These New York basketball courts double as massive storm drains
Brooklyn-based landscape architecture studio Grain Collective has created two sunken basketball courts in New York City that can retain water during flash floods. Read more
Walters & Cohen clads Canterbury school building with snapped flint
London studio Walters & Cohen has completed The Rausing Science Centre for a school in Canterbury, Kent, offering a contemporary take on the historic area’s material palette of flint, oak and limestone. Read more
Architects and designers moving into UX, say recruiters
Increasing numbers of architects and designers are moving into UX design in search of better pay and working conditions, we report as part of our Performance Review series. Read more
Junya Ishigami places cloud-like kiosk « on the verge of falling over » in Fukuyama
Junya Ishigami is one of three Japanese architects to have designed sculptural, mobile kiosks for the Hiroshima Architecture Exhibition 2025, currently taking place in Fukuyama, Japan. Read more
Woodio Soft washbasin collection by Woodio
Dezeen Showroom: Finnish bathroom brand Woodio has refined the shapes of the basins in its Soft collection, which are made from the brand’s waterproof wood composite material. Read more
Linehouse adds translucent sloping facade to Shanghai food market
Architecture studio Linehouse has transformed an old railway station in Shanghai, China, into a food market by adding a series of translucent sloping screens to create a new facade. Read more
Jackson Design Studio uses copper extension to signal « new generation of architecture »
The patchwork of architectural styles at the rear of the 19th-century Hops House in Sussex encouraged Jackson Design Studio to add a distinctly contemporary extension clad in copper. Read more
Carbon Cell makes plastic-free alternative to polystyrene
British company Carbon Cell has used agricultural waste to make a carbon-negative and compostable alternative to polystyrene packaging and building insulation that avoids contributing to plastic pollution. Read more
Portfolios That Get Hired: What Creative Directors Are Really Looking For
Your portfolio is more than a collection of pretty pictures. It’s your professional argument, your case study in problem-solving, and your first (and sometimes only) chance to impress a creative director. As a creative director who has sifted through thousands of portfolios, I can tell you that the ones that rise to the top don’t …
Why Custom T-Shirts Beat Fast Fashion: The Quality Truth
The scale of waste in the fashion industry is difficult to ignore. According to the United Nations Environment Program, fashion is responsible for up to ten percent of global carbon emissions and is one of the largest consumers of water in the world. In this landscape, the contrast between custom t-shirts and fast fashion becomes …
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