In this Dezeen Studio video, architecture reporter Amy Peacock answers everything you need to know about building with cob. Following on from Dezeen’s latest editorial series Building with Cob, Peacock investigates the history, modern uses… Read More »Everything you need to know about building with cob
Local studio Nina+Co used responsibly sourced materials, including clay plaster and recycled plastic, to create a layered interior for east London restaurant Ara. Nina+Co‘s founder Nina Woodcroft was tasked with transforming an empty shell in… Read More »Nina+Co combines natural and salvaged materials in London restaurant Ara
A glossy wood ceiling and a large circular light preside over this cafe that UK interior designer Deidra Hodgson has completed inside the Chrysler Building in New York. The art deco icon in Midtown Manhattan… Read More »Chrysler Building cafe by Deidra Hodgson riffs on art deco location
Staggered courtyards, colourful skylights and bridges animate this Indian school extension, which architecture practice Spacefiction Studio has designed to challenge the typical “constricted classroom format”. Located in the small town of Nellore in the state… Read More »Spacefiction Studio prioritises natural light and air at colourful school in India
Architects have gotten creative with pavilions lately, drawing inspiration from nature for designs that resemble everything from twisting seashells to giant mushrooms. In this roundup, we showcase eight of the most eye-catching. Designed for a… Read More »Eight whimsical pavilions with supersized organic shapes
Venice architecture studio AMAA has converted spaces within the 19th-century town hall of Arzignano, Italy, into a cafe that combines original details with bespoke contemporary elements. Caffè Nazionale is located within Arzignano’s Palazzo Municipale, originally… Read More »AMAA’s “delicate intervention” transforms Italian palazzo into Caffè Nazionale