Architecture
Qui est “in”, Qui est “out” by Yes We Can Architects
London architects Yes We Can Architecture have sent images of a project they built last summer out of hula hoops. More about Qui est “in”, Qui est “out” by Yes We Can Architects
London architects Yes We Can Architecture have sent images of a project they built last summer out of hula hoops. More about Qui est “in”, Qui est “out” by Yes We Can Architects
Architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of a school in Lisbon, Portugal, recently modernised by Portuguese studio Bak Gordon Arquitectos. More about D. Dinis Secondary School by Bak Gordon
German architects Gerd Priebe have completed a new office situated in the existing complex of medical equipment developers Saegeling Medizintechnik in Heidenau, Germany. More about Saegeling Medizintechnik office by Gerd Priebe Architects and Consultants
Finnish architects C-Laboratory have completed a timber house on a cherry farm in the mountains of northern Taiwan. More about Chen House by C-Laboratory
Dezeenwire: Sears Tower in Chicago is to undergo a $350 million green refit to "reduce the tower's electricity use by 80% and save 24 million gallons of water a year". The Guardian
More about Sears Tower to install wind turbines - The Guardian
Since we're on a summer pavilion tip today... the Serpentine Gallery in London have given us a couple more images of this year's pavilion, which is under construction in Kensington Gardens. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by SANAA (more images)
A museum dedicated to Belgian artist and Tintin author Hergé, designed by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, opened earlier this month in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (via yatzer). More about Musée Hergé by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
This year's Architectural Association Summer Pavilion, designed by students from Unit 2 after a concept by 3rd year student Danecia Sibingo, will open in Bedford Square, London on 3 July. More about Driftwood by AA Unit 2
London practice Threefold Architects have completed Ladderstile House, a courtyard house on Richmond Park in London. More about Ladderstile House by Threefold Architects
The Museum in a Shoebox, designed by renowned architect Aleksandr Kuznetsov, is a new venue for contemporary architecture, art and design that opened last month in Old Town. More about Museum in a Shoebox by Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won an international competition to design a new town hall in Tallinn, Estonia. More about Tallinn City Hall by Bjarke Ingels Group
René van Zuuk Architekten have completed a pavilion for the pedestrianised central market square at Roosendaal in the Netherlands. More about Roosendaal Market Square Pavilion by René van Zuuk Architekten
Architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of Coven, a knitwear store by architect Marcelo Alvarenga in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. More about Coven by Marcelo Alvarenga
An exhibition featuring a giant pixelated cloud made of suspended cardboard boxes designed by architects Fantastic Norway has opened at the Centre for Design and Architecture (DogA) in Oslo, Norway. More about Cardboard Cloud installation by Fantastic Norway
Andrea Morgante, founder of Shiro Studio, has collaborated with D-Shape to produce the Radiolaria pavilion, a complex, free-form structure produced using the world's largest 3D printer. More about Radiolaria pavilion by Shiro Studio
Young Mexican architects Arquitectura en Proceso have completed the headquarters of developers Darcons in the suburbs of Delicias City in the Chihuahua state of Mexico. More about Darcons Headquarters by Arquitectura en Proceso
Dezeenwire: the New Acropolis Museum designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects has opened in Athens, with the Greek president Karolos Papoulias calling on Britain to return sculptures from the Parthenon held at the British Museum. BBC News Related: New Acropolis Museum by Bernard Tschumi (Dezeen)
More about Greece urges return of sculptures - BBC
Architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled Villa, a made-to-order luxury house that can be delivered and assembled anywhere in the world. More about Villa by Daniel Libeskind
Israeli architects SO have completed an ice cream and yogurt parlour in an old carpentry shop in Ramat Ishay. More about Leggenada Ice Cream and Yogurt by SO Architecture
Belgian architects import.export have created a mobile multi-storey structure that allows people to camp in urban areas. More about Urban Camping by import.export