VISITORS AS PROTAGONISTS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN The iF DESIGN AWARD celebrates design that goes beyond aesthetics to solve problems and enrich human experience. In its Architecture discipline, the 2025 award recognized Studio Empathy, a New York-based firm, for the Assembled Void, Library at New York Korea Center. This project powerfully exemplifies architecture designed not…
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five finalist teams revealed for the louvre competition in paris France’s Ministry of Culture unveils the five finalist teams competing to reimagine the most visited museum in the world as part of the ambitious Louvre – Nouvelle Renaissance project (find designboom’s previous coverage here). Following an international call that attracted more than a hundred…
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Studio Krubka’s P Home integrates work, living, and nature In Bangkok, Studio Krubka designs P Home, a hybrid residence and office that layers diverse functions within a compact concrete structure. The project reimagines how dense metropolitan living can remain closely tied to light, air, and nature, while responding to the city’s intense sunlight and heavy…
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danish design lands in baltimore with bloomberg student center The Bloomberg Student Center has opened on Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus in Baltimore, marking the university’s first building devoted entirely to student life. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) with interiors by Rockwell Group, the 150,000-square-foot structure establishes a new hub of activity and…
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Kalil House by frank lloyd wright gains national heritage status The United States Secretary of the Interior has officially listed the Kalil House in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, in the National Register of Historic Places, a rare recognition for one of only seven Usonian Automatic homes ever constructed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The property,…
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As the festival of lights approaches, Diwali serves as a moment of community and celebration for NYU’s South Asian community. Traditions such as Diya decorating, cultural dances and the sharing of Indian sweets symbolize the triumph of good over evil. For students who feel disconnected and isolated from their usual traditions of celebrating at home…
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Pool Pavilion is shaped around water as a spatial counterpoint Thirdspace Architecture Studio has completed The Pool Pavilion, a residence designed around the relationship between water, light, and spatial balance. Located within a dense urban neighborhood in Belagavi, India, the home integrates a semi-open swimming pool pavilion as both a climatic device and an…
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Flow Pavilion by Nudes fosters public interaction Nudes designs Flow Pavilion for Design Democracy 2025 in Hyderabad, India, as an architectural intervention that connects two exhibition halls while fostering public interaction. The pavilion functions as a transitional space, transforming movement across the site into a spatial and social experience. The design concept is derived…
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Earth’s Embrace: An Organic Eco-Retreat in Wayanad Set amidst a 4-acre hillside plantation in Wayanad, Kerala, India, Earth’s Embrace by Raving Dots Studio is both an eco-retreat and an architectural experiment in fusing computational design with vernacular wisdom. The project responds to two challenges: how to reconnect people with nature, and how to build…
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London Pied-à-terre: Parisian-Inspired Micro Apartment in London DHaus completes London Pied-à-Terre, a 26-sqm micro-apartment that examines the parallels between compact living in Paris and London. The project reconfigures a small interior into an open, light-filled dwelling that explores how minimalism and spatial clarity can enhance everyday urban life. Both Paris and London face…
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