Architects Stanton Williams have completed a new campus for art and design college Central Saint Martins in and around a Victorian granary and two former transit sheds in London. More »
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed in a warehouse on the outskirts of Eindhoven, the ringing of an alarm clock triggers a chain of events that opens umbrellas, spins paper windmills, starts a fire and releases a set of parachuting toy animals. Watch the movie »
Dezeen Wire: Friends of the High Line has announced that curator Cecilia Alemani is to be placed in charge of the public art programme for the popular High Line urban park in New York. More »
Dezeen promotion: last week, Dezeen attended an architectural tour of Basel and Zurich organised by Swiss bathroom brand Laufen that included a trip to their concrete showroom designed by Nissen Wentzlaff Architects. More »
Want to work on those biceps at home but embarrassed to have the dumbbells lying around? Like the idea of carrying a cane but feel less self-conscious with an umbrella? Think a pocket mirror would be handy but not sure it will go with your suit? More »
Dezeen Wire: developers seeking planning permission for a river park that will float on the Thames River in London have built a 1:100 scale model to test its impact on the river’s flow. More »
Construction has started on a new sports centre by architect Steven Holl for Columbia University in New York. More »
Dezeen Wire: in a review of the new Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in London by Stanton Williams Architects, Suzy Menkes of the New York Times admires the combination of glass, open spaces and reuse of the exiting building, claiming they make the campus “seem inviting and all-embracing,” and adding that ”the meld of heritage and modernity seems a particularly British combo.” - The New York Times
See our story about the new campus on Dezeen here.
Dezeen Wire: the organisers of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture have announced the programme for the fourth edition of the fair, which begins on 11 December. More »
If you’re not worried about where you go or how fast you get there, this enormous inflatable cloud is the mode of transport for you. More »
This chaise designed by Brodie Neill is cast from 135 litres of clear glass and has to be cooled very slowly inside the mould over the course of 80 days. More »
London architects Carmody Groarke arranged temporary timber pavilions around the trees in Regent’s Park for this year’s Frieze Art Fair. More »
Dezeen promotion: Kapilux glass, manufactured by German firm Okalux, contains capillary tubes to reduce glare and transmit light deep into a room. It was recently used on Steven Holl’s Cité de l’Océan et du Surf in Biarritz, France. More »
Beijing Design Week 2011: French artist Niko de la Faye could be found cycling around Beijing Design Week with a rotating map of the universe on the back of his tricycle. More »
Clay bricks infused with metal shavings make up the orthogonal exterior of an office and warehouse in Amsterdam designed by a graphic design agency. More »