This week we remembered the legacy of Chris Wilkinson
This week on Dezeen, we covered the news that British architect and artist Chris Wilkinson passed away aged 76. Read more
Salmela Architect wraps Feldmann Residence in Minnesota with Black stucco
American firm Salmela Architect has created a Minnesota home for a physicist and an eye doctor that is meant to resemble a « scientific instrument with multiple viewing apertures ». Read more
Laurent Taïeb transforms Louvre Post Office into Hôtel Madame Rêve in Paris
A luxury hotel with sweeping views across the rooftops of Paris has been built within a historic building close to the Louvre that once served as a post office. Read more
University of New South Wales presents 10 architecture projects
A project that reimagines Australia’s first female prison as a « place of freedom » and an inclusive marketplace for artisans is included in Dezeen’s latest school show from students at the University of New South Wales. Read more
6a Architects to overhaul Grimshaw’s Grand Union House offices
London studio 6a Architects has revealed its plans to renovate and extend a vacant office in Camden that forms part of the Grand Union Complex designed by Grimshaw in the late 1980s. Read more
Repose sofa by OKHA via Twentieth
Dezeen Showroom: an organic shape sculpted from wood defines the Repose sofa, created by South African interior design studio OKHA and available via Twentieth gallery. Read more
Ceramiche Refin designs porcelain tiles that take cues from traditional frescos
Dezeen promotion: Italian ceramic brand Ceramiche Refin has launched a collection of porcelain tiles that reference the textured surfaces and rich colours of traditional frescos. Read more
Controversial M&S Oxford Street demolition « offers tangible and substantial carbon benefits » claims architect
Replacing London‘s flagship Marks & Spencer store on Oxford Street with a new building will lead to lower lifetime carbon emissions than could be achieved with a retrofit, according to its architect Fred Pilbrow of Pilbrow & Partners. Read more
Reader edit by Astro Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: lighting brand Astro Lighting has created a stylish range of bedside readers including fixtures combining both ambient and task lights. Read more
Balenciaga designs concrete Berlin store to reference the city’s modernist architecture
Fashion brand Balenciaga has opened its first retail location in Berlin, which continues the brand’s Raw Architecture aesthetic and boasts monolithic concrete slabs and distressed surfaces. Read more
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