Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios creates Passivhaus student housing crescents in Cambridge
Architecture practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has created a series of crescent-shaped student housing blocks with a CLT structure for King’s College at the University of Cambridge. Read more
« A remarkable benchmark for future conservation » says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing how Mikhail Riches has restored the « original beauty » of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield. Read more
Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli unites old and new at town library in Italy
Italian architecture studio Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli has completed the Brixen Public Library in South Tyrol, uniting a cluster of old civic buildings with a contemporary, angular addition. Read more
My ArchiSchool students create buildings designed to enhance wellbeing
Promotion: students at Hong Kong-based institute My ArchiSchool have developed architectural prototypes of buildings designed to enhance inhabitants’ wellbeing and solve environmental challenges. Read more
Matteo Guarnaccia and designers create saddles informed by nomadic Kazakh culture
Sicilian designer Matteo Guarnaccia continued his Cross Cultural Chairs project by inviting 13 designers from around the world to Kazakhstan to create horse saddles with local artisans that take cues from traditional nomadic culture. Read more
Concrete creates art-oriented space for CitizenM’s first Miami hotel
Dutch hotel group CitizenM has opened a hotel in Downtown Miami in a high-rise building with multiple terraces that was designed to be a « 3D art piece ». Read more
Dezeen Agenda features « moral dilemma » facing architects designing Neom in Saudi Arabia
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an exclusive interview with Amnesty International’s Peter Frankental about the Neom Project in Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! Read more
Michael Hsu converts 1930s Austin church into spacious design office
US studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adapted a former church in Austin, Texas into an open office that maintains the original gabled form and materials. Read more
Seoul Design Award seeks innovative projects that facilitate « sustainable daily life »
Promotion: Seoul Design Award is seeking entrants who have designed projects that solve everyday problems in sustainable ways for its annual design prize. Read more
House Be in Belgium was designed for « dwelling in and amongst nature »
Board-marked concrete and exposed brickwork have been used to give a « rough but refined » character to this home in the Belgian countryside, designed by local practice A2o architecten. Read more
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