SOM restores New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel
Global architecture firm SOMÂ has completed the restoration of the art deco Waldorf Astoria hotel in Midtown Manhattan in…
Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon’s floating AquaPraça anchors in Venice
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture have debuted a floating plaza with sloping floors…
BIG and KPF among architect studios working on casino bids for New York
BIG, Gensler, and KPF are among the architecture studios involved in ongoing bids for three casino licenses set…
Ström Architects reduces Barcelona House “to its most essential elements”
A fully-glazed corner offers panoramic views of Barcelona and the Balearic Sea at this coastal home, designed by UK studio…
Donald Judd office in Texas reopens following restoration
The Texas studio and living space of American designer Donald Judd will reopen later this month following a…
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…
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…
Hollaway Studio to redesign LeShuttle terminals in UK and France
Architecture firm Hollaway Studio has unveiled the first images of its redesign of the UK passenger terminal for…
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…
Architects protest planned demolition of Valhallabadet pool
The planned demolition of an Olympic medal-winning swimming pool in Gothenburg, Sweden, would be a “waste of history,”…