London Metropolitan University presents 10 design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a plaza designed to accomodate protests and a basin that aims to ritualise hand washing post-Covid-19 are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at London Metropolitan University. Read more
Le French Design creates digital map to document French design throughout the world
Promotion: creative platform Le French Design has launched a world map of showrooms and spaces around the world featuring the work of French designers in a bid to highlight the international reach of French design. Read more
Quatrefoil House extension by Hyde + Hyde is a « celebration of ornament »
Architecture studio Hyde + Hyde has refurbished a 19th-century Gothic-revival home in Oxford, reinterpreting its ornamental style with an extension finished with decorative metal tiles. Read more
« There are a lot of dangerous myths » about sustainability says Norman Foster
British architect Norman Foster explains his studio‘s approach towards sustainability and his views on concrete, timber, aviation and Architects Declare in this exclusive interview. Read more
« Metaverses will be the digital equivalent of huge empty cities without character or community »
Digital spaces can create communities but the ownership-obsessed metaverses envisioned by tech companies are depressing and uninspiring, writes Holly Nielsen. Read more
Kaleidoscopic substation in London « celebrates the spirit of the local community »
UK architecture studio IF–DO and artist Lakwena have wrapped an electrical substation in Brent Cross, London, in an artwork informed by rotating billboards. Read more
Biophilic design informs « otherworldly » moss-covered installation at luxury bag store
Creative studio Spacemen looked to biophilic design principles to construct a tree-like installation covered in moss, which forms the centrepiece of a flagship outlet for luxury leather brand Braun BĂĽffel in Malaysia. Read more
Chinese architects and designers confident of bounceback as Covid restrictions ease
Architects and designers in China have told Dezeen they expect domestic and international work to ramp up now that tight Covid restrictions are finally easing. Read more
Paul Westwood transforms disused garage into light-filled garden office
Architect Paul Westwood has converted the dilapidated garage of his London home into a workshop and studio, featuring a pared-back material palette that references the existing Victorian house. Read more
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