Lateral Office lights up New York City Garment District with "immersive urban instrument"
Canadian studio Lateral Office has installed 12 oversized seesaws that light up and make sounds on the streets of New York City's Garment District. More
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Stonehill Taylor designs retro Connie bar inside a plane at JFK's TWA Hotel
US firm Stonehill Taylor has turned a restored 1950s plane into a cocktail bar for the TWA Hotel at New York's JFK airport. More
Bjarke Ingels meets Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro to "change the face of tourism in Brazil"
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has met Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro as part of a visit to investigate developing a tourism masterplan for the northeast region of the country. More
Minut alarm promises all-in-one home security without cameras
Swedish company Minut has created a smart-home security device for the camera-averse — an alarm that monitors movement, noise, temperature and humidity. More
Pastel colours and polka-dots cover a fantastical miniature city for children in Shenzhen
Architecture studio X+ Living has built a polka-dot slide into a ball pit and giant pastel parasols within the Shenzhen Neobio Family Park in a shopping centre in China. More
"We need to create things that last" says Michael Anastassiades
It's easy to shock with technology and innovation, says Michael Anastassiades, but the real challenge for designers is creating objects that stay relevant over time. More
Akon finalises deal to create his own cryptocurrency city in Senegal
Senegalese-American singer Akon says he has signed an agreement with the government of Senegal to build a city with a cryptocurrency-based economy named Akon City. More
Daan Roosegaarde remembers Dutch Holocaust victims with Levenslicht memorial
Designer Daan Roosegaarde has memorialised the 104,000 victims of the Holocaust in the Netherlands with individual stones in an interactive sculpture titled Levenslicht. More
Loyn & Co reveals proposal for carbon neutral neighbourhood in Wales
Loyn & Co has unveiled its design for Parc Hadau, a net-zero-carbon housing scheme in Wales that will be built from cross-laminated timber and powered by renewable energy. More
Cristina Iglesias wins 2020 Royal Academy Architecture Prize
London's Royal Academy of Arts has named Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias the winner of its 2020 architecture prize for her urban sculptures in public spaces. More
B.E. Architecture builds Mermaid Beach Residence with a sense of "permanence"
Heavy concrete walls anchor this family home in Queensland, Australia, to its beachside setting, while hiding it from a busy road nearby. More
Hotel on the Santorini coast has rooms in white-painted caves
Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects has turned a cluster of former homes, barns and cellars on the island of Santorini into a hotel with rooms in caves. More
Virgil Abloh channels brutalism for concrete Efflorescence furniture series
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a graffiti-covered furniture collection for Paris studio Galerie Kreo, which takes cues from brutalism and the urban landscape. More