Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa
Snøhetta has completed an addition to a Norwegian-American museum and folk art school in Iowa, which includes a large wooden oculus and a mass-timber frame. Read more
Architect-designed seating by Parla features on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: Turkish furniture brand Parla has listed pieces from its Comfort and Palm seating collections on Dezeen Showroom, designed in collaboration with French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Read more
Matra spreads multi-generational Indian home across four concrete blocks
Four concrete volumes topped with pitched roofs run alongside each other to form Prism House, a multi-generational home designed by Indian studio Matra. Read more
Ten buried buildings that hide their forms below ground
Subterranean museums, houses sunken beneath the earth and a wine cellar dug into a Texas hillside all feature in this roundup of buildings buried underground. Read more
Zaha Hadid Architects designing sinuous lookout at Neom ski resort
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a mountaintop viewpoint as part of the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia. Read more
Concrete arches overlook public square at Pôle Laherrère apartment blocks in France
A series of playful concrete arches overlook a public square at the base of these office and social housing blocks in Pau, France, which have been designed by architecture studios CoBe and Paysage with design agency WEEK. Read more
Dion & Arles creates « salon in which you can dine » for Il Gattopardo restaurant
French design and interiors studio Dion & Arles drew on the work of 20th-century Italian designers Carlo Mollino and Gio Ponti for the interior of Mayfair restaurant Il Gattopardo in London. Read more
Kew Gardens exhibition showcases Queer Nature in Victorian glasshouse
The diversity of nature informed the latest exhibition at London’s Kew Gardens, which features installations including a garden designed to « break the binary » and a « deeply queer » textile pattern by designer Adam Nathaniel Furman. Read more
Five architecture and design short courses listed on Dezeen Courses
Dezeen Courses: a course that enhances digital design skills through creating computer-generated videos is featured in this roundup of short courses in architecture and design. Read more
Productora converts Mexico City textile factory into green-trimmed artist studios
Mexican architecture studio Productora has restored a concrete industrial complex in Mexico City into a series of studios including its own office. Read more
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