Australian practice Studio Bright has extended St Mary’s Coptic Church in northwest Melbourne with a building wrapped in corrugated concrete and arches edged in gold. The two-storey extension introduces a chapel and community spaces to… Read More »Studio Bright adds fluted-concrete chapel to church in Australia
Crank windows, plastic composite body panels and no radio feature in the first vehicle from automaker Slate, which aims to make a desirable truck in the US that’s as cheap as possible. The Slate Truck… Read More »Slate strips out tech for “radically customisable and affordable” electric truck only available in grey
Milan-based Dimore Studio drew on Italian design from the 1960s and 70s when creating the interior of luxury train La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the latest launch from the world’s most famous train line. The… Read More »Dimore Studio’s La Dolce Vita Orient Express is “an homage to the golden age of travel”
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a pavilion sheltered with a canopy of leaf-like sails in China by local practice GN Architects. The Seaside Pavilion, which is perched on a former 1960s cargo… Read More »Commenter calls kinetic pavilion “a breath of fresh air”
Dezeen Showroom: created by designer Philippe Malouin for Italian brand Quadro Design, this tapware collection is stripped of all excess and designed around the simplest of gestures. Malouin set out to ignore passing trends and… Read More »Hum tapware by Philippe Malouin for QuadroDesign
Architecture studio Nikken Sekkei has collaborated with Nendo founder Oki Sato to create a demountable Japan Pavilion made from steel and cross-laminated timber for Expo 2025 Osaka. Aiming to evoke “the cycle of life and… Read More »Nikken Sekkei designs energy-generating Japan Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka