Dezeen Agenda features an electric version of Nissan’s 1980s Skyline car
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features automotive brand Nissan’s electric version of a 1980s sports car. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Colectivo C733 installs museum inside 18th-century Mexican port building
Mexican studio Colectivo C733 has helped preserve an 18th-century port customs building, constructing a cultural centre and museum around it using historical adobe and steel in Nayarit, México. Read more
Schemata Architects clads Yawn Yard guesthouses in Japan with local timber
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has used locally sourced timber planks to clad this series of low-lying, angular guesthouses overlooking the sea on Kouri Island, Okinawa. Read more
Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall was the most significant building of 2003
Next up in our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings is Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles by Gehry Partners, an icon of deconstructivism. Read more
Lenovo unveils laptop with unrolling display that doubles in size
Chinese technology brand Lenovo has revealed a « first-of-its-kind » laptop with a « rollable », vertically expanding display at the CES tech fair in Las Vegas. Read more
Foster + Partners designs exoskeletons for stepped-back towers in Manila
British studio Foster + Partners has begun construction on two stepped-back towers for the BDO Unibank Inc campus in the Philippines, which will have exoskeletons to support solar shading and achieve structural stability. Read more
Aedas unveils infinity loop-shaped museum in Hangzhou
Architecture studio Aedas has completed the Yohoo Museum on an artificial island in Hangzhou, China, which is shaped like an infinity loop. Read more
Josmo opens Mumbai store with « just the right amount of drama »
Goan furniture brand Josmo has opened a flagship store in Mumbai, designed by founder Anjali Mody to reflect a contemporary approach to Indian design craft. Read more
LG reveals 3-in-1 « lifestyle projector » that is also a lamp and speaker
Electronics brand LG has unveiled a pair of projectors designed to blend in with modern homes at this week’s CES tech fair. Read more
Eames House under threat as more than 1000 buildings destroyed in « apocalyptic » LA fire
Wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding areas have destroyed thousands of structures including residential and commercial real estate and caused two known deaths since its start on Tuesday. Read more
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