Architecture

Public Art Company gives its LA studio a "muppets on acid" interior

A system of curtains divides areas filled with collectible furniture within this compact office, which Public Art Company has designed for its own team.

Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a landmark of San Diego modernism, is for sale

Set in the canyons of Mission Hills, this post-and-beam residence – with its cedar walls and glass expanses framing views to the Pacific – is one of the finest-preserved works from the architect's career

Architect Carlo Ratti on why the Telepass equals freedom with every beep

The sixth instalment of the architect's series, 'Objectify', investigates how the Telepass brought freedom to the motorway

Exhibition highlighting women's uncredited work among projects from EMMA Creative Centre Pforzheim

A woven exhibition that seeks to spotlight uncredited labour by women among projects from EMMA Creative Centre Pforzheim.

Unfold Projects returns mid-century California residence to a "light-filled, organic oasis"

American studio Unfold Projects has renovated a modernist home in Encinitas, California, that will serve as a base for an artist residency program.

Yano Aoyama Architecture Design tops public toilet in Japan with sweeping timber canopy

Yano Aoyama Architecture Design has completed a public toilet for Tobe Zoological Park, creating two concrete blocks with a thin cedar roof.

With a wild urban garden, this Dutch painter’s studio feels like a rural idyll

This refurbishment and update of a traditional Delft house places a painter’s studio within a richly planted town garden

This week we looked ahead to the 2030 World Cup stadiums

This week on Dezeen, we revealed all 23 stadiums that are set to host the 2030 World Cup, which will be played across three continents.

Gómez Platero proposes four skyscrapers at former site of the Miami Herald

Gómez Platero has proposed "four irregularly shaped towers" as part of mixed-use development on the Miami waterfront

Tampa Bay Rays share renderings of mixed-use district around new stadium

This week, the Tampa Bay Rays shared renderings, from Gensler, that reveal glass office towers with expansive terraces that afford views directly onto the playing field. Office and retail space, a convention hotel, and housing will be located in a stretch of mid- and high-rise buildings next to the new stadium.

SLCE Architects designs housing atop NYPD parking lot

The Mayor’s Office shared plans to build affordable housing atop what is today a parking lot for New York Police Department officers in the East Village. The Aurea, designed by SLCE Architects, will have 131 affordable homes, a senior center, and community space.

Central Park Conservancy announces restoration of historic sites

A $37 million investment in two of Central Park’s most popular destinations, the Bethesda Fountain and Conservatory Water Basin, was announced by the Central Park Conservancy. The conservancy’s in-house design team will carry out the restorations.

Studio Egret West submits plans for giant £2bn Cambridge science and homes district

Studio Egret West has lodged plans for the £2 billion Crown Estate-backed redevelopment of Cambridge Business Park

Treasures of the Pharaohs

The de Young tells a story of state-building and art-making in ancient Egypt over the course of 3,000 years

Catherine Goodman: In the House of Tapestries

Contemporary colour comes to Boughton House in Northamptonshire in the form of tapestries, a triptych and a series of abstract paintings

Cechvala Architects cloaks Bratislava home with corrugated raw aluminium

Slovakian studio Cechvala Architects has completed RDH, a contemporary family home in Bratislava clad in corrugated aluminium.

AHMM’s London Electricity Building proposal knocked back by council

Tower Hamlets Council’s planning committee has voted against an Allford Hall Monaghan Morris plan to demolish and redevelop the London Electricity Building

CipherX launches world's first painless tattoo

CipherX has created the world's first commercially available microdot tattoo, which is applied using a pain-free applicator.

Has architecture become too boring?

Is this year's Stirling Prize shortlist the least interesting ever? And why are astronomers up in arms about a plan to launch a giant mirror into space?

SANAA proposal for National Museum of Ecuador selected after public backlash

A curving brick wall design by SANAA for the Museo Nacional de Ecuador (MuNA) has been selected after a previous proposal was recalled

Tour a reborn midcentury Pierre Koenig house in coastal California

Designer Jamie Bush reimagined a house by the Case Study architect; the 1966 work now effortlessly blends interiors and architecture, and 'reads as one language'

"Is this the death certificate of architecture?" says commenter

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing MVRDV's winning proposal for Shift's competition to design a landmark in Rotterdam.

Stone and lace details "evoke the atmosphere of Cyprus" at London restaurant Zylia

Red Deer sourced Gerolakkos stone and Lefkara lace from Cyprus, which it juxtaposed with stainless steel at restaurant Zylia in Covent Garden.

