Encourage density says Norman Foster at World Design Congress
Walkable cities should be prioritised even by those who don’t care about the environment, British architect Norman Foster…
Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki’s inflatable concert hall makes Swiss debut
The inflatable Ark Nova concert hall, created by sculptor Anish Kapoor and architect Arata Isozaki in 2013, has been transported from Japan…
Wendover converts London police station into rental housing
Design firm Wendover has converted the former St John’s Wood police station in northwest London into a block…
Dezeen Debate features “best stadium design I have seen in a very long time”
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an entirely wooden stadium in Fukushima designed by Japanese…
Anish Kapoor’s Monte Sant’Angelo Subway Station set to open in Naples
Curved panels of weathering steel swaddle this entrance to Monte Sant’Angelo Subway Station in Naples, completed by sculptor…
Miller Hull Partnership raises Washington cabin on stilts
With an emphasis on “long-term thinking”, American architecture studio Miller Hull Partnership has placed a modular wood cabin…
EBBA extends London home with basalt blocks offering “tactile richness”
Raw blocks of grey basalt stone bring tactility to this minimalist home extension in London, designed by local…
Nine homes designed around growing food for a good life
To mark the beginning of harvest festival season in many parts of the world, we’ve rounded up nine…
IDIN Architects elevates W House II above garden for cows
Local studio IDIN Architects has used curving concrete walls and a large waffle slab to elevate this single-storey…
“What a waste to demolish it” says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the planned demolition of Gothenburg’s Olympic medal-winning swimming pool, which…
Adaptive reuse requires architects to get “hands on” say experts
Adaptive reuse is becoming an increasingly valued approach to architecture, but can be tricky to pull off. Dezeen…
Dezeen Agenda features images of Heatherwick’s Humanise Wall under construction
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Heatherwick Studio’s Humanise Wall, which is currently under…