« Dystopian ugly » says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a cluster of seven staggered housing blocks in Abu Dhabi by Dutch studio MVRDV. Read more
Bilbao sofa by Tim Rundle for Morgan
Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Tim Rundle has created a curvy sofa collection, named Bilbao, for furniture maker Morgan. Read more
Raphaël Zarka adds colourful skatepark in front of Centre Pompidou
Artist Raphaël Zarka has collaborated with local architect Jean-Benoît Vétillard to create a horseshoe-shaped skatepark defined by bold colours in Paris. Read more
James Shaw’s light-filled London home is almost entirely underground
Lumpy recycled plastic furniture and circular skylights characterise this sunken London house, which designer James Shaw concealed on a 60-square-metre plot for himself and his family. Read more
Sam Jacob gives « soft brutalist » University of Kent building a modern makeover
Architecture studio Sam Jacob Studio has refurbished a 1960s building at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, using playful architectural references and bright colours to add layers of « wit and delight » to the existing interiors. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features plans to carve terraces into London skyscraper
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans to renovate the Foster + Partners-designed HSBC Tower in Canary Wharf, London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Ten design and technology projects by students at Loughborough University
Dezeen School Shows: a digital healthcare platform for managing chemotherapy at home is included in this school show by students at Loughborough University. Read more
Manufactura and BioMatters create 3D-printing composite from discarded lobster shells
Mexican design studio Manufactura and New York studio BioMatters have created 3D-printed objects using a composite consisting mainly of shells from industrial lobstering byproducts in Maine. Read more
Alison Brooks Architects creates copper-clad London home with « folding geometry »
Site constraints and local architecture guided the angular form of Mesh House, a copper-clad home that London studio Alison Brooks Architects has completed in Belsize Park. Read more
Long Nguyen Design wraps Vietnam restaurant in bamboo screen
A screen of bamboo shelters diners at the Nhà Tú Garden Restaurant in Vietnam, which has been completed by architecture studio Long Nguyen Design. Read more
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