Sony and Alamo Drafthouse to reopen Cinerama Dome

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and its subsidiary Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced plans to restore and reopen Cinerama Dome.

Chicago Police Torture Justice Memorial breaks ground

Construction broke ground this month on a memorial in South Side Chicago to commemorate torture victims of the Chicago Police Department. The Chicago Torture Justice Memorial is designed by John Gay, founder of JAQ Corp International.

Lemay’s addition to Montreal basilica emphasizes accessibility

Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal features a new Welcome Pavilion and bell tower, designed by local firm Lemay, which offers spaces that invite reflection, discovery, connection with the landscape, while promoting an accessible path for visitors.

Manica unveils Kansas City Chiefs stadium topped with transparent dome

US studio Manica has unveiled the design for a 70,000-seat stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs NFL team, which will be topped with a transparent dome. The fully enclosed venue, which will replace the team's iconic Arrowhead Stadium, is set to cost $3 billion and open in 2031. According to Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark The post Manica unveils Kansas City Chi...

Waterfront repair and craft hub among projects from University of Plymouth

Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a waterside repair and reuse hub exploring craft, material reuse and environmental stewardship is among projects from the University of Plymouth. Also featured is a regenerative laboratory restoring Plymouth Sound's seabed and a proposal to transform polluted harbour water into a resource for marine research, industry a...

Issue Nº25

In issue Nº24, we discover matter not as substance, but as memory made visible. Each story speaks of what endures, of what is essential.

Alessandro Isola Studio creates a unique space for a client with a passion for Porsches

A full-scale vitrine for automotive display, this city structure is home to an impressive collection of Porsches old and new, with architecture designed to show off the collection from every angle

HYAN renovates 70s home in Japan around "single, continuous" living space

Local architecture studio HYAN has renovated Green Sandwich House, a 1970s home in Japan, using a palette of timber, plaster and tiles to bring "warmth and texture" to a flexible, open living space. Named after its setting enveloped by wooded hills in Hayama, south of Tokyo, Green Sandwich House was renovated for HYAN's founders, architect The post HYAN r...

Glasgow School of Art "cannot rebuild" Mackintosh Building

The Glasgow School of Art has announced that it cannot afford to rebuild the iconic Mackintosh Building without external funding, following the second fire that tore through the building in 2018. According to an announcement made by the school yesterday, it has insufficient funds to reinstate the 1910 building by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and it The post...

RIAS and RIBA join calls for national effort to rebuild Mac

The RIAS and RIBA have joined calls for a national response to rebuilding the Mackintosh Building after the Glasgow School of Art (the GSA) said it could not afford the £265 million repair bill

In New York, Farmer J gets a sustainable design by Holland Harvey

Farmer J, a London-based chain for sustainable food, makes its U.S. debut with a sustainably sourced interior by London-based Holland Harvey.

Waugh Thistleton submits plans for 146-unit south London co-living scheme

Waugh Thistleton has put forward plans for a 146-unit, timber-framed, co-living building in Walworth, south London

Patel Taylor gets the go-ahead for flats, hotel and co-living tower in Docklands

Patel Taylor has won planning consent for proposals for a 54-storey, mixed-tenancy residential skyscraper on the Isle of Dogs, east London

Dezeen Awards 2026 party to be held at London's Royal Opera House

This year's Dezeen Awards party will take place on 16 November at London's historic Royal Opera House, with tickets going on sale on 18 August. The event will bring together everyone who entered this year's Dezeen Awards to celebrate alongside fellow nominees, winners and Dezeen Awards judges. Members of the wider architecture and design community The pos...

Student grows fuzzy fridge from bacteria to challenge norms around cooling

Designer Audrey Levy has reimagined a common household appliance with her project How to Grow a Refrigerator, applying sustainable insulating and cooling technologies that take advantage of the power of bacteria and the sun. The refrigerator, alternatively titled Xero Cool, is a compact, soft capsule made out of bacterial cellulose xerogel – a light, high...

Forbo incorporates discarded cocoa shells into Marmoleum flooring

Flooring manufacturer Forbo has revealed how agricultural waste from cacao production has been repurposed into flooring that supports cacao-growing communities in West Africa in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. According to the brand, Marmoleum Cocoa is made from up to 98 per cent natural raw materials including linseed oil, wood flour and jute. T...

