Ole Scheeren reveals plans for Shenzhen skyscrapers with « waterfall » facades
Architecture studio BĂĽro Ole Scheeren has revealed Scenic City, its design for the headquarters of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, which will feature facades designed to resemble waterfalls. Read more
Mario Tsai and Doreen Heng Liu announced as Dezeen Awards China 2024 judges
Architects Amanda Levete and Doreen Heng Liu, interior designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, designer Mario Tsai and art journalist Cao Dan have been named as judges for Dezeen Awards China 2024. Read more
Unaddressed eco-anxiety « is just going to fester and become more problematic » says Leyla Acaroglu
If we don’t change the fearful way in which we perceive climate change, « we will constantly reinforce this role of the future being fucked, » said Disrupt Design founder Leyla Acaroglu at the Design and Climate: Rethinking Our Role conference. Read more
Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates restore Phoenix abbey to be « garden in a ruin »
Local architecture and landscape studios Jones Studio and Chris Winters Associates have converted an Italian Gothic revival-style church into an event venue in Downtown Phoenix. Read more
Interior Educators presents ten award-winning interior design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a project utilising hair as a biomaterial to promote sustainability is included Dezeen’s latest school show presented by the Interior Educators Awards. Read more
Transparent turntable and cantilevered holiday home among DesignEuropa Awards 2024 finalists
Promotion: the six finalists for this year’s DesignEuropa Awards have been revealed, including industrial designer Dieter Rams as the winner of its lifetime achievement award. Read more
MAD adds giant bubble to century-old Japanese house
Chinese studio MAD has created Ephemeral Bubble, an installation designed to resemble a bubble being blown by a century-old wooden house, for the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in Japan. Read more
MIAS references spider anatomy for foyer of Spanish healthcare centre
A radial wooden structure reminiscent of the body of a spider defines this foyer for a therapeutic healthcare centre, completed by architecture studio MIAS in the hills of Catalonia. Read more
NG Architects prototypes demountable healthcare clinic for Gaza
London studio NG Architects has unveiled prototype sections of a medical clinic at the London Festival of Architecture, which the studio plans to build in Gaza « as soon as there is a gap » in Israeli strikes. Read more
« Like a concrete shipping container » says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a house in Japan with thick walls of exposed concrete, completed by Studio Cochi Architects. Read more
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