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ArchitectureThis week Bjarke Ingels discussed how to revolutionise the housing sector
This week on Dezeen, Danish architect Bjarke Ingels spoke about his housing startup Nabr and how it plans to address “systemic” failures of housing. Bjarke Ingels According to Ingels, who is the founder of architecture studio BIG and co-founder of Nabr, the “consumer-first housing company” wants to fundamentally transform the housing industry. Nabr will do […]
admin · 1/15/2022
ArchitectureDesign should "be part of life and not separate from it" says Bruce Mau
Dezeen promotion: successful design means designing for nature and is “one of the greatest business opportunities in the history of mankind,” according to designer and CEO of Massive Change Network Bruce Mau. Bruce Mau Mau is a Canadian-born designer, author and teacher who has worked with leading international brands including Coca-Cola. His Chicago-based design consultancy The Massive […]
admin · 1/14/2022
ArchitectureYatofu uses "honest" materials to revamp Teemaa teahouse in Helsinki
Design studio Yatofu has refined the interiors of a teahouse in downtown Helsinki with elements of brick, oak and oxidised steel. The Teemaa cafe, which serves traditional Chinese and Japanese teas without artificial additives, was renovated to reflect both the craft of the brewing process as well as the raw tactile quality of the tea […]
admin · 1/13/2022
ArchitectureSou Fujimoto Architects designs walkable rooftop for rural Japanese university
An accessible rooftop that curves to meet the ground will distinguish the Hida Takayama University, which Japanese studio Sou Fujimoto Architects is designing in Hida City, Japan. The private university, which is expected to open in April 2024, is set to be built on a rural site in the town that is located in the […]
admin · 1/12/2022
ArchitectureThermo-ash cladding gives tone and texture to Dutch forest house
Dezeen promotion: wooden cladding and decking brand Thermory’s thermo-ash cladding wraps the interior and exterior of a contemporary country home in the Netherlands designed by Maas Architecten. Modern House by the River is a family residence located in a forest clearing on the edge of the river IJssel in Gelderland. Maas Architecten chose to use […]
admin · 1/11/2022
ArchitecturePostmodern architecture celebrated in illustrations by Adam Nathaniel Furman
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a vividly coloured illustration series called Postmodern Icons, which celebrates buildings such as London’s Isle of Dogs Pumping Station and Chicago’s James R Thompson Center. The series is a personal project that Furman started during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown, when he decided to revisit an old hobby of sketching […]
admin · 1/6/2022
ArchitectureMax Lamb crafts minimalist altar for St John Chrysostom Church
British designer Max Lamb has turned his hand to ecclesiastical objects, creating an altar, candles and floor for a church in London. Lamb produced the pieces for the St John Chrysostom Parish Church in Peckham, south London, which was designed in a modernist style by the architect David Bush and built in 1966. Commissioned as […]
admin · 1/5/2022
ArchitectureApparata designs affordable housing development A House for Artists in London
London-based architecture studio Apparata has completed a community-oriented housing development for artists with a playful design and a facade punctured by geometrically-shaped openings. First announced in 2017, A House for Artists is located in Barking, east London, and was designed to provide low-cost housing and workspace for 12 artists and their families. The five-storey concrete […]
admin · 1/4/2022
ArchitectureTrace Architecture Office designs theatre complex in China as a "stage for the city"
Chinese studio Trace Architecture Office has completed the Aranya Theatre complex at the seaside resort of Aranya in Hebei Province, with a stone amphitheatre for outdoor performances. Instead of designing a single block filling the seafront site, the Beijing-based practice split the complex into three distinctive spaces – the outdoor Dionysus Theatre, the 500-seat A […]
admin · 1/3/2022
ArchitectureFive architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide
Egypt’s only design film festival and consumer electronics trade show CES, which features a talk about non-fungible tokens with Paris Hilton, are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in December include Oslo Design Fair as well as two major international exhibitions on British architects Peter Cook […]
admin · 12/31/2021
ArchitectureClaywood by Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt is a wheelchair-friendly house in disguise
British architecture studio Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt has completed a Hampshire house that aims to makes life easier for a wheelchair user, while not compromising on design quality. Every room in Claywood is designed to be both accessible and functional for retiree Jo Wright, who became a wheelchair user after suffering a spinal cord injury. Rather […]
admin · 12/30/2021
ArchitectureZITA raises House in the Andean Moorland above a fragile ecosystem
