Casa Talia by Marco Giunta and Viviana Haddad
Furniture-filled caves can be found inside a guesthouse in Modica, Sicily. More »
Monthly archives: August 2011
Boscombe Beach Huts by a:b:i:r Architects
and Peter Lewis
UK studio a:b:i:r Architects and Peter Lewis of AEREA Design have redesigned the traditional English beach hut to be accessible for wheelchair users. More »
Dezeen Screen: interview with Kwangho Lee
Dezeen Screen: in this movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt, Korean designer Kwangho Lee explains how growing up on a farm outside Seoul has influenced his work. Watch the movie »
Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More »
Lupin Research Park by Malik Architecture
A terracotta-coloured earth wall bounding the edge of a research complex in Pune, India, vanishes into a hillside. More »
Just K by Architekten Martenson
und Nagel Theissen
The roof and upper walls of a house in Tübingen, Germany, are covered in rubber, like a fisherman’s hat pulled low over his eyes. More »
Bao’an Stadium by GMP Architekten
Reed-like steel columns surround another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten for the World University Games in Shenzhen. More »
Dezeen Screen: Folly for a Flyover
Dezeen Screen: here’s a movie by architectural photographer David Vintiner of vintiner/ap about Folly for a Flyover, a temporary canal-side cinema under a London motorway flyover. Watch the movie »
Universiade 2011 Sports Centre
by GMP Architekten
Faceted glass triangles create glowing crowns around a trio of stadiums for the World University Games currently taking place in Shenzhen. More »
Competition: five copies of Pasta by Design
to be won
Competition: we’ve teamed up with publishers Thames & Hudson to give away five copies of Pasta by Design. More »
MyShell256 by Sharon Golan
For those who can’t ever have too many shoes, these 16 modular components combine to make 256 different pairs. More »
Tsvetnoy Central Market by Lifschutz
Davidson Sandilands
Shimmering panels of stainless steel create the appearance of a rippling lake above the heads of shoppers at a supermarket in Moscow. More »
Mirror lab by VAV Architects
What appears to be an open tunnel beneath a bridge in northern Spain is in fact a concealed passageway, screened behind a secret mirror. More »
“Ground Zero 9/11 memorial flows with
mournful splendour” – The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore takes a look at the “impressive – if exhausting – spectacle” of the Ground Zero 9/11 memorial, ahead of its opening next month - The Guardian
Museum of Liverpool by 3XN
Here is a complete set of photographs of the heavily criticised Museum of Liverpool by Danish architects 3XN, which opened to the public last month. More »