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Chasing Sunbeams
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26 Nov 25
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UK artist Morag Myerscough unveils a new installation experience
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Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
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26 Nov 25
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Francis Kéré designs UNESCO’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects
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The Bridge House
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20 Nov 25
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An inhabitable bridge by Wallmakers
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Hypershell
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19 Nov 25
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The wearable aiming to redefine human mobility
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Architecture for Trees
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18 Nov 25
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Earthen, 3D printed architecture for young trees
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The Less Awkward Project
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14 Nov 25
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An innovative approach to designing confident childhoods
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A HomeMore Project
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14 Nov 25
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San Francisco based The HomeMore Project develops a shelter aid for homeless individuals
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Distant Family Dinner
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7 Nov 25
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A performative dining experience exploring connection and distance
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David Rubenstein Treehouse
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7 Nov 25
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Studio Gang’s mass timber conference centre redefines Harvard’s campus architecture
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Project Amplify
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5 Nov 25
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Nike in partnership with Dephy shapes the future of movement with their Amplify project.
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Love Letter to the Subway
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24 Oct 25
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Giorgia Lupi in partnership with MTA and Design have transformed the Fulton Centre into a tribute to the subway system.
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Mother Vérité
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24 Oct 25
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A monument to motherhood and the “everywoman”
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Natural Movement
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24 Oct 25
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Design Award finalist revolutionising Mobility: SOLE¹ is an AI powered, soft robotic wearable to improve motion.
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Impulse Purchase
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17 Oct 25
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OK Go turns a music video into an open-source playground for design and animation
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A Grand Gesture
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17 Oct 25
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“Dear New York” Transforms Grand Central into a sweeping art installation.
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Urify
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17 Oct 25
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Ambient health screening by Yidan Xu shortlisted for the James Dyson Awards 2025.
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Ocean Bonds
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9 Oct 25
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Designing finance for the planet, Bonds for Ocean Conservation reimagines debt as a tool for conservation.
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Upcycled Tower
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9 Oct 25
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Quay Quarter Tower, The World’s First Upcycled Skyscraper
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Care-wear
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9 Oct 25
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Coperni pushes the fashion boundary with new line of regenerative wear.
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Radically Human
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3 Oct 25
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Thomas Heatherwick, director of the 2025 Seoul Architecture Biennale sets a provocative mission: make cities radically human.
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Lensare, wearable for harmful light stimuli
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3 Oct 25
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Student designed wearable for harmful light stimuli
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Rahmah Library
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3 Oct 25
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Designed by The MAAK with support from the Rotary Club of Newlands and the Otto Foundation, the library serves 500 learners in District Six, Cape Town.
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Baghdad Sustainable Forests
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25 Sep 25
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A Master Plan for Urban Renewal & Ecology
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ZHA’s Marine Habitats
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25 Sep 25
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Unveiled at the World Design Congress 2025, Nereid by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
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Dripping with hope
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23 Aug 22
A Tunisian startup has designed a machine that can create drinkable water from thin air
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Pen to paper
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23 Aug 22
Literature is one of the best ways to connect to each other and ourselves, says this Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022
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Groundwork
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23 Aug 22
Madikwe-based lodge Molori Safari collaborated with South African artists to turn their masterpieces into designer rugs
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Awarding the future
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23 Aug 22
The ANNA Award announced Lerato Nkosi as their inaugural prizewinner on 10 August 2022
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