French studio Lacaton & Vassal has been named the winner of this year’s Soane Medal for producing “some of the most important buildings of our time”. Social housing specialist Lacaton & Vassal, which is led… Read More »Lacaton & Vassal wins 2023 Soane Medal for architecture
Chinese materials company Yi Design has developed a porous brick made from recycled ceramic waste that could be used to prevent flooding in urban areas. The Permeable YiBrick is made from 90 per cent recycled… Read More »Yi Design turns ceramic waste into water-permeable bricks
Dezeen’s editor Tom Ravenscroft and architecture editor Lizzie Crook have been highly commended for their work at the UK’s British Society of Magazine Editors Awards and the International Building Press Awards. Ravenscroft, who was shortlisted… Read More »Dezeen honoured at two publishing awards
Argentinian architect Daniel Germani has designed the outdoor, modular Cosmopolitan Kitchen for American brand Danver. Recently shortlisted for a Dezeen Award, the modular kitchen draws on the aesthetics of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian‘s paintings. Designed… Read More »Daniel Germani creates Mondrian-informed outdoor kitchen
An old roadside motel on America’s iconic Route 66 has been renovated by San Francisco-based Adean Studios to reflect the culture and enviromnent of Flagstaff, Arizona. Adean Studios worked with local architecture studio Synectic Design… Read More »Adean Studios overhauls High Country Motor Lodge with nods to astronomy
Bucking the idiom “too many cooks in the kitchen,” Café Mars represents the richness achieved when architecture marinates in collaborative effort across distinct disciplines. The founders and co-chefs, Jorge Olarte and Paul D’Avino, enlisted New… Read More »Format Architecture Infuses Café Mars With Bright, Bold Visual Flavor