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Visitors are the stars in the new Theodore Roosevelt presidential library

Dedicated to the life of the nation’s 26th president, the design embraces its North Dakota landscape and Roosevelt’s passion for conservation.

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Inside Samsung’s design process to make your earbuds fit just right

An exclusive look at how the consumer electronics giant is using computational design to make everything from earbuds to smartwatches more...

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The dollhouse just got an ingenious design update

Melissa & Doug revamped the dollhouse to be more playable for the youngest children.

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Inside CAA’s new Nashville office, where a listening lounge, sports bar, and employee dressing rooms are the amenities

Talent agencies come with their own specific set of workplace requirements.

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Zoox just redesigned its robotaxis for more comfort and less stink

The new Zoox robotaxi design takes lessons from half a million rides. And from human nature.

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Peek inside the archives of a titan of 20th century architecture

The archives of the lauded Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei are heading to his alma mater, MIT, which will showcase a trove of his professional and...

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You probably haven’t heard of ‘desire lines,’ but they just reinvented this airport’s concourse

Behavioral data and the airport’s shopping-based business model became the driving elements of an eye-grabbing space.

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Bruce Springsteen’s new center in New Jersey is a jewel box monument to his music

Surrounded by a meadow of grasses and flowers, the Jersey Shore institution appears to float on a coastal dune.

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A world-class STEM university is coming to small town Arkansas

Created by Walmart heirs, the STEM university in Bentonville just got a flashy design by the Bjarke Ingels Group.

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Inside the painstaking, yearslong process of making perfect grass for the World Cup

Researchers spent years developing the grass seed mix, soil depth, and strength of the grasses that will make up the 2026 World Cup pitches.

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This famed architecture firm is bringing rare designs from its archive back to life

IBM easy chairs. Halston tubular tables. SOM dug into its archives and is making some of its best furniture commercially available.

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The racetrack is getting a long overdue makeover

All three Triple Crown racetracks are getting redesigned as horseracing as sport fights for relevance.

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The Obama Presidential Center is more than its granite tower

We spoke to the architects and urbanists behind the architectural lightning rod about their ambitious plans to give the 19-acre campus its own...

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Kevin O’Leary believes his 10,000-acre data center can be ‘beautiful’

The ‘Shark Tank’ star’s Stratos data center project in Utah has spurred vocal opposition, but he says its design sets a new standard.

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Billionaire urbanism: How Walmart heir Alice Walton engineered a small-town paradise

A tour of Bentonville, Arkansas, where one of the most remarkable urban transformations in America has taken place, courtesy of the Walton family and...

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Instead of building from scratch, this NFL team is renovating—and saving $1 billion

The Jacksonville Jaguars are among a growing number of sports teams seeing the benefits of renovating their stadiums.

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Trump’s arch now has elevators—and a $100 million price tag

Sailing through a crucial design review, the president’s monumental arch in Washington, D.C., just got a lot more expensive.

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Gantri just reinvented the wireless light. Now you can, too

The lighting company is launching a series of new wireless lamps, and giving everyone else the chance to design their own via a new platform.

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Ikea’s newest furniture makes Scandinavian design fun again

The new Ikea PS collection features a range of whimsical furnishings that could redefine the future of the company’s design approach.

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Dallas built a stunning park on top of 14 lanes of freeway

Another impressive freeway cap park re-stitches the Texas city. But the Trump administration has made other freeway cap projects unlikely.

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A waterfront glow-up is transforming Brooklyn’s polluted Gowanus Canal

More than a dozen projects are reconnecting people to the water and rebuilding the local ecology.

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You can stay overnight at this South Dakota hospital, no doctor’s appointment required

Come for the surgery, stay for the convenience.

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The New York Red Bulls’ stunning new $100 million soccer facility brings pros and kids under one roof

The soccer team’s training facility takes lessons directly from European soccer clubs and their training academies.

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‘We are very nerdy’: An exclusive interview with Ikea’s top designer

Ikea’s global design manager Johan Ejdemo chats about the company’s priorities in 2026, the changing shape of its products, and the role AI is and...