"Runaway train" of massive file sizes causing issues for architecture projects says panel at HP talk

Promotion: architects' designs are being contained within digital files so big they can take two hours to load, leading to delays and mix-ups on projects, experts warned in a talk hosted by HP at the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026. During the discussion, which took place in Barcelona, HP senior vice president and division The post "Runaway train" o...

The Institute for Public Architecture’s 13th Annual Fête: Friends Party

Tickets are available now for the Institute for Public Architecture’s (IPA) 13th Annual Friends Party on July 25, 2026

SANAA and others to design National Museum of Ecuador

On July 19 Ecuador’s Minister of Transportation and Public Works Roberto Luque announced that SANAA, Caá Porá Arquitectura, Estudio A0, Jerome Haferd Studio, and Taller Capital Landscape have been selected to design the National Museum of Ecuador in Quito, after the public rejected the design by Studio Campo Baeza.

Architectural Workers International responds to Reinier de Graaf’s op-ed

Architectural Workers International penned an op-ed in response to one that Reinier de Graaf wrote. The piece stresses the importance of a reclamaing a global industrial union.

What will the future stadium look like?

For our Future Stadium series, we asked nine of the world's top stadium architects to predict the biggest shift in stadium design over the next 10 years. To determine how stadium design will shift over the next decade, we asked each of the nine architects: "what will stadiums look like in the next 10 years The post What will the future stadium look like? ...

Crystal Palace Park’s dinosaur sculptures have been restored to their former glory

More than 170 years after they first thrilled Victorian visitors, Crystal Palace Park's prehistoric residents have been brought back from the brink – part of a sweeping restoration that has revived the park's lakes, lawns and landmarks

Breezy louvre walls enclose restaurant in Thailand by Studio Locomotive

An external skin of timber louvres filters light and air into the double-height interiors of Waankarn, a restaurant and events space in Thailand designed by local architecture practice Studio Locomotive. Located in the coastal village of Khao Lak, the space was designed to combine a bar and restaurant for the area's increasing number of tourists, The post...

Kenta Hirayama clads House in Kinuta in steel-sheet facade

Architect Kenta Hirayama has designed an "unpretentious house" in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, which features a metal facade and deliberately simple gabled roof. Called House in Kinuta, the detached home's pared-back design aims to maximise natural light while still providing enough privacy for the young family living in the densely populated area. "Located in ...

Stride Treglown posts highest ever income ‘despite tricky trading conditions’

Stride Treglown has reported its highest ever fee income in its 73-year history, beating its previous record by more than £2 million

GSA rules out £265m Mac rebuild without cash help

An estimated £265 million rebuild of the Mackintosh building will not happen without a major cash injection, the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has said

MVRDV wraps Beijing roof tiles around Chinese moon gates for fashion flagship store

Architecture studio MVRDV has designed a flagship store for Chinese fashion brand Urban Revivo in Beijing, China, with a dramatic facade informed by the roof tiles on the city's traditional houses. Located within Beijing's Sanlitun shopping district, the store sits along the main pedestrian route of the district that connects the south section, known for ...

Algae "biocells" powered by photosynthesis could replace disposable batteries

Bio-designer Lucia Giron has worked with the University of Cambridge's Department of Biochemistry to develop prototypes of an algae-based battery alternative, which harnesses the power of photosynthesis for electricity. The University of Cambridge is one of the pioneers of biophotovoltaics, which work like biological solar panels, converting light into el...

Cosentino introduces new generation of mineral surfaces with Éclos

Promotion: Spanish brand Cosentino merges beauty, performance and sustainability with its latest mineral surface material, Éclos, designed to be free of crystalline silica and as elegant as natural stone. Made using Cosentino's most advanced methods and decoration techniques, Éclos is a next-generation engineered stone with rich veining and patterning. Th...

A new portico and extension create a richly varied restoration of a popular Irish venue

Drumhalla House, a popular event space, now features a new portico and more architectural interventions, bringing it closer to the landscape, and updating and enhancing its interiors

Maritime renewable energy centre among projects from Norwich University of the Arts

Dezeen School Shows: a renewable energy centre converting seaweed and flying-fish waste into biogas is among the projects from Norwich University of the Arts. Also featured is a subterranean architectural project for animals and a wildlife rehabilitation centre made from reclaimed sea defence timber. Norwich University of the Arts Institution: Architectur...

