Dezeen Showroom: created by acoustic solutions brand Autex Acoustics, these acoustic panels brings texture as well as sound absorption into interior spaces. Cube is a lightweight, semi-rigid acoustic panel made from compressed polyester felt, creating a… Read More »Cube acoustic panels by Autex Acoustics
Ben Mickus has always gravitated to the art of making, even from an early age. His first job was in a lumber yard, where he learned the fundamentals of craftsmanship. He decided to study architecture… Read More »F5: Ben Mickus on a Sugar Cane Cocktail, an Exhibition in Japan + More
Architecture studio Loader Monteith has replaced a dilapidated farm building in Angus, Scotland, with a home finished with stone, black-painted pine and a red corrugated-metal roof. Situated on arable farmland acquired by the client in… Read More »Loader Monteith celebrates rural Scottish architecture at Cairnconon Byre house
The next art deco icon in our Art Deco Centenary series is the streamlined Chrysler Airflow – a revolutionary car that pioneered aerodynamic automobile design. The extremely distinctive Airflow had an instantly recognisable art deco… Read More »Art deco Chrysler Airflow was “America’s most talked-about car”
Patrik Schumacher’s argument about architecture’s problems ignores reality, writes MASS Design Group‘s Alan Ricks. In his recent essay The End of Architecture, Patrik Schumacher argues that architects must reject pluralism, disengage from social and environmental… Read More »“Patrik Schumacher presents a stark and exclusionary vision of the state of architecture”
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a late-night London restaurant with dramatic lighting designed by Cake Architecture to evoke the moody mystery of an Edward Hopper painting. Tucked under a railway in Canary… Read More »“Those interiors need a stiff drink” says commenter