The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a superhero movie set in an alternative mid-century modern universe. Production designer Kasra Farahani explains how he used sets informed by the architecture of Oscar Niemeyer and Eero Saarinen to make… Read More »How Kasra Farahani created a “mid-century modern future world” for The Fantastic Four
As part of architect Thomas Heatherwick‘s campaign Humanise, a group of artists has created sandcastles “mimicking the flat, lifeless buildings all too common in our towns”. The one-day event, which took place yesterday in the… Read More »Artists sculpt Bland Castles out of sand for Heatherwick’s Humanise campaign
A 3,666-metre-long bridge is set to connect Sicily to mainland Italy, which, if built, will be the world’s longest suspension bridge. Estimated to cost €13.5 billion (£11.8 billion), the bridge’s suspension will span 3,300 metres… Read More »Italy to build world’s longest suspension bridge to Sicily
For design to become truly sustainable in the face of rapid climate change we must first acknowledge its ties to colonialism, writes Céline Semaan. We are no longer designing to prevent disaster. We have already… Read More »“We must confront design’s colonial inheritance”
New York studio General Assembly drew on Californian modernism for the renovation of this 1960s villa in The Hamptons, featuring pine-green tiles and a stainless-steel soaking tub. The studio also referenced the area’s historic homes… Read More »General Assembly adds “unexpected design details” to modernist Amagansett beach house
Ukrainian architecture studio Forma has renovated Pavilion 13, a Soviet-era exhibition hall in Kyiv, carefully updating its modernist structure for contemporary use. Situated within the National Complex Expocentre of Ukraine, the building’s renovation was commissioned… Read More »Forma revives Soviet-era exhibition hall in Kyiv “without erasing its character”