New York studio Architensions has enlarged a Brooklyn townhouse by adding two boxy volumes clad in vertical slats of burnt wood (+ slideshow). (more…)
Architensions clads rear facade of historic Brooklyn townhouse in charred wood
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White Arkitekter wins housing design contest for the Faroe Islands
Swedish firm White Arkitekter has won a competition to design a sustainable housing development on a sloped, uninhabited hillside in the Faroe Islands. (more…)
Bouroullec brothers install floral Zaha Hadid tribute at Vitra Fire Station
Design Miami/Basel 2016: late architect Zaha Hadid has been honoured with a floral installation by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec inside her first major completed building (+ slideshow). (more…)
Rolls-Royce unveils its first concept car design for future of driverless VIP transport
Car brand Rolls-Royce has designed its first ever concept car, billed as a vision for a future of driverless luxury vehicles with a built-in “red carpet” and lighting system that announces its arrival to bystanders (+ slideshow). (more…)
90 per cent of British fashion designers oppose Brexit
A survey carried out by the British Fashion Council has revealed that 90 per cent of British fashion designers say they will vote to remain in the European Union. (more…)
Competition: win tickets to the Royal Academy’s Annual Architecture Lecture
Dezeen competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the Royal Academy of Arts to give away five pairs of tickets to this year’s Annual Architecture lecture, which will be delivered by Chinese architects Lu Wenyu and Wang Shu. (more…)
“EU design displays the best and the worst of doing things by scrupulous consensus”
Opinion: on the Brexit battleground, fluffy design nostalgia is being wielded as a weapon against the EU’s bland passports, forgettable glass buildings and uninspiring flag. This could all have been avoided, says Will Wiles. (more…)
New York’s 2020 skyline shown in new visualisations
These visualisations show the swathe of skyscrapers set to spring up across New York by 2020. (more…)
Dezeen Mail issue 310 features this week’s best stories and discussions
Examples of Iran’s booming architecture scene, a tear-resistant condom and reaction to the collapse of Kunlé Adeyemi’s award-winning Makoko Floating School feature in this week’s Dezeen Mail.
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Adjaye Associates chosen for Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art
David Adjaye‘s firm has been selected to design a major new art museum in Riga, Latvia (+ slideshow). (more…)
