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OneCourt
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28 Mar 25
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A haptic device to making live sports more accessible for visually impaired users.
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SpellRing
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28 Mar 25
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AI powered ring converts American Sign Language into text for smartphones and computers.
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Streetfood Furniture
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20 Mar 25
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Design studio Jhanyar has introduced a collection of "street food furniture attachments" to elevate the streetfood dining experience.
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Empowering Urban Design
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20 Mar 25
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Urban-Think Tank Empower has unveiled their Empower Upgrade model for housing
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Next Generation Passport
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20 Mar 25
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Switzerland has unveiled its next-generation passport, a blend of innovative visual design and advanced security.
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Disappearing Fashion
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14 Mar 25
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Templa in collaboration with ALLIED Feather + Down design Biodegradable Outerwear
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Smiley Socket
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14 Mar 25
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India Mahdavi and 22 System take a charming approach to redesigning the electrical socket.
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Stadium District
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14 Mar 25
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Foster + Partners unveils designs for the Stadium District at Manchester United
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Lagos to Stockholm
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7 Mar 25
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Lagos based Omi Collective has become a breakout star from Stockholm Furniture Fair 2025
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Modular Dorms
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7 Mar 25
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FullStack, Steinberg-Hart and California Polytechnic State University partner to address the student housing crisis in California.
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BIG x FREEDOM
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28 Feb 25
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BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) partnered with Lonestar Data Holdings
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Butlr
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28 Feb 25
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Privacy first sensors for smart buildings
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Mindful Browsing
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28 Feb 25
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Opera launches Opera Air, the first browser designed for mindfulness
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Life Chariot
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20 Feb 25
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An award winning all-terrain MEDEVAC traile
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A New Dawn
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20 Feb 25
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The Netherlands Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka aims to establish Common Ground
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Kéré designs tribute to visionary leader
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20 Feb 25
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Pritzker Prize-winning architect , Design Indaba Alumnus, Francis Kéré designs a memorial tribute to the revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara
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Wild fire early detection
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13 Feb 25
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Pyri, a low-cost early warning system for wild fires.
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Wood City
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13 Feb 25
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World’s largest timber city is underway in Sickla, Sweden
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Heart Spaces for Compassionate Care
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13 Feb 25
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Compassionate care facility design by Bjarke Ingels
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Tatami Inspired Social Housing
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7 Feb 25
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The award winning Modulus Matrix social housing project.
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A Capsule in Time
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7 Feb 25
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A Capsule in Time by Marina Tabassum
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Nesting Water Tower
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7 Feb 25
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Water Reservoir that serves as a Bird and Mammal Shelter
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Mass Timber Data Centers
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30 Jan 25
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Microsoft aims to reduce carbon emissions associated with data centres through sustainable construction practices.
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Sensing Nature
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30 Jan 25
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Design studio unveils bioacoustic communication system to foster a deeper connection with nature
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Pavilions on a pedestal
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17 Apr 22
Architectural pavilions can take creativity to the next level – but what makes a pavilion truly great?
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The sound of silence
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17 Apr 22
Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss
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A virtual leap for the lab
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17 Apr 22
Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners
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Art across time
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17 Apr 22
Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
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