Picture a building so raw and honest that it looks like it grew straight from the ground. That's exactly what Fernando Menis pulled off with the Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas in Tenerife, and the architecture world just named it the 2025 World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival. Located on the outskirts of La Laguna, Spain, this isn't your typical church.
Atelier Faber presents Solum, a spatial and landscaped installation set on the site of an old well in Luxembourg City that highlights the gradual recovery of soil porosity, an often-overlooked ecological process. Through a stark composition of reeds and local sandstone, the project, presented at LUGA, Luxembourg's international exhibition of urban gardens, traces how inert, compacted earth is reclaimed by living organisms, restoring the permeability needed to buffer droughts, absorb rainfall, and stabilize the urban water cycle.
Moving walkways, or "people movers" as they're sometimes called, can be found in most major American airports. And, at least in theory, they serve a pretty important function-moving a bunch of very rushed people, very short distances, a little quicker than they can on their own two feet.
Tidal Stories by Design PY is a helical urban installation in Tai Kok Tsui that maps more than a century of coastal change onto a single public space. Integrating local history, community memory, and circular design, the project incorporates 9,200 upcycled surgical masks into its seating elements, creating a communal space that reflects Hong Kong's former shoreline. Located at the intersection of Pok Man Street and Kok Cheung Street,
Houses could function perfectly well as simple, efficient structures that keep us warm, dry, and comfortable, but we demand gables, columns, brick facades, and decorative trim because we want them to look appealing. The materials and energy required to build and maintain those aesthetic choices far outweigh what's actually needed for shelter. If we were all blind, the argument goes, our houses would be optimized spheres or domes with minimal material use and maximum efficiency.
The presence of the vineyard is the most significant influence in shaping the design concept of the structure. The linear alignment of the grapevines, strategically placed to maximize yield and guided by the prevailing winds in the area, forms an important reference that defines the structure's form. The design concept aims to create an office space that subtly integrates into the dynamic flow of the vineyard.
Standpoint is a small 3D-printed resin attachment that clips onto the bottom of your umbrella, transforming it from a functional rain shield into something that can hold its own ground, literally and figuratively. It's one of those designs that makes you wonder why no one thought of it sooner, the kind of idea that feels so obvious once you see it but required someone to actually stop and question the status quo.
Clad in blackened wood and grounded by a solid concrete base, the three-story cabin emerges from the trees with a quiet confidence. Its vertical form allows it to capture sweeping, uninterrupted views of the Columbia River Valley and the mountains beyond - a deliberate move to make every level of the home feel closer to the treetops and sky. A sleek, shed-style roof caps the structure, echoing the slope of the terrain while maintaining a minimalist silhouette.
Every hotel on this list has been selected independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveller journalist who knows the destination and has stayed at that property. When choosing hotels, our editors consider both luxury properties and boutique and lesser-known boltholes that offer an authentic and insider experience of a destination. We're always looking for beautiful design, a great location and warm service - as well as serious sustainability credentials. We update this list regularly as new hotels open and existing ones evolve.
Fortunately, with smart shopping and a touch of craftiness, you don't have to sacrifice aesthetics to save. There are plenty of cheap Dollar Tree items to elevate your kitchen design or dining room motif. Focus on three main item types to DIY a centerpiece that fits your theme and looks far more expensive than it really was: candles, vases, and accents.
On the opposite side of the apartment, however, continuity is key: a large area where the living and dining areas flow into each other is visually linked by stucco work on the ceiling. Dedar fabric paneling wraps around the perimeter of the room. Asymmetrical arches constructed with lacquered wood link the kitchen to the living and dining area, too. Other details like a lacquered cabinet recessed in the wall and the steel kitchen island also help to create a sense of unity in the room.
Villa Sipat & Sauh by Arkana Architects sits within a compact site in Bali behind a luminous facade of glass blocks. The project responds to a brief that sought a rental villa with the warmth and familiarity of a private dwelling, expressed through quiet spatial cues and measured material choices. A small foyer framed by glass blocks introduces this tone. The space opens to the sky, allowing shifting light and occasional rain to shape the atmosphere.
