Hassell hides First Light Pavilion under grass-covered dome at British observatory
Australian studio Hassell has concealed an exhibition space for the Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, beneath a grass-topped dome informed by the site’s iconic Lovell Telescope. Read more
Ten calm green bedrooms that showcase the power of natural colours
A fire-damaged apartment enlivened with green paint and a nature-informed mural with dripping gold accents feature in our latest lookbook, which contains 10 green bedrooms. Read more
Design proposals for Great Tower of London
A year after the Eiffel Tower went up in the heart of Paris, in 1889, the city of London decided to get its own: the “Great Tower of London”. For that purpose, a competition was held, involving plenty of very creative design and a bunch of Eiffel Tower look-alikes. The design number 37 was picked …
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This week PETA said architects could prevent billions of bird deaths
This week on Dezeen, PETA’s general counsel for animal law Jared Goodman spoke about how architects could « easily » prevent billions of bird deaths per year caused by collisions with glazed and mirrored buildings. Read more
Craig Steely Architecture tops Musubi house in Hawaii with dramatic roof
There are practically no doors in this Hawaii retreat by Craig Steely Architecture that has a triangular inner courtyard, massive skylight and a cantilevered roof. Read more
Moshe Safdie donates his Habitat 67 apartment to McGill University
Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie is gifting his personal unit at the brutalist-style Habitat 67 housing complex and his professional archive to his alma mater in Montreal, where he earned his architecture degree in 1961. Read more
Rex Skov Arkitekter top Chart art fair pavilion with seaweed roof
Danish studio Rex Skov Arkitekter aims to explore the potential of seaweed as a sustainable building material with its Biosack pavilion at Copenhagen’s Chart art fair, which was captured in this video produced for the Dezeen x Chart 2022 collaboration. Read more
Volar stool by Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot
Dezeen Showroom: designer Alexander Lotersztain has created a stool named Volar for Australian furniture brand Derlot, which is characterised by its cantilevering wooden seat. Read more
Alexander Symes arranges Pepper Tree Passive House around existing tree
Architect Alexander Symes has added an angular addition to a house in Unanderra, Australia, featuring wood-lined living spaces that open onto a terrace perched in the canopy of a large tree. Read more
BIG unveils plans for « an entire city in one building » in Esbjerg
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled visuals of Masterplan Esbjerg Strand, a proposal for an education-focused campus and innovation hub surrounded by water in Jutland, Denmark. Read more
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