Kate Donaldson
Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project
A shopping centre outside Johannesburg was converted into 50 low-cost homes on a tight budget in our next Social Housing Revival project case study. More about Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project
Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"
A crematorium clad in ribbed concrete and a geometric university bell tower feature in this roundup of 10 brutalist buildings photographed by Simon Phipps for his Brutal Wales book. More about Ten brutalist Welsh buildings with "sculptural qualities"
Dezeen's top five houses of March 2024
Dezeen's top five houses of the month for March include a timber and concrete residence that is "designed to be overlooked" and a copper-clad home in Colorado that creates "semi-reflections" of the landscape. More about Dezeen's top five houses of March 2024
Sanjay Puri Architects unveils spiral-shaped Nokha Village Community Centre informed by sand dunes
Mumbai-based architecture studio Sanjay Puri Architects has designed a swirling community centre with a sloping green roof in Rajasthan, India. More about Sanjay Puri Architects unveils spiral-shaped Nokha Village Community Centre informed by sand dunes
Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney
An angular roof wrapped in translucent red-mesh panels crowns this Y-shaped pavilion in Sydney, designed by local studio Sam Crawford Architects. More about Sam Crawford Architects creates red-roofed community pavilion in Sydney
Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney
Australian studio Lahznimmo Architects has completed Powerhouse Castle Hill in northwest Sydney, a shed-like storage facility wrapped in corrugated aluminium and concrete. More about Lahznimmo Architects aims for "beautiful utility" with museum storage in Sydney
Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke design modular study pavilion for German university
Berlin-based architects Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke have created a modular and demountable steel-framed pavilion for the Technical University of Braunschweig in Germany. More about Gustav Düsing and Max Hacke design modular study pavilion for German university
V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"
London's Victoria and Albert Museum has launched its Tropical Modernism exhibition, which highlights the architectural movement's evolution from colonial import to a "tool of nation building". More about V&A's Tropical Modernism exhibition explores "the politics behind the concrete"
Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague
Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. More about Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague
Foster + Partners unveils curving office building at Battersea Power Station
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed 50 Electric Boulevard, an 18,580-square-metre workplace within London's Battersea Power Station development. More about Foster + Partners unveils curving office building at Battersea Power Station
Lyle's Golden Syrup changes dead lion logo after 150 years
British company Tate & Lyle Sugars has unveiled a rebrand of its Lyle's Golden Syrup for the first time since the inception of the sugar syrup brand in the late 19th century. More about Lyle's Golden Syrup changes dead lion logo after 150 years
AHMM to transform office into co-living space next to London's Barbican estate
Developer HUB and investor Bridges Fund Management have revealed plans to convert a 1950s office building in London into Cornerstone, a co-living residential scheme designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. More about AHMM to transform office into co-living space next to London's Barbican estate
Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof
Local studio Medprostor has covered and partially repaired a 900-year-old Romanesque church in Slovenia, placing an operable roof on top of the open structure to create a space "between a ruin and a reconstruction". More about Medprostor tops 12th-century church in Slovenia with folding roof
Eight interiors celebrating the curated clutter of "bookshelf wealth"
Dubbed the first major design trend of 2024, our latest lookbook collects cosy, lived-in interiors that embody the "bookshelf wealth" aesthetic movement taking over social media. More about Eight interiors celebrating the curated clutter of "bookshelf wealth"
Concrete slabs will enclose national park pavilions by CEBRA in Albania
Danish architecture studio CEBRA has revealed its designs for three visitor centres in Albania, which will be topped with protruding concrete slabs that reference "shifting tectonic plates". More about Concrete slabs will enclose national park pavilions by CEBRA in Albania
Herzog & de Meuron unveils sculptural concrete museum on Qatari island
Cultural institution Qatar Museums has released visuals of the Lusail Museum, a robust, drum-shaped gallery and museum designed by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils sculptural concrete museum on Qatari island
Woven timber "roots" frame Brisbane high-rise by Koichi Takada Architects
Australian studio Koichi Takada Architects has completed Upper House, a 33-storey high-rise in Brisbane designed to reflect the city's tropical setting and First Nations history. More about Woven timber "roots" frame Brisbane high-rise by Koichi Takada Architects
Vector Architects designs concave Chapel of Music for Chinese seaside resort
Chinese studio Vector Architects has completed a monolithic, concrete concert hall in the coastal resort of Aranya in Qinhuangdao. More about Vector Architects designs concave Chapel of Music for Chinese seaside resort
UNStudio unveils Huawei flagship store in Shanghai with "petal-like" facade
Dutch firm UNStudio has revealed a two-storey flagship store for Chinese technology company Huawei in Shanghai with a facade clad in ivory-coloured petal-like forms. More about UNStudio unveils Huawei flagship store in Shanghai with "petal-like" facade
Invisible Studio & Pearce+ top domed woodworking pavilion with aluminium shingles
British practices Invisible Studio and Pearce+ have created a woodworking shelter at Westonbirt arboretum in Gloucestershire with green oak framework and an aluminium shingle roof. More about Invisible Studio & Pearce+ top domed woodworking pavilion with aluminium shingles