Abode Abroad
Curated by Thomas Heatherwick, the Seoul Biennale centers on the “Humanise Wall”—a 90-meter-long, four-story installation of 1,428 steel tiles inscribed with insights from citizens, scientists, and designers. Featuring 400 projects from 38 countries by 110 architects, the Wall acts as a manifesto for joyful, human-centered buildings. Alongside, 24 ‘Walls of Public Life’—fragments of building facades created by global designers ranging from architects to chefs and fashion designers—demonstrate how building exteriors can shape urban life.
The AHA 2025 revealed an inspiring array of projects that showcase the power of thoughtful design to shape experiences, foster connection, and respond to context. From innovative approaches, to materials and space to immersive environments that engage communities, the winners demonstrate how architecture can translate culture, nature, and creativity into spaces that resonate universally and leave a lasting impact.
The first international expansion for ANDMORE & Shoppe Object bridges cultural community and curatorial prowess between North America and Europe
This year’s theme, Creative Resilience, explores the duality of structure and dream, underscoring design’s ability to build a sustainable future while imagining new possibilities. Exhibitions, talks and installations will showcase how design can respond with vision, creativity and strength to global challenges.
More than 2,000 exhibitors are set to take part in Light + Building 2026, an international trade fair for lighting and building-services technology, scheduled for March 8–13 in Frankfurt.
The fair, which takes place every two years, will feature companies ranging from major global suppliers to smaller startups. Organizers expect about 70 percent of exhibitors to come from outside Germany, underscoring the event’s international reach.
This year’s theme, “Be Electrified – Electrifying Places. Illuminating Spaces,” emphasizes energy efficiency, smart building systems and the creative use of light. Exhibits and programming will focus on three areas: sustainable transformation, smart connectivity and the design and emotional impact of light.
Raw concrete meets smooth metal, scorched by heat. Engines roar past as rough tarmac grabs at rubber tires, leaving black marks. The air bears unmistakable traces of the competition. The F1 race is a multi-sensorial feast that fuelled the creative process, driven by the textures of tire threads, the checkered race flags, and the blurred movement of overtaking.
The new investor group aims to grow the iconic Italian high-end design brand internationally
Artificial intelligence has long been part of design – precise, efficient, omnipresent. At the same time, there is a growing desire for the handmade, for intuition and irregularity.
Under its new In Situ initiative, Design Miami presents a 14-day exhibition dedicated to Korean collectible design in collaboration with the Seoul Design Foundation
Designed by the late, great Ray Kappe, the home seamlessly merges the warmth and openness of Southern California architecture with the serene beauty of the German countryside, creating a perfect reflection of Triesch’s eye for timeless design.