Peat meadows are the most effective terrestrial carbon sink on Earth. In this interview, designer Henriëtte Waal offers solutions for preserving these swampy landscapes, from bio-based products to repurposed farmhouses. Waal is best known as… Read More »Henriëtte Waal’s peat atelier tackles climate change with “new ways of living” in wetlands
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Carmody Groarke’s conversion of a former textile workshop into an office block in London. The studio added an extension clad in galvanised steel to the roof of… Read More »“It’s unapologetic and I respect that” says commenter
Architecture firm Neri&Hu has transformed the carcass of Tbilisi‘s former central post office into a 239-room hotel while preserving its distinctive modernist facade. The studio’s first project in Georgia saw founders Lyndon Neri and Rossana… Read More »Neri&Hu converts Tbilisi’s abandoned Soviet-era post office into Telegraph Hotel
Dezeen Competitions: this week, we’ve found five architecture and design competitions that are currently available to enter, including competitions to design a family retreat and an urban sculpture. The featured competitions ask participants to consider biodiversity, sustainability,… Read More »Abandoned site revival among latest competitions on Dezeen
Central Saint Martins graduate Noé Chouraqui has developed Point, a 3D-printed alternative to standard-issue tennis balls made from a bio-based, recyclable filament. Point balls share the traditional neon-yellow, ringed look of regular tennis balls, but are made… Read More »3D-printed tennis balls aim to match performance of traditional balls
Promotion: Indonesia Design Week has announced its second annual event, which will take place in the Indonesia Design District PIK2 this September. Following its successful debut last year, Indonesia Design Week (IDW) is set to… Read More »Indonesia Design Week returns in September for second annual edition