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Composed of intersecting gable and mono-pitched volumes, the form echoes the quiet vernacular of Newfoundland's built tradition while articulating a modern silhouette. Textural contrast defines the exterior. Vertical, dark-grey cladding is juxtaposed with crisp, horizontal white siding to sculpt a nuanced interplay of light and shadow. Strategic window placement frames extended views of the harbor, drawing the sea into daily life,

Familiar enough to feel nostalgic, yet dynamic enough to draw in new generations, the revamped look ushers in an exciting new era wrapped in joy. While we might think the best rebrands are about grand reinvention, sometimes a brand refresh is all you need to stand out from the crowd. With a revamped wordmark, expressive typography and a vibrant new colour palette, Starburst's new identity embodies playfulness and personality.

Christian de Portzamparc has been announced as the recipient of the 2026 Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award by the Créateurs Design Awards (CDA). The recognition honors his influence on architecture and urban planning, situating him among a lineage of practitioners whose work has shaped both the built environment and cultural discourse. The ceremony will be held in Paris on January 17, 2026, where de Portzamparc will accept the award in person.

Each ring was once part of a train strap handle on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line 8500, gripped by thousands of daily commuters before the series retired in 2023. Now, London-based design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse has reimagined those resin rings as a limited-edition table lamp, turning the everyday gesture of holding on during a rush-hour ride into a luminous reminder of the city's past.

Inspired by the trusty applebox, the CMPT by Lichen distills the film set essential into a modular storage box system. Like its predecessor, it's designed for versatility. It seamlessly shifts from seat to side table to storage, making the most out of small spaces while taking up a small footprint itself. Lichen preserves the sense of utility but elevates it through craftsmanship and materiality, using beautifully milled pure chestnut wood.

// FON_OS is a collaborative audiovisual performance and research project by musician and composer Fon Román and visual designer and researcher Oswaldo García (Universidade de Vigo). Together they explore how heritage spaces can be reimagined as living instruments through the fusion of real-time sound improvisation and architectural digital twins. At the core of the project lies a shared question: how can contemporary creative practices reactivate heritage spaces, allowing us to experience them not as silent monuments but as resonant organisms?

Peru-based practice Roman Bauer Arquitectos takes to Lima's bohemian district of Barranco to design a studio, workshop, and exhibition space for photographers. The project is organized around two landscaped courtyards that frame a lofty central workspace. Visitors enter through a forecourt where cantilevered planters infuse the space with greenery before reaching the main hall. Sliding doors retract fully to create a continuous flow from the entry courtyard through the interior and into a second sunlit garden at the rear.

Transcending their role as mere infrastructure, bridges have long served as powerful architectural statements. This expressive potential is now being explored with renewed vigor across South-East Asia, where a growing number of architects are re-evaluating traditional materials. By championing wood and bamboo, these designers are creating distinctive structures that integrate local craftsmanship with contemporary needs, resulting in landmarks that are both functional and deeply rooted in their landscape.

Text description provided by the architects. The road that borders the south side of the site is a culvert that was once the old Kanda River, which meandered through this area. This natural river was modernized for flood control and was slightly rerouted to become a straight, artificial river running north to south. Meanwhile, the original river was landfilled and turned into a narrow street, and the surrounding area was developed into residential land.

The world of Ralph Lauren Home has long included hallmarks of the American West: tooled leather, silver accessories, handmade rugs, and more. For its new Canyon Road collection, the iconic brand followed that inspiration directly to the source, teaming up with seventh-generation sister-brother Navajo weavers Naiomi and Tyler Glasses to create a range of furnishings that herald indigenous craft. The siblings now serve as the label's first artists in residence in the home category.

"Candidly, this project also came out of a conversation with my therapist," Leah says. "When I was talking about feeling creatively blocked - she asked me what I would want to make even if no one ever saw it, something where the act of making something would be fulfilling in and of itself. My instinctual answer was 'a publication about dumplings'."

From October 1st through October 31st, more than 100 partners throughout the five boroughs-including Municipal Art Society of New York, American Institute of Architects, Untapped New York, and more-invite New Yorkers to examine and engage with our built environment. The theme for this year's 15th annual festival is Shared Spaces. This framework encourages us to re-envision how we move, connect, and live together in New York City.

The Riva stand showed a large number of boats, starting with the Aquariva Special, an updated version of the classic runabout, and the Riva Cento, a limited edition based on the Rivamare, which introduced upgraded systems on board. Another launch was the Riva 58' Capri, a sport open yacht, and the Riva 112' Dolcevita Super with wide interior areas and a design made for direct sea access.

Blinds are never the thing you notice. But window covers designed to block out the sun have been around for millennia. In ancient Egypt, people hung up wet strips of fabric; in Iran they developed horizontal wooden slats to obstruct light, later termed "Venetian" when they arrived in Italy on trade ships. By the mid 20th century, the humble blind was yet another subject ripe for innovation as manufacturing techniques evolved.

Surrounded by existing buildings on three sides and facing a road to the north, the site presented limited opportunities for natural light. The design introduces a 40 sqm courtyard positioned on the north side of the house. This open void functions as the primary light source, channeling daylight deep into the interior while also supporting natural ventilation. Enclosed by walls, the courtyard establishes a private yet semi-outdoor space that shields the interior from surrounding views.

In Plato's allegory of the cave, light symbolizes knowledge: it is what guides the human being out of the shadows of ignorance and toward truth. In many religions, light is also associated with divinity, as a manifestation of the sacred. Over time, light ceased to be merely a symbol of reason and became an instrument of sensitivity, a living material capable of shaping atmospheres, influencing perception, and revealing meaning.

