Launching a bar that makes an impression in crowded New York City is already a challenge. Rockwell Group had the added pressure of designing a space that would put an entirely new neighbourhood on the map. The firm’s strategy for Cedric’s at the Shed, the lobby lounge component of the Diller Scofidio + Renfro–designed arts […]

In industrial kitchens, colour-coded cutting boards are used for different types of food: red for meat, blue for fish, green for vegetables. But why should commercial operations have all the fun? With Match, Ghent-based artist–designers Muller Van Severen introduce a playful system that rebels against the home kitchen’s typically muted palette by embracing bolder, brighter […]

Conventional agriculture is depleting global resources at an alarming rate. The industry uses half of the world’s habitable land and a third of its fresh water. To find a solution, Simon David, founding principal of the New York firm OSD Outside, looked to an unlikely inspiration: the big-box store. Because they are high-volume, high-concentration units, […]

Flexible, sustainable, attractive and practical, this office system by Pair and Studio Hopkins swept the Design: Interior Products category.

The A+ Student Award Winner is a poetic concept for commemorating the site of the 2011 earthquake in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture.

A busy Shanghai shopping mall might not seem the most obvious location for a spa that channels the stillness of the cosmos. Yet the moment you’re inside, Green Massage feels light years removed from its hectic setting thanks to its celestial design concept, which draws on the symbolism of the moon. To best evoke the […]

While it serves as the social hub of many a home, the kitchen is also a busy workspace prone to clutter — two roles often at odds with each other. Valcucine’s Logica Celata resolves the kitchen’s ongoing identity crisis by closing up completely when not in use. With the wave of a hand, a busy […]

In its initial incarnation, the design for the Bellechasse Transport Centre in Montreal centred on a 20-metre high edifice. But then Lemay had an idea: Why not dig down instead of building up? In the new version — an 87,000-square metre transport hub, home to a fleet of electric and hybrid buses — all the […]

In Architecture: Adaptive Re-use, this stunning building in Qinglongwu, China, by Atelier tao+c exemplifies how to combine functions – and eras.

Combining age-old techniques with contemporary ecological stewardship, this project by Dorte Mandrup took top prize in Environmental Leadership.