Design

chocolate protein bars made of plastic-eating mushrooms   Odette Dierkx transforms waste-eating mushrooms that eat plastic into a powdered ingredient to make chocolate protein bars. Named Plastik Protein, the edible waste-eating product starts its process with mycoremediation, a biological method where fungi digest harmful materials and eat plastic waste such as PET bottles, polyurethane foam, […]

BRICK AWARD 26 showcases bold visions in brick   The international shortlist for BRICK AWARD 26 has been announced, showcasing 50 of the world’s most inspiring brick buildings from 21 countries across the globe. Selected from 849 submissions, the projects represent originality and excellence in contemporary brick architecture. The biennial prize, hosted by wienerberger yet

big’s Winning Design Brings Flowing Timber Landmark to france   Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is selected to design Rouen’s new congress center, nicknamed The Sail, a landmark project that is set to rise along the banks of the Seine in northern France. The 11,500-square-meter complex introduces a striking roofline that crests and dips like waves

A new cultural center for Houston   Set to open in November 2025, the new Ismaili Centre in Houston, Texas introduces an architectural presence of quiet strength and civic openness. Designed by London-based studio Farshid Moussavi Architecture, the 150,000-square-foot complex will be the first Ismaili Centre in the United States and the seventh in a

Foguel Studio turns ice cream shop into sculptural setting   In Tandil, Argentina, Foguel Studio transforms an ice cream shop into a temple of fantasy, where marble turns to cream, cones to columns, and childhood wonder becomes architecture. For the Figlio ice cream shop, Foguel Studio conceives a space that ventures far from traditional architecture. The