Hawkins\Brown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen design university library as "new landmark for Bristol"
Architecture studios Hawkins\Brown and Schmidt Hammer Lassen have won planning approval for a blocky library building at the University of Bristol. More
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"Graffiti is an art form" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating a graffiti-covered house and sharing their views on other top stories. More
Barefoot Architects tucks weathering steel house and courtyard behind old brick wall
Local studio Barefoot Architects has built a Corten steel-clad house behind an existing, characterful brick wall in Bristol, England. More
Gold inflatable house for Mars designed by Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+
Hugh Broughton Architects and Pearce+ are creating Martian House, an inflatable building in Bristol, England, that will explore what an extraterrestrial house for life on Mars could look like.
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Marc Quinn replaces statue of slaver Edward Colston with Black Lives Matter protestor
Artist Marc Quinn has erected a sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid on the plinth in Bristol where the statue of a slave trader stood before it was torn down. More
Banksy's sketch for a slavery memorial features in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter includes Banksy's proposal for a memorial that would incorporate Edward Colston and the protesters who toppled his statue in Bristol. More
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Banksy proposes reinstating Edward Colston statue as part of slavery memorial
Graffiti artist Banksy has created a sketch for a slavery memorial in Bristol that would incorporate slave-trader Edward Colston and the protesters who tore his statue down. More
"The long-overdue removal of Colston's statue is now part of Bristol's history"
The removal of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue provides the opportunity to acknowledge Bristol's history with an appropriate memorial, says Tom Ravenscroft. More
Haworth Tompkins creates public foyer for Bristol Old Vic Theatre
Haworth Tompkins has renovated Bristol's Grade I-listed Old Vic theatre – the oldest continuously working theatre in the English speaking world – to create "a public room for the city". More
Zaha Hadid Architects draws up plans for housing on Bristol Arena site
Property investor Legal & General has unveiled designs by Zaha Hadid Architects for a huge housing development in Bristol, England, on a site earmarked for the city's new arena. More
Purcell refurbishes Bristol's brutalist Clifton Cathedral
Bristol's Grade II*-listed Clifton Cathedral has undergone a £3 million renovation, carried out by British architecture firm Purcell. More
Hollow installation by Zeller & Moye and Katie Paterson brings together 10,000 tree species
Architects Zeller & Moye and artist Katie Paterson have installed a public artwork in the grounds of Bristol University, England, which is made up of samples from more than 10,000 tree species. More
"Why not move some of Britain's political power northwards?"
Opinion: moving the UK's Houses of Parliament to Bristol is not that strange an idea, says Owen Hatherley, but why not go one step further and create a new capital city in Milton Keynes or the Pennines? More
Haverstock uses stone-filled cages to disguise police shooting range in disused quarry
Stone-filled gabions provide the walls of this police training centre by architecture firm Haverstock, helping it camouflage with the craggy walls of a former quarry in Bristol, England (+ slideshow). More
Rippling aluminium fronts Bristol university laboratories by Sheppard Robson
Wavy panels of anodised aluminium conceal ventilation channels within the facade of this university science facility in Bristol, England, by British architecture firm Sheppard Robson (+ slideshow). More
Fujiko Nakaya hides Bristol bridge inside a blanket of fog
A pedestrian bridge in Bristol, England, is the latest architectural landmark to be enveloped in fog by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya (+ slideshow). More
Luke Jerram transforms Bristol's Park Street into 90 metre water slide
For one day only, British artist Luke Jerram transformed a street in Bristol's city centre into a huge water slide that could only be traversed by lilo (+ movie). More
Seeds of Change by Gitta Gschwendtner and Maria Thereza Alves
German designer Gitta Gschwendtner and Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves have planted a garden on a derelict barge in Bristol Harbour using the kinds of foreign seeds that were once mixed up in ships' ballast before being dumped in the river (+ slideshow). More
Beerd by Simple Simon Design
This refurbished pub and pizzeria in Bristol, England, features wallpaper decorated with beermat motifs and a bar clad with recycled wood including a door found in a skip. More