New York by Gehry
Frank Gehry‘s residential skyscraper, New York by Gehry, is nearly complete. More »
Monthly archives: July 2011
Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François
Plants adapted to thrive in rocky crevices will take over the facade of this tower for Nantes by French architect Edouard François. More »
Dezeen seeks designers for London exhibition
London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen is looking for 30 young and upcoming designers to showcase their work at Dezeen Space, a project we’re hosting at a gallery in Shoreditch, London this autumn. More »
Call for entries to Ventura Berlin
at Qubique
Dezeen Wire: Organisation in Design, the Dutch company behind Ventura Lambrate design district in Milan, are taking their concept to Berlin during new trade fair Qubique from 26 to 29 October. More »
Prop-er Benches by Oscar Medley-Whitfield
New Designers 2011: Kingston University graduate Oscar Medley-Whitfield presented these benches that rely on each other for support at New Designers in London last week. More »
“Good Design: it all adds up” – RIBA report
on benefits of good architecture
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London has published a report promoting the social and economic benefits of well-designed buildings. More »
Hamburger Hof by NPS Tchoban Voss
These photographs by Roland Halbe show a mixed-use building by German architects NPS Tchoban Voss, which cantilevers over a neighbouring rooftop in Berlin. More »
Robots of Brixton by Kibwe Tavares
Dezeen Screen: Robots of Brixton is a sci-fi animation by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Kibwe Tavares in which a downtrodden robot workforce battles with police against a backdrop of dystopian architecture in scenes reminiscent of the 1981 Brixton riots in London.
Tavares, who has now set up animation and architectural imagery studio www.factoryfifteen.com, made the film as his final design project for his masters degree. Watch the movie »
Update 31/07/11: see Dezeen’s top ten stories about robots.
The Fourth-Dimension by Orawee Choedamphai
New Designers 2011: textile designer Orawee Choedamphai has created modular knitted screens that incorporate cable ties and Lego. More »
Ricardo Legorreta and Anish Kapoor
awarded Praemium Imperiale
Dezeen Wire: Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and British sculptor Anish Kapoor are among the five laureates of this year’s Praemium Imperiale arts prize, awarded by the Japan Art Association. More »
Twisted Corner by Sophie Valla Architects
and Marc Koehler Architects
This corner house by Sophie Valla Architects and Marc Koehler Architects is the latest of 670 architect-designed homes to be completed at a new development masterplanned by architects MVRDV in Leiden, the Netherlands. More »
Safety Vase by Hannah Niskanen-Benady
Kingston University graduate Hannah Niskanen-Benady presented this series of side tables that incorporate knitted containers at graduate show New Designers in London over the weekend. More »
House in Possanco by ARX Portugal Arquitectos
with Stefano Riva
Four courtyards are cut into the asymmetrical white roof of this Portuguese house by ARX Portugal Arquitectos and Portuguese architect Stefano Riva. More »
Warehouse 8B by Arturo Franco
Office for Architecture
Stacks of reclaimed roof tiles form walls inside this former slaughterhouse in Madrid by Spanish architect Arturo Franco. More »
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor
photographed by Julien Lanoo
Here’s another set of photographs of this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Peter Zumthor, this time by photographer Julien Lanoo. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »