San Francisco decides to dismantle “iconic” Vaillancourt Fountain
The San Francisco Arts Commission has voted to dismantle and store a 1970s concrete fountain in San Francisco…
Stallan-Brand and LDA Design revitalise Victorian garden in Aberdeen
The renovated Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen by architecture studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, which are shortlisted for…
BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as “landscape of concentric terraces”
Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed…
Jun Aoki cloaks Tiffany & Co store in curving glass panels
Japanese studio Jun Aoki & Associates has used translucent glass panels to create a flowing exterior for Tiffany…
MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for The Grand Ballroom, a sports arena in Tirana, Albania, held within…
Herzog & de Meuron transforms Breuer Building into Sotheby’s gallery
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron and local studio PBDW Architects have completed a “quasi-invisible” renovation of Marcel Breuer‘s…
This week we reported on the Grand Egyptian Museum’s completion
This week on Dezeen, we reported on the news that the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum has reached completion…
Tadao Ando unveils twisting design for Dubai Museum of Art
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for an art museum in Dubai, which will be housed in…
Danjiang Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects nears completion in Taiwan
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled photos of Danjiang Bridge under construction in Taiwan, which is set to…
Doshi Retreat snakes through Vitra Campus in Germany
The last building designed by the late Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has reached completion at the Vitra Campus…
Hawkins/Brown and East to lead Oxford Street pedestrianisation
Architecture studios Hawkins/Brown and East have been selected to lead the pedestrianisation plans for Oxford Street, initiated by…
Daniel Libeskind unveils Sekyra Flowers for first project in Czech Republic
Architect Daniel Libeskind has revealed designs for the Sekyra Flowers residential complex in Prague, which comprises four angular buildings…