Trace Architecture Office perches cafe on Jiming Island cliff edge
Beijing studio Trace Architecture Office has placed a concrete cafe and guesthouse « like giant rocks » on the edge of a cliff on Jiming Island in Weihai, China. Read more
Eight quiet luxury interiors from Biarritz to Stockholm
Our latest lookbook focuses on quiet luxury and features projects including a French hotel and a Swedish Grace apartment that exemplify the trend for discrete, yet sumptuous interiors. Read more
Dezeen In Depth explores impact of strikes on Hollywood’s design industry
This month’s Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at the impact of the Hollywood strikes on designers and features an interview with Japanese architect Junya Ishigami. Subscribe to Dezeen in Depth now. Read more
This week BIG completed The Spiral supertall skyscraper in New York
This week on Dezeen, we reported that BIG completed its first supertall skyscraper, a 66-storey commercial high-rise wrapped with a series of stepped terraces. Read more
Eskew Dumez Ripple clads Connecticut museum in fluted precast-stone facade
New Orleans-based architecture studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has clad a Connecticut museum with a stone facade reminiscent of local quarries and « monolithic massing ». Read more
Linden Brown Architecture creates « live-work » building for Portland shoe designers
Tall roof monitors lend a sculptural look to the Gradient House and Studio, which was designed by Oregon studio Linden Brown Architecture for the founders of a shoe design company. Read more
16 design projects by students at Virginia Commonwealth University
Dezeen School Shows: a pair of hand-woven, hand-dyed rugs depicting urban development in Qatar is included in this school show by Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar. Read more
A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
“Some things can become true merely because we believe in them–that pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. When modern economists assumed that people are innately selfish, they advocated policies that fostered self-serving behavior. When politicians convinced themselves that politics is a cynical game, that’s exactly what it became.” ― Rutger Bregman From the book: Humankind A …
HawkinsBrown completes transformation of historic Central Foundation Boys’ School
Old and new buildings wrap around a stepped courtyard in this central London school, which has been sensitively renovated by architecture studio HawkinsBrown. Read more
Studio FB creates gallery-like interior for Frame store in Marylebone
French interior design Studio FB and the co-founder of fashion brand Frame, Erik Torstensson, have designed a California-informed store for the brand in London. Read more
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