Es Devlin reveals « miniature parallel practice » for New York exhibition
Student drawings, scale models, and a life-size recreation of set designer Es Devlin’s London studio are on display at an exhibition exploring the designer’s 30-year archive at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features BIG’s twisting One High Line skyscrapers in New York
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features photos of two skyscrapers designed by BIG as they near completion. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Leddy Maytum Stacy revamps century-old university building in California
Exterior louvres and faceted canopies are among the elements that US studio Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects has added to a 1920s academic facility, helping it achieve net-zero energy consumption, according to the studio. Read more
Hong Kong Polytechnic University presents ten design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a project that creates privacy for residents in high-rise apartment blocks is included in this school show by Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Read more
NUDE introduces rose colourway to its glassware collections
Promotion: Istanbul-based global design brand NUDE has added a blush-coloured hue to its glassware collections called Dusty Rose. Read more
Human Material Loop sets out to commercialise textiles made from hair
Dutch company Human Material Loop is using an unusual waste source to make a zero-carbon wool alternative that requires no land or water use: human hair. Read more
Angular clay-tile roof crowns Jakarta home by Ismail Solehudin Architecture
Indonesian studio Ismail Solehudin Architecture has playfully adapted the forms and materials found in traditional Javanese homes for Distracted House, a family residence in Jakarta. Read more
Light Bureau subtly illuminates fjord-side rest stop in Norway
Scandinavian studio Light Bureau has introduced minimal lighting to this rest-stop toilet along the Norwegian Scenic Routes so as not to distract visitors from the surrounding landscape. Read more
« Architects are too often complicit in gentrification and social cleansing »
French studio Lacaton & Vassal, which was today named the winner of the Soane Medal, demonstrate how architects can work with, not against, communities and existing buildings, writes Edwin Heathcote. Read more
Spacon & X designs Stine Goya fashion show around crumbling sand towers
Design studio Spacon & X created a runway installation for Danish fashion brand Stine Goya, centred by six towers of sand that collapsed as models walked by. Read more
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