Limbo Accra turns half-built Sharjah Mall into a « symbol of potential »
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has installed a series of textile forms within an unfinished shopping centre, which is one of the largest incomplete buildings in the UAE, as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. Read more
RSHP unveils proposal for « post-carbon » neighbourhood in Paris
British studio RSHP has revealed its plans to introduce a mixed-use neighbourhood with a series of public spaces within La DĂ©fense business district in Paris. Read more
Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with « illusionary infill facade »
Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. Read more
Plat Asia explores « boundarylessness » with Cloud Tea Room in China
Beijing studio Plat Asia has created a contemporary teahouse for a resort in Huzhou, China, which draws on the transience of clouds and is surrounded by an undulating steel-pole installation. Read more
Philos is a gimbal decanter designed for serving whisky on superyachts
London-based Studio Indigo and craftsmen Little Halstock have created a sculptural gimbal decanter for whisky distillers The Glenrothes that can be used aboard a yacht to protect and pour its rare Demijohn 1969 spirit. Read more
Formation Association fills revamped Los Angeles retail space with pink plaster
Local studio Formation Association has completed a renovation project in Los Angeles, placing asymmetrical volumes clad in plaster in the shell of a masonry building to create a dramatic « canyon-like » interior passage. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features Australia’s ban of engineered stone
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Australia’s decision to ban engineered stone due to rising cases of silicosis. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features « box within a box » construction
An architecture team of Nicolás Norero, Leonardo Quinteros and Tomás VillalĂłn has created a community theatre out of glued laminated timber along a lake’s shoreline in Panguipulli, Chile. Read more
Award-winning Word on Woods podcast returns for fourth season
Promotion: the American Hardwood Export Council and design journal Disegno’s podcast returns for a fourth season exploring the relationship between wood and the design industry. Read more
I am Not Sure That I Exist
“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.” ― Jorge Luis Borges
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