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Dezeen launches Red account in China
Dezeen has launched an account on the fast-growing Chinese social media platform Red. More about Dezeen launches Red account in China
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Architecture
Photos reveal BIG's twisting One High Line skyscrapers in New York
New images show the exteriors of two stone-clad skyscrapers designed by Danish architecture studio BIG near New York's High Line as they near completion. More about Photos reveal BIG's twisting One High Line skyscrapers in New York
Architecture
Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released visuals of its design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will be modelled on the kingdom's traditional villages. More about Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka
Architecture
Foster + Partners tops out supertall skyscraper for JPMorgan HQ at 270 Park Avenue
Foster + Partners has completed the framing for JPMorgan Chase's headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, which the studio claims will be the largest all-electric tower in New York City. More about Foster + Partners tops out supertall skyscraper for JPMorgan HQ at 270 Park Avenue
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Sadiq Khan rejects plans for MSG Sphere in east London
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has refused a planning application for the Populous-designed spherical music venue MSG Sphere London, as it would have caused "unacceptable harm to hundreds of residents". More about Sadiq Khan rejects plans for MSG Sphere in east London
Architecture
SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House
US-based architecture studio SOM has completed a restoration of the Lever House seventy years after the studio originally designed the historic New York City office building. More about SOM completes restoration of New York's historic Lever House
Designing for Disaster
Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024
After extreme floods put a third of Pakistan under water in 2022, architect Yasmeen Lari vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes. For our Designing for Disaster series, her foundation reveals it is a third of the way towards that target. More about Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024
Technology
Heirloom opens first large-scale carbon capture plant in US
Climate technology company Heirloom has opened the first commercial Direct Air Capture plant in the US, which will sequester atmospheric carbon for permanent storage using energy-efficient kilns. More about Heirloom opens first large-scale carbon capture plant in US
Design
Hands-free IV for disaster zones wins International James Dyson Award
The Golden Capsule – a non-powered, hands-free intravenous device designed by students from Hongik University has won this year's James Dyson Awards International prize. More about Hands-free IV for disaster zones wins International James Dyson Award
Architecture
Non-Extractive Architecture directory aims to "accelerate transformation in the profession"
Design studio Space Caviar and philanthropic initiative Re:arc Institute have launched an online directory to showcase and support architectural practitioners challenging traditional ways of practice. More about Non-Extractive Architecture directory aims to "accelerate transformation in the profession"
Architecture
Tadao Ando designs concrete arts centre for Sharjah to be "round like the Earth"
Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled the design for Il Teatro at Aljada, a cylindrical performing arts centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, that will overlook a sunken water feature. More about Tadao Ando designs concrete arts centre for Sharjah to be "round like the Earth"
Architecture
CookFox Architects designs mass-timber Bruce Springsteen museum
US studio CookFox Architects has designed a museum dedicated to American musician Bruce Springsteen, which will be located in New Jersey. More about CookFox Architects designs mass-timber Bruce Springsteen museum
Design
Dissolvable binder for EV batteries wins 2023 Earthshot Prize
Prince William has announced the five projects that are taking home this year's Earthshot Prize, including an AI-powered soil carbon marketplace and a more circular manufacturing process for lithium-ion batteries. More about Dissolvable binder for EV batteries wins 2023 Earthshot Prize
Architecture
The Pay 100 reveals "clear increase" in architecture salaries along with "systemic unpaid overtime"
The results of The Pay 100's second annual anonymous salary survey suggest an increase in average salaries at the UK's leading studios but significant reported levels of unpaid overtime. More about The Pay 100 reveals "clear increase" in architecture salaries along with "systemic unpaid overtime"
Architecture
3XN to create stepped building for Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Danish architecture practice 3XN has been selected to create a stepped retail building located along Baltimore's Inner Harbor informed by sailboats. More about 3XN to create stepped building for Baltimore's Inner Harbor
News
Studio Gang selected for first phase of Denver's Civic Center revitalization
US firm Studio Gang has been selected to lead the revitalization of Denver's downtown Civic Center plaza, which will include improvements to a central amphitheatre and promenade. More about Studio Gang selected for first phase of Denver's Civic Center revitalization
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HOK to design futuristic Berkeley Space Center at NASA Park
A team of master planners, including architecture studio HOK, has released plans for an office and research complex located within the NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley designed to "expand the frontiers of knowledge". More about HOK to design futuristic Berkeley Space Center at NASA Park
Architecture
WXCA unveils plans to reconstruct Saxon Palace in Warsaw
Architecture studio WXCA has unveiled plans to rebuild Saxon Palace in Warsaw and replicate its facade from 1939, before the building was destroyed during world war two. More about WXCA unveils plans to reconstruct Saxon Palace in Warsaw
Architecture
Foster + Partners and BIG to help Turkey rebuild post-earthquake
British architecture practice Foster + Partners and Danish studio BIG have been selected to help rebuild Hatay following the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake in February. More about Foster + Partners and BIG to help Turkey rebuild post-earthquake
Architecture
MAD to transform Chinese factory with futuristic rooftop extension
Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled its plans for The Ark, a project involving the renovation and extension of a warehouse at an old cement factory in Shanghai, China. More about MAD to transform Chinese factory with futuristic rooftop extension