The coordinator of the mammoth Great Green Wall project to heal land in Africa‘s Sahel region, Elvis Paul Tangem, calls for help from architects in this interview conducted as part of Dezeen’s Designing for Disaster… Read More »Architects “could be very important” to Africa’s Great Green Wall says Elvis Paul Tangem
An empty site can be transformed into a basketball court using this mobile kit designed by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Eric Treillard. Treillard’s project, The City Is A Playground, was designed to offer young people… Read More »Eric Treillard designs mobile kit for turning unused plots into playgrounds
Diamond-shaped windows puncture the cylindrical brick form of The Hoxton Mule, a playschool and apartment designed by London practice Sam Jacob Studio. Located on a “left-over” corner site in Hoxton, east London, the space is… Read More »Sam Jacob Studio blends architectural references at The Hoxton Mule in London
Dezeen has announced the Designers of the Year shortlist for the inaugural Dezeen Awards China, which includes Mario Tsai, OPEN Architecture and Ziin Life. The Designers of the Year award rewards the best emerging and established… Read More »Dezeen Awards China 2023 Designers of the Year shortlist revealed
Promotion: French design brand Petite Friture will showcase its furniture, lighting and accessories collections at US interiors trade fair BDNY this month. Boutique Design New York (BDNY) will return to the Jacob K Javits Center… Read More »Petite Friture to showcase “unconventional” designs at BDNY
Canadian architecture studio Dialog has renovated and expanded a gymnasium with an indoor park in Calgary, Alberta. Completed in 2023, the Vivo for Healthier Generations measures 269,000 square feet (25,000 square metres), nearly doubling the… Read More »Dialog uses “gradient of architectural intensity” for Calgary recreation centre expansion