These 5 endangered sites designed by Black architects just received critical preservation grants

Conserving Black Modernism, an initiative from the Getty Foundation and The National Trust for Historic Preservation, aims to protect sites that are integral to Black history and design

Proposed Section 106 revisions draw pushback

On July 17 the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation released a draft outlining proposed changes to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 which regulates approximately 1.4 million sites around the U.S. listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places database.

Leijia Hanrahan’s like songs about airports launches in New York

like songs about airports, a collection of texts by the late critic Leijia Hanrahan, launches in New York City at Ridgewood Commons. A revolutionary, geographer, essayist and poet, Hanrahan died in 2022.

Indoor and outdoor ceramics products that add visual interest

Textures and tone, from deep veining to shimmer effects, upgrade ceramics into visually arresting facades.

Sheppard Robson wins approval for riverside hotel and housing scheme in Norwich

Sheppard Robson has secured permission for a new Premier Inn in Norwich, alongside nearly 500 student rooms and plans for homes at a later stage

Burnham pledges council homes drive as Rayner returns

Angela Rayner has returned as housing secretary as the new prime minister pledged to build more council homes on his first day

Who has earned the most from the GLA’s A+U Framework?

The AJ can reveal how much has been paid to practices on the Mayor of London’s Architecture and Urbanism (A+U) framework for contracts awarded over the past three years

Designer Celerie Kemble and Architect Elizabeth Graziolo Designed This House That Doubled as a Wedding Venue for the Homeowners

Designer Celerie Kemble and architect Elizabeth Graziolo teamed up to bring the client’s vision of a home for family gatherings to life

Why New Builds Are Now Designed to Look Like Historic Homes

As homeowners shake off the crisp minimalism of the 2010s, they’re commissioning residences designed with heritage from scratch

When the air outside is dangerous, your building is either protecting you or it isn’t

Interiors of homes designed and built—or renovated—to Passive House standards are far more protected from outdoor conditions, like poor air quality due to wildfire smoke.

Montreal government announces plan to revamp interiors of its Olympic Stadium

After Canadian officials considered demolishing Montreal’s Olympic Stadium due to longstanding maintenance and financing issues they confirmed they would replace its retractable roof with a permanent one, now there are plans to renovate the stadium’s interiors too.

RIBA needs ‘whole new organization’ for museum and new HQ

RIBA will need create ‘a whole new organisation’ to handle a doubling in its cultural offer - including running its planned museum and revamped HQ - board chair Jack Pringle has told an AJ100 lunch club

Squire & Partners unveils plans for mothballed Stratford Sphere site

Squire & Partners is working on a mixed-use cultural and 3,700-unit residential quarter for the site once earmarked for Populous’s Sphere venue in Stratford, east London

It’ll be all white: the first-ever production Ferrari Luce goes up for sale at RM Sotheby’s

Ferrari Luce Chassis 0 has been given the Ferrari Tailor Made treatment, creating this uniquely sensual white-on-white car

Architect Carlo Ratti on why the pedalò is the most democratic vessel in the Mediterranean

The fifth instalment of the architect's series, 'Objectify,' investigates how the pedalò shows that 'form follows fun'

Richard Dadd: Beyond Bedlam

The Victorian painter spent most of his life in asylums but his imagination remained unfettered, as this show at the Royal Academy makes clear

Sightlines: British Landscape Photography, 1840–Now

These snapshots of the great outdoors at the Yale Center for British Art range from the purely artistic to the fiercely political

Brett Whiteley: Coming Home

After a two-year renovation, the artist’s studio in Sydney reopens with a survey of the inventive, impressive work he made in the ’70s

These Are the Nearly Invisible Design Decisions that Museums Like the Studio Museum in Harlem Get Right

Creatives behind some of the world’s most enduring destinations explain how atmosphere turns beautiful spaces into unforgettable experiences

This Utah Home Was Inspired by Australia’s Sweeping Desert Landscape

AD PRO Directory designer Susannah Holmberg transforms a dated 1990s residence into a cozy refuge

All aboard the Aston Martin Dreadnought, your virtual sanctuary from a violent world

Aston Martin digs in to create a new brand extension, this time for the digital world of Call of Duty. Enter the Dreadnought, a playable super SUV designed to give video gamers an edge

A bijou forest retreat, this Blakely Island cabin offers tree living

Designed by architects Wittman Estes on an island in Washington state, this guest cabin invites residents to immerse themselves in the forest canopy

Selldorf Architects reveal new design for the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts

The 15,000 sq ft insertion will unify two older buildings on the campus and house the dazzling Aso O. Tavitian collection

