Chitra Vishwanath is a renowned Indian architect whose name has become synonymous with sustainable and eco-friendly architecture. Based in Bengaluru, she has spent over three decades pioneering green building techniques that harmonize modern architecture with the natural environment. With a strong belief that architecture should respond to local climate, materials, and communities, Vishwanath has redefined…
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Brinda Somaya is a pioneering Indian architect, conservationist, and urbanist whose career has spanned over four decades. Known for her deep commitment to blending traditional Indian architecture with modernist design principles, Somaya has significantly influenced contemporary architectural discourse in India. Her work embodies a rare fusion of cultural heritage, sustainability, and innovation, reflecting not only…
Rafael Moneo is one of Spain’s most distinguished and influential architects—celebrated for his deeply thoughtful, contextual, and elegant designs that bridge tradition and modernity. With a career spanning over five decades, Moneo has shaped contemporary architecture through built works, teaching, and writing. His architecture is neither flamboyant nor minimalistic; instead, it is grounded in a…
Benedetta Tagliabue is a renowned Italian architect celebrated for her innovative, context-sensitive, and poetic approach to design. As the co-founder and principal of the international architecture firm Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, her work is characterized by an organic, fluid form-making that embraces local traditions, materials, and urban culture. Through her architecture, Tagliabue tells stories—about cities, history,…
Takeshi hosaka builds two-story concrete residence in tokyo
In Bunkyo, Tokyo, architect Takeshi Hosaka designs Yayoi House for a family of four, rooting domestic life in an ecosystem of plants, water, and light. The reinforced concrete residence spans two stories and prioritizes cyclical living. From rooftop rainwater runoff to edible wall-climbing vines, the home integrates…
IRIS CERAMICA INTRODUCES MODULAR CERAMIC SURFACE SYSTEM
Iris Ceramica, part of the Iris Ceramica Group, introduces ‘Armonie,’ a modular project of porcelain stoneware surfaces that blends three archetypal materials — oak wood, stone, and cotto — into a single, flexible design language. Developed to create continuity across indoor and outdoor environments, the ceramic surfaces promote…
Studio sangath’s Courtyard as Compass
Just outside Gandhinagar, India, the Alloa Hills Weekend House folds gently into the land, allowing the terrain to dictate its rhythm. Studio Sangath approached the residential project with quiet attentiveness, designing a retreat that prioritizes stillness and intimacy with the surrounding topography. Tucked into a bend in the Sabarmati River’s…
Marking a new chapter in the evolving cultural landscape of Japan’s Setouchi Islands, Tadao Ando’s Naoshima New Museum of Art officially opens its doors. Directed by Miki Akiko, the museum becomes the tenth architectural work by Ando within the Benesse Art Site Naoshima initiative and the first to carry the island’s name (see designboom’s previous…
Set alongside the Harlem River in the Bronx, CetraRuddy’s 27-story apartment building Maven stands out for its boldly canted facades, their dynamic stance a reference to the neighborhood, Mott Haven, as the birthplace of hip-hop. Interiors are just as alluring—and just as firmly rooted in place. The open lobby has a building-length gallery wall with…
From the curvy entry to the calm, sunlit backyard area, a refined but relaxed tactile experience carries through this all-day restaurant/café that was designed to take guest on a journey through the proprietor, Project Hum’s farm-to-table ethos. “The ‘farm-to-table’ concept is central to their philosophy, and we wanted the new space to reflect this in every…

