Ten of the UK’s most « wildly varied and downright eccentric » leisure centres
As conservation group Twentieth Century Society launches a campaign to save the UK’s under-threat leisure centres, we look at 10 of the country’s most architecturally significant facilities. Read more
Reiach and Hall completes « low-key » campus for Forth Valley College
Reiach and Hall Architects used a palette of pale brick, concrete and aluminium to give this college campus in Falkirk, Scotland, a modest appearance that reflects its purpose as a facility for serving students. Read more
Ganni and Pyratex create tracksuit collection made from banana waste
Danish fashion brand Ganni has teamed up with Spanish material research company Pyratex to create a grey clothing collection made from a banana-waste biomaterial. Read more
Hidden light by Jan Plecháč and Henry Wielgus for Lasvit
Dezeen Showroom: designers Jan Plecháč and Henry Wielgus have created the Hidden light for Lasvit, which is available as a pendant or table lamp. Read more
Dezeen and The Mindcraft Project showcase experimental work by Danish designers
Dezeen has teamed up with Danish initiative The Mindcraft Project to present 10 designers’ works as part of its annual digital exhibition, which showcases experimental design at the junction of technology, craft, art and architecture. Read more
Universal Design Studio models Biotherm’s Monaco concept store on a laboratory
The visual language of scientific laboratories informed the look of this blue-lit concept store in Monaco, which London firm Universal Design Studio has devised for skincare brand Biotherm. Read more
Pratt Institute’s Fashion New Media course immerses students in « cutting-edge fashion technologies »
Promotion: Pratt Institute‘s Fashion New Media course enables students to produce a market-ready design portfolio and build their professional network, according to the New York-based design school. Read more
Font adaptive cutlery collection combines aesthetics and accessibility
Australian studio Hop Design has used 3D printing to create a cutlery set called Font that can be tailored to people with different disabilities while maintaining a strong and cohesive aesthetic. Read more
Zeller & Moye creates earthquake-resistant La Ribera housing block in Mexico City
Local architecture studio Zeller & Moye used an abandoned lot in Mexico City to create a multifamily property called La Ribera with eight townhouses organised around a lush courtyard. Read more
Washington University in St Louis presents 10 architecture, landscape and urban design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a greenhouse that utilises passive heating strategies and a cluster of buildings on a farm that aim to integrate natural environments with human-inhabited space are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Washington University in St Louis. Read more

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