Monthly archives: September 2010

The Waterhouse at South Bund
by NHDRO

The WaterHouse at South Bund by NHDRO 1

Chinese architects NHDRO have transformed this disused Japanese army headquarters in Shanghai into a hotel, maintaining the building’s stripped concrete and brick walls while adding a new Corten steel extension on the roof.  More »

Areas of Outstanding Urban Beauty
photography competition

Dezeen have teamed up with CABE to launch a photography competition inviting readers to capture the beauty of England’s urban environment for the chance to win a Holga camera. More »

Cloudscapes by Tetsuo Kondo Architects
and Transsolar

Cloudscapes by Transsolar and Tetsuo Kondo Architects

Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Japanese studio Tetsuo Kondo Architects and environmental engineering firm Transsolar have suspended a cloud inside the Arsenale exhibition space at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More »

Dezeen x Design Association container
competition winners 2010

Dezeen x Design Association container competition winners 2010

Here are the 18 winning entries from the Dezeen x Design Association container design competition to win a free exhibition space in Tokyo during Tokyo Designers Week 2010. More »

Secondome Edizioni by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron,
Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk

Family by FABRICA , 5.5 designers, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk

Italian design gallery Secondome have launched these handblown glass pieces by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More »

1:1 at the Romanian Pavilion

1:1 at the Romanian Pavilion

Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: visitors to the Romanian Pavilion in the Giardini di Castello at the Venice Architecture Biennale are invited to experience the population density of Bucharest, one at a time. More »

A.WAY by J. Mayer H.

A.WAY by J. Mayer H.

Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Berlin architect J. Mayer H. has won the inaugural Audi Urban Future Award with his concept for a city where digital information is continually exchanged between people, their environment and their cars. More »

Competition: 10 Archigram x Graniph T-shirts
to be won

Archigram x Graniph

We’ve got together with design T-shirt brand Graniph to offer our readers the chance to win one of ten T-shirts featuring designs from the archive of legendary architectural collective Archigram. More »