architecture archives | designboom | architecture & design magazine https://www.designboom.com/architecture/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:40:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 the houses ‘to not to die’ turn 20: a look back at tokyo’s reversible destiny lofts mitaka https://www.designboom.com/architecture/houses-to-not-to-die-20-tokyo-reversible-destiny-lofts-mitaka-shusaku-arakawa-madeline-gins-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/houses-to-not-to-die-20-tokyo-reversible-destiny-lofts-mitaka-shusaku-arakawa-madeline-gins-04-23-2025/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:01:20 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128996

It comprises three geometric archetypes — the cube, the sphere, and the tube — interlocked into vibrant, irregular compositions that foster space-body connectivity.

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giant luminous sphere emerges from white layered netherlands pavilion at expo 2025 osaka https://www.designboom.com/architecture/giant-luminous-sphere-white-layered-netherlands-pavilion-expo-2025-osaka-rau-architects-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/giant-luminous-sphere-white-layered-netherlands-pavilion-expo-2025-osaka-rau-architects-04-23-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:45:10 +0000 RAU architects https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128676

undulating facade slats reference the movement of water, a core concept of the project.

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an experimental 3D printed starbucks is soon to open in south texas https://www.designboom.com/architecture/3d-printed-starbucks-texas-brownsville-peri-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/3d-printed-starbucks-texas-brownsville-peri-04-23-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:45:03 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128995

in a leap toward the future of construction, the first-ever 3D printed starbucks is brewing in brownsville, texas.

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gradient satin-finished metal envelops missoni home boutique by LIT studio in milan https://www.designboom.com/architecture/gradient-satin-finished-metal-missoni-home-boutique-lit-studio-milan-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/gradient-satin-finished-metal-missoni-home-boutique-lit-studio-milan-04-23-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:30:12 +0000 Rudy Faissal https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128394

interior layout highlights missoni’s iconic patterns and color palette.

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celva arquitectura’s concrete silvestre shelter resembles a mineral set in chilean rainforest https://www.designboom.com/architecture/celva-arquitectura-concrete-silvestre-shelter-mineral-chilean-rainforest-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/celva-arquitectura-concrete-silvestre-shelter-mineral-chilean-rainforest-04-23-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:00:57 +0000 Celvahaus https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128876

reinforced concrete poured in pine formwork creates stone-like textures.

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casa mexicana: edmund sumner’s photo book traces over a decade of architecture in mexico https://www.designboom.com/architecture/casa-mexicana-edmund-sumner-photo-book-decade-mexican-architecture-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/casa-mexicana-edmund-sumner-photo-book-decade-mexican-architecture-04-23-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:00:59 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128883

the book presents 26 projects across the country, from the sculptural, brutalist works of ludwig godefroy to the climate-conscious homes of mauricio rocha + gabriela carrillo.

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studio dali’s ‘heilongtan dome music hall’ brings a canopy of light and sound to rural china https://www.designboom.com/architecture/studio-dali-heilongtan-dome-music-hall-china-chengdu-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/studio-dali-heilongtan-dome-music-hall-china-chengdu-04-23-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:45:51 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128867

with the project's sweeping roof, studio dali draws conceptual influence from the banyan trees across rural china.

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curved facade of 3,000 glass bricks wraps DA VÀNG studio’s translucent house in vietnam https://www.designboom.com/architecture/curved-facade-3000-glass-bricks-da-vang-studio-crystal-pavilion-house-vietnam-04-23-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/curved-facade-3000-glass-bricks-da-vang-studio-crystal-pavilion-house-vietnam-04-23-2025/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:45:42 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128698

continuity is fostered throughout, from the thresholds and the materiality to the lightness and microclimatic buffers, inspired by the principles of organic architecture.

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central tower rises from elliptical courtyard in V taller’s arched complex in mexico https://www.designboom.com/architecture/central-tower-elliptical-courtyard-v-taller-babel-arched-complex-mexico-tulum-04-22-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/central-tower-elliptical-courtyard-v-taller-babel-arched-complex-mexico-tulum-04-22-2025/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:00:36 +0000 thomai tsimpou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128614

referencing the biblical tower of babel, the vertically composed complex departs from superficial symbolism to offer a site-sensitive response.

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NOIZ’s reflective, voxel-based pavilion blurs physical and digital at expo 2025 osaka https://www.designboom.com/architecture/noiz-reflective-voxel-pavilion-physical-digital-expo-2025-osaka-04-22-2025/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/noiz-reflective-voxel-pavilion-physical-digital-expo-2025-osaka-04-22-2025/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:00:25 +0000 ravail khan I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1128585

null²'s warped and geometric modules are wrapped in a membrane that is responsive to environmental forces, causing the surface to shift in rhythm with its surroundings.

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