Sabine Marcelis brings her recent translucent installation of pink inflatables named Jelly Floats to the Lake Como EDITION. Shown during the Lake Como Design Festival, which runs from September 14th to 21st, 2025, the installation is set to remain in place for the hotel guests through the end of the summer season. Jelly Floats is a group of large inflatable sculptures set on the surface of the hotels' floating pool and overlooking the area's western shore.

Seattle's Portage Bay has a new architectural landmark - a floating home designed by Dyna Builders in collaboration with Hoshide Wanzer Architects. Rooted in the Costa Rican concept of pura vida, the appropriately named Pura Vida Floating Home celebrates simplicity, balance, and a deep connection to nature while embracing the unique challenges of life on the water. Replacing a decades-old houseboat that once occupied the canal slip, the project began with a new reinforced concrete float - a foundation that provides long-term stability and modern utility access for plumbing and electrical systems. The home itself was built in Dyna's Ballard shipyard and carefully towed into place, a reminder of the precision required for floating architecture in Seattle's waterways.

Take a look at the picture above. Countless dials, each presumably conveying critical information about the health of a nuclear reactor. Is this well designed? From the "functionality" perspective - yes, it works. It does what it is intended to do. But from a perspective of human error it couldn't be worse. The design makes it almost impossible to detect changes, to identify critical components, and most importantly, to make decisions based on the information. The result will be an inevitable catastrophe.

This project involves a four-unit apartment building in a suburban area.

Text description provided by the architects. The project is based on total prefabrication in reinforced concrete. Modular panels make up all the building elements: facades, roofs and interior partitions. The typification of elements made it possible to speed up and simplify the construction, while emphasising the building's image.

In picturing the best bedroom rugs-textiles that'll really get your day started on the right foot-we focused on easy-to-style coverings that can live under your bed frame and add depth to your floors. After all, who wants to wake up on a crisp winter morning to their feet on cold hardwood? Selecting the right material for your space will depend on how high-traffic your quarters are: wool and jute blend offer more durability while silk and viscose feel especially soft underfoot.

As we enter Autumn (or, for our friends across the pond, Fall), blankets are coming out, rugs are being laid, and we can practically hear that winter duvet begging to be let out of the cupboard. But while it's tempting to close the door on the summer and jump head-first into the wooly world of Quarter 3, it can be easy to take the Autumn vibe too far, and end up with an interior that looks, in the words of one expert, cheap and tacky.

If you think about it, some of the smallest kitchens put out the most delicious food - in iconic spaces, no less. Remember: Julia Child's kitchen was only 20×14 feet, and she shot a TV show in there (at 6'3"!). You do not need a few hundred more square feet to create the kitchen of your dreams. With a smart kitchen design and solid organizing ideas, you can fit everything you need plus most of the things you want in your space - even if it feels cramped.

Three days packed with inspiration: masterclasses, talks, workshops, roundtables, and exhibitions. Recipes and case studies from around the world show how urban (and social) innovation happens - and how the very idea of city-making is being stretched in bold new directions. More than 40 international guests, the most influential media, leading urban gurus, and Europe's sharpest city officials are all gathering in Turin to exchange ideas, tools, experiences, solutions, desires, and passions.

The architect's role has traditionally been relatively well-defined: design a building, direct the project, coordinate logistics, and guide construction through to completion. As specialised fields have proliferated, together with a rapidly changing social economy, the practice of architecture has diversified, opening multiple paths for how architects can contribute to society. Since the 1980s, one of the most consistent shifts may have been the separation between the "design architect" and the "architect of record."

Ever since she was a kid, Emily Lindberg has been interested in how things are constructed. Crafting dollhouse furniture, reigning as the only girl in woodworking class, repairing boats with her grandfather-these experiences and more all foretold a future in design. "Making, fixing, and dreaming, that was our family language," recalls the AD PRO Directory member, who studiedinterior architecture at RISD, including a formative year abroad in Rome.

French architecture studio Coldefy in collaboration with Demeter Design Studio (DDS) has completed the first phase of housing at Lake 11 Home & Park, a major new lakeside residential development at the picturesque edge of Budapest's 11th district.

On September 21st, 2025, Philadelphia will see the opening of Calder Gardens, a new park and museum shaped by Herzog & de Meuron and Piet Oudolf. Rather than presenting a monumental museum, the project frames Alexander Calder's work within a lush, layered landscape that gradually reveals its structure and galleries as visitors move inward from the city. The project occupies a city rich with the Calder family's history. Alexander Calder's grandfather and father both left their mark on Philadelphia, and works by all three generations line the Parkway.

The midsize business category of Fast Company's Innovation by Design Awards honors products, projects, or services by companies with 100 to 999 employees.

Arthur Braud, one of the brains behind antique store My Modern Oasis, recently posted a wabi-sabi-inspired shelf DIY that cost less than $100. In the Instagram video, Braud builds the four-leveled wood, earthy shelf from the ground up and decorates it with objects. The shelves are made of dark wood, and the side columns are gorgeous gray stones. It feels like it's straight out of a Japandi brand, and it's perfect for an organic-modern aesthetic.

As she set out to make adjustments to her own home, Gaines settled on the idea of a butler's pantry. "I knew I wanted it to look like a natural extension of the farmhouse, while also feeling cozy and moody and filled with the things that inspire creativity in me, from the honey-filled jars that line shelves to old family recipes I had framed and put on display," she wrote on Mongolia.

The fused bundle of weathered steel industrial pipes is eye-catchingly at odds with the grand fountains, statues and Victorian pomp of the massive bronze lions. But this sculpture is completely site-specific: press a play button and look into one of the eyepieces embedded into three of the five pipes and you see images of the surrounding city from the viewpoint of naval commander Horatio Nelson's statue 45m up in the sky.