interior-design
“Slight technical hitch” traps 180 passengers inside world’s tallest moving observation tower
A technical fault trapped 180 passengers inside the doughnut-shaped viewing pod of the i360 observation tower last night, leaving them suspended above Brighton’s seafront for two hours. (more…)
Borders are “primitive” limits says designer of US-Mexico binational city
London Design Biennale 2016: architect Fernando Romero has unveiled plans for a binational city spanning the US-Mexico border, amid Donald Trump’s calls for a wall to be built between the two countries (+ slideshow). (more…)
Job of the week: studio head at PearsonLloyd
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a studio head at London’s PearsonLloyd, whose tête-à-tête love seat encourages co-workers to get more intimate (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Kenta Eto completes house with sliced-away corner in Japan
Mercedes-Benz unveils prototype for drone-equipped delivery van
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled plans for a delivery “van of the future” that features fully automated cargo loading and drones that drop off packages (+ slideshow). (more…)
Robert Gurney clusters multiple volumes to create Maryland home
This waterfront family dwelling in Maryland by American studio Robert Gurney Architect consists of overlapping volumes clad in stone, wood, fibre cement and glass (+ slideshow). (more…)
Five of the best houses in Arkansas on Dezeen
This week’s roundup in our series on residential architecture from different US states brings us to Arkansas, home to a prefabricated cantilevered dwelling designed by students and a pool house with an overhanging sleeping loft (+ slideshow). (more…)
Rex releases images of performing arts centre for New York’s World Trade Center
A translucent marble cube by Rex Architecture that will contain the Perelman Performing Arts Center has been unveiled as the “keystone” for the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan (+ slideshow). (more…)
London Design Biennale names first medal winners
London Design Biennale 2016: a Lebanese street market and an archive of “forgotten” Soviet designs are among the winners of the first London Design Biennale medals. (more…)
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