Architecture studio Snøhetta has designed three homes for residents with substance-abuse problems and psychiatric diagnoses in Karmøy, Norway. Comprising a trio of “robust” residential units, the Karmøy Pilot Homes by Snøhetta draw on the results… Read More »Snøhetta completes trio of prototype homes for substance-abuse patients
Our 21st-Century Architecture: 25 Years 25 Buildings pick for 2011 is the National 9/11 Memorial, designed by Michael Arad of Handel Architects – a powerful symbol of loss, remembrance and healing. The most significant building… Read More »The National 9/11 Memorial was the most significant building of 2011
Dezeen Showroom: designer Tim Rundle has expanded on his Rakino chair for Morgan, adding a pedestal dining table and timber-back dining chair to the collection. Both of the new additions build on the language of the… Read More »Rakino dining furniture by Tim Rundle for Morgan
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the news that Salford City Council has approved the demolition of the University of Salford’s Centenary Building, which won the first-ever RIBA Stirling Prize. The university building… Read More »“Our ‘throw-away’ culture exemplified” says commenter
Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara, who designed Osaka‘s Umeda Sky Buiding and the Kyoto Station building, has passed away aged 88. Hara died on 3 January. He was a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo,… Read More »Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara dies aged 88
A “ribbon” of curved concrete crowns Forest Road, a brick apartment block in London that local practice Gort Scott designed to reference the area’s connections to the 20th-century Arts and Crafts movement. Designed for Pocket… Read More »Gort Scott draws on Arts and Crafts details for Walthamstow housing block