Studio Hallett Ike transforms London home with series of « subtle adjustments »
Oxford practice Studio Hallett Ike has refurbished BR House, a Victorian townhouse in east London, and added a studio to its garden. Read more
Grafton Architects’ UTEC Lima campus was the most significant building of 2015
We continue our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings series with Grafton Architects‘ concrete university campus in Lima, Peru, a building that set a new standard for urban higher-education environments. Read more
Trump signs executive order to promote « beautiful federal civic architecture »
US president Donald Trump has issued the Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture executive order on his first day back in office. Read more
Valerio Olgiati reveals plans for trio of concrete skyscrapers in Tirana
Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati has unveiled a mixed-use development set to comprise « three totemic figures » in Tirana, Albania. Read more
China to launch one-kilometre-wide solar farm into space
Construction of a giant celestial solar farm is underway in China, with a scale comparable to creating a « Three Gorges Dam project above the Earth ». Read more
Nebulone sofa by E-ggs for Miniforms
Dezeen Showroom:Â Italian brand Miniforms and design studio E-ggs have added a spacious sofa called Nebulone to their Nebula family of upholstered seating. Read more
Gaia vest gives architects an « extended sensory system » to feel the health of a site
Design studio Inxects has developed a wearable that translates environmental stress signals into physical sensations to let users feel humanity’s impact on nature. Read more
I IN creates « living lounge » for Tokyo office in museum building
Local design studio I IN has updated the reception lounge for a Tokyo office, adding a verdant plant centrepiece and a sculptural ceramic installation. Read more
TBo refreshes Philadelphia townhouse originally designed by IM Pei
An arched entryway and « electric blue millwork » are among the features in a rowhouse in Philadelphia‘s Society Hill neighbourhood that has been renovated by architectural studio TBo. Read more
Lanza Atelier creates Shou Sugi Ban pavilion in Mexico City
Mexican architecture studio Lanza Atelier has created a temporary wood-and-steel pavilion to function as a gathering space in a Mexico City courtyard. Read more
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