san paolo church by massimiliano fuksas with a concrete cube suspended inside the structure giving natural light

kris ruhs: 'the sculptural terrace' at carla sozzani gallery, milan

L.E.FT + Studio hp AS designed an interesting vertical landscape project in Holmestrand, Norway, an elevator articulating several programatic pieces to connect the old part of the city with the new one.

Recent LOHA residential projects are bringing people back from the L.A. suburbs, into urban areas with great design and rich common spaces. Habitat 825 in West Hollywood is a colorful example.

‘A House‘ has been designed to achieve an ‘A’-Building Energy Rating, with a particular emphasis on the use of passive systems. By FKL architects.

French architects Polaris proposal for the ORDOS 100 project. A complex house, with beautifully illustrated concept renderings.

Architect Tadao Ando created an unusual guesthouse and gallery space in Tokyo for Takeo Obayashi. Unbelievable.

Cabel Industry, Empoli - Italy / Studio Massimo Mariani

impressive interactive wall by festo

It took Stephane Dupoux seven hours, sitting in the dark underground to visualise the transformation of this incredible Sultan lounge in Kuala Lumpur.

Dezeen has a great look inside the interior of fashion store Villa Moda in Bahrain as designed by Marcel Wanders

Despite being on a small urban plot, the House of Depth in Shiga, Japan, manages to create open spaces at the interior, spaces for silence and light. By FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects

A beautiful stone house, acting as an ancient wall. The monolithic volume is open on strategic points to enjoy the great views over the lake. By Wespi de Meuron.

Australian architect Andrew Maynard designed the Barrow House, a timber construction that uses a large amount of recycled materials, with a sleek result.

The Vatican is going solar in a big way. It recently announced that it intends to spend 660 million dollars to create what will effectively be Europe’s largest solar power plant.

Step in outside the door and your feet on hot sand to hit, make you feel as if you were out on your own private beach.

They say that money doesn't grow on trees. Well, in Kaunas it grows on buildings. Designed by Lithuania architect RA studija.

Alcoholic Architecture is a bar offering timed tickets for a “breathable cocktail” of gin and tonic mist. Realized by Bompas & Parr, of Scratch'n Sniff Cinema and Flavor Tripping Party. [Ed. Note: #8113 did this in 2004]

Cloud Lamp Milan, inspired by the Duomo windows, the mystery of da Vinci’s masterpiece, the glitter parties and the fascinating shopping experiences in Milan. Come and see it at Pavillion 22/24 - Stand C16
Salone Satellite, Milan Fairgrounds Rho, 22-27 April.

On 4 April 2009, the Mary Boone Gallery will open at its Chelsea location an exhibition curated by Javier Peres of works by MIKE KELLEY, TERENCE KOH, and JEFF KOONS.

The Hedgehog building appearance change dramatically as viewer move around. Design by Moxon architects, the building features an array of aluminium fins oriented in the same direction.

Niklas Madsen & Per Eriksson have designed one chair-component that can create new chairs out of junk. Can be seen at Salone di Mobile from 22-27 april. Superstudio Piu (HIDDEN HEROES) Via Tortona 27 Milan Italy

Inform Interiors is a premier furniture store and interior design consultation service in Vancouver, British Columbia. Experience the space, products and services all online!

Amazing furniture by MRCW Design. No screws. No Nails. No Bolts. Wonderful raw edges mixed with precision workmanship.

A New Infrastructure, Los Angeles, is often portrayed as the example of the car-friendly city.

As a regular commuter on the Victoria Line for many years, I have become familiar with the different tiled motifs behind the seating on each platform.

Maia in The Seychelles is a slice of heaven. Just looking at the photos makes you rethink the concept of vacation.

Designed by Griffin Enright Architects, this modern luxury home sits on one of the highest points of Point Dume. Great views and great interiors!

Graft architects designed an art cloud for the Royal Palace at Scholssplatz in Berlin. This temporary light structure houses exhibition space, floating and resting above the topography of soft mounds.

The recently completed Mercarbarna-Flor, by Barcelona-based Willy Müller Architects is a stunning structure designed specifically to store and sell wholesale flowers and accessories.

Tomorrow Barney's will open a seven-floor, 90,000 square-foot, LEED-certified space in Chicago—complete with a plant-laden "green" roof that absorbs heat in winter and reflects it in summer!

Secret garden, stone ruins, and uniquely dense archaeological sites, are most impressive at 'Kolumba' in Cologne’s city centre.

H-house, designed by Poland based architect, Tamizo architects group. Minimal design on the elevation as a result of complying the restrictions of the local law - maximum of 3 different materials on the elevation.

Chicago’s Millenium Park new pavillions by UNStudio & Zaha Hadid Architects. Open to public this 19th June till 31st Oct 2009.

TGM's (The Grafik Museum) prime objective is to find, collect and share the amazing creativity and talent from Australia and share it with the World.

An impressive building for Nestlé by Rojkind Architects in Mexico. The building was required to have a portico and arches, which were re interpreted by the architect as a series of colorful intersected spheres.

Design Tavern has a fabulous roundup of the visual design of the FroYo craze happening around the world

Lawrence Architecture designed this two bedroom home on a 10 acre site near Port Townsend, Washington, for a retired couple who were moving ashore after 30 years of living on a sailboat.

The folks at Townsend + Associates Architects put a lot of effort in beautifying the entrance of the Harris Hobbs House in Australia. Right away, the home gives view of the garden and its sculptural roof.

Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor has just nabbed the Pritzker Prize, known to some as the Nobel Prize of Architecture. See some of Zumthor's work...

Branching Coral by Atelier Tekuto has a clean exterior look and a unique aluminum cube on the inside. The cube acts like partitioning, lamp fixture and giant radiator.

Situated on the edge of the Manuel Antonio National Park, the Costa Verde Resort features an incredible hotel suite set inside a 1965 Boeing 727 airplane.

HDR processing merged with an algorithm which only allows UV and Infrared light into the image.

A new collection of tables, designed by Nathan Goldsworthy for Conscious Design is being shown at the Milan furniture fair next week.