People’s Architecture Office creates amorphous Amoeba Public Restroom for all genders
Curved micro cement and stucco walls define this amoeba-shaped public restroom in Beijing, China, designed by People’s Architecture Office « with inclusivity as a priority. » Read more
Liander Westpoort office complex features « rhythmic » arrangement of timber buildings
Local studio De Zwarte Hond has completed a series of timber buildings for the regional headquarters of Dutch energy company Alliander in Amsterdam. Read more
« Only by embracing AI can you be involved in controlling it » says LookX founder Wanyu He
AI will liberate architects from repetition and allow them to concentrate on things that add value to society, claims the CEO of LookX, a tech company seeking to revolutionise the process of designing buildings. Read more
Eight furniture pieces and products made from sustainable materials
Dezeen Showroom:Â 3D-printed room dividers made from food waste and mycelium are among recent sustainably-designed products on Dezeen Showroom. Read more
« Architectural photography is dominated by empty, glossy, new buildings » says Jim Stephenson
Architectural photographer Jim Stephenson explains how The Architect Has Left The Building exhibition at RIBAÂ aims to draw attention to how people use buildings, in this interview. Read more
RIBA names UK’s best affordable housing of 2023
Four housing projects, including an apartment complex in east London and a development for the elderly in Yorkshire, have been shortlisted for RIBA‘s 2023 Neave Brown Award for Housing. Read more
Balenciaga presents 3D-printed armour and hand-painted suiting at couture show
Fashion house Balenciaga has shown its 52nd couture collection, which featured a 3D-printed Joan of Arc-style armour dress and hand-painted trompe l’oeil denim, fur and leather. Read more
Democracy and Mayan architecture inform Miller Hull’s US embassy in Guatemala City
Design studio The Miller Hull Partnership has drawn upon Mayan architecture and the « openness and optimism » of American democracy to create an embassy in Guatemala‘s capital that consists of rectilinear buildings set in a lush landscape. Read more
Dezeen Debate features BIG’s nearly completed « brutalist » HQ
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features images of BIG’s nearly completed HQ in Copenhagen. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more
« World’s largest sundial » set to be created in Houston
Berlin-based architect Riccardo Mariano has designed an arch topped in photovoltaics, which will act as a sundial for Houston, Texas, as a part of the city’s ongoing expansion of the Bayou Greenways. Read more
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