Campus architects at Florida Southern College have updated the only planetarium designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright as part of a decades-long restoration project at the school, which was masterplanned by Wright. The restoration included interior and exterior updates of the building, known simply as the Planetarium. The structure, which sits at one end…
MYCELIUM MODULES ADAPT TO VARIED SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONS Hypha-Lume is an adaptive modular pavilion that uses reconfigurable mycelium components, sensors, projection, and sound to translate human movement into spatial data. Conceived as a responsive system, the structure incorporates three block types with curvatures of 20, 40, and 60 degrees. These tapered biomaterial modules connect around…
When guests arrive at the Robert Mondavi Winery in California’s Napa Valley, they are greeted first by wildflowers. Thanks to San Francisco–based landscape studio Surfacedesign, which recently overhauled the historic estate in collaboration with architecture firm Aidlin Darling Design and interiors studio BAMO, banks of California poppy, scabiosa burgundy beau, and yarrow blooms streak across…
In Amman, Jordan, the Kulliat Al Share’ah Mosque faces a roundabout in Jabal Al Weibdeh—a historic bohemian neighborhood known for its stone homes, shops, bars, restaurants, and cafes that line Kulliat Al Share’ah Street, from which the mosque’s name is derived. The traffic circle across from Share’ah Mosque serves as an extension to the building…
Limestone and plywood make up the temporary pavilion at the heart of this year’s Tallinn Architecture Biennale, designed by Shanghai- and Tokyo-based studio Aru Ma- Architects. Named Resonance, the pavilion was the winning entry of a competition hosted by the 2026 Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) for its central pavilion, which sits outside the Estonian Museum of…
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has renovated a guesthouse in Dromgarriff Rainforest, Ireland, connecting two existing stone buildings with a timber- and steel-framed yoga studio. Named Linden House, the building is one of five guesthouses spread across the 39-hectare woodland in Glengarriff, which is one of Ireland’s last temperate rainforests and a protected ecological area. After…
UFO-shaped residence in california hits the market for $1.5 million A UFO-shaped Futuro house in Idyllwild, California, is on the market for $1.495 million. Designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, the prefabricated dwelling was conceived as a portable ski cabin that could be transported by helicopter and installed in remote locations. With fewer than…
Boutique Design New York (BDNY) returns to the Jacob K. Javits Center November 8–9, 2026, bringing together architects, interior designers, manufacturers, and hospitality leaders for two days of design discovery and dialogue. This year’s edition will feature more than 700 brands, including over 100 first-time exhibitors, alongside immersive installations and a conference program examining the…
Construction broke ground on the OMA–designed Frank Liu, Jr. Academy (FLAMA) in Houston. The former Folgers Coffee Plant, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2021, is on its way to becoming a charter school thanks to the adaptive reuse project. FLAMA’s 3-story facility will measure 65,000 square feet and cater to pre-K…
Floyd Bennett Field—the site of New York City’s first municipal airport—is being transformed into a new public school campus for outdoor education. Runway Green has signed a 60-year lease with the National Park Service, securing the campus’s permanent home along the Brooklyn tidal shores of Jamaica Bay. Runway Green is a non-profit, public-private partnership that…