Reports that Christo and Jeanne-Claude's final project is set to be built "misleading"
The Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation has denied reports that the duo's Mastaba project is set to be realised in the UAE as it still doesn't have government authorisation. More about Reports that Christo and Jeanne-Claude's final project is set to be built "misleading"
Agrotopia is a giant rooftop greenhouse built atop an existing building
Meta Architectuurbureau and Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten have designed Agrotopia, a greenhouse in Belgium that was added to the roof of an agricultural market to create an urban food production centre. More about Agrotopia is a giant rooftop greenhouse built atop an existing building
Roar to open Meta Space studio to design property in the metaverse
Emirati studio Roar has announced it is expanding its architecture and interior design business to the metaverse, where it has purchased land for its new showroom. More about Roar to open Meta Space studio to design property in the metaverse
Transformable flying AirCar awarded airworthiness certificate
A flying car capable of converting from a road to an air vehicle has been granted an airworthiness certification in Slovakia, as its makers eye mass manufacturing. More about Transformable flying AirCar awarded airworthiness certificate
Powerhouse Company designs serene mass-timber lecture hall for Tilburg University
Dutch studio Powerhouse Company has unveiled its design for the Netherlands' first mass-timber university building — a square lecture hall that references modernist and monastic architecture. More about Powerhouse Company designs serene mass-timber lecture hall for Tilburg University
Previously unrecycleable clothing made into Fibers Unsorted textile
Design studio Envisions has worked with engineering company Imat-Uve to make a recycled textile from used clothing usually considered unfit for recycling. More about Previously unrecycleable clothing made into Fibers Unsorted textile
Animated ArchiPaper farmhouse gets built in Poland
BXB Studio has completed a house built of five overlapping barns that was the basis of the dream-like animated short film ArchiPaper. More about Animated ArchiPaper farmhouse gets built in Poland
Ikeuchi Hiroto sculpts wearable cyberpunk fantasias from gadgets
Overloaded cyberpunk masks, hulking exoskeletons and other imagined wearable tech feature in an exhibition by artist Ikeuchi Hiroto, who mixes pop culture references and model-making. More about Ikeuchi Hiroto sculpts wearable cyberpunk fantasias from gadgets
Milan's L'Innesto development to provide net-zero social housing
Architecture studio Barreca & La Varra has designed a social housing project for Milan called L'Innesto, which will be carbon-neutral and encourage community self-management through shared spaces. More about Milan's L'Innesto development to provide net-zero social housing
Google buys Renzo Piano's Central Saint Giles as London office
Search engine company Google has purchased the Renzo Piano-designed Central Saint Giles development in London for £730 million, as it commits to a future of physical office working. More about Google buys Renzo Piano's Central Saint Giles as London office
Paul Priestman announces departure from PriestmanGoode
Paul Priestman, the chair of design studio PriestmanGoode, has announced he is leaving the company which he co-founded more than three decades ago. More about Paul Priestman announces departure from PriestmanGoode
Hyundai proposes "Mobility of Things" system to add robotic technology to everyday objects
Hyundai has revealed its concept for a system called the "Mobility of Things", which would turn previously inanimate objects into robots and allow people to reconfigure spaces on demand. More about Hyundai proposes "Mobility of Things" system to add robotic technology to everyday objects
Yinka Ilori creates maze of colour and sound for V&A Dundee
Designer Yinka Ilori has created a colourful maze-like installation called Listening to Joy for the V&A Dundee, exploring the difference between how adults and children approach space. More about Yinka Ilori creates maze of colour and sound for V&A Dundee
SOM unveils "breathing" Shenzhen bank tower enclosed in diagrid
Architecture firm SOM has completed its headquarters for Shenzhen's Rural Commercial Bank, a naturally ventilated steel-wrapped office building with an exterior that resembles an exoskeleton. More about SOM unveils "breathing" Shenzhen bank tower enclosed in diagrid
Postmodern architecture celebrated in illustrations by Adam Nathaniel Furman
Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a vividly coloured illustration series called Postmodern Icons, which celebrates buildings such as London's Isle of Dogs Pumping Station and Chicago's James R Thompson Center. More about Postmodern architecture celebrated in illustrations by Adam Nathaniel Furman
Max Lamb crafts minimalist altar for St John Chrysostom Church
British designer Max Lamb has turned his hand to ecclesiastical objects, creating an altar, candles and floor for a church in London. More about Max Lamb crafts minimalist altar for St John Chrysostom Church
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair postponed to September 2022
Organisers of the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair have announced the event will be pushed back from its scheduled date in February due to coronavirus for a second consecutive year. More about Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair postponed to September 2022
Architect Helmut Jahn memorialised in short documentary In a Flash
Architectural filmmaker Nathan Eddy explores the life and work of Helmut Jahn in this documentary, which was created after the architect's death earlier this year. More about Architect Helmut Jahn memorialised in short documentary In a Flash
Adidas to enter the metaverse with first NFT products
Adidas has announced its next collection will be a mix of digital and physical items, and will be sold as NFTs produced with collaborators such as Bored Ape Yacht Club. More about Adidas to enter the metaverse with first NFT products
Kelly Wearstler creates modernist Gingerbread Dreamhouse
Interior designer Kelly Wearstler has put an architectural spin on a Christmas classic, creating a gingerbread house in a California modernist style. More about Kelly Wearstler creates modernist Gingerbread Dreamhouse