In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a skinny house with exposed concrete walls in Japan, designed by local studio IGArchitects. Named 2700, the 2.7-metre-wide home was built on a long and thin site… Read More »“Doing more with less is always commendable” says commenter
An experimental pop-up at Milan design week offered visitors free haircuts, then turned the harvested hair into textile artworks and clothing. As the second edition of New Store, a project by Rotterdam’s Nieuwe Instituut, the… Read More »Nieuwe Instituut’s New Store 2.0 turns free haircuts into textiles in Milan
Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks focusing on the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the first session here from 10am. DesignTalks comprises a series of… Read More »Watch the first session of DesignMarch’s talks on architecture’s role in community empowerment
Dropcity, an upcoming urban centre for architecture and design, let visitors see the reconstruction of its historic tunnels alongside a series of installations during this year’s Milan design week. Dropcity, founded by architect Andrea Caputo,… Read More »Dropcity In Progress showcases live reconstruction of historic tunnels
American firm Lake Flato Architects has completed a family retreat on Long Island that consists of three barn-like structures wrapped in cedar and constructed using prefabricated timber elements. The project, called North Fork, sits within… Read More »Lake Flato Architects looks to barns for design of North Fork house
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a family home in the South Downs National Park by Sandel Rendel Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The five-bedroom home was built on the site… Read More »Dezeen Debate features “a peaceful place to live a peaceful life”