The Olympic Games cannot continue in their current form, sustainability experts have told Dezeen as part of our Olympic Impact series. “The current format – where you have an overwhelming spectacle that takes over a… Read More »“Destructive” Olympics should be shrunk to save carbon, say experts
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a boat-informed structure for Qatar‘s national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Driven by an appreciation of the strong coastal relations that benefit both Qatar and Japan,… Read More »Kengo Kuma & Associates reveals design for Qatar Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing plans revealed by Heatherwick Studio for a glass shopping centre in Seoul with volumes that resemble “rippled hourglasses”. According to the proposal, the existing Hanwha Galleria shopping… Read More »“Thank God for Heatherwick’s sparkling creations” says commenter
For Infinite Accumulation, her largest-ever permanent sculpture, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has created a series of connected metallic spheres by the Elizabeth Line entrance of London‘s Liverpool Street Station. Reflective orbs were placed along a curving,… Read More »Yayoi Kusama installs mirrored orbs outside Liverpool Street Station in London
Stockholm-based Bofink Design Studio has turned the Börshuset cattle-auction building into a members’ club, updating its Jugend interior with plywood panels that evoke animal skins. Located in Stockholm’s historic meatpacking district Slakthusområdet, the 1912 building had… Read More »Bofink Design Studio creates “beefy” interior for members’ club in Stockholm meatpacking district
There are only two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024. Register your details and submit your entry by Friday 23 August at 23:59 Beijing time for the chance to be crowned a Dezeen… Read More »Two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024