Cultural hub celebrating Tuscan crafts among projects by Florence Design Institute International
Leopold Banchini transforms roundabout into “intimate and communal” public bathhouse
“A little bit of dereliction in an otherwise-polished city can be glorious”
Consent Soap provides sex education for people with learning disabilities
Therapeutic rug-making kit among projects from Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Office Inainn models prefabricated Norwegian house on slate
Populous unveils updated Benfica stadium design with integrated LED facade
Glass-brick facade pulls light into Belgian infill home by Delmulle Delmulle Architecten
Designers host concrete “pour party” to involve public in furniture-making process
Affordable arts centre to combat gentrification among projects from London South Bank University
Cob not just “a hobbit house” material says researcher developing modern version
Fahrenheit 180 shows tiles made from oyster shells at Lisbon’s Gulbenkian art museum
How to make cob a mainstream building material
Dezeen’s guide to traditional earthen building materials
Massimiliano Malagò creates chair as “essay in the form of an object”
Hawaii company converts surfboard waste into construction blocks
Waste earth forms walls of cob classroom in King’s Cross
Studio Aisslinger revamps Berlin hotel in city’s “signature improvised style”
IED Florence asks “what does it mean to be a graphic designer in the digital age?”
Dezeen Debate features “a wonderful step back in time”
Hudson Architects brings cob construction into the 21st century with CobBauge House
Chinese construction site enclosed in world’s “largest inflatable dome”
Bike-friendly future city concept with wider streets wins SketchUp Design Sprint Challenge
