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Public spaces

Public spaces and urbanism play a key role in the function and character of any town. From streets to squares to parks, public spaces include countless essential and determining design elements for citizens. The design of public spaces is enjoyed by millions of people and because of this requires a set of long-lasting, universal design principles, legal regulations, and complex architectural constraints.

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A creative showcase at the crossroads of reality and imagination

Design Month Graz 2025 concluded with a powerful testament to the role of design in navigating the complexities of our […]

Design

24/06/2025

Designing public futures: how civic design transforms policy and participation

After a three-year application process, I received my green card last week. Although it grants permanent residency rather than citizenship, […]

Design

21/06/2025

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Changi T5: design, technology and sustainability for the future of travel

Terminal 5 at Changi Airport introduces a radical new vision of the airport experience: no longer just a logistical node, […]

Architecture

06/06/2025

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Designing hope: Sou Fujimoto’s Grand Ring for Expo 2025 Osaka

Situated on Yumeshima, a man-made island in Osaka Bay, Grand Ring serves as the centerpiece of the six months long […]

Architecture

26/05/2025

With Oase, the German designer proposes an imaginative intervention for the enrichment of trees in urban spaces. Inspired by an ancient low-tech irrigation method, the unglazed terracotta vessels boost water conservation by up to 70% and enhance trees’ resilience.

Johanna Seelemann’s underground urban oasis

As timely as ever and founded on the principles of interspecies design, Oase regards trees as active protagonists in urban […]

Design

25/02/2025

British architecture studio Foster + Partners’s masterplan for the urban revitalization of the earthquake-struck city of Antakya in southeast Turkey is rooted in safety, togetherness, greenery, and vitality.

How to mend a broken heart: Foster + Partners envisions Antakya post-earthquake

Heartbreak struck on 6 February 2023 when a 7.8 category earthquake hit southwestern Turkey and neighboring Syria. More than 50,000 […]

Architecture

15/02/2025

Designed in collaboration with Yonoh Creative Studios, Moment by Landscape Forms is a scalable and adaptable outdoor lighting line that merges minimalist modernism with robust functionality.

The moment for this highly versatile lighting line has arrived

A city’s infrastructure–a collective labor of love of perhaps the most sentimental nature–can inform and inspire in complex ways. Like […]

Lighting design

27/12/2024

Church of the Holy Family by ARQBR Arquitetura e Urbanismo - credits Joana França _ Architecture Hunter Awards _ 2024 winners - cover

Celebrating excellence: the Architecture Hunter Awards 2024 winners unveiled

The winners of the 2024 Architecture Hunter Awards (AHA) have been announced, celebrating exceptional achievements in architecture, interior design, landscape […]

Architecture

09/12/2024