BIGX: Shaping a Digital Sports Landscape with Steel and Light

The BIGX Super Sports Playground, designed by Fun Connection Design (Funconn) in collaboration with Ningnuo Investment Management Company, represents a shift in leisure architecture by treating indoor sports facilities as immersive, digital-first environments. By integrating industrial aesthetics with interactive spatial systems, the project moves away from traditional playground design, opting instead for a “Digital Sports … Read more

Winged Metal Installation Transforms China’s Coastline

The OAS/S-AETHER installation, designed by Zhide Architectural Design Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (ZDC), serves as a centerpiece for the 2026 Aranya Theater Festival’s “Migratory Birds 300” program. The structure functions as a large-scale public sculpture that explores the intersection of nature, technology, and human communication, utilizing a geometric metal framework to evoke the concept of … Read more

Laila Gohar: Sculpting Edible Worlds from Butter and Meringue

Artist Laila Gohar is transforming the culinary landscape by treating everyday ingredients as sculptural mediums, a trend that prioritizes sensory experience over traditional plating. By utilizing butter, tinned fish, and cake to mimic classical architecture and surrealist forms, Gohar’s work marks a shift toward “performative gastronomy,” where the visual spectacle of food is as vital … Read more

modular display rooms reinterpret checkout counter into opened house in brooklyn

Beyond the Cash Register: The Rise of the ‘Experience Hub’ For decades, the checkout counter was the most boring part of a store—a physical and psychological barrier between the customer and the brand. It was a place of transaction, not interaction. However, we are witnessing a seismic shift in retail architecture where the point of … Read more