A row of garages in south London has been replaced by Lee Terrace, a contemporary house by British architecture studio Mailen Design woven with references to its historic neighbourhood. The three-storey home sits at the… Read More »Mailen Design takes cues from Victorian London for Lee Terrace house
In the first of our Art Deco Centenary profiles, we look at the Russian-French artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff – better known as Erté – who became credited as “the father of art deco”.… Read More »Erté was the art deco pioneer who had “neither equal nor rival”
Car company Volvo has unveiled the ES90, a car that aims to combine the elegance of a saloon car with practicality of an SUV. Launched today, the Volvo ES90 has the profile of a saloon,… Read More »Volvo ES90 “crosses the barrier” between a saloon and an SUV
Wind turbines offshore in the UK are set to be painted black as part of a government initiative to minimise the number of bird collisions and fatalities. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)… Read More »UK’s offshore windfarms to be painted black to tackle bird collisions
Architecture studio Atelier Apeiron has completed the Hengqin Culture and Art Complex in Zhuhai, China. The 142,560-square-metre building in China’s southern city of Zhuhai contains a library, theatre and museum, all topped with a terraced… Read More »Atelier Apeiron tops arched cultural centre with terraced roof garden
Italian automobile brand Maserati has set a new land speed record with its driverless MC20 Coupe, which reached 197.7 miles per hour without a driver at the helm during a racing event at Florida’s Kennedy… Read More »Driverless Maserati racing car sets world record for autonomous speed