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Rome’s Colosseum got a revamp to reveal a long-hidden history

The Colosseum’s southern perimeter has been restored, offering a more accurate representation of the ancient monument’s original layout.

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What it’s like to stay in Ikea’s only hotel

The Ikea Hotell in the company town of Älmhult, Sweden, turns the brand into an overnight experience.

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AI is eliminating one of the biggest bottlenecks of car design

Aerodynamics is a necessary but time-consuming part of car design. For General Motors and Jaguar Land Rover, AI is stepping in to help.

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Inside Ikea’s dream factory: Its prototyping lab (exclusive)

We have the first-ever look inside the secretive Swedish facility, revealing how the world’s most popular furniture retailer mocks up and ultimately...

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These small houses in Omaha reimagine the starter home

With flexible designs, prefab parts, and small footprints, these homes are accessible and affordable solutions to a housing shortage.

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‘We’re going to wonder why we didn’t do it earlier’: Trump’s White House ballroom gets a stamp of approval

A judge just ordered the ballroom halted, but that didn’t stop the National Capital Planning Commission from signing off on the project.

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‘Please!’ A judge’s sassy ruling halts Trump’s White House ballroom plans

With Trump-like bombast, sarcasm, and 18 exclamation points, this court ruling brings the ballroom to a standstill.

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How KitchenAid updated its legendary kitchen mixer without sacrificing its design

The Artisan Plus Stand Mixer from KitchenAid adds new functionality without tarnishing a signature silhouette.

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How architects design airports to handle superlong security lines

Airports are designed for big crowds, but hours-long queues can’t be solved through architecture alone.

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Why Meta is building its high-tech South Carolina data center with an old-school material

Mass timber is one way to offset the environmental downsides of a data center, but it could also be a way to build them faster.

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How GM is shaping the future of car design, one Corvette at a time

Concept cars were once eye candy for car collectors. Today, they’re existential lifelines for an auto industry that’s in upheaval.

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The most innovative architecture companies of 2026

Why HKS, NBBJ, and Autodesk are among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in architecture for 2026.

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A first look at the vibrant branding for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The designers behind LA28 reveal the superbloom-inspired look that’s coming to TV screens, stadiums, and L.A. streets.

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The White House’s security checkpoint is getting a modern makeover—if Trump’s design team allows it

A proposed design for the security screening facility has been met with criticism for not being ‘classical’ enough.

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A simple reason it’s getting harder to build rental housing

The pandemic, tariffs, and the war in Iran are just a few of the factors spiking construction material costs.

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How camouflage became ‘the original deception’

A new interactive exhibition designed by Local Projects examines the evolution of camouflage.

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The quarry that built modern Beijing gets a surprising second life

Huge pits that supplied the concrete for a Chinese megacity have been revitalized into a striking park.

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This Berkeley building can snap back into place after a major earthquake

The visible seismic system at UC Berkeley’s Grimes Engineering Center safeguards the building and turns it into a teaching tool for earthquake-safe...

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The 2026 National Design Awards are steeped in climate and craft

The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum has announced the winners of the 2026 National Design Awards.

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Unilever’s new headquarters in New Jersey puts its product development process on full display

Product ideation, testing, and marketing spaces are built into the spine of consumer packaged goods giant’s new North American headquarters.

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Tide spent 10 years turning laundry detergent into a tile. Please don’t eat it

Shaped like a small tile, Tide evo is a new form factor for laundry detergent that was designed to eliminate everything but the most essential...

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Aspen is finally getting a second ski base village. It’s over 10 years in the making

Developers will soon break ground on the ‘forgotten’ side of Aspen Mountain.

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How the Olympics designed its two-city opening ceremony

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The DOT’s new beautification council could Trumpify U.S. transportation infrastructure

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This super simple tripod is designed for the modern age

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This famed architect says Trump’s plan for Kennedy Center is ‘absurd’

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