Jean Nouvel designs « vertical garden tower » for Rosewood hotel
French architect Jean Nouvel has designed a lattice-covered tower to house guest rooms and residences at the Rosewood São Paulo resort, which features interiors by French designer Philippe Starck. Read more
Littow Architectes creates collection of off-grid cabins on Helsinki archipelago
Paris-based Littow Architectes has designed a group off-grid holiday homes on the coast in the Helsinki archipelago, Finland. Read more
« Is it cake? » asks commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a home in Kerala with curved walls formed of smooth layers of cement plaster, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. Read more
Moxon Architects revives residential ruin using « Scottish craftsmanship and local tradespeople »
This video produced by Jim Stephenson features the Ardoch residence in Aberdeenshire by locally-based studio Moxon Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. Read more
Pallas Textiles utilises yarn made from recycled plastic for range of fabrics
Promotion: US-based fabrics brand Pallas Textiles has released a series of textiles for interior design applications that utilise recycled plastic recovered from the ocean and landfills. Read more
Tranluscent chiffon enshrouds demountable « temple » by AB + AC Architects
Lebanese-Italian studio AB + AC Architects has hidden a space for quiet contemplation inside two nesting boxes in Dubai‘s busy design district as part of a pavilion commissioned by carmaker BMW. Read more
HEMAA integrates « nuanced structure » into Mexican wetlands pavilion
Mexico City architecture studio HEMAA utilised a steel structure and green-coloured eaves for Pabellón de la Reserva, a meeting place sited on the marshy shores of a lake in the mountains of central Mexico. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features Thomas Heatherwick’s bottle design for Bombay Sapphire
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a sculptural glassware collection by Thomas Heatherwick for Bombay Sapphire. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Eight upcoming skyscrapers set to change the Miami skyline
Ahead of Design Miami and Miami art week, we have rounded up eight in-progress skyscrapers in the city including residential towers from car and fashion brands, and even a Michelin star-winning chef. Read more
Perkins Eastman skyscraper tops out becoming tallest in Queens
A 70-storey skyscraper called The Orchard designed by architecture studio Perkins Eastman has become the tallest skyscraper in the New York City borough of Queens. Read more
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