A 20,000-square-metre marshmallow-like, inflated membrane has been raised over a construction site in Jinan, China, to protect neighbouring buildings from dust and noise. The dome encloses Jinan’s Honglou 1905 project, set to be the largest… Read More »Chinese construction site enclosed in world’s “largest inflatable dome”
Cob is a low-carbon material poised for a revival, according to scientist Steve Goodhew. In this Building with Cob interview, he explains how his invention, CobBauge, is guiding the way. “Cob has the potential of… Read More »Cob not just “a hobbit house” material says researcher developing modern version
Design collective Fahrenheit 180 has created tiles using discarded shells from oyster farms to show the “potential of overlooked materials”. The tiles are currently on show in the garden of Lisbon museum Centro de Arte… Read More »Fahrenheit 180 shows tiles made from oyster shells at Lisbon’s Gulbenkian art museum
Raphaël Craverio has won SketchUp’s Design Sprint Challenge 2025 with his design for a city where pedestrians and bikes pass underneath buildings, as announced in a video produced for Trimble and Dezeen by content creator… Read More »Bike-friendly future city concept with wider streets wins SketchUp Design Sprint Challenge
Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has created an office in Bochum, Germany, which includes numerous wooden planters, an indoor garden and a felt “walkable landscape”. Designed for medical software company Pradtke, the office was created as… Read More »Zeller & Moye embed plants throughout German office
Local architecture studio Polk Stanley Wilcox has completed the Alice L Walton School of Medicine in Arkansas, USA with an angular glass facade and colours informed by the surrounding Ozark Mountains. Located on the campus… Read More »Polk Stanley Wilcox completes angular Bentonville medical school