Le Corbusier‘s seminal Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut becomes a huge canvas for graffiti in these fictional images created by Belgian photographer Xavier Delory. (more…)
Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp chapel reimagined with the architect’s own graffiti
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Dezeen’s #milanogram2016 highlights: day five
Milan 2016: it’s an overcast day in Milan, but that hasn’t stopped visitors exploring the city and posting their experiences to our #milanogram2016 tag as they head to events and installations. Read on for a selection of today’s best images. (more…)
Tate Harmer transforms Brunel’s first engineering project into underground venue
A subterranean shaft created by 19th-century engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel is now accessible to the public for the first time in 150 years, thanks to a new staircase by architecture studio Tate Harmer (+ slideshow). (more…)
Job of the week: project manager at the Serpentine Galleries
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project manager and marketing lead at the Serpentine Galleries in London, which will host Bjarke Ingel’s “unzipped wall” pavilion this year (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Patricia Urquiola uses knitted straps to fasten Belt seating for Moroso
Milan 2016: knitted belts hold together the folded cushions around Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola‘s latest seating range for Italian brand Moroso. (more…)
A Stylish Contemporary Apartment in Kiev
Erneta Apartment is a residential project visualized by S&T architects. It is located in Kiev, Ukraine. Erneta Apartment by S&T architects: “We start with an open plan layout, were the living room has been partially separated from the kitchen diner with the implementation of a simplistic breakfast bar, which runs perpendicular to a built-in bookcase. A large pendant shade marks out the more formal dining area, offering a more atmospheric..
Comic Break: “Sexism in Architecture”
Since Zaha Hadid’s death two weeks ago, we’ve been thinking a lot about her legacy. Hadid’s accomplishments in architecture are impressive not only because of her innovative designs, but because she succeeded in a male-dominated profession, and undoubtedly experienced sexism along the way. In our webcomic, Architexts, we use humor to cope with various aspects and stereotypes of the architectural profession, including negative ones. With our forthcoming book, Architects, LOL, we hope to share the stories–your stories–that paint a more realistic picture of the profession, rather than an idealistic one that most of us can only dream of.
Sometimes, that reality sucks. In our comic, the fictional office of Franklin + Newbury Architects has two women on the architectural staff, both of whom have experienced sexism while there, and sometimes the way they have dealt with it has produced humorous results.
Zaha Hadid said earlier this year, “I am judged a lot more harshly because I am a woman.” In an interview last year, she said: “sexist comments are made in my industry all the time.” This week, we encourage our female readers to sign up to participate in our new book, so they can share with us how they’ve experienced sexism and how they’ve handled themselves.
Nike’s The Nature of Motion exhibition aims to “start a conversation” with the design community
Milan 2016: in this Dezeen movie, Nike‘s vice president of global design John Hoke explains why the sportswear giant has put on an exhibition during Milan design week for the first time. (more…)
Saunders Architecture Design a Private Residence to be located in Banff, Canada
Carraig Ridge is a private residence designed by the Norwegian firm Saunders Architecture. The home is to be located in Banff, Canada. Carraig Ridge by Saunders Architecture: “Carraig Ridge is a unique opportunity. Over the next ten years, 650 acres of secluded and pristine Canadian landscape will become a new centre of innovative contemporary residential design. Scattered across these south and west-facing slopes, ridges, lakes and woodlands will be 44..
Dallas Pierce Quintero arranges small London home around four courtyards
Angled bricks create three-dimensional zigzags across the walls of this London house, which architects office Dallas Pierce Quintero built on a tiny infill plot in east London (+ slideshow). (more…)
