Ten of the best independent designers across North America
To mark the end of Dezeen’s North America Design 2024 series, Universal Design Studio has selected 10 stand-out designers – each from a different city across the continent. Read more
Heatherwick Studio unveils plans for rippled-glass shopping centre in Seoul
UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to redesign the Hanwha Galleria shopping centre in Seoul by introducing volumes that resemble « rippled hourglasses ». Read more
Xiangning Li and Paola Antonelli announced as Dezeen Awards China 2024 judges
Architects Vincent de Graaf and Wendy Saunders, architectural theorist and critic Xiangning Li and curator Paola Antonelli have been named in the final set of judges for Dezeen Awards China 2024. Read more
Hallmarks of British pubs and French brasseries meet in Henri restaurant interior
French interior designer Dorothée Meilichzon has converted the restaurant of London‘s Henrietta Hotel into an homage to Parisian bistros for chef Jackson Boxer. Read more
Malek Alqadi references Petra for series of follies in California desert
California studio Malek Alqadi has created a series of monumental concrete hotel suites in the Mojave Desert, USA, informed by Middle Eastern archaeological sites. Read more
World’s tallest residential skyscraper approved in Brazil
According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for the world’s tallest residential tower, which will reach over 500 metres in height. Read more
RA! turns Mexican house in on itself with interior courtyards
Local studio RA! has created a blocky house called Casa LL with polystyrene panels and concrete in Tepoztlán, Mexico. Read more
Conen Sigl references « robust » industrial structures for Westhof housing in Zurich
Architecture studio Conen Sigl has completed a cooperative housing block near Zurich, topped by a greenhouse-style pergola referencing the area’s industrial and agricultural history. Read more
« Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics »
Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. Read more
Fielden Fowles creates « living laboratory » in Natural History Museum gardens
Planted landscapes are woven around a pair of timber-framed buildings in the Natural History Museum gardens in London, revamped by local studios Feilden Fowles and J&L Gibbons. Read more
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