To reinvigorate the country’s tourism industry, Egypt will soon open select tombs—including some that have been closed to the public for nearly 25 years. “We want to give people a reason to come back, to give them something new.”

The newest project for the Archi<20 architecture competition can be found in the forest of an Alsace nature preserve. Made up of numerous small boxes, “the building functions as an optical device that both simplifies and modifies the viewer’s experience.”

Visionaire and online art retailer Paddle8 have partnered to create a portfolio of 10 3-D photographs of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer’s greatest works. The set is due out in September, in time for the Sao Paolo Biennial.

A new MoMA exhibition surveys 100 years of design for children. Opening late this month, Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900-2000 will feature products from LEGOS and Etch-a-Sketches to Eames chairs.

As global HIV-infection rates have stabilized since the epidemic began in the ‘80s, interest in AIDS prevention campaigns has dwindled by many governments worldwide, leaving NGOs to do much of the awareness work. Lynne Ciochetto looks at some of these projects.

“Color is an integral element of our world, not just in the natural environment but also in the man-made architectural environment.” Frank H. Mahnke explores the psychological and aesthetic benefits of color in art and design.

NYC’s first self-powered building, The Delta, has been unveiled. “It is equipped with solar panels and a vertical wind turbine that allow it to meet 100% of its energy needs without tapping into the grid.”

Design giant IKEA has started brewing its own brand of beer. To be distributed only in the UK, Öl Mörk Lager joins street-art advertising in Milan and an airport lounge at Charles de Gaulle among the Swedish company’s offbeat offshoots.