« ‘Ideadiversity’ may be at an all-time low »
As monocultures continue to spread sameness throughout the human and natural world, Scott Doorley and Carissa Carter set out ways that designers can ensure they maintain creative diversity. Read more
SIA Arquitectura uses lime render and wood to « echo the sandy landscape » surrounding coastal home
Lisbon-based studio SIA Arquitectura has completed Casa da Encosta n Grândola, Portugal, which has a series of lime-rendered volumes wrapped around a central courtyard. Read more
RSHP to transform world’s largest cluster of Victorian gas holders into housing
British studio RSHP has received planning consent to build cylindrical housing blocks within Victorian gas holders at the Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks in London. Read more
Five « radical » projects by Dezeen Awards China judge Open Architecture
Chinese architects Li Hu and Huang Wenjing, founders of Beijing-based Open Architecture, have joined Dezeen Awards China 2024 as judges. Here they select five projects that best reflect their work. Read more
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
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