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Who designed Dulles Airport’s $22.5 billion update? Maybe Trump himself

The D.C.-area complex could be getting a multibillion-dollar modernization. President Trump apparently played a big role in shaping its design.

30.07.2026 3

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As its new bikes launch in the Bay Area, Lyft’s bikeshare ambitions are going global

San Francisco’s bikeshare program is getting a new name and upgraded bikes.

29.07.2026 3

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This hotel-inspired hospital is designed to make high-risk pregnancies feel less scary

The Advanced Delivery Unit at Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington, Delaware, takes cues from hospitality projects to ensure expectant mothers...

28.07.2026 5

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A hockey-inspired bridge finally opens between the U.S. and Canada

The Gordie Howe International Bridge became a microcosm of Trump’s geopolitical disputes.

27.07.2026 10

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The ignored, ugly utilities that run your home just got a major redesign

HVAC units and water heaters are going high design, with a dash of AI thrown in.

24.07.2026 7

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The experience economy is heading into . . . a nuclear missile silo?

The founder of Atomika describes the festival as “Burning Man meets Davos meets Area 51.”

22.07.2026 20

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GM’s AI tools could cut the car development timeline in half

The new tools will help GM design better, safer cars, faster.

16.07.2026 10

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These tiny records now have their own miniature record player

Tiny Vinyl, which makes playable 4-inch vinyl records, is releasing a player to spin them.

16.07.2026 10

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Ikea’s newest collection is designed for young renters on the move

These furnishings are meant to suit young urbanites’ nomadic tendencies—and the general precarity of living in a city in your twenties.

15.07.2026 10

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This prefab homebuilder is moving from tiny ADUs to small-scale starter homes

Samara, the prefab homebuilder cofounded by Airbnb’s Joe Gebbia, is developing single family homes with a small footprint to meet Californians’...

13.07.2026 6

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Amid ongoing war, a new children’s hospital in Ukraine is a lifeline

Modular and prefabricated, this new wing could be a model for health care infrastructure in conflict zones.

13.07.2026 10

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Visitors are the stars in the new Theodore Roosevelt presidential library

Dedicated to the life of the nation’s 26th president, the design embraces its North Dakota landscape and Roosevelt’s passion for conservation.

02.07.2026 10

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Inside Samsung’s design process to make your earbuds fit just right

An exclusive look at how the consumer electronics giant is using computational design to make everything from earbuds to smartwatches more...

01.07.2026 20

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The dollhouse just got an ingenious design update

Melissa & Doug revamped the dollhouse to be more playable for the youngest children.

29.06.2026 10

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Inside CAA’s new Nashville office, where a listening lounge, sports bar, and employee dressing rooms are the amenities

Talent agencies come with their own specific set of workplace requirements.

26.06.2026 10

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Zoox just redesigned its robotaxis for more comfort and less stink

The new Zoox robotaxi design takes lessons from half a million rides. And from human nature.

24.06.2026 10

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Peek inside the archives of a titan of 20th century architecture

The archives of the lauded Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei are heading to his alma mater, MIT, which will showcase a trove of his professional and...

23.06.2026 10

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You probably haven’t heard of ‘desire lines,’ but they just reinvented this airport’s concourse

Behavioral data and the airport’s shopping-based business model became the driving elements of an eye-grabbing space.

22.06.2026 10

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Bruce Springsteen’s new center in New Jersey is a jewel box monument to his music

Surrounded by a meadow of grasses and flowers, the Jersey Shore institution appears to float on a coastal dune.

12.06.2026 10

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A world-class STEM university is coming to small town Arkansas

Created by Walmart heirs, the STEM university in Bentonville just got a flashy design by the Bjarke Ingels Group.

11.06.2026 20

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Inside the painstaking, yearslong process of making perfect grass for the World Cup

Researchers spent years developing the grass seed mix, soil depth, and strength of the grasses that will make up the 2026 World Cup pitches.

11.06.2026 20

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This famed architecture firm is bringing rare designs from its archive back to life

IBM easy chairs. Halston tubular tables. SOM dug into its archives and is making some of its best furniture commercially available.

08.06.2026 30

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The racetrack is getting a long overdue makeover

All three Triple Crown racetracks are getting redesigned as horseracing as sport fights for relevance.

06.06.2026 30

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The Obama Presidential Center is more than its granite tower

We spoke to the architects and urbanists behind the architectural lightning rod about their ambitious plans to give the 19-acre campus its own...

03.06.2026 30

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Kevin O’Leary believes his 10,000-acre data center can be ‘beautiful’

The ‘Shark Tank’ star’s Stratos data center project in Utah has spurred vocal opposition, but he says its design sets a new standard.

