In the aftermath of World War II, Japan embraced the nuclear family as its predominant household structure, echoing anthropologist George Murdock’s assertion of its universality. However, in recent years, the prevalence of nuclear-family households has… Read More »Kumagaya House Addresses Japan’s Changing Household Dynamics
Dezeen Showroom: furniture brand Kabin has created a compact, sound-proof pod designed for open-plan offices that are modelled on first-class aircraft cabins. Surrounded by glass walls, Kabin 1 is designed to aid productivity while ensuring… Read More »Kabin 1 pod by Kabin
Architecture studio Mur Mur Lab has designed the Dongdan Grassland Sea Ruins Station in eastern China, creating two wave-topped glass pavilions that offer passers-by a “moment to connect with nature”. Located in the Dongshen Township… Read More »Mur Mur Lab creates glazed pavilions overlooking “mysterious” landscape in China
Designers Robin and Lucienne Day looked internationally to learn about modernism as contemporary design was unknown in the UK at the time, explains their daughter Paula Day in this interview for our mid-century modern series.… Read More »“Design was a new profession” in the UK says Paula Day
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio RCR Arquitectes has revealed its design for the 380-metre-high Muraba Veil skyscraper in downtown Dubai, which will only be one apartment wide. Set to be built alongside Dubai’s main highway and… Read More »RCR Arquitectes unveils plans for “unusually narrow” skyscraper in Dubai
Grimshaw partner Neill McClements has praised infrastructure projects for their role in addressing “big challenges”, following the Elizabeth Line winning this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. Commenting on the win, McClements emphasised the role of infrastructure… Read More »Winning the Stirling Prize “an endorsement of the importance of infrastructure”