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Ritual of Rebuilding
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5 Sep 25
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A timber soccer stadium designed for regeneration, community participation, and knowledge transfer
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Architecture with Hope
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5 Sep 25
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The Betty Bazar Community Centre and Preschool for vulnerable communities
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Award winning Wonder Cabinet
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5 Sep 25
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Bethlehem’s inspiring hub for creativity, culture and commerce
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Space Garden
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22 Aug 25
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The Aurelia Institute in collaboration with Heatherwick Studio advance the frontier of space architecture.
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Origin
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22 Aug 25
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Nature’s digital twin
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Do Not Disturb
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22 Aug 25
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A new model for environmentally sensitive construction.
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Zeal
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13 Aug 25
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Zeal lifestyle are reimagining mobility aids with their sleek walker.
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UTOOTO
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13 Aug 25
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Yuri Suzuki’s Sonic Architecture features at the Camden Arts Projects
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HOST by LAYER
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8 Aug 25
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A Modular Hive Revitalising Urban Biodiversity
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Proof of Life
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7 Aug 25
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Tools for Humanity unveiled the Orb and World – to verify personhood.
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Lifeline
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7 Aug 25
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Sora System is a kit that contains essential life saving tools such as naloxone.
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FENIX Museum of Migration
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30 Jul 25
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A monument to human movement
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JAPA Valley
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30 Jul 25
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Not A Hotel, Pharrell Williams and NIGO to open a creative hub in Tokyo.
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Hatai
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25 Jul 25
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Heatherwick’s first Thai project pays homage to culture and and tradition
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Aeropod
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25 Jul 25
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Biodegradable capsules breathe life back into the soil
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Napkin AI
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25 Jul 25
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Creatively charged AI tool redefines how the world communicates visually
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Fire for Life
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18 Jul 25
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Fire for Life cookstove
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Sun Tower
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18 Jul 25
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Open Architecture’s award winning Sun Tower
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Bridging Mobility
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18 Jul 25
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Ney and Parnters in collaboration with MS-A transform a railway viaduct into a charming promenade.
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Pollinator Pavilions
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11 Jul 25
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An installation by Kristina Pulejkova celebrates 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank
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Nature and Nurture
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11 Jul 25
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An new facility in Albania, designed by Davide Macullo Architects is ushering in a new era of animal care
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Bioluminescent Couture
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11 Jul 25
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Dutch Designer Iris van Herpen collaborates with biodesigner Chris Bellamy to craft a ‘living look’ for Paris Couture Week 2025.
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Routio
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4 Jul 25
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A practical tool for ADHD support
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Assistance With Elegance
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4 Jul 25
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Reimagining the Lift Chair with Dignity and Design
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When pictures tell stories
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Fashion and portrait photography allow Thulani Kubeka to paint with light.
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Photographic memory
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6 Jun 22
Influential post-war Japanese photographer’s solo exhibition highlights the pathos of the past
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Just beachy
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6 Jun 22
Tosin Oshinowo’s Coral Pavilion embraces the traditions of tropical modernism in West Africa
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For the birds
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6 Jun 22
Treehotel and BIG make a case for species co-habitation with their new collaboration, Biosphere
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