Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old factory on the island of Teshima into a cafe, swapping its metal walls with polycarbonate that allows light into the building. Located by the Ieura Port harbour in… Read More »Schemata Architects turns ironworks on former “garbage island” into cafe and brewery
MAD founder Ma Yansong discusses a range of projects featured in a solo exhibition at Rotterdam’s Nieuwe Instituut with curator Aric Chen in this recorded conversation produced by Dezeen. Chen, who curated the exhibition, led the… Read More »“I don’t believe in a fixed style or methodology” says Ma Yansong in talk with Aric Chen
Earthy tones and tactile materials characterise Toybox, a 160-year-old Portuguese-style home in Goa, restored by Indian practice Grounded. Toybox is situated on a site close to the banks of the river Moira, in the quiet… Read More »Grounded adapts 160-year-old Goan home for contemporary living
Architecture studio BIG has completed a building at Claremont McKenna College in Los Angeles made of “a series of parallel building volumes side by side” that surrounds a central atrium. Commissioned in 2020, the Robert… Read More »BIG completes “first built project in Los Angeles” at Claremont McKenna College
Central Saint Martins is developing emotional and conceptual tools to navigate how students ethically approach artificial intelligence, says Alex Warnock-Smith, programme director of its Spatial Practices programme. At Central Saint Martins (CSM), design education has opened… Read More »“AI has a significant impact on thinking and practice” says CSM’s Alex Warnock-Smith
International studio MASS Design Group renovated and adapted six derelict factory buildings into a mixed-use community hub in New York’s Hudson Valley. The new Scenic Hudson Northside Hub was completed this summer, revitalising the former… Read More »MASS Design Group turns historic New York factory into community hub