RIBA names UK’s best buildings of 2024
Sheffield’s Park Hill Estate, London’s Battersea Power Station and a timber-framed dining hall at the University of Cambridge have been named among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects‘ National Awards for 2024. Read more
Modu uses metal tower structure to expand Brooklyn townhouses
Local architecture studio Modu has used a steel-clad volume to increase the area of Brooklyn apartment building by 30 per cent to prioritise outdoor living for residents and to combat « rapid gentrification ». Read more
Xanadu is a « fun and maximum » roller disco in Brooklyn
Local entrepreneur Varun Kataria has unveiled a venue with a mix of colourful, retro details that contains the only permanent roller rink in New York City. Read more
University of Bahrain presents ten architecture student projects
Dezeen School Shows: a community centre for creatives to encourage sustainable practice is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at the University of Bahrain. Read more
Studio Saar wraps cultural centre with perforated marble screens
Perforated screens of white marble filter light and air into the Third Space learning and cultural centre in Udaipur, India, which has been completed by architecture practice Studio Saar. Read more
Limbo Accra opens up abandoned Cayman Islands hotel with aluminium-pole sculpture garden
Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has created the Duho Pavilion within the grounds of a ruined hotel on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Read more
Cement-based rammed earth « not much better than concrete »
Rammed earth is often celebrated as a low-carbon method of constructing buildings, but some experts are beginning to cast doubt on its sustainability credentials. Amy Peacock reports. Read more
Love Hultén creates tiny music stage for crowd of sperm and eggs
Swedish maker Love Hultén has collaborated with the country’s Way Out West music festival to create the Future Fan Stage for an audience of sperm and eggs awaiting IVF. Read more
Bentley and Dezeen launch Start Something Powerful Competition
Dezeen and Bentley have partnered for the second year running to launch a global competition calling for pioneering proposals that could have a powerful impact on how people live over the next 100 years. Read more
Eligo Studio creates homely Milan showroom for winemaker Masciarelli
A display unit wrapped in burgundy-coloured leather forms the centrepiece of this apartment-style showroom in Milan, designed by local firm Eligo Studio for Italian winemaker Masciarelli Tenute Agricole. Read more
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