Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in north London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. Situated in the London borough of… Read More »Matthew Lloyd Architects’ Bourne Estate was designed for “extreme longevity”
Danish studio Norm Architects has created a retreat for gastro-tourists on an old farm in Sweden, positioning seven wooden villas around a lake and using glass corridors to amplify “connections with the surroundings”. Sjöparken is… Read More »Norm Architects references Japanese temples for Sjöparken retreat in Sweden
Graffiti on the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers is a physical manifestation of increasing tensions over the wealth disparities that blight downtown Los Angeles, writes Shane Reiner-Roth. The battle of Oceanwide Plaza is a preview of… Read More »“The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site”
British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is set to create a waterfront development in Muscat, Oman, that will include canal walkways and have a design “emphasising climate resilience”. Set to be built in downtown Muscat,… Read More »Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman
Architects Francine Houben and Sumaya Dabbagh, designers Alfredo Häberli and Bethan Laura Wood and fashion designer Karen Millen have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Dezeen Awards 2024 launched last month in partnership with Bentley.… Read More »Karen Millen, Alfredo Häberli and Francine Houben named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges
As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. The… Read More »Computer-controlled cuts leave “ghost traces” on HAHA Studio homeware