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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.

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How camouflage became ‘the original deception’

A new interactive exhibition designed by Local Projects examines the evolution of camouflage.

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The quarry that built modern Beijing gets a surprising second life

Huge pits that supplied the concrete for a Chinese megacity have been revitalized into a striking park.

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This Berkeley building can snap back into place after a major earthquake

The visible seismic system at UC Berkeley’s Grimes Engineering Center safeguards the building and turns it into a teaching tool for earthquake-safe...

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The 2026 National Design Awards are steeped in climate and craft

The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum has announced the winners of the 2026 National Design Awards.

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Unilever’s new headquarters in New Jersey puts its product development process on full display

Product ideation, testing, and marketing spaces are built into the spine of consumer packaged goods giant’s new North American headquarters.

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Tide spent 10 years turning laundry detergent into a tile. Please don’t eat it

Shaped like a small tile, Tide evo is a new form factor for laundry detergent that was designed to eliminate everything but the most essential...

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Aspen is finally getting a second ski base village. It’s over 10 years in the making

Developers will soon break ground on the ‘forgotten’ side of Aspen Mountain.

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How the Olympics designed its two-city opening ceremony

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The DOT’s new beautification council could Trumpify U.S. transportation infrastructure

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This super simple tripod is designed for the modern age

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This famed architect says Trump’s plan for Kennedy Center is ‘absurd’

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Hospitals are 24/7 energy hogs. This one just went all electric

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Top architects on the biggest challenges they’ll face in 2026

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This simple robot could drastically speed up data center construction

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This whole city block got an indigenous redesign

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The 2026 Serpentine Pavilion is a clever, curvaceous trick

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7 ways AI could change architecture in 2026

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Top architects reveal their dream projects for 2026

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Trump wants a ‘classical’ stadium in D.C. Here’s what that could look like

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‘People need to ask more of their buildings’: 6 ideas that will define architecture in 2026

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Nearly lost, this famed sculpture gets a new life inside GM’s headquarters

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GM’s mid-century modern legacy shines in its new Detroit HQ

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High schoolers are building a solution to Boulder’s housing crisis

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9 blockbuster buildings opening in 2026

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The 4 best waterfront parks of 2025 transform shorelines into civic centerpieces

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Data centers are the buildings of our era. Do they have to be so boring?

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These automatic doors are a glimpse of the new ‘intelligent’ home era

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Frank Gehry’s most enduring legacy will be transforming how architects work 

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This busy NYC neighborhood just got way more walkable

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The unexpected winner of the AI data center boom

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This Apple-backed classroom brings top-notch education to rural Alabama

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This paint-like coating lets buildings collect water from the air

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New York’s ubiquitous construction scaffolding gets a glow up

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Pittsburgh’s airport just got a nature-focused makeover

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Ford gets a huge new headquarters for an ambitious new era

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How the over-65 crowd is propping up colleges right now

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This Spanish city took a charming approach to building its new sports arena

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How this 3-person architecture firm designed the world’s largest museum

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Home Depot is using AI to help you flip your house faster

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An exceptional new park remakes Detroit’s riverfront

27.10.2025 9

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Why Trump is allowed to tear down part of the White House

22.10.2025 10

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This new Ikea lamp was inspired by its dreaded Allen wrench

21.10.2025 10

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AI is about to make it faster (and a whole lot cheaper) to redesign your home

17.10.2025 4

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Landscape architecture’s top prize goes to Mario Schjetnan

14.10.2025 4

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Long Beach’s charming airport finally got the design upgrade it deserves

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Detroit’s new skyscraper signals the city’s back, baby 

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Exclusive: Amazon just opened the warehouse of the future in rural Indiana 

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This inventive art space offers a new view of Alexander Calder’s sculptures

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This jewel box of a building is actually a training center for a new generation of ironworkers

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