Architecture firm ZITA has used blackened wood and prefabricated structural elements to create a cabin in the Colombian highlands that was built entirely by hand. The project, called House in the Andean Moorland, is located on a verdant, hilly site that sits 3,250 metres above sea level. The area features a “cloud landscape” that alters […]
admin · 12/5/2021
ArchitectureAmezcua unveils homes built using its prefabricated Kineki system
Prefabricated modules and renewable materials feature in a flexible design system by Mexican firm Amezcua that has been used to build three houses at a weekend retreat. Based in Mexico City, Amezcua is a design and development company that was founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Julio Amezcua. It creates structures that utilise its Kineki system, […]
admin · 12/4/2021
ArchitectureAHEAD awards winner creates Ibiza hotel that draws on local environment
Architect Jonathon Leitersdorf explains the vision behind luxury resort Six Senses Ibiza in this video produced by Dezeen Studio for the AHEAD hospitality awards. The Six Senses is located in Cala Xarraca, on the northern tip of Ibiza. The project was named the winner of the spa and wellness category at the AHEAD Europe awards […]
admin · 12/3/2021
ArchitectureBoulders and pine trees surround High Desert Retreat by Aidlin Darling Design
San Francisco firm Aidlin Darling Design has completed a low-slung home in California’s Palm Desert that is intended to contrast the boulders and trees found in its remote setting. The three-bedroom family home is located on a rocky plateau in the arid landscape, with views of the Coachella Valley and San Jacinto Mountain Range. This […]
admin · 12/2/2021
ArchitectureCharlotte Taylor creates NFT of OMA-designed underwater sculpture for Miami Beach
Visualisation artists Charlotte Taylor and Nicholas Préaud have created an NFT artwork based on an OMA-designed sculpture that will form part of an underwater park near Miami Beach. Taylor and Préaud’s video artwork is focused on a sculpture named Coral Arena that was designed by Shohei Shigematsu, who heads architecture studio OMA‘s New York office. The piece was sold as […]
admin · 12/1/2021
ArchitectureParnagian Architects imagines Salt Box Residence for the Jersey Shore
American firm Parnagian Architects has released images of a conceptual house lifted on stilts above a site in coastal New Jersey that was hit hard by a hurricane. The Salt Box Residence is planned for a flood-prone salt marsh in Mantoloking, a small community located on a strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and […]
admin · 11/4/2021
ArchitectureBIG and ICON to create world's "largest neighbourhood" of 3D-printed homes
Construction companies ICON and Lennar are collaborating with architecture studio BIG to create a neighbourhood of 100 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas. Scheduled to break ground in 2022, the scheme will be the world’s largest community of 3D-printed homes when it completes, according to Texan firm ICON. Co-designed with Danish architecture studio BIG, the commuinty is set to be built […]
admin · 11/1/2021
ArchitectureWorld’s Cities Day 2021: Resilience, Climate Crisis and Sustainable Urbanization
<p dir="">As cities grow in scale, dimensions, and amplitude, taking in <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/906605/the-20-largest-cities-in-the-world-of-2018?ad_medium=widget&ad_name=related-article&ad_content=966954">60% of the world population</a>, the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/events/citiesday/assets/pdf/the_worlds_cities_in_2018_data_booklet.pdf?utm_medium=website&utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations</a> has designated the 31st of October as “<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/cities-day?utm_medium=website&utm_source=archdaily.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World Cities Day</a>”, an opportunity to talk furthermore about global urbanization, addressing challenges, encouraging opportunities across borders and highlighting responses. Focusing this edition on the theme of “Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience”, this day, part of Urban October, seeks to raise awareness about the climate crisis and its repercussions on the built environment.</p>
admin · 11/1/2021
ArchitectureTextured walls enclose Maricel's House in central Argentina by Edgardo Marveggio
Argentine architect Edgardo Marveggio has designed an asymmetrical home in Córdoba for his ex-wife that features a waffle-slab roof and walls covered in thick plaster. Maricel’s House is located in Morrison, an agricultural town in Argentina‘s Córdoba province. The two-storey dwelling sits within a neighbourhood with low-scale buildings. The client was architect Edgardo Marveggio’s ex-wife, […]
admin · 10/30/2021
ArchitectureOMA reveals design galleries at renovated Denver Art Museum
The New York office of architecture firm OMA has designed galleries and a studio inside Gio Ponti‘s Denver Art Museum, which recently underwent a major redevelopment. As part of the project OMA designed 11,500 square feet (1,068 square metres) of new and renovated galleries inside Ponti’s 1971 Martin Building, as well as a studio […]
admin · 10/29/2021