Metal screens and interior courtyards feature in Córdoba office building
Local architects Santiago Viale and Juan Manuel Juarez have wrapped the offices of an animal feed plant in Córdoba with a perforated metal screen. More
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Sukchulmok wraps Seoul bakery with stainless-steel facade
South Korean architecture studio Sukchulmok has renovated a bakery and cafe in Seoul and added a reflective facade made of stainless steel. More
HBMS shelving unit is hand-folded from one sheet of stainless steel
Showcased at Dutch Design Week, HBMS is a flat-pack shelving unit created by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Pierre Salaün that is folded into its 3D form from a single metal sheet. More
Ten functional and elegant products and furniture designs made from metal
Dezeen Showroom: we've selected 10 products and furniture designs made from stainless steel, aluminium and chrome-finished metal listed on Dezeen Showroom. More
Loop Loop develops "world's first plant-based aluminium dying process"
Dutch design studio Loop Loop has pioneered a process of adding colour to aluminium using pigments made from plants rather than petroleum. More
US scientists prove that metal can heal itself
Scientists from Texas A&M University and Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have observed metal cracking and fusing back together, in a discovery that could pave the way for self-healing machines, vehicles and bridges. More
Conservatoire of Music and Dance by PPA Architectures features pleated metal sunscreen
French studio PPA Architectures has designed a specialist facility dedicated to music and dance with a pleated white metal facade on the outskirts of Toulouse, France. More
Philippe Malouin takes students "junkyard diving" for ÉCAL workshop
Students from Swiss design school ÉCAL have worked with Philippe Malouin to make furniture from metal objects salvaged from the scrapheap in a project called Junkyard Diving. More
Dezeen Debate features "efficient" corrugated-metal home in Canada
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a corrugated-metal-clad home in Canada designed by StudioAC. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More
StudioAC disguises rural Canadian home as agricultural shed
Canadian practice StudioAC has used corrugated metal to clad this barn-like home and disguise it as an agricultural building on the Bruce Peninsula near Toronto. More
Matt Gibson adds sculptural extension to Victorian Melbourne home
Australian studio Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has transformed a Victorian home in Melbourne's suburbs with a faceted extension clad in black metal. More
Loewe and Elie Hirsch create "reductionist" copper and pewter jackets
Spanish fashion brand Loewe collaborated with French metal artist Elie Hirsch to create a series of pewter and copper jackets in bulbous silhouettes for its Autumn Winter 2023 collection. More
Technique transforms dilapidated flats into metal-clad house in Scotland
Architecture studio Technique has combined a pair of flats adjoining a traditional stone house in Scotland to create The Den, a one-bedroom dwelling clad in a black-metal "jacket". More
Space Encounters enlivens Utrecht townhouses with varied materials and finishes
A mixture of colourful tile, stone and metal claddings give a playful character to this residential development in Utrecht, the Netherlands, designed by local practice Space Encounters in collaboration with Mees Visser and Zecc Architecten. More
Solar Metal Smelter uses giant magnifying glass to melt metal
As part of the Design Academy Eindhoven student show at Dutch Design Week, graduate Jelle Seegers has presented a smelting machine with an oversized magnifying glass that focuses the sun's heat to melt metal more sustainably. More
J Mayer H wraps RKM 740 Tower in wavy metal cladding
Architecture studio J Mayer H has completed a mixed-use tower in Düsseldorf, Germany, with profiled metal cladding that opens up like a zipper to provide views through its glazed facades. More
Chybik + Kristof creates aluminium research centre to "realise new spatial possibilities" of modular architecture
Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has completed the angular Modular Research Centre in the Czech Republic, which is constructed from aluminium and aims to reframe ideas behind prefabricated construction. More
Hebra Arquitectos perches Apfel House on hill overlooking a Chilean valley
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed a wood-clad, T-shaped home that has stylistic elements from barn architecture and juts out into the landscape in order to provide the best views of the terrain. More
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Office architecture
Angled metal screens protect Bangkok office building from direct sunlight
Thai firm IDIN Architects has completed an office building in Bangkok, featuring angled metal cladding that reflects sunlight away from a nearby shrine and helps prevent the interior from overheating. More
Ten steely kitchens that use metal as their primary material
A black steel island fitted between original cast-iron columns, a gleaming stainless-steel kitchen and one with reclaimed metal cabinetry are among the kitchen interiors featured in our latest lookbook. More