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Designer Laurids Gallée has partnered with Dezeen to announce the launch of Victorinox‘s Re-Imagine initiative, which invites participants to redesign the brand’s iconic Swiss Army Knife. Read more

Architecture studio HKS and NFL team the Washington Commanders have revealed images of a « monumental » stadium wrapped in a colonnade, set to be built in Washington DC. Read more

The Siksika Hierarchy of Needs is an Indigenous framework from the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation that reimagines human needs from a collective, relational, and land-based worldview, rather than an individualistic one like Maslow’s hierarchy. Community, culture, and land come first — individual fulfillment is not possible without collective well-being. Yes please.

Grace Farms in New Canaan Connecticut is a truly inspiring space, both aesthetically as well in their mission. Would love to bring CreativeMornings to this venue. More billionaires like this, please.

Chinese architecture studio Team BLDG has converted two rural homes outside Shanghai into The Catcher guesthouse, adding three connecting volumes to the existing structures. Read more

Car company Mercedes-Benz and developer Binghatti have revealed Mercedes-Benz Places Binghatti City, a development in Dubai that will comprise 12 residential skyscrapers. Read more

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has begun construction of an airport in the city of Bishoftu, Ethiopia, which is being billed as « the largest aviation infrastructure project in Africa’s history ». Read more

Plans have been unveiled for a sculpture garden beside the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which will see three brick pavilions renovated by British architecture studio Foster + Partners. Read more

Design retailer APOC Store has reconfigured its London boutique so it doubles as an informal gallery where emerging creatives can showcase their work amid « incredibly challenging » industry conditions. Read more

To the untrained eye, a letter is a shape. To a designer, it is an architectural marvel built from precise, named components. Mastering this specialized vocabulary does more than sound impressive. It provides the critical framework for seeing nuance, making purposeful choices, and articulating the “why” behind every typographic decision. This is the difference between …