The answer lies not in what AI can produce, but in what humans can decide. The real transformation is not about replacing expertise, but about separating the visible outputs of design and strategy from the judgement that gives those outputs meaning. The part of professional work being automated is not the expertise itself. It is the formatting. The model doesn't replace human judgement; it replicates its surface patterns.
This project presents the spatial design for PLEATSMAMA's second flagship store, a pleated knit bag brand that pursues sustainability through natural circulation and eco-friendly materials. Located within Gwangjang Market, the oldest traditional marketplace in Korea, the design reinterprets the vibrant everyday scenes of the market through a contemporary spatial language under the concept "Meeting neighbors while strolling through the marketplace."
Atelier Jeumeu is a stay project located in Jeumeu Village in Gangneung, whose name means "the village where the sun sets." Conceived as a refuge from the city, the project invites visitors to step away from urban speed and embrace a moment of stillness. See allShow less About this office Published on November 15, 2025Cite: "Atelier Jeumeu / COV Studio" 15 Nov 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . ISSN 0719-8884
The ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year supported by GROHE, World Interior of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year were announced today as hundreds of architects from across the world convened at a grand finale Gala Dinner at Miami Beach Convention Center in Florida. A host of Special Prizes, including the American Beauty Prize supported by the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust, were also announced at the closing event to celebrate the eighteenth edition of the festival.
The collection includes the COLMIA dumbbells and LOVA kettlebells, each one meticulously handmade in Poland using materials that sound more suited to a luxury yacht than a home gym. We're talking walnut or ash wood handles, Italian leather, stainless steel, and of course, those signature Swarovski crystals hand-applied to every piece. Even the storage racks are designed with architectural precision, so the equipment becomes a sculptural element in your space rather than something you need to hide away.
Candle holders have always favored traditional taper candles and their elegant, statuesque forms. Tea lights, meanwhile, get relegated to shallow dishes and basic glass cups, functional but hardly inspiring. The problem is practical as much as aesthetic. Most holders treat tea lights as single-use items, offering no solution for storage or replacement beyond keeping a stash somewhere in a kitchen drawer. That leaves you with a scattered collection of metal tins and the constant need to hunt for spares when one burns out.
Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Dana Harel came to California as a transfer student to study architecture, full of anticipation of what the future might hold for her. Yet after graduation and briefly working in the field, she decided that a pivot was in order. "I realized I needed something more expressive, less tied to rules and constraints," Harel says. "That is when I began shifting toward art and design."
The SAP House is located in the Serra da Mantiqueira, on a generous plot of land with a steep slope. The project does not aim to dominate the topography, but rather to accept it as a natural given. It touches the ground only where necessary, allowing the mountain to follow its course. Geography becomes the premise of the design a house suspended over the mountainside.
Let's be real: most of us have a complicated relationship with our alarm clocks. When I say most of us, I mean me. It's my least favorite necessary thing even though it's just basically on my phone . I get jolted awake with aggressive beeps, sometimes it glows too brightly in the dark, and honestly, they're not exactly objects we want to look at or hear first thing in the morning.
Located in the vibrant neighborhood of Bali, Sipat & Sauh Villa redefines the idea of a rental property by bringing the intimacy and warmth of a private home into a hospitality setting. The client's brief was simple yet challenging: to design a pool villa for rent that feels deeply personal-"homey"-while still making a strong architectural statement. The design began with an exploration of what was missing from most rental villas on the island: the sense of familiarity, softness, and spatial intimacy that makes a house feel lived in rather than staged.
Choosing the right sofa is one of the most important purchases you're likely to make for your home. It's a major investment, and a piece of furniture you'll want to ensure can withstand years of binge-watching, snacking, entertaining and lazing about.
Once a necessity for those toiling away after hours, the best candelabras now mostly serve a decorative purpose: as an extra boost of ambiance or moodiness to your carefully curated tablescape or console table. Monochromatic taper candles are an easy way to complement your dinnerware, or you can dial up the contrast with a cherry-picked accent color (or two!) to draw the eye toward your well-set table.
