in conversation with ai weiwei about five working spaces at aedes
AI WEIWEI’S STUDIOS TELL A STORY OF ARTISTIC RESILIENCE At Berlin’s Aedes Architecture Forum, the exhibition ‘Five Working Spaces’ invites visitors to glimpse into…
archstudio revives courtyard tradition with timber-framed guesthouse in beijing
Archstudio completes guesthouse around three trees In the shifting landscape of North Yangjiaqiao Village, Beijing, where colored steel roofs and Western-style houses disrupt the…
BLDUS wraps brown house in patchwork of cork, copper + bamboo
the Revival of the Alley Dwelling in washington dc In the quiet crisscross of Capitol Hill’s alleys, BLDUS has slotted the Brown House as…
shigeru ban’s expo 2025 osaka pavilion calls to protect the oceans
the Architecture of Urgency at expo 2025 osaka At Expo 2025 Osaka, where nations converge to envision the future, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban…
oki sato envisions japan pavilion for expo 2025 osaka as timber ring
japan pavilion at expo 2025 osaka imagined as a living organism Nikken Sekkei and nendo’s Oki Sato have revealed their design for the Japan Pavilion…
spiraling timber atrium by ICD connects floors at blumer lehmann HQ in switzerland
icd at University of Stuttgart’s atrium is carved out of timber The headquarters of the construction company Blumer Lehmann in Gossau, Switzerland, illustrate the…
lllab. clads pageone vinyl concept bookstore’s interiors with wood in beijing
PAGEONE POLPAS merges literature, music, and design Design studio LLLab. composes PAGEONE Vinyl Concept Bookstore’s exterior and interior configuration. Located in the northern section of…
stackable wooden stool by nao iwamatsu
designer Nao Iwamatsu conceives CORNICE stacking stool Presented at SaloneSatellite 2025, CORNICE is a stacking stool designed by Tokyo-based industrial designer Nao Iwamatsu, integrating…
shell+core’s cafe in abu dhabi embraces wabi-sabi and brutalism
exposed concrete, wood, and stone define otaku café The principles of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that finds beauty in the natural and the imperfect,…
sobremesas modular table system promotes communal dining in peru
salazarsequeromedina designs Sobremesas for the XIII BIAU Sobremesas is a modular table system designed for communal gatherings, emphasizing shared meals and conversation as central elements…