London Design Festival 2016: Italian architect Piero Lissoni has designed a series of customisable kitchen and bathroom systems for Italian brand Boffi. (more…)
Piero Lissoni designs customisable kitchens for Boffi
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Matt Gibson’s faceted Shadow House extends an Edwardian home in Melbourne
Australian architect Matt Gibson used zinc cladding to distinguish this faceted structure from the Edwardian residence it extends (+ movie). (more…)
Getty Foundation donates over $1 million to preserve Modern architectural landmarks
Lina Bo Bardi‘s first building and Eileen Gray’s villa defaced by Le Corbusier are among the structures that will receive conservation grants from the LA-based Getty Foundation, as part of its initiative to preserve Modernist architecture from the 20th century (+ slideshow). (more…)
Seven of the best new buildings and interiors in Rio that have nothing to do with sports
Rio 2016: sporting venues aren’t the only projects to have completed in Rio de Janeiro in the run up to this month’s Olympic games. Here are seven impressive cultural buildings, offices and retail spaces that have opened since the city won its bid to host the event (+ slideshow). (more…)
Designers submit ideas for Brexit design manifesto
Brexit design summit: the freedom to recruit talented staff from overseas is “completely essential” according to leading UK designers, who have submitted ideas for a design manifesto to help the sector thrive after Brexit. (more…)
Augmented reality “will change the way architects work” says Greg Lynn
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: augmented reality will revolutionise the architecture and construction industries according to architect Greg Lynn, who used Microsoft HoloLens to design his contribution to the US Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (+ movie). (more…)
San Francisco’s Millennium Tower is sinking say experts
The tallest residential skyscraper in San Francisco is titling and sinking, according to reports. (more…)
Traffic-straddling bus makes first test run on Chinese roads
Allee separates lakeside Connecticut house into two distinct volumes
Lush greenery tops one half of this three-bedroom residence on the shore of Connecticut‘s Lake Wononscopomuc, which local studio Allee Architecture and Design created as two separate parts (+ slideshow). (more…)
Abraham John Architects transforms pump room into garden lounge for Mumbai film studio
This garden pavilion by Abraham John Architects provides a lounge for a film production studio in Mumbai, featuring a glazed ceiling and walls to offer views of a jackfruit tree (+ slideshow). (more…)
