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Winy Maas and MVRDV Create a Bright, Eye-catching, Color-coded Installation to Organize Information about Bangkok’s Plastic Waste Processing
Designed by Winy Maas and MVRDV for The Thai Creative Economic Agency, Mega Mat is a temporary installation for public gatherings and performances made from recycled plastic mats as a way in which to raise public awareness about plastic waste and recycling in…
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Everything Series One: Redefining Function Through Open Design by Skewed
In a world obsessed with the ultra-specific, we ask: What if design embraced everything?Everything Series One is the inaugural release from Malmö-based SKEWED’s ongoing exploration into adaptable, sustainable design.
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One-North, Singapore by Singapore University of Technology and Design: A Research-Driven Model for Climate-Responsive High-Density Urbanism
The one-north district in Singapore represents one of the world’s most advanced real-world laboratories for research-driven, climate-responsive urbanism in high-density environments.Developed over two decades as a 200-hectare innovation district, one-north…
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Sitting on Magritte: Taekhan Yun Transforms an Iconic Image into Furniture
This Is Not a Chair is a project that reinterprets the pipe depicted in René Magritte’s iconic painting The Treachery of Images (This Is Not a Pipe) as a functional chair.While Magritte’s painting highlights the distinction between an image and the object…
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Layers of Time by Turf Design Studio: Reimagining the Torpedo Factory and Wirra Birra Park
The Torpedo Factory tells a layered story of Sydney — where geology, industry, defence and culture intersect. Once harbour-side bushland, the site was quarried to support the neighbouring Neutral Bay Gasworks, founded in 1876 to supply town gas.
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Designing with Empathy by Lenovo: A New AI-Powered Tablet Experience
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into everyday technology, the challenge for designers is no longer simply creating powerful tools, but making those tools feel intuitive, human, and emotionally engaging.The Empathetic AI Design…
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Pritzker Architecture Prize’s Disgraced Thomas Pritzker Resigns as Executive Chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation Over Decade-long Ties to Convicted Sex-Trafficker and Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
The Epstein files are the gift that keeps giving.The latest casualty is Thomas Pritzker, the American billionaire heir and businessman and member of the Pritzker family, who has resigned his position as Executive Chairman of Hyatt Hotels and President of…
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Floating Layers by HKSAR Government: Reimagining Public Space in Tin Shui Wai
The urban development history of Tin Shui Wai resembles a tabula rasa that has transformed into a flat surface bustling with various activities.
The proposed design considers the site's long-standing undeveloped nature.
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The Drinking Fountain for Everyone by IONDESIGN: Fresh Water for People and Animals
Access to clean drinking water is a fundamental necessity, and innovative public infrastructure can play a vital role in making it available to everyone.The Drinking Water Fountain is a remarkable example of how thoughtful design and functionality can come…
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Winy Maas and MVRDV Create a Bright, Eye-catching, Color-coded Installation to Organize Information about Bangkok’s Plastic Waste Processing
Designed by Winy Maas and MVRDV for The Thai Creative Economic Agency, Mega Mat is a temporary installation for public gatherings and performances made from recycled plastic mats as a way in…
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One-North, Singapore by Singapore University of Technology and Design: A Research-Driven Model for Climate-Responsive High-Density Urbanism
The one-north district in Singapore represents one of the world’s most advanced real-world laboratories for research-driven, climate-responsive urbanism in high-density environments.…
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Everything Series One: Redefining Function Through Open Design by Skewed
In a world obsessed with the ultra-specific, we ask: What if design embraced everything?Everything Series One is the inaugural release from Malmö-based SKEWED’s ongoing exploration into…
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Designing with Empathy by Lenovo: A New AI-Powered Tablet Experience
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into everyday technology, the challenge for designers is no longer simply creating powerful tools, but making those tools feel…
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Layers of Time by Turf Design Studio: Reimagining the Torpedo Factory and Wirra Birra Park
The Torpedo Factory tells a layered story of Sydney — where geology, industry, defence and culture intersect. Once harbour-side bushland, the site was quarried to support the neighbouring…
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Sitting on Magritte: Taekhan Yun Transforms an Iconic Image into Furniture
This Is Not a Chair is a project that reinterprets the pipe depicted in René Magritte’s iconic painting The Treachery of Images (This Is Not a Pipe) as a functional chair.While Magritte’s…
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Chery HMI Next: Redefining Intelligent Human–Machine Interaction for Future Mobility by Chery
Chery Hmi Next redefines human-machine interaction through a user-centric approach.Driven by the concept of “Atomic Design,” it integrates cutting-edge design paradigms including zero-layer…
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