Provencher Roy designs tower with dramatic cantilever for Montreal quay restoration
Local architecture studio Provencher Roy has included the « lighthouse »-like Port of Montreal Tower with cantilevered platforms in the renovation of a disused industrial pier in Montreal. Read more
Five industrial design courses listed on Dezeen Courses
Dezeen Courses: a course that focuses on the connection between user experience and technology is included in this roundup of industrial design courses. Read more
Rotated bricks animate facade of Garden Laneway House in Toronto
Canadian architecture studio Williamson Williamson has designed a multi-level, brick-clad home along an alley that is meant to depart from the typical laneway house in terms of looks, size and function. Read more
Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects
Czech studio Mar.s Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. Read more
Vivobarefoot unveils « scan-to-print-to-soil » compostable trainers
Shoe brand Vivobarefoot and material science company Balena have created a prototype trainer that is 3D-printed from compostable materials. Read more
Neom reveals « upside-down skyscraper » inside Gulf of Aqaba mountain
Mega-project Neom has unveiled Aquellum, which was designed by architecture studios LAVA and Name Architecture inside a mountain and will be centred around an « underwater open square ». Read more
MVRDV designs WärtZ district as « second city centre » for Zwolle
Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which will centre around a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. Read more
Withings’ « thermometer of the future » measures more than just temperature
Health tech company Withings has used the Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its BeamO « multiscope » – a device that allows people to conduct four routine medical checks at home. Read more
CornWall gives discarded corn cobs new life as tiles
Materials companies Circular Matters and StoneCycling have used corn cobs – one of the world’s most plentiful agricultural waste materials – to make interior cladding that is biodegradable and almost entirely bio-based. Read more
Croxatto and Opazo Architects front Chilean holiday home with rotated terrace
Chilean architecture studio Croxatto and Opazo Architects has created a holiday home outside of Santiago with a rotated, wedge-shaped terrace at its front. Read more
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