31.05.2026 30

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Billionaire urbanism: How Walmart heir Alice Walton engineered a small-town paradise

A tour of Bentonville, Arkansas, where one of the most remarkable urban transformations in America has taken place, courtesy of the Walton family and...

29.05.2026 60

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Instead of building from scratch, this NFL team is renovating—and saving $1 billion

The Jacksonville Jaguars are among a growing number of sports teams seeing the benefits of renovating their stadiums.

26.05.2026 30

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Trump’s arch now has elevators—and a $100 million price tag

Sailing through a crucial design review, the president’s monumental arch in Washington, D.C., just got a lot more expensive.

22.05.2026 20

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Gantri just reinvented the wireless light. Now you can, too

The lighting company is launching a series of new wireless lamps, and giving everyone else the chance to design their own via a new platform.

14.05.2026 20

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Ikea’s newest furniture makes Scandinavian design fun again

The new Ikea PS collection features a range of whimsical furnishings that could redefine the future of the company’s design approach.

13.05.2026 10

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Dallas built a stunning park on top of 14 lanes of freeway

Another impressive freeway cap park re-stitches the Texas city. But the Trump administration has made other freeway cap projects unlikely.

08.05.2026 10

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A waterfront glow-up is transforming Brooklyn’s polluted Gowanus Canal

More than a dozen projects are reconnecting people to the water and rebuilding the local ecology.

04.05.2026 20

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You can stay overnight at this South Dakota hospital, no doctor’s appointment required

Come for the surgery, stay for the convenience.

01.05.2026 10

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The New York Red Bulls’ stunning new $100 million soccer facility brings pros and kids under one roof

The soccer team’s training facility takes lessons directly from European soccer clubs and their training academies.

30.04.2026 20

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‘We are very nerdy’: An exclusive interview with Ikea’s top designer

Ikea’s global design manager Johan Ejdemo chats about the company’s priorities in 2026, the changing shape of its products, and the role AI is and...

28.04.2026 20

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Rome’s Colosseum got a revamp to reveal a long-hidden history

The Colosseum’s southern perimeter has been restored, offering a more accurate representation of the ancient monument’s original layout.

27.04.2026 10

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What it’s like to stay in Ikea’s only hotel

The Ikea Hotell in the company town of Älmhult, Sweden, turns the brand into an overnight experience.

25.04.2026 30

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AI is eliminating one of the biggest bottlenecks of car design

Aerodynamics is a necessary but time-consuming part of car design. For General Motors and Jaguar Land Rover, AI is stepping in to help.

22.04.2026 50

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Inside Ikea’s dream factory: Its prototyping lab (exclusive)

We have the first-ever look inside the secretive Swedish facility, revealing how the world’s most popular furniture retailer mocks up and ultimately...

20.04.2026 30

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These small houses in Omaha reimagine the starter home

With flexible designs, prefab parts, and small footprints, these homes are accessible and affordable solutions to a housing shortage.

07.04.2026 40

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‘We’re going to wonder why we didn’t do it earlier’: Trump’s White House ballroom gets a stamp of approval

A judge just ordered the ballroom halted, but that didn’t stop the National Capital Planning Commission from signing off on the project.

02.04.2026 20

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‘Please!’ A judge’s sassy ruling halts Trump’s White House ballroom plans

With Trump-like bombast, sarcasm, and 18 exclamation points, this court ruling brings the ballroom to a standstill.

01.04.2026 20

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How KitchenAid updated its legendary kitchen mixer without sacrificing its design

The Artisan Plus Stand Mixer from KitchenAid adds new functionality without tarnishing a signature silhouette.

30.03.2026 20

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How architects design airports to handle superlong security lines

Airports are designed for big crowds, but hours-long queues can’t be solved through architecture alone.

29.03.2026 30

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Why Meta is building its high-tech South Carolina data center with an old-school material

Mass timber is one way to offset the environmental downsides of a data center, but it could also be a way to build them faster.

27.03.2026 20

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How GM is shaping the future of car design, one Corvette at a time

Concept cars were once eye candy for car collectors. Today, they’re existential lifelines for an auto industry that’s in upheaval.

27.03.2026 10

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The most innovative architecture companies of 2026

Why HKS, NBBJ, and Autodesk are among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in architecture for 2026.

24.03.2026 20

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A first look at the vibrant branding for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The designers behind LA28 reveal the superbloom-inspired look that’s coming to TV screens, stadiums, and L.A. streets.

23.03.2026 20

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The White House’s security checkpoint is getting a modern makeover—if Trump’s design team allows it

A proposed design for the security screening facility has been met with criticism for not being ‘classical’ enough.

20.03.2026 20

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A simple reason it’s getting harder to build rental housing

The pandemic, tariffs, and the war in Iran are just a few of the factors spiking construction material costs.

12.03.2026 40

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