Movie: m.poli by Brut Deluxe and ImagenSubliminal
An eery town of kiosks for temporary street markets by Brut Deluxe is used as the set for this short horror movie by ImagenSubliminal. More about Movie: m.poli by Brut Deluxe and ImagenSubliminal
Open House by Matthew Mazzotta
This house in Alabama folds open to provide seating for an open-air performance space (+ movie). More about Open House by Matthew Mazzotta
Caja Oscura by Javier Corvalán
The roof of this house in Paraguay can be lifted open like the lid of a box (+ movie). More about Caja Oscura by Javier Corvalán
"Architects are pushed away from what's happening on site" - Studio Weave
Je Ahn of London-based Studio Weave discusses how a series of design and build workshops are reintroducing architects to working on site in this movie by Stephenson/Bishop and Andy Matthews. More about "Architects are pushed away from what's happening on site" - Studio Weave
Movie: Beko Masterplan by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled new images and a movie showing the studio's proposals to convert an old textile factory in Belgrade, Serbia, into a free-flowing complex of apartments, offices and leisure facilities. More about Movie: Beko Masterplan by Zaha Hadid Architects
"Today is much more an age of greed" says Richard Rogers
Richard Rogers reflects on his 50-year career and says that architects today must be careful to protect the public domain in the final movie in our series of exclusive interviews with the eminent British architect. More about "Today is much more an age of greed" says Richard Rogers
"Office buildings tend to be very boring" says Richard Rogers
In the next movie in our series focussing on the work of Richard Rogers, the British architect talks exclusively to Dezeen about the challenges of designing an interesting office building and explains how the new Leadenhall building in London, dubbed "the Cheesegrater", got its distinctive shape. More about "Office buildings tend to be very boring" says Richard Rogers
"We thought Lloyd's building was the ultimate in technology, but it's practically hand made"
In the next movie in our series focussing on key projects by Richard Rogers, the British architect talks exclusively to Dezeen about his radical Lloyd's building in London and explains why he is not completely comfortable with the "high-tech" label that is often applied to his work. More about "We thought Lloyd's building was the ultimate in technology, but it's practically hand made"
"The streets become big party rooms" - Alison Brooks on Newhall Be
Architect Alison Brooks talks about how residents come together in the streets of her firm's Be housing project in Essex, UK, in this movie produced by Living Projects. More about "The streets become big party rooms" - Alison Brooks on Newhall Be
"It's about trying to grab light and views where you can" - Riches and Mikhail on Church Walk
In this movie by producers Living Projects, architects David Mikhail and Annalie Riches explain how their Church Walk housing project created four compact but light and airy homes on the small awkward site of a former junkyard in north London. More about "It's about trying to grab light and views where you can" - Riches and Mikhail on Church Walk
"The Pompidou captured the revolutionary spirit of 1968" says Richard Rogers
In our second exclusive video interview in our series of movies about Richard Rogers, the British architect reveals that key elements of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which he designed together with Italian architect Renzo Piano, were strongly influenced by the radical thinking of the 1960s. More about "The Pompidou captured the revolutionary spirit of 1968" says Richard Rogers
"As architects we have a responsibility to society" says Richard Rogers
In the first of a series of exclusive video interviews with Richard Rogers, the British architect discusses the themes of his Royal Academy of Arts retrospective and explains why a building should not just be designed for a specific client, but society as a whole. More about "As architects we have a responsibility to society" says Richard Rogers
Movie: Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
Take a tour through the spaces of Zaha Hadid's Galaxy Soho complex in Beijing, China, in this movie by architectural photographer Dan Chung. More about Movie: Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
Movie: Campbell Sports Centre by Steven Holl Architects
We take a tour through the staircases, gyms and study areas of Steven Holl's Campbell Sports Centre at Columbia University in the second of two movies by architectural filmmakers Spirit of Space. More about Movie: Campbell Sports Centre by Steven Holl Architects
"The concept was based on a football diagram" - Steven Holl on Campbell Sports Centre
Architect Steven Holl describes how the design for his new athletics centre at Columbia University was based on a diagram for a football strategy, in the first of two movies by architectural filmmakers Spirit of Space. More about "The concept was based on a football diagram" - Steven Holl on Campbell Sports Centre
"It is very difficult to build contemporary architecture in Italy"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our final movie with Fabio Novembre in Milan, the architect and designer takes us to a new development in the Porta Nuova district of the city and explains why the project is so unusual in Italy. More about "It is very difficult to build contemporary architecture in Italy"
Rattan Tunnel at Bacanalia by Natalia Ortega Gámez and Jose Thén
This woven rattan tunnel by Dominican designers Natalia Ortega Gámez and Jose Thén offered a secluded hangout at Caribbean music festival Bacanalia (+ movie). More about Rattan Tunnel at Bacanalia by Natalia Ortega Gámez and Jose Thén
Espinar House by Miguel de Guzmán
A translucent plastic house in the woods is the location for a fantasy movie directed by Spanish architect Miguel de Guzmán that features a wolf, three bears and Little Red Riding Hood. More about Espinar House by Miguel de Guzmán
Synth[e]tech[e]cology by Chang-Yeob Lee
Royal College of Art graduate Chang-Yeob Lee has developed a concept to transform the BT Tower in London into a pollution-harvesting high rise (+ movie). More about Synth[e]tech[e]cology by Chang-Yeob Lee
Movie: The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
This time-lapse movie by photographer Paul Raftery and filmmaker Dan Lowe documents the construction of "the Cheesegrater", a 225-metre skyscraper by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners that topped out today in the City of London. More about Movie: The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners