More than two decades after the retirement of the Concorde, American aircraft company Boom Supersonic has achieved supersonic flight with its XB-1 prototype in a test flight above the Mojave Desert. Tuesday’s test saw the… Read More »XB-1 jet breaks sound barrier in bid for “return of commercial supersonic flight”
Humanoid robots are invited to compete in a Beijing half marathon in April, which will pit humans and two-legged robots against each other for the first time. The 21-kilometre race will include over 12,000 human… Read More »China to host world’s first humans versus robots half marathon
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced a major renovation of the Musée du Louvre in Paris, which will add a second entrance and dedicated exhibition space for the Mona Lisa. Named the New Renaissance project,… Read More »“New grand entrance” to be added to Musée du Louvre in biggest renovation for 35 years
Maggie’s CEO Laura Lee may have commissioned more starchitects than anyone else. In this interview, she explains the cancer support charity’s approach to picking designs for its buildings. Named after its co-founder Maggie Keswick Jencks,… Read More »“Interest in architecture has diminished in the public eye” says Maggie’s CEO Laura Lee
Dezeen will launch Dezeen Dispatch, a print publication featuring our pick of the best events, exhibitions and hotspots during next week’s Stockholm Design Week. Available to those visiting Sweden’s capital city for the annual Stockholm… Read More »Dezeen to launch Dezeen Dispatch at Stockholm Design Week
Chunky grain silos informed the shape of the enveloping alcoves at Simple Coffee, an all-stainless-steel Paris cafe designed by local studio Mur Mur Architects. Simple Coffee is a single-room cafe in the city’s Montmartre district,… Read More »Mur Mur Architects fills Paris coffee shop with silo-style steel seating