At once futuristic and timeless, a perfectly round building is a feat of engineering that instantly becomes an icon by virtue of its sublime geometry. Architects have created variations of spherical structures around the world. Museum, venue, office, garden – there is hardly an application a spherical building can’t accommodate.
Today, when global positioning systems diminish the role of lighthouses, the former navigation structures are becoming nostalgic objects from a past, in which the sea was a mystery and the lighthouses were the guides to return home. Having lost their primary function, the lighthouse typology is reimagined by architects who seek to innovate its function and expand its possibilities of use.
You seldom think of a metro station as a place of comfort or inspiration. However, excellent examples of the beautiful architecture can be found even underground. Keeping track of the structural integrity of the walls, air circulation, excessive moisture, and a million other concerns, architects manage to create transient spaces enhanced through art, lighting, and unique design.
Going to a dentist’s is probably not your idea of a pleasant pastime. Architects and designers aim to challenge this mindset as they create friendly dental offices in bright and welcoming hues with no place for anxiety or fear.
To create more sustainable fashion products and shift collective behaviours around our consumption-oriented habits towards forming a sustainable future, designers collaborate with researchers and look to plant-based materials. Algae, which is abundant, is one of the options.
Traditionally, moss is regarded as a humble plant or even a menace for gardeners. Now, researchers and designers all over the world are exploring how certain moss cultures could be used as air-purifiers, devices offering positive effects for the temperature and humidity, or even a source of renewable energy.
Experimenting with inflatable fashion seems to be a growing trend among emerging designers. Many of them have begun to question the physical standards that have long been stereotyped in fashion. Showing balloon-like garments on the runway they play with proportions and exaggerate the silhouettes with literally nothing but air.
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