German property developer Bewocon has unveiled plans for a 150-metre-high skyscraper in Berlin, which could become the city’s tallest building. (more…)
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Advertising agencies unveil rejected Remain campaign posters
Brexit crisis: the agencies behind the Remain advertising campaign have shared their unsuccessful designs and described a “frustrating” process that was “doomed” to fail (+ slideshow). (more…)
Today we like: American skyscrapers
America may no longer be home to the world’s tallest building, but the country that invented skyscrapers is still pioneering their design with skinner, greener and more unusually shaped structures.
We’re celebrating this 4 July – US Independence Day – with a look back at some of the most recent examples, including Rafael Viñoly’s already iconic 432 Park Avenue and Herzog & de Meuron’s “Jenga tower” (pictured). See more US skyscrapers »
CGI artist Forbes Massie unveils “completely seductive” renderings in London exhibition
Visualisation artist Forbes Massie has exhibited a series of architectural renderings with a painterly rather than photorealistic aesthetic at the Protein Studios gallery in east London (+ slideshow). (more…)
SCAU adds undulating ring-shaped roof to Marseille football stadium
French firm SCAU designed the undulating fibreglass roof of Marseille‘s football stadium, which is set to host the UEFA Euro 2016 semi-final between France and Germany this Thursday (+ slideshow). (more…)
Architects and designers share Brexit anger with protest Instagrams
Brexit crisis: British architects and designers were among tens of thousands of people to protest against a UK exit from the European Union in London on Saturday. (more…)
Dezeen Jobs: latest jobs update
See the latest from our new and improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Piet Boon Studio, Layer and Carlo Ratti Associati, whose projects include a concept for using the Internet of Things to create personalised office environments (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Heatherwick Studio, MAD Architects, John McAslan & Partners and more… (more…)
World Building of the Year 2016 shortlist announced
World Architecture Festival 2016: a Brazilian rainforest house, a spiralling university building in Tenerife and a bulbous blue drawing studio are among the 343 projects shortlisted for awards at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin this November (+ slideshow). (more…)
Dog-stretching device by Hyerim Shin questions the “dark side of cuteness”
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Hyerim Shin’s Cuteness Tool for Dachshunds is a conceptual device that lengthens the bodies of sausage dogs. (more…)
Sliding and spinning walls animate facade of house by Matharoo Associates
At the touch of a button, the chunky marble walls that surround this house in India divide up into spinning and sliding panels, revealing a more lightweight glass facade behind (photos by Edmund Sumner + slideshow). (more…)
