Origami-Inspired Architecture

Origami-inspired architecture transforming design through innovative folded forms.

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Yagmur Baydır
July 04, 2026

Dear PA Reader,

Origami-inspired design, future-ready healthcare, and nature-integrated architecture lead this edition. Carlo Ratti Associati's winning proposal for Brescia's Hospital of the Future, and Snøhetta's Theodore Roosevelt Library designed to disappear into the landscape.

Sustainability and innovation continue to redefine design through OXMAN's Vigils, which explores bacteria as a replacement for textile dyes, BIG's circular Dymak headquarters showcasing sustainable materials, and PLAYDECK's 2026 Davidson Prize-winning concept that transforms Routemaster buses into vibrant mobile play spaces.

Let’s also examines architecture's cultural and civic influence with Spectacle Without Soul: Abu Dhabi's Cultural Gamble and TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten's Stadtforum Dresden.

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Spectacle Without Soul: Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Gamble

BIG Designs Dymak’s Circular Headquarters as a Living Showcase of Sustainable Materials

TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten Unveils Stadtforum Dresden Administrative Building

Top 10 Buildings Shaped by the Art of Origami Folding in Architecture

Dynamic Wearables for Fashion Design 2.0

This workshop expands the logic of dynamic wearables from jewelry-scale precision into garment-scale body systems, teaching students how to generate, map, segment, and fabricate computational designs that move between ornament, accessory, and fashion. The workshop is scheduled for July 18 & 19, 2026.

Hybrid Modeling with ZBrush

This workshop explores hybrid digital modeling workflows by integrating sculptural, parametric, and hard-surface design techniques. Centered around ZBrush as the primary tool, participants will develop intricate high-resolution geometries by bridging multiple software environments, including Adobe Illustrator and Rhinoceros 3D. The workshop is scheduled for July 11 & 12, 2026.

Carlo Ratti Associati and Park Win Landmark Competition for Brescia’s Hospital of the Future in Lombardy

Snøhetta Designs the Theodore Roosevelt Library to Disappear into Nature

Can Bacteria Replace Textile Dyes? OXMAN’s Vigils Explains the Next Generation of Fashion

PLAYDECK Wins 2026 Davidson Prize with Proposal to Turn Routemaster Buses into Mobile Play Spaces