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Architecture studio Sheppard Robson has remodelled the New Century Hall music venue in Manchester, restoring, rationalising and « opening up » the Grade-II listed structure. Read more

Islamic Arts Biennale artistic director Sumayya Vally explains how the event in Saudi Arabia aims to build understanding about both Muslim art and the Muslim world in this exclusive interview. Read more

Kuwait-based Civil Architecture has created a sundial at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that aims to question our relationship with time. Read more

American producer Pharrell Williams has been named creative director of menswear at French fashion house Louis Vuitton, a position held by Virgil Abloh before his death. Read more

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing an opinion piece that claims « AI is putting our jobs as architects unquestionably at risk ». Read more

Anyone got a good workflow for actually reading email newsletters? (once per day? once per week? push to Kindle or something?) — Dennis Crowley (@dens) February 14, 2023 I get way too much email. Reading newsletters in my inbox has never been the right context for me to actually enjoy content I am subscribing to. …

Now that Stockholm Design Week has drawn to a close, here’s a look at seven rising Swedish design talents that exhibited at the event. Read more

Architecture studio Gonzalez Haase AAS has completed a store on London‘s Regent Street for Icelandic clothing brand 66º North, featuring curved walls and freestanding plinths made from rammed earth. Read more

Design studio Loom on the Moon has created three mirrored structures that combine lighting and audio to celebrate the heritage of the city of Zlín in the Czech Republic. Read more

I’ll gladly live here: Air House by Szczepaniak Teh.