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As the material continues to grow in popularity, we take a look at mass-timber apartments, academic buildings and even an Apple Store made with cross-laminated timber and glulam, for our 2025 Review. Read more

Architecture studio Atelier Štěpán has modernised a landmark building in the historic centre of Jihlava in the Czech Republic, using silver tones and stainless steel to reference the town’s history of minting currency. Read more

In design, we are often taught that prototypes progress in a linear fashion: sketch, wireframe, high-fidelity mockup, interactive prototype, coded MVP. This is a process of fidelity, but not necessarily a process of learning. The result is teams spending weeks polishing a Figma prototype to test a basic user flow, or engineers building a fully functional product …

Waiting is a design failure. Yet in a world of network requests, complex computations, and data transfers, it is an inevitable one. The critical insight is this: you cannot design away the wait, but you can absolutely design the experience of waiting. The milliseconds become a stage, and your progress indicator is the performer. It manages anxiety, …

Canadian studio 5468796 Architecture has designed the concrete and stucco-clad Arthur Residence that is closed off from the street but opens up inside, offering a « thoughtful alternative » to the norm. Read more

Local studio Andreas Schüring Architekten has completed Brick to Light, the renovation of a former barracks house in Germany that has transformed its mansard roof into a « glass lantern ». Read more

Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has unveiled the Maison Louis Vuitton Sanlitun in Beijing, with a translucent and fluid form that is « simultaneously a rock and a dress ». Read more

For the latest in our review of 2025, we explore the best hotel designs of the year – from a surrealist hotel by Philippe Starck to an Oaxaca hotel modelled on pre-Hispanic pyramids. Read more

British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has designed the Man of the Match trophies for this year’s Africa Cup of Nations football tournament taking place in Morocco. Read more

Most competitor audits are autopsies, not investigations. They list features, compare screenshots, and end with a shallow table that says “we have this, they have that.” This is busywork, not strategy. To find a real advantage, you must become a design detective, piecing together clues to understand the why behind the what, and uncovering the hidden opportunities they’ve …