Vatican City’s first-ever pavilion debuts at the Venice Architecture Biennale
The Vatican Chapels Pavilion of the Holy See opened to fanfare last week, marking Vatican City’s debut at the...
Massive handmade bamboo-and-rattan “fish trap” springs up in Taipei
A giant handmade pavilion created in the image of an ancient fishing tool has popped up at the entrance of Taipei’s...
Snarkitecture’s Fun House will take over the National Building Museum
It’s almost that time again—the National Building Museum’s (NBM) Great Hall will undergo another dramatic...
This “boat” on wheels turns city dwellers into urban adventurers
Urban adventurers, prepare to set sail: A temporary installation in Utrecht, the Netherlands is transforming its...
Stunning temporary beach pavilion rises in Lebanon’s Tyre Coast Nature Reserve
Wood, metal ties and rope come together in this lightweight structure designed to raise awareness of Lebanon's...
Dark highway underpass transformed into a brilliant tunnel of light
Design studio antyRAMA collective converted a dark underpass in the city of Katowice, Poland, into a colorful neon-lit...
Ai Weiwei installs huge fences in New York City to challenge Trump’s border control measures
Ai Weiwei continues to address the refugee crisis through his latest multi-site, multi-media exhibition in New...
Meditative lakeside Prism Cabin reveals Bordeaux through stained-glass windows
This pyramid-shaped cabin in France features beautiful stained glass windows and lookout towers that offer unique...
A wave of buckets hijacks public space in Mexico City
How much fun can you have with paint buckets? The designers at Factor Eficiencia and 5468796 Architecture proved...
Beautiful timber pavilion unfolds like origami
There’s something irresistibly charming about bringing the paper art of origami to life in large scale. Architects...
Twin warming huts for TED conference evoke the Great Canadian Wilderness
The architecture and design students of DBR | Design Build Research created two unique pop-up structures that brought...
A tremendous translucent ‘forest’ pops up in a French courtyard
The courtyard of Fondation Martell in Cognac, France has been transformed into a translucent forest made of glass...
Nanoleaf’s Terra light wall paints Arctic landscapes with 1,200 color-changing LEDs
Nanoleaf - creators of the first modular smart light - recently unveiled a mesmerizing light wall at Alaska's Anchorage...
Gargantuan lace sea urchins light up the night along Singapore’s marina
A swarm of gigantic, glowing sea urchins recently appeared on Singapore's waterfront for the iLight Marina Bay...
SOM turns Christmas tradition upside down in Denmark
Starchitects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) have turned the traditional Christmas tree on its head this year....
Temporary Forest Temple in Lithuania is a modern-day teepee for a group of artists
Forest Temple is made entire out of ropes tightly wrapped around a few tree trunks. The area in-between the trees...
Visitors become hour hands in this temporary museum for luxury watchmaker Piguet
The architectural installation, which Mathieu Lehanneur refers to as The Ring, is nestled within the Yuz Museum...
Tunnel Through Time celebrates Canada’s open-minded attitude towards immigrants
The structure was designed to honor victims of the Hungarian revolution, but also recalls the turning point in...
A river of 10,000 glowing books flows through Toronto
This large, interactive art installation is created by group of anonymous artists/activists who "want literature...
Rooftop garden of 25,000 LED roses light up for love in China
The garden comprises 25,000 waterproof white roses and two customized pink ones-25 roses every 32 square feet-arranged...
Charming upcycled Igloo parklet brings the community together with a place to leave wishes
The Wish-Igloo parklet is part of the Renaissance Covington’s Curb’d program which focuses on temporarily repurposing...
Milkshake Tree playground in London doubles as an oversized xylophone
The Milkshake Tree installation is all about sounds, smells, movement and reflective surfaces. The name came about...
Solar-powered KontererART city in Poland is made of reused shipping containers
Instead of designing several freestanding pavilions, the architects created a single big building with interconnected...
Mexican artist pops a bizarre thatched observatory on a house in Rotterdam
The heptagonal structure is located on the rooftop terrace of the Sonneveld House in Rotterdam, which was designed...
MVRDV’s gigantic staircase of scaffolding celebrates the rebuilding of Rotterdam
This year marks the 75th year since Rotterdam began its city reconstruction following the devastating World War...
Yves Béhar showcases his sweet handmade surfboard in a temporary Miami Surf Shack
San Francisco designer Yves Béhar built a temporary installation as a showroom for his handcrafted surfboards...
This surreal animated replica of Milan is built entirely from cardboard and tape
After his first two pop-up design experiments in Rotterdam and New York City, Daniel González went to Italy to...
Artists transform huge stacks of shipping containers into amazing street art
Belgian conceptual artist Arne Quinze, known for his controversial public art installations, has brought together...
Temporary Urban Farm pops up at Oslo’s Øya music festival
Multidisciplinary design studio Growlab Oslo created a four-day urban farm for Oslo’s Øya music festival, an...
Old Testament nomadic tents recreated in Tel Aviv with high-tech materials
The structures installed on a rooftop in Tel Aviv, within SCAF’s Zen garden, were also inspired by Israel’s...