Continuing our review of the year, Dezeen looks back at the most controversial stories to hit the world of architecture and design in 2023. Image by Populous The Sphere planning battle This year saw the… Read More »The top 10 architecture and design controversies of 2023
UK practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has restored four heritage-listed buildings within the Brighton Dome cultural complex, upgrading its performance spaces and uncovering 19th-century structures. The 3,500-square-metre project – comprised of the Corn Exchange, Studio… Read More »Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios restores and refurbishes historic Brighton Dome venues
A courtyard house converted into a fragrance store by FOG Architecture has won Dezeen Awards China 2023 Interiors project of the year, as seen in this movie produced by Dezeen. The studio picked up the… Read More »Dezeen Awards China Interiors project of the year “preserves built history”
Following recent controversy over proposals for an MSG Sphere in London similar to Las Vegas’s new light-up venue, Dezeen examines the arguments on both sides of the debate. Should London build a Sphere? The colossal… Read More »Does London need the Sphere?
Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Pulkra has displayed a selection of products from its catalogue on Dezeen Showroom, which are made out of its patented concrete composite, Acron. Pulkra pioneered the lightweight yet strong composite material… Read More »Pulkra lists furniture and products made from concrete on Dezeen Showroom
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing Zaha Hadid Architects’ Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre on an artificial lake in China. The centre is characterised by its four angular wings with sculptural steel canopies and… Read More »“A metastasized Sydney Opera House” says commenter