Architecture
"Paint out that green" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating David Kohn's Red House in Dorset, which celebrates English eccentricities. More about "Paint out that green" says commenter
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Architecture
Renzo Piano designs trio of nature-focused hospitals for Greece
Italian architect Renzo Piano's studio has shared its plans to create three hospitals in the cities of Thessaloniki, Komotini and Sparta in Greece for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. More about Renzo Piano designs trio of nature-focused hospitals for Greece
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Heatherwick's "homely" plans for Changi Airport
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features KPF and Heatherwick Studio's plans to "redefine what an airport terminal can be". Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! More about Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Heatherwick's "homely" plans for Changi Airport
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Rojkind Arquitectos elevates a "snake-shaped" home over central garden
A team led by Rojkind Arquitectos has completed Casa Pasiddhi, an elevated home that winds around a plant-filled garden in Mexico's Hacienda de Valle Escondido. More about Rojkind Arquitectos elevates a "snake-shaped" home over central garden
Cafes
Nameless Architecture creates "artificial valley" at base of Gyeryongsan Mountain
Architecture studio Nameless Architecture has completed the Café Teri bakery in Daejeon, South Korea, in a pair of buildings that flow into a central courtyard. More about Nameless Architecture creates "artificial valley" at base of Gyeryongsan Mountain
Residential architecture and interiors
Void Studio layers Tulum apartments around pools and courtyards
Mexican architecture studio Void Studio has completed a small residential development in Tulum called Cuatro Cielos that features internal courtyards and exterior corridors that are designed to promote encounters among the residents. More about Void Studio layers Tulum apartments around pools and courtyards
Pavilions
Flea Folly Architects completes False Banana Pavilion at Kew Wakehurst
London studio Flea Folly Architects has erected a pavilion at Kew Wakehurst botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, which uses a combination of local materials to evoke a traditional Ethiopian dwelling. More about Flea Folly Architects completes False Banana Pavilion at Kew Wakehurst
Installations
BIG designs 50 Queens installation to highlight "importance of gender equality"
Danish architecture studio BIG has created a sculptural installation in Copenhagen, Denmark, to mark Queen Margrethe II's 50th Jubilee. More about BIG designs 50 Queens installation to highlight "importance of gender equality"
Interiors
Atelier38 reworks furniture store into home for Czech Radio
Architecture studio Atelier38 has converted a former furniture store in Olomouc, Czech Republic, into a broadcast centre arranged around a light-filled atrium. More about Atelier38 reworks furniture store into home for Czech Radio
Pavilions
Thomas Demand and Caruso St John follow "the logic of paper" for The Triple Folly pavilion
German artist Thomas Demand has teamed up with Caruso St John Architects to create his first building – a pavilion at the Kvadrat headquarters in Denmark that was designed to look like it is made out of paper. More about Thomas Demand and Caruso St John follow "the logic of paper" for The Triple Folly pavilion
Materials
University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
University of Virginia researchers have invented a method of 3D printing with seed-impregnated soil, which could be used to create walls and roofs teeming with plant life. More about University of Virginia 3D-prints living soil walls that sprout greenery
Architecture
Hybrid uses wood and weathering steel for Oak & Alder duplex in Seattle
American studio Hybrid has designed, funded and built a pair of "missing middle" townhomes that are meant to help densify a Seattle neighbourhood while respecting the context. More about Hybrid uses wood and weathering steel for Oak & Alder duplex in Seattle
Architecture
Civic Architects converts 1930s town hall buildings into shoe museum
Circular openings sliced into an existing brick wall provide views through to exhibition spaces inside this shoe museum, which Amsterdam-based Civic Architects designed in Waalwijk, the Netherlands. More about Civic Architects converts 1930s town hall buildings into shoe museum
Museums
Wutopia Lab completes museum and dance studio influenced by Chinese ink drawings
The inky brushstrokes of traditional Chinese paintings influenced the fluid forms of this museum complex that architecture firm Wutopia Lab has designed for a property developer in Qinhuangdao. More about Wutopia Lab completes museum and dance studio influenced by Chinese ink drawings
Architecture
Fifteen supertall skyscrapers being built around the world
To mark World Skyscraper Day, Dezeen has rounded up 15 supertall skyscrapers that are set to be built in cities across the globe, including a pair of twisting towers in Australia and the buildings battling to become Africa's tallest. More about Fifteen supertall skyscrapers being built around the world
This week on Dezeen
This week Aedas unveiled the "most twisted tower in the world"
This week on Dezeen, architecture studio Aedas revealed Dance of Light, an office skyscraper in China that has two double-curved facades that make it appear twisted. More about This week Aedas unveiled the "most twisted tower in the world"
Residential architecture and interiors
Hebra Arquitectos perches Apfel House on hill overlooking a Chilean valley
Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed a wood-clad, T-shaped home that has stylistic elements from barn architecture and juts out into the landscape in order to provide the best views of the terrain. More about Hebra Arquitectos perches Apfel House on hill overlooking a Chilean valley
News
Bernheimer Architecture becomes first US private-sector architecture studio to unionize
New York studio Bernheimer Architecture has announced that its employees will join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, making it the first private-sector architecture studio in the US to unionize. More about Bernheimer Architecture becomes first US private-sector architecture studio to unionize
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David Kohn celebrates English eccentricities with Red House in Dorset
David Kohn Architects has completed a house in southwest England with exaggerated features that include oversized eaves, patterned brickwork and vibrant green details. More about David Kohn celebrates English eccentricities with Red House in Dorset
Architecture
MAD's Cloud Center under construction in Qinhuangdao
Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed photos of its sculptural Cloud Center building in Qinhuangdao, China, which was designed for arts and culture community Aranya. More about MAD's Cloud Center under construction in Qinhuangdao