The 9 Most Beautiful Historical Movie Theaters in the US

From neoclassical to Egyptian-inspired designs, these stunning structures have equally cinematic histories

The Mini Mojito Mk2 mixes up the beach car category with a fizzing take on the classic Mini

The beach car is the ultimate holiday transport, a stripped-back machine designed for sunny climes, quiet roads and an unhurried pace. The latest car to join the club is the Crayford Mini Mojito Mk2

A Brutalist Marseille Villa Takes Inspiration from Formula 1 and Brazilian Modernism

Perched on a Mediterranean hillside, this home was designed “for someone who knows how to have a good time”

The artist-led Fonds Bustamante is Arles’ newest creative gem

The brainchild of Jean-Marc Bustamante, and designed by Charles Zana, the new art foundation has opened its doors in an old church building in the south of France

A yoga retreat in East Hampton translates the art of wellness into architectural form

BE_Design’s Woods Retreat is a blackened temple to the principles of yogic process in a spectacular woodland location

This bucolic Somerset retreat is surrounded by wildflower meadows

London studio Daytrip reinvents a 1990s Somerset retreat by refining its interiors, clarifying its architecture, and opening it onto the British countryside

This New Build Colorado Farmhouse Was Designed to Look as If It Had Been There Forever

Landed Interiors worked with craftsmen to give the interiors an “ageless, rugged warmth”

Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte

The Vienna workshop was a hub of modernist production and, as this show at the Jewish Museum reveals, women played a major part

I, Gustave Courbet: Painter and Rebel

The painter had a knack for making enemies and, as this exhibition at Museum Folkwang makes clear, his art was all the better for it

This 400-Square-Foot Chelsea Apartment Has a Surprising Amount of Storage

Architect Robert Garneau upheld the character of the 1920s space while bringing in sleek designs and space-saving innovations

How One California Native Manifested Her Dream New York City Apartment

LA-based designer Mike Moser helped Caroline Bell create her new home in a storied West Village apartment

Greetings from Brazil

A beach, a swimming pool, a lake... Water becomes the place to be. As a little taste of summer, we send you greetings from Brazil.

Graciela Iturbide: Between Two Worlds

The photographer’s talent for infusing the textures of everyday Mexican life with a fantastical sensibility is on full display at SFMOMA

Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa

MoMA explores how newly liberated nations expressed their independence through architecture from the late ’50s to the early ’80s

Why Vintage Furnishings Are Fashion's New Favorites

Historic design objects have been spotted on recent runways across the globe. The relationship is far deeper than surface-level beauty

Gil Schafer, Redd Kaihoi, and Miranda Brooks Rewrite the Script for the Great American Lake House

The Vermont escape designed by three AD100 talents feels centuries in the making, straddling the worlds of fashion and an English country home

Inside the New Museum’s New Restaurant, Where Sleek Steel Meets Subterranean Design

How a cozy eatery was brought to life inside the museum’s slick, OMA-designed expansion

Imperfettolab

Imperfettolab was founded as a design studio in 1997 — Turroni had started it in 1992, but the pair chose 1997 as a symbolic start of the shared work.

Discover Grand Central Terminal’s Dramatic History Told Through 9 Vintage Photos

Including how Jackie Kennedy stepped in to save the Beaux Arts masterpiece when it was nearly demolished int he 1970s

Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Eye That Listens

The Danish artist’s paintings of eerie interiors are joined by portraits, landscapes and depictions of musicians

Meme and Riccardo

For Marta Meme Fagiuoli and Riccardo Gira Giraldo, intention informs and shapes their two businesses, Casamadre restaurant and Rekhale.

Portraits of Self by Devon Liedtke

For Devon Liedtke, beauty has always been central to her work. Interior designer, stylist, content creator, curator, designer, and founder.

Metamorphoses: Ovid and the Arts

The Galleria Borghese explores the profound influence that Ovid’s epic poem had on Renaissance, baroque and modern artists

"Echoes of Space"

Openhouse presented “Echoes of Space,” in partnership with Expormim, Saba Italia, JOV, Japan Form and Mike Hausmann.

Collecting for the Future: 250 Years of the Albertina Museum

A chance to see highlights from one of the world’s greatest collections of prints and drawings, from Dürer’s hare to contemporary works

Willem de Kooning Drawing

The abstract painter was always fascinated by the figurative and, as this show at the Art Institute of Chicago makes clear, his draughtsmanship is still underrated

Kissabō: A Contemporary Japanese Tea Bar in Berlin

On a sunny tree-lined street in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg, plum-coloured noren (暖簾) — traditional Japanese split curtains — float gently in the breeze. They mark...

