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MVRDV designs terraced research building for University of Toronto
16+ hour, 35+ min ago (391+ words) Architecture studios Diamond Schmitt, MVRDV and Two Row Architect have revealed the design for the Temerty Building at the University of Toronto, a research building informed by Indigenous design principles. The building will be located on the edge of a…...
Lehrer Architects creates tree-covered mausoleum in Los Angeles
1+ year, 1+ week ago (816+ words) American studios Lehrer Architects and Ay D have used thick concrete slabs to create an open-air "vertical mausoleum" covered with trees within a renowned Los Angeles cemetery. The architecture studios alternated concrete slabs, open voids and greenery when creating the…...
ARO transforms Green-Wood Cemetery greenhouse in New York into welcome centre
14+ hour, 44+ min ago (498+ words) New York architecture studio ARO has restored a historic greenhouse at the storied Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, surrounding the structure with a new welcome centre and entrance courtyard. ARO transformed the corner site adjacent to the still-active 19th-century Green-Wood Cemetery,…...
Why architecture has a large gender pay gap
21+ hour, 51+ min ago (227+ words) Why are there so few women in top architecture jobs? What's the deal with the world's first kilometre-high skyscraper? And why do major building projects stall? Listen to the latest episode of Dezeen Weekly now. In this episode, Dezeen features…...
Studioninedots fronts skinny Amsterdam home with glass blocks
21+ hour, 53+ min ago (559+ words) Glass bricks, metal grilles and glossy tiles lend an industrial character to Light House, a family home in the Netherlands designed by local architecture practice Studioninedots. Located in Centrumeiland, a newly developed neighbourhood of Amsterdam, the tall, skinny home was…...
Six Frank Lloyd Wright preservation projects
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (501+ words) Following the recent completion of renovations on American architect Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Fallingwater house, Dezeen has rounded up six other complete and in-progress restorations of Wright's work. Groups such as the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and the Frank…...
Photos reveal Jeddah Tower reaching 100th floor in Saudi Arabia
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (399+ words) Glass cladding has been applied to some of the lower portions of the reinforced concrete structure, which reached its 100th floor this week. Expected to be completed in 2028, Jeddah Tower is set to surpass Dubai's Burj Khalifa to become the world's…...
Align perches off-grid cabin on coast of tiny Tasmanian island
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (508+ words) Australian studio Align has completed Picnic Island Cabin, a holiday retreat on the edge of a tiny island in Tasmania, clad in a palette of spotted gum timber and steel. The cabin sits on the privately owned Picnic Island on…...
"It's no surprise that Western design is seeking refuge in making beautiful things for the few"
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (717+ words) Collectible design taking its biggest ever platform at Milan design week tells us something significant about the current state of design, writes Debika Ray. Starchitects may have fallen out of favour, but the star designer is back on the ascent....
Lina Ghotmeh unveils pink labyrinth that "invites visitors to slow down"
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (463+ words) Architect Lina Ghotmeh has filled the courtyard of Milan's Palazzo Litta with the Metamorphosis in Motion labyrinth, which is open to visitors during Milan design week. The installation, which marks Ghotmeh's first site-specific solo outdoor work in Italy, references the…...