Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with « garden oasis »
A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Read more
Yalan Dan creates « first aid kit » for furniture using 3D-printed joints
University of the Arts London graduate Yalan Dan has fabricated a series of 3D-printed bioplastic joints that can be used to repair furniture or construct it from scraps. Read more
« Revolutionary force » Lesley Lokko wins 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal
Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko has been named the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects, making her the first African woman to win the award. Read more
Side Angle Side transforms mid-century Austin post office into restaurant
Texas architecture studio Side Angle Side has adapted a 1960s post office into a food market and restaurant in Austin. Read more
Renco creates interlocking construction blocks out of recycled materials
Florida-based manufacturer Renco has created a building block made of repurposed materials that interlocks and stacks for « LEGO-like » construction. Read more
Bunkhouse and Reurbano convert 1940s Mexico City apartments into boutique hotel
American hotel brand Bunkhouse and interior design studio Reurbano have used motifs derived from the history of a Mexico City structure when converting it into a boutique hotel. Read more
What Design Can Do’s climate action challenge returns for 2024
Promotion: design platform What Design Can Do has announced its Redesign Everything Challenge, calling designers to submit ideas that « radically redesign our world ». Read more
Vallet de Martinis Architectes designs assisted housing complex as « extension » of forest
French studio Vallet de Martinis Architectes has created an assisted living complex for the Joffre-Dupuytren Hospital beside a forest in the suburbs of Paris. Read more
Twelve modernist furniture designs by 20th-century architects
Pieces by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Charles and Ray Eames are included in this roundup of modernist furniture designed by architects working in the 20th century. Read more
10 Design set to top Shenzhen mall with indoor ski slope
Architecture studio 10 Design has unveiled its design for Huafa Snow World in Shenzhen, which will include an indoor ski resort that the studio claims will be « the largest of its kind in the world ». Read more
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