Design
Design
Architensions unveils surreal steel-framed playground at Coachella
Architecture studio Architensions has designed a series of colourful, steel-framed towers installed at California music festival Coachella. More
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Interview
Interview
"It's amazing how things flip" from utopia to dystopia say artists Langlands & Bell
A new exhibition by Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell explores how architects have tried, and usually failed, to create utopias. In this exclusive interview, the artists explain why architecture plays a central role in their art. More
Architecture
Architecture
CookFox releases photos of linked skyscrapers at Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery
American firm CookFox Architects has completed a pair of tall, connected buildings with gridded facades for a Williamsburg site that once held an iconic sugar factory. More
Design
Design
WEED'D is a collection of bongs that "can't be hidden when mum comes home"
Milanese brand WEED'D has launched three striking and colourful marijuana bongs designed by Italian designers Simone Bonanni, Valerio Sommella and Maddalena Casadei. More
Architecture
Architecture
Brooks + Scarpa creates all-white Magnolia Hill Apartments in Los Angeles
White siding and a curvy aluminium screen make up the exterior of a residential building in Los Angeles designed by American firm Brooks + Scarpa. More
Architecture
Architecture
Jean Verville lines Montreal row house with sculptural plywood interiors
Jean Verville Architectes has completed a residence in Montreal where nearly every surface is made of plywood for a "minimalist, functional, artistic experiment". More
Architecture
Architecture
Hugh Broughton Architects adds viewing deck to restored 13th-century tower
Hugh Broughton Architects has conserved and upgraded the 800-year-old Clifford's Tower in York, England, adding a timber deck to partially cover the ruin and provide a viewpoint overlooking the city. More
Architecture
Architecture
Five buildings that demonstrate the "beauty and sustainability" of Anna Heringer's work
The Essential Beauty exhibition of Obel Award-winning architect Anna Heringer's work is currently on show at Madrid's Museo ICO. Here, curator Luis Fernández-Galiano selects five highlights from the exhibition. More
Design
Design
Justin Bieber ventures into scooter design with flaming all-white Vespa
Vespa has revealed a monochrome version of its classic Sprint scooter designed by musician Justin Bieber that is surrounded by a ring of icy white flames to give it a "Justin spin". More
Architecture
Architecture
Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveils design for world's tallest timber building
Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has revealed its design for a 100-metre-tall housing block in Switzerland, which will be the world's tallest timber building when it completes. More
Architecture
Architecture
Seven super-skinny skyscrapers changing New York City's skyline
Following the world's skinniest skyscraper opening in New York, we round up seven super-skinny skyscrapers that have changed the city's skyline. More
Architecture
Architecture
Oscar Niemeyer's final building opens in French vineyard
A pavilion designed by the late Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has opened at the Château La Coste vineyard in southern France. More
Architecture
Architecture
AL_A set to design Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall as "architectural panorama"
British architecture studio AL_A is designing a concert hall in Belgrade, Serbia, covered in a draped canopy that aims to mirror the movement of music. More
Architecture
Architecture
Laurent Troost creates Tropical Shed as archaeologist's office in Brazil
Laurent Troost Architectures has completed an office in Brazil for an archaeological consultancy, adding a garden courtyard and trellises for vines. More
News
News
Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo
The dismantling of the metabolist Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has begun, with the interiors of its modular capsule homes already resembling a "demolition site". More
Architecture
Architecture
Hudson Architects wraps Coast House in flint and Corten walls
UK studio Hudson Architects has built a house in a Norfolk coastal village with Corten steel, glass and flint walls. More
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Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Space tourism is a growing trend, with more and more companies offering brief trips beyond Earth. We have rounded up 10 designs for visiting space. More
Architecture
Architecture
Snøhetta to expand Dartmouth's Hopkins Center for the Arts
Architecture firm Snøhetta has released plans for an expansion of the Hopkins Center for the Arts (the Hop) at Dartmouth in New Hampshire. More
Office architecture
Office architecture
UNStudio designs "urban speaker" as HQ of K-pop music agency
Amsterdam-based UNStudio has used sweeping geometric lines and metal surfaces to bring a sense of performance to the Seoul headquarters of South Korean music agency YG Entertainment. More
Design
Design
Pop-up camping kit contained in compact SylvanSport Go trailer
American outdoor equipment company SylvanSport has designed a camping trailer that can be attached to almost any car and expanded into a pop-out shelter on arrival. More