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Best Designs featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Walmir Luz
City Masterplan
Tuesday, 1 September 2026

NYC 2050

NYC 2050 is a city masterplan for New York City that responds to rising sea levels. The plan studies the history of the edge of Manhattan and shows how the city can adapt once again for the future. Flooding is accepted as part of daily urban life, with Venice used as a reference. The masterplan presents the changes needed for a flooded city to remain a vibrant and important cosmopolitan centre. The proposal is supported by research on climate predictions and is presented as a series of digital photo manipulations in a square format.

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Beijing Miland International Landscape Planning and Design Co., Ltd. China
Residential Display Area
Monday, 31 August 2026

China Overseas Yongding Jiuli

China Overseas Yongding Jiuli is a residential display garden in Beijing, China. The landscape covers 7,237 square meters and follows the terraced landform of the site. A three dimensional garden path links the entry footpath, the sunken courtyard and several themed areas. A rainbow shaped corridor bridge, a high wall with a cascading waterfall and a forest spring form the main views. Layers of woodland spread out around the buildings. The design offers a resort setting inspired by classical Chinese landscape painting.

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Tengyuan Design
Greenway Design
Sunday, 30 August 2026

Fushan Ecology

Fushan Ecological is a greenway structure placed on the south side of Fushan Mountain, where the site has a height difference of 21 meters. The form is inspired by the pinecones found on the mountain, and each level is a twisted hexagon that becomes smaller toward the top. A concrete foundation supports a steel grid structure with inner and outer cylinders. The path surface is made of anti-corrosion wood or imitation wood. Inner steps allow quick passage, and outer ramps suit slow walking. Both paths meet at a viewing platform at the top.

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Aedas
Retail Architecture
Saturday, 29 August 2026

Chengdu Hyperlane Park

Chengdu Hyperlane Park is a mixed-use urban development in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The project forms a continuous corridor 2.4 kilometres long, with a gross floor area of 135,324 square metres. Retail, residential and creative spaces are combined along a public green corridor. The creative spaces can be changed into skate parks, art installations or performance areas. The site is close to a music conservatory, and the design follows a musical theme through six groups of architectural forms and facade lines. Curved facades face the surrounding neighbourhood.

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Ruxuan Zheng
Mixed use
Friday, 28 August 2026

City on the Loop

City on the Loop reimagines a flood prone coastline in Brooklyn as a continuous urban edge that adapts to rising sea levels. Built over existing infrastructure, the design introduces elevated housing, light rail, and flood resilient public programs in three phases. A land sea gradient replaces hard boundaries, enabling architecture, ecology, and community life to interact. The loop acts as both a spatial structure and an adaptive system, evolving with environmental shifts and offering a framework for future intelligent, climate-responsive governance.

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MRT Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government
Urban Design
Thursday, 27 August 2026

O10 Station

O10 Station is a mixed-use urban development built above two metro stations in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The site covers about 1.8 hectares and provides around 287,811 square meters of floor area across six basement levels and five towers of 38 to 52 stories. Hotel, office, residential and retail spaces are combined with ground-level black-box theaters seating 120 to 200 people. The underground levels connect the two stations and guide pedestrian flow. High-performance facades control solar shading and daylight to limit energy use.

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