Algae-grown limestone provides route to carbon-negative concrete
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a way of using algae to create carbon-neutral or even carbon-negative concrete. Read more
American architects select the country’s 10 most influential buildings
Philip Johnson’s Glass House and a Frank Lloyd Wright home are among the buildings that leading American architects have selected as the USA‘s most significant pieces of architecture of all time. Read more
Dezeen Debate newsletter features Australia’s first Pride Centre
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features Australia’s first purpose-built Pride Centre. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more
Sanders Architecture places glazed bridge on ash-clad Austin home
US studio Sanders Architecture included a glazed bridge for a Texas house wrapped in tan-grey brick and thermally modified ash that will weather over time. Read more
IIT Institute of Design spotlights five postgraduate design projects
Dezeen School Shows: an educational programme designed for incarcerated women and an informative pop-up placed at various locations in Chicago that tackle issues of racism are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at IIT Institute of Design. Read more
Yvette van Zyl completes modernist-informed home overlooking South African coast
Local architect Yvette van Zyl has created a home for herself and her husband in the seaside town of Mossel Bay, South Africa, combining nautical and modernist influences with a rich palette of textures, materials and colours. Read more
Morag Myerscough recreates Roman gatehouse at Hadrian’s Wall
Artist Morag Myerscough has unveiled a colourful reinterpretation of the original gatehouse at Housesteads Roman Fort alongside Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. Read more
Video reveals 170-kilometre-long mirrored skyscraper The Line in Saudi Arabia
This video shows the design for The Line, a 500-metre-tall, mirror-clad skyscraper that was designed to house nine million people in Saudi Arabia. Read more
Atkins reveals design for Nairobi Central Station informed by defensive enclosures
International studio Atkins is set to renovate the central station in Nairobi, Kenya, adding canopies that were informed by central African Boma enclosures. Read more
Formafantasma and Artek’s Cambio exhibition explores Finnish design’s link to forestry
Design duo Formafantasma has collaborated with furniture brand Artek to explore the relationship between the timber and design industries in Finland through an exhibition at Helsinki Design Museum. Read more
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