Dezeen Wire: "the High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk and a catalyst for some of the most rapid gentrification in New York's history," says author Jeremiah Moss in an article published in the New York Times. More »
Monthly archives: August 2012
"The High Line has become a tourist-clogged
Eiffel Tower is "most valuable monument
in Europe" - Telegraph
Dezeen Wire: the Eiffel Tower in Paris is the "most valuable monument in Europe" according to a new study by Italy's Monza and Brianza Chamber of Commerce - the Telegraph. More »
House K by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
The skinny west wing of this Tokyo house by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects is nine metres high, but less than two metres wide. More »
Play Pot restaurant by
Lim Tae Hee Design Studio
Sheets of tarpaulin roll up to reveal shelves for pots and condiments at a Seoul restaurant inspired by street food stalls by Lim Tae Hee Design Studio (+ slideshow). More »
The Museum of Copying by FAT
at Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
London studio FAT will create an exhibition dedicated to architectural copying inside a 5-metre-high model of Palladio's Villa Rotunda for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 next week. More »
Tablehat by
Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
Courtyard gardens bite through the walls of this cafe in Japan by Tokyo studio Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects (+ slideshow). More »
Design Museum Collection App:
telephones
The Design Museum Collection App for iPad is available to download from the app store and features interviews filmed by Dezeen, such as this one in which Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic describes the evolution of telephone design. More »
Stone Spray Robot by Anna Kulik,
Inder Shergill and Petr Novikov
Students from Barcelona's Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have built a robotic 3D printer that creates architectural structures from sand or soil (+ movie). More »
K House by D.I.G Architects
and Nawakenji-m
This small faceted house by Japanese studios D.I.G Architects and Nawakenji-m is embedded in a steep slope overlooking the city of Nagoya (+ slideshow). More »
KE 12 Townhouse by
SoHo Architektur
The square windows and mansard roof silhouette of this Bavarian townhouse by German architects SoHo Architektur are an echo of the building that formerly occupied the site (+ slideshow). More »
Zaha Hadid to judge
Iraqi student design award
Dezeen Wire: Zaha Hadid will join the judging panel for Iraq's first design excellence award for architecture graduates. More »
Sir Terence Conran invites communities
to design housing
Dezeen Wire: Sir Terence Conran is launching a competition with the British government to give communities the chance to design housing for their local areas. More »
Louver Haus by
Smart Architecture
Wooden louvres mask the facade of this apartment block in South Korea by local studio Smart Architecture. More »
Istanbul Twilight by
Siba Sahabi
London Design Festival: These felt candle holders by Amsterdam designer Siba Sahabi are inspired by the colours and silhouettes of Istanbul's skyline at dusk. More »
Bangkok Flat by
Architectkidd
Thai architects Architectkidd built an outdoor shower room behind wooden screens on the balcony of this renovated apartment in Bangkok (+ slideshow). More »