What’s Happening: Portland International Airport unveils a dramatic timber transformation at the hands of ZGF Architects, which leaned heavily into biophilic design principles to celebrate the region’s forestry.

The Download: If you forgot that the Pacific Northwest is one of the world’s crucial suppliers of mass timber, traveling through the newly renovated Portland International Airport (PDX) will certainly jog your memory. Often ranked one of North America’s best airports for customer satisfaction, PDX has pulled back the curtain on a decade-long $2 billion transformation by ZGF Architects that unites a half-dozen haphazard existing buildings under an undulating 54-foot-tall roof made from ultra-durable glulam planks. The canopy both celebrates the region’s robust timber industry and allows the airport to reach rigorous sustainability goals. Its success is made all the more satisfying thanks to a process ZGF developed that works directly with regional foresters to source timber from within 300 miles of the city. Soon, a series of forest markers will indicate which specific types of wood are used and where they originated.

ZGF leaned on biophilic principles to ease flight-related anxieties and present an alternative to antiseptic airports that make travelers feel compressed. Nearly 50 skylights are spread across the terminal’s one million square feet, providing more than half of the building’s light needs and nourishing 72 ficus and olive trees perched underneath curved timber beams. “Just the exposure to natural wood material in a non-uniform pattern has a psychological effect on us,” Jacob Dunn, principal at ZGF, told Forbes. Two giant ad-free video walls, meanwhile, stream scenes of crashing waves on the Oregon coast. There’s also blue-chip art—Yoonhee Choi offered two 56-foot-long glass wall collages while quilt-based works by Sanford Biggers hang from the ceiling. Most importantly, the airport will retain its local flavor by eschewing commercial chains in favor of beloved haunts like Powell’s Books and Missionary Chocolates.

In Their Own Words: “Regardless of where anyone’s airport is located, wood is a possibility to use,” Dunn told Fast Company. “This isn’t just a story about regional wood, but it’s a story about how to use wood in the right way, how to tap into the talent and really identify those forests that are managing their forest in a really sustainable, appropriate, and ecological way.”

Surface Says: We’re suckers for biophilia, but our favorite part has to be the airport’s remanufactured ‘80s-era carpet that resembles Space Invaders.

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Balbek Bureau, the design studio behind the Warsaw showroom of Ukrainian bridal brand Milla Nova, looked to an unlikely source for inspiration: Stanley Kubrick. Specifically, the firm was captivated by the late filmmaker’s opus 2001: A Space Odyssey, which informed the “brutal extraterrestrial landscapes” where evening gowns and wedding dresses are displayed.

Alongside Faye Toogood’s blush-toned accent chairs and delicate bouclé sofas, gypsum boulders channel the moon’s otherworldly landscapes while steel and silver touches evoke the Space Age. In keeping with Milla Nova’s Ukrainian heritage, 90 percent of the furniture and décor was custom fabricated by Ukrainian contractor C.I.Form.

Earlier this week, Ssense, TikTok, and Lionsgate gathered the cast and crew of director Rupert Sanders’ The Crow reboot for a goth-chic premiere party in Manhattan. The cast, crew, and friends toasted the film (out Aug. 23), and served looks in return. Alice Glass and Doss and Bobby Beethoven DJ’d the party, which raged until well after midnight.

When was it? Aug. 20

Where was it? The Starrett-Lehigh Building, New York

Who was there? Bill Skarsgård, FKA Twigs, Trigga, Jazzelle Zanaughtti, Lucas Jagger, Bloody Osiris, and more.

As all eyes on the Olympics are turning westward in anticipation of L.A. 2028, Hiro Clark, the Angeleno brand known for turning out irreverent graphic tees, is gearing up for the Games, too. Its new LA28 capsule puts a cheeky spin on the colors of the Olympic Rings with names like World Record Red and Winning Streak Blue. But make no mistake: the supple handfeel of its cotton-jersey fabrication is no joke. From $94.

For the past 10 years, Tepozán has been Jalisco’s best-kept secret. Tepozán is one of the few estate-grown tequilas that is fully grown, processed, and hand-bottled at the source. Pared down to the essential ingredients of mature blue agave, natural yeast, and volcanic-filtered well water from its estate, the brand pours a tequila with absolutely no additives of any kind—just incredible flavor.

Surface Says: Estate-grown and additive-free, Tepozán stands out for its commitment to excellence through the old ways of the tequila-making craft.

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