Forgeworks revamps Somerset farmhouse with low-lying stone extension
An extension built from timber, glass and limestone unites a 19th-century farmhouse with an adjacent barn at this home in Somerset, overhauled by London architecture studio Forgeworks. Read more
Listing bid launched to protect David Chipperfield’s first major building in UK
Conservation group Twentieth Century Society has submitted a listing application for the River and Rowing Museum in Oxfordshire, aiming to protect the future of David Chipperfield‘s first significant project. Read more
Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland operates « like a finely tuned musical instrument »
An undulating glass facade encloses the cantilevered first floor of the Glasshouse Theatre in Queensland, designed by Australian studio Blight Rayner Architecture with international firm Snøhetta. Read more
The strangest architecture competition ever?
What’s the deal with the mysterious competition to design a new « world wonder »? And how did Apple manage to almost halve the price of its least expensive laptop? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. Read more
Pelli Clarke & Partners unveils bamboo forest-informed district in Yibin
US architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has created an urban district informed by bamboo alongside a new high-speed railway station in Yibin, southern China. Read more
Dog Rugs
These dog rugs by Emily O’Leary are weird and fascinating.
This Cassette Label Generator lets you make an old-school cassette label from a Spotify playlist. The best part: It comes with a QR code one doesn’t actually have to own a cassette player to listen to it. SO FUN! (via)
Quartz ring proves its wearer is human in the age of AI
As an antidote to deepfake scams, design studios Modem and Retinaa have devised a concept for a ring that people can use to prove they are human and not an AI-generated clone. Read more
The Melange Studio suspends giant shoe from facade of New Delhi sneaker store
Indian architecture practice The Melange Studio used elements such as manhole covers and corrugated metal shutters to evoke local streets in this New Delhi sneaker store, with a shoe-shaped sculpture dangling over its entrance. Read more
OMA-designed installation forms backdrop for OLL lighting showcase
Promotion: Chinese lighting brand OLL made its international debut at the Light + Building fair in Frankfurt, featuring a display pavilion by architecture practice OMA with a cloud-like appearance. Read more

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