Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of June 2023
Homes in Oaxaca, Chennai, London and Venice Beach feature in June's houses of the month. More about Dezeen's top five houses of June 2023
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Events
Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
UIA World Congress of Architects and the Ai Weiwei: Making Sense exhibition are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this July. More about Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide
Architecture
Dezeen Debate features David Adjaye's "wonderful" first skyscraper in New York
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features David Adjaye's reveal of the 130 William skyscraper in Lower Manhattan. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features David Adjaye's "wonderful" first skyscraper in New York
American houses
Tobin Smith creates triangular Casa Escuda for San Antonio family
Texas studio Tobin Smith Architect has completed a home for an irregular site facing a nature preserve that was envisioned as a "series of shields" clad in limestone and stucco. More about Tobin Smith creates triangular Casa Escuda for San Antonio family
Residential architecture and interiors
Tree House by the Lake is a home made from recycled materials in Vietnam
Recycled metal sheeting and repurposed wood and glass form Tree House by the Lake, a home in Vietnam designed by local studio H2. More about Tree House by the Lake is a home made from recycled materials in Vietnam
3D printing
New Delft Blue archways wrapped in 3,000 unique 3D-printed ceramics tiles
Architecture practice Studio RAP has combined algorithmic design and 3D printing to create a pair of archways informed by Delft Blue porcelain at the PoortMeesters housing in the Netherlands. More about New Delft Blue archways wrapped in 3,000 unique 3D-printed ceramics tiles
Video
Take a video tour of Barbie and Ken's lifesize dollhouse in Malibu
Rental website Airbnb has created a video tour of the bright-pink Barbie Dreamhouse in Malibu, which features a full-size plastic toy horse and an infinity pool. More about Take a video tour of Barbie and Ken's lifesize dollhouse in Malibu
Retail
Ten Foster + Partners-designed Apple Stores
With Apple opening its latest Foster + Partners-designed store in the newly renovated Battersea Power Station, our latest roundup spotlights 10 Apple Stores designed by the British architecture studio. More about Ten Foster + Partners-designed Apple Stores
AItopia
Tim Fu uses "Midjourney for architecture" to transform crumpled paper into starchitect buildings
Designer Tim Fu has used LookX, an artificial intelligence tool trained on architecture, to turn squashed paper into building models that evoke designs by architects Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid. More about Tim Fu uses "Midjourney for architecture" to transform crumpled paper into starchitect buildings
Architecture
Benedetti Architects uncovers forgotten Victorian skylights inside BAFTA headquarters
The Grade II-listed BAFTA headquarters in London's Picadilly have received an overhaul from local studio Benedetti Architects, who raised the roof to squeeze in a new top floor while unifying its disparate interiors. More about Benedetti Architects uncovers forgotten Victorian skylights inside BAFTA headquarters
Infrastructure
HOK and PAU unveil latest designs for Penn Station renovation
American architecture studios HOK and Practice for Architecture and Urbanism have released images of renewed plans to renovate Manhattan's historic Penn Station after years of delays. More about HOK and PAU unveil latest designs for Penn Station renovation
Apartments
Cuartopiso and Barragán Arquitectos wrap Mexican apartment building in planted balconies
Cuartopiso and Barragán Arquitectos have completed an all-electric, twelve-unit apartment complex with wide balconies overlooking the street in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. More about Cuartopiso and Barragán Arquitectos wrap Mexican apartment building in planted balconies
Infrastructure
Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river
Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland, with five arches of varying widths. More about Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river
LGBTQ+
"Support is needed to keep queer and trans spaces alive" say LGBTQ+ designers
With Pride Month drawing to a close, Dezeen spoke with LGBTQ+ designers and researchers about the evolution of queer spaces and how architects can help protect them. More about "Support is needed to keep queer and trans spaces alive" say LGBTQ+ designers
Office architecture
Salt and sunflowers used to create Atelier Luma's experimental workspace
Sunflowers, salt and algae are among the biomaterials used to complete Le Magasin Électrique, the workspace of circular-design lab Atelier Luma that it self-designed with studios Assemble and BC Architects & Studies. More about Salt and sunflowers used to create Atelier Luma's experimental workspace
Comments
"So confident, so fluid, so good" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a colourful secondary school in China, which Trace Architecture Office has designed as a "celebration of creativity". More about "So confident, so fluid, so good" says commenter
News
Open Architecture's Sun Tower tops out in Yantai
Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed photos of its 50-metre-high viewing tower in Yantai as it nears completion. More about Open Architecture's Sun Tower tops out in Yantai
Residential architecture and interiors
Only If designs Narrow House for extra-skinny lot in Brooklyn
The founders of local architecture studio Only If have completed a multi-storey, slender house for themselves that is meant to represent the potential for "architectural invention in constrained, residual urban spaces". More about Only If designs Narrow House for extra-skinny lot in Brooklyn
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features designs for Stockholm Wood City
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter's plans for the "world's largest wooden city" in Stockholm. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features designs for Stockholm Wood City
Architecture
David Adjaye's first skyscraper "like a ruin" in New York
Ghanaian-British architect David Adjaye has unveiled the 130 William skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, which was informed by the history of New York City's skyline and industrial waterfront. More about David Adjaye's first skyscraper "like a ruin" in New York