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forbes.com - R. Daniel Foster - Trump Library Design Sparks Mockery And Comparison To Dictators
Trump Library Design Sparks Mockery And Comparison To Dictators
Forbes

On Monday, Eric Trump released a two-minute video showing renderings of the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library. Renderings for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library were released on Monday. The skewering of the design has been, predictably…

fastcompany.com - Cody Nelson - Inside Anthropic's biggest design choices
Inside Anthropic's biggest design choices
Fast Company

Anthropic's Claude chatbot has opinions of its own, and it's not afraid to share them. “It should be a sparring partner with you,” says Joel Lewenstein, Anthropic's design chief. “It shouldn't take your thoughts verbatim. It…

koreatimes.co.kr - Lee Kyung-min - Samsung Heavy Industries to help design next generation of US Navy vessels
Samsung Heavy Industries to help design next generation of US Navy vessels
The Korea Times

Samsung Heavy Industries is stepping into a high-stakes U.S. naval program, signaling a deepening industrial partnership as Washington moves to modernize its fleet and diversify its shipbuilding base. The company said Wednesday it will take part in…

forbes.com - David Phelan - Apple iPhone 18 Pro: Latest Leak Signals Major Design Update
Apple iPhone 18 Pro: Latest Leak Signals Major Design Update
Forbes

Apple iPhone 17 Pro: will the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 18 Pro? VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Update March 31: This post, first published on Sunday, March 29, was updated to add details of more leaks and looks at their…

fastcompany.com - Hunter Schwarz - Meta's new AI tool turns anyone into a type designer
Meta's new AI tool turns anyone into a type designer
Fast Company

Meta is making font design as easy as writing a prompt with its newest AI tool. On March 27, the company rolled out new features within its stand-alone Edits app for editing photos and short-form video, including “AI Style” for fonts…

forbes.com - Carley Rojas Ávila - Inside The Design-Forward Wellness Hotel Marking A New Chapter In Medellín
Inside The Design-Forward Wellness Hotel Marking A New Chapter In Medellín
Forbes

The saltwater swimming pool at Wake BioHotel in Medellín, Colombia looks out over the city. In 2022, the hospitality group Wake first emerged onto the scene in Medellín with a seemingly impossible promise: to transform what travel to…

housebeautiful.com - Erica Finamore - Designers Say the 'Invisible Kitchen' Trend Will Be Everywhere in 2026
Designers Say the 'Invisible Kitchen' Trend Will Be Everywhere in 2026
House Beautiful

For years, the kitchen was designed to be seen. Statement ranges, sculptural hoods, and open shelving lined with ceramics turned it into a visual centerpiece of the home. Now, designers are moving in the opposite direction. Today's most compelling…

wwd.com - Ritu Upadhyay - Saudi Designers Are Writing Their Own Rules
Saudi Designers Are Writing Their Own Rules
WWD

RIYADH — The great equestrian events of the world have always been about more than the horses. At Royal Ascot and the Kentucky Derby, dressing for the races is as ritualized as the sport itself. Those events did something else too: They made…

rediff.com - RISHIKA SHAH - Designers Open Up About How The Middle East Conflict Is Affecting Them
Designers Open Up About How The Middle East Conflict Is Affecting Them
Rediff.com

The world of fashion may don a glamorous face but it hides the crisis that designers are quietly grappling with currently. From rising raw material costs to delays in sourcing fabrics and yarn, the ripple effects of the ongoing Middle East conflict…

boston.com - Kevin Slane - The Drama' review: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's darkly funny Boston movie is designed to discomfort
The Drama' review: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's darkly funny Boston movie is designed to discomfort
Boston.com

The best thing I can say about “The Drama,” the new dark comedy filmed in Boston starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, is that I can't stop thinking about “The Drama.” Director Kristoffer Borgli's brief filmography is…

archdaily.com - Moises Carrasco - The Illusion of Lightness: Designing Civic Voids for Public Life
The Illusion of Lightness: Designing Civic Voids for Public Life
ArchDaily

In our current cities, urban density and rising land values often force a choice between large-scale civic buildings and open public space. Traditionally, plazas have been treated as areas surrounding a building's footprint, but this strategy was…

t3.com - Lizzie Wilmot - IKEA's latest lighting launch proves great design doesn't have to cost a fortune
IKEA's latest lighting launch proves great design doesn't have to cost a fortune
T3

IKEA has launched two new designer floor lamps in collaboration with industrial designer Raffaella Mangiarotti. The Mossplym and Trådnate combine premium materials with multi-functional features, yet remain surprisingly affordable, priced at…

koreatimes.co.kr - Bahk Eun-ji - Korea's next-gen destroyer program hit by dispute over design data
Korea's next-gen destroyer program hit by dispute over design data
The Korea Times

Legal disputes over design data in Korea's next-generation destroyer program have exposed a growing fault line in how defense projects are awarded and managed. The row centers on the Korea Destroyer Next Generation project, also known as KDDX, a…

winnipegfreepress.com - Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press - Alberta moves to designate official Alberta whisky label
Alberta moves to designate official Alberta whisky label
Winnipeg Free Press

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archdaily.com - Designing Coexistence: Meet the Winners of the First Edition of ArchDaily Student Project Awards
Designing Coexistence: Meet the Winners of the First Edition of ArchDaily Student Project Awards
ArchDaily

In November 2025, ArchDaily launched its first edition of the Student Project Awards. The decision to introduce this new award came from a place of hope; hope in the next generations of architects, their talent and vision, and the importance of…

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