Wael Shawky: Drama 1882

Audiences in Paris have six weeks to catch a vivid reimagining of a crossroads in Egypt’s colonial history

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Jasper Johns: Night Driver

This retrospective at the Guggenheim Bilbao does justice to the painter’s genius for mining well-known signs, symbols and shapes for new meaning

In the Italian Manner: Spain and the Mediterranean Gothic, 1320–1420

The Prado explores the influence of the Italian painters who took their painterly innovations to Spain in the 14th century

The Eyes of a House

David's mother was born in Marfa in the 1950s. The place was not a discovery but a return, a way of closing a circle the family had left open

Roca

Altherr Désile Park reinterprets Roca’s Meridian collection, capturing light, shadow, and water through geometry and organic forms.

Obsessions: A Self Portrait

At Openhouse, we are fascinated by people who are obsessed with something and, in this issue, we introduce some of them.

Carl Hansen & Søn

During Milan Design Week, Carl Hansen & Søn also introduced two new additions to the Hans J. Wegner collection.

A Vocabulary of Form: At Home With Sculptor Veronika Janovec

“Is the equation between destruction and growth also a formula for art?” writes American postmodern novelist Kathy Acker in Against Ordinary Language: The Language of...

“Obsessions: A Self Portrait”

For Salone del Mobile, Openhouse with the support of Mango Home, invited visitors to step into the universe of “Obsessions: A Self Portrait”.

Strom by Celeste Asfour: A Seasonal Café Where Reverie Meets Play

In the heart of Berlin, a quiet courtyard sits framed by historic properties that once thrummed with the energy of industry. Here, on the ground...

Sanghyeok Lee on ARC, Emptiness, and the Spaces Between

Sanghyeok Lee’s work is nothing if not balanced. It is restrained and minimal. Playful and intellectually rigorous.

Essential Forms in Modern Jewelry: ORFÈVRE Presents Walter Wittek

For over fifty years, ORFÈVRE has been a home for jewelry that values meaning as much as beauty. Among the artists it champions, the German...

Aeyde Haus by Gonzalez Haase AAS Marks a New Era for an East Berlin Landmark

On Berlin’s monumental Karl-Marx-Allee, one of the former GDR’s emblematic sites of Socialist Classicism has taken on a renewed role as the working home of...

TRADER HiFi Tunes Hamburg’s Coffee Culture to a New Frequency

Hamburg’s growing TRADER constellation stems from founder Vincent von Thien’s wish to offer his city more than another café. TRADER Gallery in the Schanze set...

Marbledworks: The Nature of Making

In stone, time turns tactile—a record of sediment, heat, and movement pressed into matter. At Marbledworks, that long geological story continues in contemporary form.

KARST: The New Craft of Space

The craft of KARST reveals itself first in a feeling. An ambience of warmth, polish and clarity. A closer look at—and feel of—the Berlin carpentry...

Time Softens at extrastudio’s Casa Plaj, a Coastal Retreat in Portugal

High on a ridge above Portugal’s Atlantic coast, Casa Plaj appears almost imagined: a red geometry in a green expanse, elemental yet precise. Designed by...

“History is a Battleground”: Zuzanna Czebatul and the Pergamon Altar

Zuzanna Czebatul is interested in the way monuments shape and perform power. Through her sculpture-based practice, she distorts architectural forms and cultural relics—columns, obelisks, busts—to...

Q&A: Viviane Sassen on the Body as Symbol, Surface, and Story

Over the past three decades, Dutch artist Viviane Sassen has carved a singular path through the intersecting worlds of photography, fashion, and contemporary art. Known...

Torio by Noah: A Canvas for Contemporary Life

A sofa holds the conversations, gatherings, and pauses that shape daily life. With the launch of Torio, Berlin furniture brand Noah reimagines the essential piece...

What the Land Remembers: Julian Charrière and Ruinart Engage in Conversations with Nature

On the chalky soil of Champagne, time collects in layers. Ancient sea beds, slow-growing vines, and old-world rituals compound into to a future shaped by...

George Nakashima Woodworkers: A Legacy Carved in Time

Stepping onto the grounds of George Nakashima Woodworkers feels like entering another world—a quieter, more refined realm. The soft light, unhurried sense of time, and...