Boudewijn Buitenhek builds solar coffee-making tools for life without mains power
Dutch designer Boudewijn Buitenhek has built his own solar-powered kettle and coffee-bean roaster, in an experiment that saw him live in an apartment without mains gas or electric for a week. Read more
Designers share graphics in solidarity with Iranian women « fighting for their dignity »
As women‘s rights protesters in Iran face violent crackdowns and internet blackouts, we share artworks by ten illustrators and graphic designers from around the world that draw attention to their cause. Read more
Visitor centre at UK’s largest sawmill designed to be « interesting but not too interesting »
This video by Stephenson& captures the pared-back visitor centre that architecture studio Konishi Gaffney designed for Lockerbie Sawmill, which is in the running for this year’s RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. Read more
Vibrant glazed tiles divvy up Madrid apartment by Sierra + De La Higuera
Spanish architecture studio Sierra + De La Higuera has used traditional Moroccan zellige tiles to define the different spaces in this open-plan apartment in Madrid. Read more
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Lovely poster by Berlin based P98a. (Thanks Steve!)
MVRDV’s colourful Manhattan high-rise opens as the studio’s first US project
The Radio Tower and Hotel, Dutch architecture studio MVRDV‘s first completed US design, has opened in Manhattan, featuring colourful, irregularly stacked volumes. Read more
Dezeen Agenda newsletter features King Charles III’s royal cypher
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features King Charles III’s royal monogram. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! Read more
Hannah begins construction on « first multi-storey 3D-printed house in the US »
Ithaca, New York-based design studio Hannah has begun work on Cores, a building in Houston that it says will be the first multi-storey 3D-printed structure to be completed in the United States. Read more
Over 70,000 jobseekers are now registered on Dezeen Jobs
More than 70,000 jobseekers are now signed up for Dezeen Jobs, making Dezeen the most popular recruitment site for designers and architects looking to hire employees. Read more
Approach Design turns Beijing police station into office building with multi-storey park
Architecture office Approach Design has transformed a former police station in Beijing into an office building enclosed by a steel framework that functions as a multipurpose urban park called TMT Folding Park. Read more
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