James Parkes
Ten homes with French doors that bring an airiness to the interior
A home with terrazzo interiors and an apartment that was renovated to include library bookshelves across its walls feature in this lookbook highlighting 10 homes with French doors. More about Ten homes with French doors that bring an airiness to the interior
Foster + Partners creates geodesic dog kennel as "architecture in miniature"
British architecture firm Foster + Partners has designed a wooden, geodesic dog kennel with a padded interior for dog event Goodwoof's Barkitecture competition. More about Foster + Partners creates geodesic dog kennel as "architecture in miniature"
Little Brownings by Archmongers Architects named London's best house extension
London studio Archmongers' "practical and playful" refurbishment of a home on Dulwich Estate was named the winner of the 2022 Don't Move, Improve! competition. More about Little Brownings by Archmongers Architects named London's best house extension
BIG wraps Vltava Philharmonic Hall in ascending colonnades
Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled plans for a national concert hall in Prague that features protruding angular colonnades, which double as large balconies. More about BIG wraps Vltava Philharmonic Hall in ascending colonnades
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BIG and Heatherwick complete Google campus topped with "dragonscale" roofs
Search engine company Google has opened its BIG and Heatherwick Studio-designed Bay View campus in California's Silicon Valley, which features sweeping, scale-like panels across its roof. More about BIG and Heatherwick complete Google campus topped with "dragonscale" roofs
Louis Vuitton debuts 2023 cruise collection at Louis Kahn's Salk Institute
French fashion house Louis Vuitton showed its 2023 cruise collection of shimmering armour-like silhouettes at the brutalist Salk Institute designed by US architect Louis Kahn. More about Louis Vuitton debuts 2023 cruise collection at Louis Kahn's Salk Institute
Wexner Center for the Arts is "a building that is waiting to be a building"
As we continue our deconstructivist series, we look at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio by architect and theorist Peter Eisenman, which he claims "has nothing to do with deconstruction or deconstructivism."
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Jacquemus creates surrealist interpretation of his own bathroom for Selfridges pop-up
French fashion designer Simon Jacquemus has opened a series of surrealist pop-up installations at London department store Selfridges, including a luxury-bag vending machine and a swimming-pool changing room. More about Jacquemus creates surrealist interpretation of his own bathroom for Selfridges pop-up
Thom Browne holds "teddy talk" for toy-inspired Autumn Winter 2022 collection
American fashion designer Thom Browne's Autumn Winter 2022 show in New York City was an ode to toys and featured sculptural tailoring and an audience of 500 teddy bears. More about Thom Browne holds "teddy talk" for toy-inspired Autumn Winter 2022 collection
Ten wet rooms with a serene and relaxing feel
A wet room in an off-grid home in a former stable and a stark white wet room that frames views across Hollywood feature in our latest lookbook, which highlights this type of bathroom. More about Ten wet rooms with a serene and relaxing feel
Henning Larsen designs tree-like volumes made from mass timber for Volvo experience centre
Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen Architects has unveiled its design for a mass-timber building in Sweden that will be used as an experience centre and meeting place for car manufacturer Volvo. More about Henning Larsen designs tree-like volumes made from mass timber for Volvo experience centre
The Standard designs island hotel to reference "golden age of Ibiza"
Boutique hotel group The Standard has housed a hotel in Ibiza in a former movie theatre with interiors designed by its in-house design team. More about The Standard designs island hotel to reference "golden age of Ibiza"
Footage reveals dismantling of Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo
This exclusive video footage by Dezeen shows the demolition and dismantling of Kisho Kurokawa's metabolism Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo. More about Footage reveals dismantling of Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo
Balenciaga wraps London store in pink faux fur to celebrate its Le Cagole "it-bag"
Fashion brand Balenciaga has transformed its Mount Street store in London, creating a maximalist look to launch its Le Cagole collection by blanketing the interior in bright pink faux fur. More about Balenciaga wraps London store in pink faux fur to celebrate its Le Cagole "it-bag"
Büro Ole Scheeren designs octagonal supertall skyscraper with shimmering facade
Architecture studio Büro Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for the 350-metre-high Nanjing Nexus skyscraper in China. More about Büro Ole Scheeren designs octagonal supertall skyscraper with shimmering facade
Japan's tallest building tops out in Tokyo
Architecture studio Pelli Clarke & Partners' 330-metre-tall A District tower has topped out in central Tokyo, making it Japan's tallest building. More about Japan's tallest building tops out in Tokyo
Five buildings that demonstrate the "beauty and sustainability" of Anna Heringer's work
The Essential Beauty exhibition of Obel Award-winning architect Anna Heringer's work is currently on show at Madrid's Museo ICO. Here, curator Luis Fernández-Galiano selects five highlights from the exhibition. More about Five buildings that demonstrate the "beauty and sustainability" of Anna Heringer's work
23o5studio builds fitness-focused Red Cave home in Vietnam
23o5studio has designed a three-storey red home and yoga suite in Vietnam, with geometric cutouts that take cues from the country's traditional housing and architectural forms. More about 23o5studio builds fitness-focused Red Cave home in Vietnam
Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveils design for world's tallest timber building
Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has revealed its design for a 100-metre-tall housing block in Switzerland, which will be the world's tallest timber building when it completes. More about Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveils design for world's tallest timber building
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SHoP Architects begins construction on milled-stone US consulate building in Milan
US studio SHoP Architects has broken ground on the New Consulate Campus in Milan, a 10-acre diplomatic campus that takes cues from the site's existing neoclassical architecture. More about SHoP Architects begins construction on milled-stone US consulate building in Milan