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Design

Design

Jens Martin Skibsted and Manyone design "pandemic-proof" non-emergency medical transport system

Biomega founder Jens Martin Skibsted has created NemBot, a concept for convoys of electric driverless vehicles to transport goods and patients around cities in isolation pods. More about Jens Martin Skibsted and Manyone design "pandemic-proof" non-emergency medical transport system

Architecture

Architecture

Bleached cedar frames apple orchard from Sheffield House in Massachusetts

New York architect Vincent Appel has designed Sheffield House in Massachusetts to replace the resident's childhood home with cedar walls as the "picture frame of the spaces of memory". More about Bleached cedar frames apple orchard from Sheffield House in Massachusetts

School Shows

School Shows

Kent State University presents 10 student architecture projects completed across the school

This VDF school show by Kent State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design features a conceptual biomass power plant and a proposal that reimagines the school's brick facade as fur. More about Kent State University presents 10 student architecture projects completed across the school

Design

Design

In Plain Sight sky writes "Care not cages" to protest immigration detention

Eighty artists and activists have written cloud-like messages in the sky made from water vapour to protest immigration policy and mass incarceration in America. More about In Plain Sight sky writes "Care not cages" to protest immigration detention

School Shows

School Shows

University of Oregon students spotlight five sustainable urban design proposals

Five architecture students from the University of Oregon present their visions of a Centre for Democracy and Environmental Justice to repair "damaged urban context" in this VDF school show. More about University of Oregon students spotlight five sustainable urban design proposals

Architecture

Architecture

BAAQ divides beachside house into four to take advantage Pacific Ocean views

Mexican studio BAAQ has arranged the Casa Naila holiday home on the coast of Oaxaca into four blocks around a cross-shaped patio so that all rooms have views of the sea in more than one direction. More about BAAQ divides beachside house into four to take advantage Pacific Ocean views

Interview

Interview

Bring wilderness into cities to help solve climate change says Chris Precht

The "qualities of the countryside" should be introduced to urban areas to help tackle climate change, says architect Chris Precht. More about Bring wilderness into cities to help solve climate change says Chris Precht

Interiors

Interiors

Casa Grande Hotel in Spain occupies 18th-century stone manor house

Grey stone walls and jet-black joinery meet to form the monochromatic interiors of this boutique hotel in northern Spain designed by Francesc Rifé Studio. More about Casa Grande Hotel in Spain occupies 18th-century stone manor house

School Shows

School Shows

Ten projects from KADK graduates offer "solutions to the major challenges of our time"

Students from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) are sharing projects that aim to create a healthier, more sustainable and democratic society as part of their VDF school show. More about Ten projects from KADK graduates offer "solutions to the major challenges of our time"

News

News

Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over directive to deport foreign students

Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have sued the Trump administration in federal court to block an order that would mean all international students not attending in-person classes would be stripped of visas. More about Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over directive to deport foreign students