Stone makes up the facade, frame, foundations and floor slabs in the Stone Demonstrator, a project by London’s Design Museum aimed at getting the British construction industry to embrace the “ultra-low-carbon” material. A traditional but… Read More »Design Museum pushes for stone construction in the UK with Stone Demonstrator
A video of London’s Olympic velodrome, designed by local studio Hopkins Architects, has gone viral on social media for echoing fart-like sounds while fireworks exploded nearby. Passerby Matt McClafferty captured the footage of the unusual sounds… Read More »Viral video captures London’s Olympic velodrome “reflecting fireworks as farts”
Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for The Grand Ballroom, a sports arena in Tirana, Albania, held within a 100-metre-wide sphere modelled on a sports ball. Replacing the existing Asllan Rusi Sports Palace currently on… Read More »MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana
Former Chicago Architecture Biennial artistic director Yesomi Umolu has been named general and artistic director of Rotterdam’s Nieuwe Instituut museum starting next year. British curator Umolu was previously the director of curatorial affairs and public… Read More »Nieuwe Instituut appoints Yesomi Umolu as general and artistic director
Emirati studio Some Kind of Practice presented a palm-clad pavilion with a central courtyard at this year’s Dubai Design Week, exploring how this architectural feature has been shaped by climate and communities over time. Titled… Read More »Dubai courtyard installation examines how “architecture evolved in the region”
Ergonomic kitchens fitted with Fisher & Paykel appliances feature in this eight-apartment building in Auckland, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the luxury kitchen brand. Designed by local architecture studio Monk Mackenzie… Read More »Auckland apartment block by Monk Mackenzie integrates Fisher & Paykel appliances