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Reframing a Monument Maker: The Valentine Museum’s Studio Confronts the Lost Cause
The museum hosted multiple public engagement opportunities before the design process began and at each milestone. Community input via online surveys, focus groups, group tours, and public programs shaped the installation.
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Sapana: Soft Oases of Comfort for Dreaming, Reflecting and Resting by Brühl
These exceptionally soft, opulent and generously proportioned armchairs, corner elements, trapezoid elements, pentagons, long chairs, and stools convey a tactile sense of softness, yet their design is at the same time clearly defined.
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Living Ecosystem in Minas Gerais: Savassi Design by Pininfarina Reimagines the Residential Tower
Savassi Design by Pininfarina redefines what a residential tower can be. Located in Belo Horizonte's most storied and prestigious neighborhood, the project introduces a new typology for urban living. Imagined as a public-private gradient community hub that…
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Swiss designer David Girelli Sculpts the Bubble Seating Series as a Tactile Antidote to the Digital Age
Comprising an armchair and a sofa, the series explores the tension between architectural discipline and organic volume, setting pure rational geometry against sculptural upholstery defined by fluid, non-linear tufting.
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Shell Chair by Vladislav Bek-Bulatov: Bionic Form Meets 3D Printing
Inspired by natural structures, it resembles a seashell, whose smooth, organic geometry is shaped by nature itself. Uniting architecture, interior design, and the human being, the chair conveys a sense of depth and belonging.
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Malabar Residences by ODA: A Vertical Neighborhood in the Heart of Midtown
In cities around the world, increasing density often comes at the expense of the qualities that make residential life meaningful: access to nature, outdoor space, daylight, privacy, and opportunities for community.
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Villa Almazera: Topography as the Foundation of the Design by Flow81 Architecture
The project examines a plot with a steep north–south slope, where the topography, rather than being perceived as a constraint, becomes the conceptual driving force behind the design.
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*Worker Table: A Folded Table for Sitting, Standing and Making
The table *worker emerged from the daily work in an architectural practice. It combines different modes of working – sitting, standing, discussing and model making – on a continuous work surface.
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Vaugirard Housing: Building a New Street Above Paris’s Subway Workshops by Christ & Gantenbein
Mixing urban complexity with the comfort of high-quality housing, it is a unique combination of infrastructure and city life, potentially becoming a new model for subsidized housing.
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These exceptionally soft, opulent and generously proportioned armchairs, corner elements, trapezoid elements, pentagons, long chairs, and stools convey a tactile sense of softness, yet their…
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Reframing a Monument Maker: The Valentine Museum’s Studio Confronts the Lost Cause
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Malabar Residences by ODA: A Vertical Neighborhood in the Heart of Midtown
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*Worker Table: A Folded Table for Sitting, Standing and Making
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