Day three from Venice Architecture Biennale
The Dezeen team have been reporting from the 18th international architecture biennale in Venice, curated by Lesley Lokko. Read on for all the coverage from the third and final day (Friday 19 May) Read more
This week we unveiled Venice Architecture Biennale pavilions
This week on Dezeen, we revealed the pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale, including Finland’s pavilion that declared the « death of the flushing toilet » and Brazil’s earth-filled pavilion. Read more
OMA tops Tiffany & Co’s Fifth Avenue flagship with « jewellery box » addition
The New York office of architecture studio OMA has completed its renovation of Tiffany & Co‘s flagship store in Manhattan, adding a three-storey glass extension to the historic jewellery store. Read more
Chris Wolston pushes limits of terracotta with Flower Power chairs
New York gallery The Future Perfect is exhibiting a collection of chunky terracotta seats by American designer Chris Wolston as part of NYCxDesign, finished using pre-Columbian craft techniques and moulds of real flowers. Read more
MSR Design places colourful buildings and walkways in skeleton of Pittsburgh steel mill
Minneapolis-based architecture studio MSR Design has installed a tech campus within the shell of a 70-year-old abandoned steel mill in Pennsylvania, adding three colourful buildings and adding a massive solar array to the rooftop. Read more
Canadian University Dubai presents 10 student design projects
Dezeen School Shows: an urban scheme of vertical farms and a wellness centre informed by Islamic building typographies are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Canadian University Dubai. Read more
Estonian pavilion takes over rental apartment to challenge housing crisis
The Estonian pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale is a rental apartment with a live-in actor who is performing daily rituals to explore the challenges of home ownership. Read more
Re.Wrap by Ric Frampton for The Collective Agency
Dezeen Showroom: British designer Ric Frampton has created an acoustic panel system for The Collective Agency that is informed by origami and made from plastic waste. Read more
Arquitecturia designs Catalan house as cluster of pavilions around garden
Spanish practice Arquitecturia has completed a home in the Catalan town of Caldes de Malavella, which is comprised of six small buildings organised around a courtyard at its centre. Read more
Straw Bale House is a straw-and-timber duplex in the German countryside
Atelier Kaiser Shen has used straw bale-construction to create an interlocking semi-detached house in the village of Pfaffenhofen, Germany. Read more
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