BIG breaks ground on "Armadillo" stadium for the Las Vegas Athletics

Danish architecture studio BIG has broken ground on its layered Las Vegas stadium for the Major League Baseball team the Athletics, which will be the studio's first baseball stadium.

The June ground-breaking follows designs of the stadium released in March 2024 for the Athletics' (The As) home base in Las Vegas after the team transferred from its origin city in Oakland, California, where BIG also proposed a stadium for the team in 2018.

Updated renders of the Athletics Las Vegas Ballpark stadium show a more detailed, metal shell and interior spaces, such...

Explore Storytelling Through 300 Years of Quilts in ‘Fabric of a Nation’

While we often associate quilts with their function as bedspreads or an enjoyable hobby, the roots of the craft run very deep. The art form has long been associated with storytelling, and numerous styles have enabled makers to share cultural symbols, memories, and autobiographical details through vibrant color and pattern.

African American quilters have significantly influenced the practice since the 17th century, when enslaved people began sewing scraps of fabric to make blankets for warmth. Through artists like Harriet Powers in the 19th century or the Gee’s Bend Quilters, this powerful mode of expression lives on in rich tapestries and textile...

Sustainable micro-villages among projects from the American University in Dubai

Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a series of micro-villages that prioritise sustainable lifestyles is among the projects from students at the American University in Dubai.

Also featured is an urban layout that rethinks Dubai's street system to follow its natural cracks and a proposal that reimagines Abu Dhabi's superblocks.

Institution: American University in Dubai
School: School of Architecture, Art and Design
Courses: Thesis Studio and Urban Design Studio II
Tutor: Maryam Shafiei

School statement:

"Students of the Master of Urban Design and Digital Environments (MUDDE) proposed innovative urban design solutions for global and local urban challenges, a selection of which is presented here.

"Five projects...

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Eight often-overlooked mid-century modern designers

Many unexpected mid-century modern contributors don't get much attention, including LGBTQ+ people and people of colour. Here the curators of a recent Cranbrook Art Museum exhibition select eight often-overlooked designers from the period.

The designers were selected from the Eventually Everything Connects: Mid-Century Modern Design in the US exhibition and accompanying book, which was curated by Andrew Blauvelt and Bridget Bartal.

The exhibition took place at the Cranbrook Art Museum, the sister institution of Cranbrook Academy of Art, a school north of Detroit that counts Charles Eames as an alumnus.

See the First Images of Our Solar System Taken by the World’s Biggest Digital Camera

If you’ve ever stood beneath a clear night sky and taken in the incredible, sweeping Milky Way overhead, you’ve probably wondered just what is actually up there. We know there are millions of stars, galaxies, nebulae, asteroids… the list goes on. But what if we could see them up close? Thanks to the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, we’re able to see new high-resolution composites of the Solar System with unprecedented clarity.

Perched on the summit of Cerro Pachón in Chile, the observatory is named for American astronomer Dr. Vera C. Rubin, whose research provided significant and convincing evidence of the existence...

Snaptrude launches version 3.0 with "an all-in-one design ecosystem for early stage architecture"

Promotion: American technology company Snaptrude has launched a major update to its software, which allows for faster and more efficient development of early concepts.

The third version of the cloud-based, collaborative 3D building design tool is a major update that includes the launch of four primary modes: Program, Design, Present and BIM.

Snaptrude 3.0 aims to place all the digital tools needed by architects to develop projects in one place. Each mode is purpose-built and operates together, so a team's data, drawings and diagrammes are always linked and up-to-date.

Its...

The 2025 Core77 Design Awards Visual Communication Winners

The 2025 Professional winner in the Visual Communication is Wayfinding Way Better: Metro's Wayfinding Improvements by the WMATA Team and including Jacobs Engineering, Entro, Order NYC, Joseph Chan, Ray Yau, Daron Showalter, Tom Proctor, Nick Palastro, and Brian Anderson. Metro refreshed its wayfinding and digital information systems to unify and elevate the customer experience through thoughtful design, better data, and contextual awareness. It brought together data, design, software, and human insights to create a more seamless journey.

The Student Visual Communication winner is Incomplete Encyclopedia of Memory by Kyoki Takahashi at ArtCenter College of Design. This book explores...

Casa Magarola by Raúl Sánchez Architects

Situated on an extreme 100% slope, the house rises while respecting the terrain and preserving the natural profile, avoiding major excavations into the slate rock. Designed to adapt to the landscape, it barely touches the ground, supported by a few concrete screens that serve as structural elements, leaving the terrain practically untouched. This creates a [...]

The 2025 Core77 Design Awards Packaging Winners

Winning the Professional category is an innovative packaging plan Google Plastic-Free Packaging, by Roman Ley at Google. Google's packaging for all hardware products, including Pixel, Nest, and Fitbit, is now 100% plastic-free, fully recyclable, and features innovative materials like custom-developed paper and molded fiber. The winning Student entry in Packaging went to Yitong Jiang, ArtCenter College of Design, for Into You. This packaging uses slightly heavier, 100% recyclable stainless steel, providing superior corrosion resistance and a luxurious luster. Its tactile quality reinforces the brand's commitment to "long-term use" and a "jewelry-like texture".

The jury team for the 2025...