Monthly archives: September 2011

“Postmodern, but not especially proud of it”
-The New York Times


Dezeen Wire:
ahead of the opening of Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 at the Victoria & Albert Museum next week, design critic Alice Rawsthorn describes the hype and controversy that surrounded the movement and its influence on subsequent designers  - The New York Times

See a previous article discussing the definition of postmodernism by The Observer’s architecture critic Rowan Moore here.

Alex de Rijke appointed dean
of RCA School of Architecture


Dezeen Wire:
Dutch architect Alex de Rijke of dRMM has been appointed as dean of the School of Architecture at the Royal College of Art in London. More »

Dezeen Watch Store at Ligne Roset Westend

VOID

Dezeen Watch Store: check out Dezeen Watch Store‘s ranges from VOID, Uniform Wares and Ziiiro at our latest pop-up, which is now open at Ligne Roset Westend, 23/25 Mortimer St, London W1T 3JE until 25 September. Go to Dezeen Watch Store »

Regional Library and Knowledge Centre
by Török és Balázs Építészeti

Regional Library and Knowledge Centre by Török és Balázs Építészeti

A mosaic rainbow of glazed ceramic tiles lines an egg-shaped dome at the heart of a library in Pécs, Hungary. More »

Fortress of Franzensfeste by Markus Scherer
and Walter Dietl

Fortress of Franzensfeste by Markus Scherer and Walter Dietl

Here are some photographs of a renovated fortress in northern Italy that now features patinated steel bridges, an extended underground tunnel and concrete towers. More »

Dezeen archive: Corten steel

Dezeen archive: Corten steel

Dezeen archive: this week we featured a winery in the south of France and a see-through church in Belgium that are both made of Corten, so here’s a roundup of all our stories featuring weathered steel. See all the stories »

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Renovation of Julia’s Apartment
by Moohoi Architecture

Renovation of Julia's Apartment by Moohoi Architecture

Timber baton screens surround the new ground and first floor decks of a renovated house in Seoul by Korean studio Moohoi Architecture. More »