Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Planetarium Reopens After Major Restoration

this algorithmically designed garden, created by artist alexandra daisy ginsberg and commissioned by las art foundation, joins art and computation to support pollinators. annalise kamegawa October 22, 2026 11 min prefer designboom on googlePollinator Pathmaker and LAS art foundationIn 2023, Pollinator Pathmaker sprouted up in front of the Natural History Museum in Berlin, a project in commissioned in part by LAS art foundation, and has continued to bloom each year since it was planted. Full of asters, foliage, and insects, this work is an algorithmically optimized plot of local plants selected to bring pollinators back to the region.

as computational demand grows, architects, engineers, and designers face a more fundamental question: how can technology evolve without deepening its dependence on finite resources? thomai tsimpou October 22, 2026 10 min prefer designboom on googlethe ‘cloud’ is physical: the hidden infrastructure behind digital lifeThe digital world is often described as immaterial, a space of information that moves invisibly between devices and across networks. The term ‘cloud,’ for instance, suggests an ethereal space where data like photos, images and more can be stored without occupying any tangible place. In reality, though, these files reside on physical servers housed in data centers, supported by networks, cooling systems, and energy infrastructure. Every search, video stream, and artificial intelligence query depends on systems that consume energy, water, land, and raw materials. From mineral extraction and semiconductor manufacturing to data centers and electronic waste, the infrastructure behind digital life has a substantial environmental footprint.

CORTEN STEEL CONDUITS FRAME REVERSIBLE UNDERGROUND structurePositioned at an altitude of 2,173 meters at the Pavillon intermediate station of the Skyway Monte Bianco cableway in Aosta Valley, Italy, Tana delle Marmotte (Marmot Den) is a permanent underground educational installation designed by architecture practice Officina 82. Conceived as an experiential learning environment for children and teenagers, the project combines play with environmental education by translating the subterranean habitat of Alpine marmots into a modular architecture integrated directly into the mountain landscape.all images ©Giulia SarnoSPRUCE RIBS FORM MODULAR TUNNEL INSPIRED BY MARMOT BURROWSThe pavilion’s primary structural shell consists of three prefabricated Corten steel conduits: an 8-meter-long central tube paired with two transverse access pipes measuring 2,200 mm and 1,300 mm in diameter. To preserve the high-altitude ecosystem, the structure by studio Officina 82 rests on a bed of fine gravel without permanent concrete foundations, ensuring complete structural reversibility.

AA Apartments reuse open-plan commercial space in MálagaDesigned by CREARCTIVE, AA Apartments addresses the adaptive reuse of a former open-plan commercial space in Málaga, converting the premises into four independent residential units. To make full use of the building’s four-meter clear height, the interior layout works in section, utilizing a centralized service spine that frees the perimeter and accommodates a mezzanine level above.living area | all images ©Nicolás DíazCLERESTORIES AND GEOMETRIC OCULUS DISTRIBUTE CROSS-LIGHTINGThe central core houses the compact wet and utility functions, including bathrooms, kitchen areas, walk-in closets, storage, and MEP services, enabling unimpeded air circulation and visual continuity across the entire depth of each apartment. Above this service volume, the architects at CREARCTIVE add a flexible mezzanine to serve as a multi-use loft space. A geometric oculus cut into the partition wall establishes a diagonal light connection between the mezzanine and the double-height living area, channeling light toward the rear bedroom zone.

Demonstrators are upending the country’s public landmarks to denounce police violence, under-resourced schools, and a worsening cost-of-living crisis. A yellow vest placed by protesters on the statue of Marianne on the Monument à la République in Paris reads, “2026: The police mutilates high schoolers.” (photo Carl Court/Getty Images)

After a short entry about me mysteriously appeared, anonymous users who were seemingly men debated whether I was “credible enough” to justify my own page. Laura June Kirsch at the launch of her book Romantic Lowlife Fantasies: Emerging Adults In The Age of Hope in 2021 (all images courtesy Laura June Kirsch)Back in February, I got a Google Alert that somebody had made a Wikipedia page about me. I immediately texted my mom. She was confused — was it a good thing? Who makes these pages? She’d heard mixed things about Wikipedia. While her suspicion over enthusiasm was initially disappointing, she had a point. I moved into detective mode and asked a techy friend I had recently met through a cyberpunk friend: “Did you make this?”He did not. However, he was able to find the source that did, who appeared to be some man who wrote numerous Wikipedia pages mostly about female artists. The bio he’d written for me was simple: “Laura June Kirsch is an American photographer known for her work documenting music, nightlife and alternative subcultures.