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Using the theme of flowing water, design firms, La Camaraderie and Inscape le studio create a dynamic, thematic educational space for school workshops, maximising the nexus between experiential and environmental design.

Kossmanndejong collaborates with Braaksma & Roos Architects to organisationally and architecturally refurbish the visitor experience at the Porcelain and Ceramic lovers' paradise - the Royal Delft Museum in The Netherlands.

Alternative design practice, Condition_Lab is known for embracing design as a creative vehicle to help people to leverage design to effect change through purpose. Here they revive interest in traditional rural Chinese architecture by crafting a playful bookhouse for children using only timbre.

Traditional and Contemporary Design Comes Together to Celebrate Sustainability and Culture: Installation Highlights at Dubai Design Week 2022

DSArchstudios designs a dedicated space - upbeat and glamourous - for an office in China, to accommodate after-work breaks, daily gatherings, and group celebrations.

Dr. Margot Krasojevicwields her magic design wand to accomplish yet another engineering feat as she crafts a partially submerged monolithic building in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. The program is a year-round proving ground for off-road testing of new model vehicles with viewing tunnels, flooded areas, and various surface and ground gradients to test the limit of the car's engineering.

Adaptable, impermanent, versatile. andblack design studio's manifestation of Abhay Mangaldas' brainchild, Darwin Bucky, redefines conventional architecture with a self-sustaining customisable, prefabricated travelling theatre - and its prototype is successfully installed in Ahmedabad.

Designer Hong-En, Lin visits the rampant problem of water scarcity and pollution in Tanzania and comes up with a practical local solution -a model that can be replicated in countries facing a similar problem.

Aytac Architects unveil their design for the DE Museum in Bodrum, Turkey, where the built mass defies typological museum models to be defined by the sum of its many parts, in contrast to a single, monolithic structure.

SL Architects craft a low-impact footprint for a new open-air music venue in Bahrain, meeting recycling/ re-use objectives for a circular design.

Architect and Urbanist Rupali Gupte reviews the book "Incredible Treasures…" to find that whilst the book's contribution is important, it does not progress from the overly familiar stylistic narration. To read more of her insights,

Located in Munich, Serviceplan Group's House of Communication by HENN Interior is a riot of bold visual identities, a raw industrial aesthetic, quirky accent furniture pieces and thoughtful spatial configurations.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government recently unveiled UNStudio's design, tentatively naming it 'Seoul Twin Eye'. The project is part of the Mayor of Seoul's vision 'Han River with a Thousand Sunsets', a vision to create a thousand spots along the Han River as public spaces for the people of Seoul. Collaborating stalwarts include Arup and Heerim Architects.

With a proposal contextually rooted in the surrounding desert landscape, local cultural heritage, and Najdi building traditions, Snøhetta unveils the design of The Royal Diriyah Opera House, creating a new stage for future generations of performers and audiences. 

Imagining the future of the garden, four gardens have been selected for the 25th edition of The International Garden Festival, titled The Ecology of Possibility, which will run from June 22 to October 6, 2024

The Põltsamaa Castle complex stands as an exemplary proof of Estonia's rich architectural heritage, with each component steeped in history and purpose, while subtly embracing modernity. Studio Argus designs this stunning adaptive reuse project.

Celebrating a grand legacy, the Maratha Military Landscapes of India will be India's nomination for recognition in UNESCO World Heritage List for the year 2024-25. Team IAnD revisits some interesting cultural titbits

Inspired by a kids' game of broken telephone, where the inputs and outputs don't always exactly match, Hello, Hello is a poetic messaging system inside a luminescent arch that turns peoples' voices into a lyrical spectacle. Created by Daily tous les jours, an emergent field of practice that combines interactive art, storytelling, performance, and urban design to create unexpected experiences that bring strangers together in a spirit of play, cooperation, and creativity, the permanent public art installation is part of a broader vision for "Joy Experiments" - interventions designed to foster community through play. 

The essence of community lies at the heart of living - a concept not merely confined to physical proximity but rather a dynamic interplay of shared spaces, experiences, and aspirations. Sanjay Puri Architects' visionary community centre in Nokha embodies this ethos, sculpting a free-flowing organic spiral that envelops the community like a nurturing cocoon, symbolizing inclusivity and collective growth. Here, architecture transcends mere structure; it becomes a catalyst for fostering connections and nurturing a sense of belonging.