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23 January 2018

  • "Architecture has not been promoted to communities of colour" says Michael Ford

    Known as the "hip-hop architect", Michael Ford helps kids from minority backgrounds discover architecture through music. He spoke to Dezeen about the importance of black musicians like Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, who heavily promote their involvement in architecture, in improving diversity in the profession. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 23 January 2018 | 7 comments
  • Sole resident prevents demolition of Paul Rudolph's brutalist housing in Upstate New York

    Demolition of a housing project, designed by late American architect Paul Rudolph in the 1970s, has been blocked in its final stage because a resident has refused to move off the premises. More

    Bridget Cogley | 23 January 2018 | 2 comments
  • Stedelijk Museum cancels major Ettore Sottsass retrospective

    Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum has cancelled a major retrospective of work by Memphis group founder Ettore Sottsass, blaming the architects' representatives for attempting to "dictate" its curation. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 23 January 2018 | 6 comments
  • World's tallest ice tower built with the shape of a flamenco dress

    A record-breaking 31-metre-high ice tower has been installed at the annual winter festival in Harbin, China, featuring a shape inspired by the flounces of a flamenco dancer's dress. More

    India Block | 23 January 2018 | Leave a comment
  • "Housing isn't an architectural problem, it's a policy problem"

    Readers debate global housing issues in this week's comments update, in response to a proposal by James Law Cybertecture for stackable micro homes in Hong Kong. More

    Danil Boparai | 23 January 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Amazon Go store swaps cashiers for sensors to remove queues

    Long checkout queues are a thing of the past at Amazon's new app-enabled store, which allows shoppers to simply walk out with their groceries. More

    Dan Howarth | 23 January 2018 | 3 comments
  • Subscribe to the Dezeen Awards 2018 newsletter

    Dezeen has launched its first ever awards programme to identify the world's best architecture, interiors and design. More

    Marcus Fairs | 23 January 2018 | 1 comment
  • Preston Scott Cohen creates jagged-roofed building for Michigan architecture school

    Ironspot brick and a sawtooth roof define the exterior of this new wing for the University of Michigan's architecture and planning college, designed by US studio Preston Scott Cohen. More

    Jenna McKnight | 23 January 2018 | 1 comment
  • Retro capsule hotel in Tokyo gets contemporary makeover by Schemata Architects

    Jo Nagasaka's architecture studio has overhauled a capsule hotel in Tokyo, pairing old sleeping cabins with a suite of timber-lined saunas. More

    Amy Frearson | 23 January 2018 | 10 comments
  • Drug ring smuggles cocaine into the UK inside office furniture

    A drug-smuggling operation brought over £10 million worth of cocaine into the UK under the guise of a Leicester-based interior design company, a jury has heard. More

    Alice Morby | 23 January 2018 | 6 comments
  • Doug Aitken installs geodesic pavilions under the sea

    This captioned movie shows an underwater installation by artist Doug Aitken, which involved anchoring three mirrored geodesic domes to the seabed near Catalina Island in California, and inviting people to swim inside. More

    Calum Lindsay | 23 January 2018 | 2 comments
  • Cladding of Will Alsop's Chips apartment block has "non fire retardant" written on it

    Cladding panels have been found with "non fire retardant" written on them at the Will Alsop-designed Chips apartment block in Manchester, UK, in a safety review following the Grenfell Tower fire. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 23 January 2018 | 4 comments
  • Call for entries to YAC's Art Prison competition

    Dezeen promotion: Young Architects Competitions is inviting designers to submit proposals for a contest that would see an old fortress on an island in southern Sicily converted into an art gallery. More

    Dezeen staff | 23 January 2018 | Leave a comment
  • Pauline van Dongen designs backpack using "energy harvesting textile"

    Dutch designer Pauline van Dongen has created a backpack from a single piece of knitted fabric, which incorporates tiny solar power beads enabling wearers to charge smart devices on the go. More

    Gunseli Yalcinkaya | 23 January 2018 | 1 comment
  • 10 buildings that represent a new age of postmodernism

    The age of postmodern architecture is far from over, according to designer Adam Nathaniel Furman. To prove it, he has picked out 10 examples, including a pile of Dutch townhouses and a skyscraper modelled on a clock tower. More

    Amy Frearson | 23 January 2018 | 9 comments

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    Sculptural Mangiarotti works

  • Kalba Ice Factory arts venue in Sharjah, UAE, by 51-1 Arquitectos

    Architecture


    Converted ice factory

    Architecture


    Converted ice factory

  • View of Jeddah Central Museum by Heatherwick

    Architecture


    Heatherwick Saudi museum

    Architecture


    Heatherwick Saudi museum

  • Ludwig Godefroy brutalist home

    Architecture


    Brutalist cube-shaped home

    Architecture


    Brutalist cube-shaped home

  • Timeless Beacon by FangFang

    Architecture


    Ma Yansong installation

    Architecture


    Ma Yansong installation

  • Highgate Road facade of The Arches townhouses by The DHaus Company

    Architecture


    Arched London townhouses

    Architecture


    Arched London townhouses

  • Blue, Green and pink steel structures along a curved pathway with school children playing

    Architecture


    Colourful preschool

    Architecture


    Colourful preschool

  • Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban

    Timber Revolution


    Timber-skeleton building

    Timber Revolution


    Timber-skeleton building

  • 10K House by Takk

    Interiors


    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

    Interiors


    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

  • Concrete columns, Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan by David Chipperfield Architects

    Architecture


    Chipperfield's work "bland"

    Architecture


    Chipperfield's work "bland"

  • A pavilion by Shahed Saleem

    Pavilions


    Mosque pavilion

    Pavilions


    Mosque pavilion

  • Exterior of a one-storey open-plan home with glazed walls overlooking the sea

    Architecture


    Chilean beach house

    Architecture


    Chilean beach house

  • Black and white photo of a brutalist residential and commercial building complex with blocks aligned at different angles

    Architecture


    Parisian brutalist buildings

    Architecture


    Parisian brutalist buildings

  • The interior of a bedroom in Blueberry Nights

    Interiors


    Tbilisi hotel

    Interiors


    Tbilisi hotel

  • Industrialised Building system Prototype

    Architecture


    Modular building system

    Architecture


    Modular building system

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