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plywood horse doubles turn monument into public playground in seattle

Eight horse doubles bring monumental forms into everyday use The Flatland Horse by Studio Deng reinterprets the equestrian monument as a set of eight functional horse ‘doubles’ that visitors can climb, touch, sit on, and pass through. The project disassembles the equestrian statue into eight parts. The monumental horse itself is shaped through countless design […]

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wood, ratchet straps, and metal joints shape mobile installations for design festival in denver

Five installations bring community stories into Denver Festival The inaugural Denver Community Design Festival, co-developed by Leyuan Li and the Denver Mayor’s Office of Community Outreach, takes place at the Denver Performing Arts Complex from September 24th to October 7th, 2026. Titled Common Ground, the festival brings together CU Denver students, practicing designers, city leaders, […]

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robotically 3D printed earth bricks wrap multispecies habitat around olive tree

178 3D printed earth bricks form porous habitat around olive tree BUSTAN, meaning ‘orchard,’ is a full-scale earthen pavilion developed by the Material Topology Research Lab (MTRL) at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and Weizmann Tree Lab for The Circle exhibition at Design Museum Holon. Built from 178 robotically 3D printed earth bricks, […]

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salagón stone and floating timber reshape historic rock-cut complex in la rioja, spain

Salagón stone shapes two-level rock-cut complex in La Rioja Located in Albelda de Iregua, La Rioja, Spain, the Peña de las Bodegas rock-cut complex forms part of a historic group of excavated spaces between Peña Salagona and Peña de las Bodegas. Architect Sergio Rojo takes over the rehabilitation of the space. Over time, the spaces […]

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concrete letterforms become sculptural skatepark by XPOME in bulgaria

concrete mini skatepark brings XPOME’s graffiti into Gabrovo SKATEABLE is a project by Bulgarian graffiti artist XPOME, created for an ongoing exhibition on the history of skateboarding in Bulgaria at the Christo and Jeanne-Claude Center in Gabrovo. Invited to create a sculpture for the exhibition, XPOME developed a concrete mini skatepark in front of the […]

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open fields and concrete paths create shared sports landscape in tijuana

Sports and community spaces connect across public landscape Centro Deportivo Abejas by Border Arquitectos is a 60,000-sqm public sports complex in Tijuana, Baja California, designed for a rapidly growing neighborhood with limited access to recreational facilities. The project brings sports, recreation, and community activities together through a continuous public landscape. Instead of organizing the complex […]

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rotating octagonal forms marked with community voices shape queens landmark

Community voices inform waterfront Public landmark in Queens Revolving Voices by The Urban Conga and local poet Tamra Cosby is a permanent public artwork and gathering space at Astoria Houses, a New York City public housing development in Queens. Located beside the Astoria waterfront and ferry dock, the installation brings community stories, memories, poetry, and […]

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