Hé! converts Brussels warehouse into apartments using raw and natural materials
Belgian architecture studio Hé! has transformed an industrial building in Brussels into a four-storey townhouse, studio and co-working space, adding a timber-framed rooftop extension clad in pale brickwork. Read more
Yasmeen Lari creates bamboo pop-up mosques for Islamic Arts Biennale
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has created a trio of dismantlable mosques at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to demonstrate the potential of bamboo. Read more
« Architects may become a thing of the past » says ChatGPT
Powerful new chatbot ChatGPT has delivered a stark warning to architects about the existential threat that AI poses to the profession. Read more
« AI is putting our jobs as architects unquestionably at risk »
Architects urgently need to get to grips with the existential threat posed by AI or risk, in ChatGPT’s words, « sleepwalking into oblivion », writes Neil Leach. Read more
Jony Ive designs coronation emblem with « gentle modesty » for King Charles III
Buckingham Palace has recruited former Apple designer Jony Ive to create the logo for the coronation of King Charles III, depicting a crown formed from the national flowers of the United Kingdom’s four nations. Read more
Students create sustainable furniture from hardwoods at Madrid Design Festival
Spanish design students used red oak, maple, cherry and tulip woods to create furniture pieces for Slow Spain: Slow furniture for fast change, an exhibition by the American Hardwood Export Council at Madrid Design Festival. Read more
Dan Marks adds charred-wood extension to his family home
Mata Architects founder Dan Marks has extended his self-designed home in London, adding a charred wood-clad garden studio using Japanese technique Sho Sugi Ban. Read more
Twin Moon seating by Missana among seven new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a seating collection informed by a celestial phenomenon in which two moons appear to be superimposed is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more
Mill bin dries and shrinks food waste so it can be sent off for reuse
US start-up Mill aimed to create the ultimate solution to household food waste when designing this bin, which dries out any leftovers so they can be posted to the company and given a new purpose. Read more
Hello Sunshine features « unlikely juxtaposition » of Japanese psychedelia and cabins
A « psychedelic inverted cabin » provided Canadian studio Frank Architecture with the design narrative for this Japanese casual bar and restaurant in Banff, Alberta. Read more
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