« Having outspoken team members has always been very important to dRMM »
As part of our Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit series, architecture studio dRMM‘s director Saskia Lencer explains what the practice looks for when it hires new staff and how its recruitment needs have changed over the years. Read more
Għallis exhibition suggests alternative to Malta’s « unstoppable trajectory of hyper-development »
Valentino Architects and curator Ann Dingli have presented a proposal to retrofit a historic fortification at the Venice Architecture Biennale to suggest alternative methods of conservation in the face of Malta’s rapid development. Read more
Jewelry by Mariko Kusumoto
I can’t get over these sea-inspired sculptural jewelry by Mariko Kusumoto. Swoon!
Superlimão uses mass timber for the « most sustainable McDonald’s in Brazil »
Local architecture office Superlimão Studio has created a lifted building with a tree-like structure constructed using mass timber for a McDonald’s restaurant in São Paulo. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features Diébédo Francis Kéré saying he is open to designing skyscraper
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an interview with architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who tells Dezeen he could design a skyscraper when the time is right. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Studio Libeskind creates social housing block for first New York project
A sculptural facade defines the Allan & Geraldine Rosenberg Residences, a housing block with affordable senior apartments in Freeport, New York, designed by German architecture firm Studio Libeskind. Read more
New York City incentivises mass-timber construction with assistance program
Nonprofit New York City Economic Development Corporation has launched New York City Mass Timber Studio, an assistance program for the development of mass-timber construction within New York City. Read more
Sawtooth roof animates Melbourne apartment block by Six Degrees Architects
A sawtooth roof that references the nearby South Melbourne Market tops Ferrars & York, an apartment block in Australia designed by local studio Six Degrees Architects. Read more
Studio Lentala designs playful children’s chairs to « enable active sitting »
Amsterdam-based Studio Lentala has designed the Rom & Lupa chairs to improve children’s physical and mental health. Read more
Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
Danish toymaker Lego has abandoned its pilot programme to make recycled plastic bricks from discarded bottles after projections suggested that, adopted at scale, the material would ultimately have a higher carbon footprint. Read more
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