Seven playful dog kennels created by architects and designers
Today is International Dog Day so Dezeen has put together a roundup of architectural canine beds, including a kennel informed by the stones of ancient henges and another based on Star Wars. Read more
University of Michigan explores low-carbon construction with robot-built pavilion
A team of students and researchers has shown how, with the help of robots, it’s possible to build an intricate pavilion using only small pieces of timber. Read more
Great Wrap is a clingfilm alternative made from waste potato peels
Australian biomaterials company Great Wrap has created a compostable bioplastic alternative to clingfilm that is made from waste potatoes. Read more
The best places to buy a home in Madrid for a family
Are you interested in properties for sale in Spain? If you do not like the coast and are looking for city life, the Spanish capital Madrid is a great option for you. When people ask if Madrid is suitable for families, the answer can only be “Yes”. And living in Madrid with your family is …
Architects and designers reimagine Louis Vuitton’s iconic luggage for 200 Trunks 200 Visionaries exhibition
Architects Frank Gehry and Sou Fujimoto are among the designers who have reimagined the iconic Louis Vuitton trunk to celebrate the fashion house founder’s 200th birthday. Read more
Black-clad volumes set into a hillside form Ghent House by Thomas Phifer and Partners
Arched passageways that act as tunnels connect the six black-clad, single-room volumes of Ghent House in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York by Thomas Phifer and Partners. Read more
Dezeen Debate newsletter features a « fantastic treehouse » in the bush of Sydney’s Palm Beach
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a house on stilts in Palm Beach, Sydney, and PETA’s claim that architects are responsible for billions of bird deaths. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now! Read more
Greenhouse-like pavilion encloses Danish sand and plants to create « dynamic ecosystem »
Architecture collective Barila has aimed to highlight how architecture should interact with nature with its Dune pavilion at Copenhagen’s Chart art fair, which was captured in this video produced as part of the Dezeen x Chart 2022 collaboration. Read more
NBBJ set to add two towers to Paul Rudolph’s brutalist Boston Government Services Center
The state government of Massachusetts has unveiled plans by architecture studio NBBJ to redevelop the brutalist Hurley Building in Boston and add a pair of high-rises to the Paul Rudolph-designed 1970s structure. Read more
Maxim Zhestkov creates digital « motion sculptures » with algorithms informed by physics
Digital artist Maxim Zhestkov discusses his Waves immersive digital art installation, which is animated in response to a series of algorithms informed by the laws of physics, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen in collaboration with W1 Curates. Read more
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