Google has returned to Milan design week with a kaleidoscopic installation by research studio Chromasonic, designed to simulate the experience of having synesthesia. Stretching across 600 square metres inside a redeveloped industrial building near Porta… Read More »Chromasonic makes “light audible and sound visible” for Google’s Milan installation
The China Merchants Bank Headquarters by British architecture studio Foster + Partners has topped out in Shenzhen, with progress on a decorative ribbed steel and glass facade. Images of the skyscraper‘s construction progress show the height… Read More »Foster + Partners tops out China Merchants Bank skyscraper in Shenzhen
As Milan design week continues, we’ve selected six pop-up spaces where you can grab a bite to eat while admiring the latest design launches in the Italian capital. Included in the roundup are restaurant spaces… Read More »Six delectable food and drink pop-ups at this year’s Milan design week
Cultural institutions Triennale Milano and Fondation Cartier are hosting a retrospective show of Italian designer Alessandro Mendini at this year’s Milan design week, showcased in this video produced by Dezeen for the brand. The… Read More »Triennale Milano celebrates Alessandro Mendini at Milan design week
Architects should learn from Italo Rota‘s desire to constantly learn and evolve his view of architecture, Carlo Ratti writes following the Italian architect’s death last week. What is architecture? Every designer has his own definition.… Read More »“Italo Rota’s all-encompassing definition of architecture is needed today more than ever”
A fire has broken out at the 17th-century Børsen building in Copenhagen, Denmark, causing its iconic dragon tail-shaped spire to collapse. The fire at the building, which was the city’s stock exchange, began early this… Read More »Fire engulfs Copenhagen’s old stock exchange causing spire to collapse