication systems; and ensure AI is used ethically and equitably.
Artificial intelligence
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

This Solar Pavilion Powers the Grid and Charges Phones from Its Seats - Yanko Design

A solar-powered public pavilion provides shade, generates and stores electricity, and offers lighting, fan operation, and device charging while visibly celebrating renewable energy.
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

5 Best Shipping Container Tiny Homes of January 2026 - Yanko Design

Repurposed shipping containers now provide affordable, architecturally ambitious, long-term housing with modern interiors, smart systems, and versatile designs from compact retreats to multi-container homes.
Design
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

Lamp-Tapestries Rooted in Basket-Weaving Traditions in Ghana

Recycled PET bottles are integrated into traditional Gurunsi basketry to create contemporary lamps that emphasize light, shadow, and local craft in northern Ghana.
fromDesign Milk
2 months ago

LAYER + MAZZU Put the Traditional Camping Mattress to Shame

The PU foam used in traditional and more recently developed memory-variant mattresses is not just harmful to the environment - as "everlasting" materials - but also to our health. Though often contained by fabric, they are riddled with toxic VOCs and other chemicals one wouldn't want to momentarily expose themselves to, let alone sleep on for multiple years. There hasn't really been another option till now.
Design
fromRemodelista
2 months ago

Inside a Sustainable Edinburgh Kitchen with a Rainbow of Surplus Wood Cabinets

Architecture Office founder Alexander Mackison and glass artist Juli Bolaños-Durman had something of a creative meet-cute. The two became acquainted while running a lecture series at Custom Lane, a collaborative center for designers and makers in Edinburgh, where they both have studios. They remained friendly, so Alexander eventually learned of Juli's plans to renovate an apartment nearby. "Just through casual conversations, I became integrated into the project," he remembers.
Renovation
Design
fromRemodelista
2 months ago

"From Broken to Made Again": Renaissance Glassware from La Soufflerie - Remodelista

La Soufflerie's Renaissance line transforms 100% recycled glass into handcrafted, functionally designed pieces that blend organic forms with sustainable aesthetics.
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