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Petronas Towers became "symbol of prosperity" for Southeast Asia says Rafael Pelli
A combination of cultural traditions and complex engineering allowed the Petronas Towers in Malaysia to become a model for skyscrapers as place-makers, Rafael Pelli told Dezeen in this exclusive interview. More
Kith and Mark Jupiter update Bose 901 speaker that "reinvented sound"
American apparel brand Kith and Brooklyn furniture designer Mark Jupiter have housed Bose's reissued 1960 speakers in sleek wood casings and metal bases. More
HEMAA integrates "nuanced structure" into Mexican wetlands pavilion
Mexico City architecture studio HEMAA utilised a steel structure and green-coloured eaves for Pabellón de la Reserva, a meeting place sited on the marshy shores of a lake in the mountains of central Mexico. More
Perkins Eastman skyscraper tops out becoming tallest in Queens
A 70-storey skyscraper called The Orchard designed by architecture studio Perkins Eastman has become the tallest skyscraper in the New York City borough of Queens. More
Studio Gang completes mass-timber academic building in Paris
Architecture firm Studio Gang has sought to "amplify social connections" at its first French project, the John W Boyer Center in Paris , a "vertical campus" created using mass timber for the University of Chicago. More
Norberto Miranda creates inflatable classroom with world's "thinnest shelf"
Mexican designer Norberto Miranda has created an inflatable "museographic device" made from PVC with a built-in shelf supported by air pressure. More
Aprdelesp forefronts "overlooked" electrical accessories in Mexico City exhibition
Local studio Aprdelesp has showcased a line of electrical projects, including wall plugs and power cords, at Ago Projects gallery in Mexico City to forefront items it believes have historically been overlooked in design schemas. More
Waechter Architecture clads Oregon winery building with red-coloured metal
Portland-based Waechter Architecture used metal cladding with a red colour derived from a popular wine blend to create an angular winery on a site effected by logging in Oregon. More
Mexican designers consider the house of the future at Design House
More than 20 local designers worked to revamp sections of a sprawling modernist mansion in Mexico City around the theme of future houses during this year's Design Week Mexico. More
Columbus was built as "an exemplary mid-century city"
The mid-century modern architecture in Columbus, Indiana, is a physical reminder of the post-war belief in design as a tool for progress, says critic Matt Shaw in this interview for Dezeen's mid-century modern series. More
Mid-century designers and engineers "envisioned the future" at GM's Tech Center
The Warren Technical Center in Michigan, the first solo project by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, showcased the unity of mid-century architecture, design and engineering in the United States. More
Omer Arbel proposes surrounding Washington houses with "cedar orb clouds"
Canada-based designer Omer Arbel has unveiled designs for a series of homes in Washington State made from concrete and covered in wooden balls intended to cultivate ecosystems over time. More
Fernanda Canales creates perforated-brick circular community centre
Architecture studio Fernanda Canales has created a semi-open community centre for the elderly in Mexico, using a circular form and simple materials More
The Chandigarh chair "problematises standard notions of revival"
The popularity of the Chandigarh chair, created by a team led by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, has shone a light on the erasure of local designers in the mid-century modern design narrative. More
Hall Haus creates "mixtape" of collaborations with Mexican designers
French design studio Hall Haus has recreated several furniture and object designs with slight differences added by local designers and fabricators such as Neko during Design Week Mexico. More
MAD "cracks open" facade of Denver residential building
International studio MAD Architects has unveiled the One River North apartment block in Denver, Colorado, which has a large, canyon-like opening breaking open its main facade. More
Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at the Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. More
Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs art centre with "super lobby" in New Mexico
A stepped facade and a level almost completely wrapped in glass feature in the design of an arts and technology centre in New Mexico by architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro. More
"Mid-century modern is classic, it's never going away" says Cara Greenberg
Mid-century modern furniture design endures because it is the "peak" of American furniture design says author Cara Greenberg, whose book popularised the term, in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More
Fuseproject proposes "friendly" design for AI-enabled robot
American design studio Fuseproject has designed a body for a robotic system by tech studio Kind Humanoid intended for various domestic and commercial environments. More