Architecture
Architecture
Kengo Kuma builds blackened-wood chicken coop at Casa Wabi artist retreat
Kengo Kuma's firm has designed a coop for chickens living at the Casa Wabi arts foundation in Mexico to be like a collective housing project. More
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Design
Design
Flying Gherkin stars in Foster + Partners' children's book
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has made an illustrated online book starring its Gherkin skyscraper as part of an initiative to entertain children during the coronavirus pandemic. More
Design
Design
PriestmanGoode's Neptune balloon will fly passengers to the edge of space
Transport design studio PriestmanGoode has developed a concept for a high-performance balloon and pressurised capsule for Space Perspective to take space tourists on a "cruise" around the stratosphere. More
Architecture
Architecture
Sandy Rendel Architects slots narrow house into Peckham alley
Sandy Rendel Architects, working with Sally Rendel, has built a 2.8-metre-wide skinny home named Slot House in a disused alley in Peckham, south London. More
Architecture
Architecture
Curved pedestrian bridge links two riverfront parks in Providence
US architecture firm Inform Studio and Buro Happold have designed a curved and stepped wood-covered pedestrian bridge to link two parks in Providence, Rhode Island. More
Design
Design
Pandemic an opportunity to "accelerate the shift" towards circular economy says IKEA head of circular design
The coronavirus pandemic makes moving towards a circular economy even more urgent, says IKEA's head of circular design Malin Nordin, as the company announces a strategic partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. More
News
News
Physical workplaces important for "preventing the loneliness epidemic in an increasingly digital world" says Vitra
Offices will remain crucial places for creativity and combatting loneliness but will change dramatically in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to research by Vitra published today as part of VDF's collaboration with the furniture brand. More
Design
Design
Sam Baron creates brick and mirror signage to allow social distancing at the MAAT
Lisbon-based designer Sam Baron has created a set of signs made from bricks, tape and mirrors to encourage social distancing at the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, which reopened this week. More
Interiors
Interiors
2LG Studio enlivens Louisville Road house in London with bright hues
In a colourful overhaul of this period house in Tooting, south London, 2LG Studio has added dusky pink walls, blue tilework and coral-orange cabinetry. More
Design
Design
"Education spaces will never be the same again" says Roar report
Dubai-based studio Roar has forecasted various ways that Covid-19 will impact the design of schools and colleges, including a rejection of "vanity projects" and the introduction of WeWork-style classrooms. More
Architecture
Architecture
La Errería builds bedrooms in chipboard boxes for house in Alicante
Gabled chipboard boxes connected by concrete stairs fill the open space of Casa Mac, a house designed by architecture studio La Errería in Alicante, Spain. More
Architecture
Architecture
Crafted Works exposes timber structure throughout cabin in the Netherlands
Amsterdam studio Crafted Works has designed a timber cabin in the Netherlands, which has a structural frame that is exposed throughout its interior. More
Design
Design
Nataša Perković makes textured furniture from palm oil byproducts
Bosnian designer Nataša Perković recycled the fibrous waste from palm oil factories to create the Reclaimed Oil Palm collection, which was made using as little material as possible. More
Interview
Interview
Less exclusive buildings "are actually some of the most interesting" says Devs production designer
Production designer Mark Digby explains why he selected an inconspicuous 1960s university library as the location for sci-fi series Devs, which was created by Ex Machina and 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland, instead of ultra-futuristic buildings in Silicon Valley like the Apple Park. More
News
News
Marte.Marte Architects to convert Hitler's birthplace into police station with "minimalist architectural language"
Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects has revealed its design to convert the building where Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn into a police headquarters. More
Architecture
Architecture
Heatherwick Studio designs plant-filled Maggie's Centre in Leeds
Grassy gardens top the Maggie's Centre for cancer patients built by Heatherwick Studio in the grounds of St James's University Hospital in Leeds. More
Architecture
Architecture
Szczepaniak Astridge focuses London loft extension on timber bath
Szczepaniak Astridge has added a rooftop extension to Leaf House, a terrace in south London for architectural photographer Edmund Sumner and writer Yuki Sumner. More
News
News
Banksy proposes reinstating Edward Colston statue as part of slavery memorial
Graffiti artist Banksy has created a sketch for a slavery memorial in Bristol that would incorporate slave-trader Edward Colston and the protesters who tore his statue down. More
Architecture
Architecture
Giant Net City car-free neighbourhood in Shenzhen will cover two million square metres
Architect NBBJ has unveiled a masterplan for Net City, a car-free district in Shenzhen "roughly the size and shape of Midtown Manhattan" for Chinese technology company Tencent. More
Architecture
Architecture
Kengo Kuma completes stilted Mikuni Izukogen restaurant with a criss-cross roof
Interlocking cypress-wood planks form the roof of the Mikuni Izukogen restaurant that Kengo Kuma has perched on a rocky hillside in Honshū, Japan. More