The mechanics of theaters and places of entertainment remain largely unchanged since the invention of the amphitheater, some four thousand years ago. The specific pitch of the seats and shell behind the performers enhance the… Read More »The Arkhe Collection by Studio Kali Marks a Smart Space to Gather
Indian practice Studio Terratects has completed Urul, a house on a forested site in Kerala, India, which features a mud-plastered interior. Designed for a client engaged in environmentalism, the home in Wayanad has a natural… Read More »Studio Terratects nestles earthy home into Keralan forest
Japanese studio Nikken Sekkei‘s skyscraper in Dubai with a 230-metre-long skybridge has pipped BIG‘s first supertall to be named Dezeen readers’ favourite new skyscraper. To mark World Skyscraper Day today, we invited readers to vote… Read More »One Za’abeel voted best skyscraper of the past year by Dezeen readers
Dezeen Showroom: large areas of fixed glazing can be opened to allow for ventilation with the Ublo window, created by Korean start-up Ublo. The Ublo window is a small, circular aperture similar to a porthole that… Read More »Ublo window by Ublo
An updated, postmodern value framework for architecture preservation is needed to protect buildings that are young or ubiquitous as well as those that are exceptional, writes Owen Hopkins. It’s not uncommon for architects and clients… Read More »“Instead of the restrictive modernist concept of heritage, how about a postmodern one?”
Spanish architect Joan J Fortuny and studio Alventosa Morell Arquitectes have created 54 social housing units in Inca, Mallorca, wrapped in larch shutters and perforated bricks. Located on an empty plot at the edge of… Read More »“Common sense and local culture” inform social housing block in Mallorca