Marmoleum Cocoa flooring by Forbo Flooring
Dezeen Showroom: surface brand Forbo Flooring‘s Marmoleum Cocoa flooring makes use of unwanted cocoa shells – an oft-wasted by-product of the
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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
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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
Read MoreA Wooden Bench and the Geography of Materials
Images of the benches at New York City’s High Line Park spread around the world when the project opened in
Read MoreSantuario De La Salle / CAZA Architects
How can a church serve as an anchor for a broader community? This central question drove the conceptualization of Santuario
Read More“Design Is Inseparable from Activism”: In Conversation with Andrés Jaque at the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026
At the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 in Barcelona, the theme Becoming. Architectures for a Planet in Transition framed
Read MoreUrban Revivo Sanlitun Flagship Store / MVRDV
MVRDV-designed Urban Revivo flagship store in Beijing blends local architecture with global aspirations.
Read MoreWho Owns Public Space? Three Active Models of Shared Management Shaping Urban Commons in Europe and New York
Public space is often understood as belonging to no one in particular, collectively accessible yet institutionally maintained, yet a growing
Read MoreWhy AI Needs a “Genie Coefficient”
Major benchmarks measure what AI can do. None measure whether it does what you mean: the distance between what you
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Generation Toolbelt: Don’t make Gen Z construction workers pay for their vacations twice
Whether working harder to earn the time away or opting for only bite-sized vacations, Gen Z doesn’t want extra interrogations to justify taking a break.