Architecture studio KPF has unveiled plans to turn the Foster + Partners-designed HSBC tower in Canary Wharf, London, into “a blueprint for the highly sustainable, mixed-use building of the future”. Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) will… Read More »KPF set to cut terraces into Foster + Partner ‘s HSBC skyscraper
Designers are increasingly manufacturing their own limited-edition products rather than waiting for brand or gallery partnerships. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson looks at what is driving this shift. Many young designers are becoming entrepreneurs, using small-batch… Read More »Young designers “cutting out the middle man” by producing objects themselves
Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed the renovation of the post-war Hyparschale hall in Magdeburg, Germany. The studio aimed to revitalise the distinctive structure, which was originally designed by Ulrich Müther in the late 1960s, after… Read More »GMP Architekten renovate hyperbolic 1960s hall in Magdeburg
Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan has positioned a large-scale model of a ship in a rooftop pond at London’s Hayward Gallery, forming an outdoor installation to accompany his current art exhibition There Is Light Somewhere. The… Read More »Tavares Strachan perches giant ship atop Hayward Gallery
Local studio CookFox Architects has added an extension to an early 1900s building in the Upper West Side, paying homage to its historic character. The 378 West End Avenue project consisted of restoring the facade… Read More »CookFox Architects adds tiered extension to historic New York apartment building
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the unveiling of Buckingham Palace’s refurbished east wing. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. The refurbished east wing of London’s Buckingham Palace is open to the public… Read More »Dezeen Agenda features Buckingham Palace’s refurbished chinoiserie interiors