Architecture studio Snøhetta is set to transform a former railway site into a riverside park and cultural destination in Drammen, Norway, adding a theatre and conference hall with an arched green roof. Named Skamarken, the development… Read More »Snøhetta designs Skamarken riverside development with mound-like theatre
Swedish car brand Volvo has collaborated with type studio Dalton Maag to create a dedicated typeface for use in its cars, which aims to be as easy to read as possible. Named Volvo Centum, the… Read More »Volvo creates “instantly readable” typeface to improve driver safety
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the news that The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, according to its architect Sou Fujimoto. The structure was constructed to encircle the… Read More »“To chop this structure up feels tragic” says commenter
Global architecture studio SOM has used AI tools to inform its geometric design for the West Bund Convention Centre, which has risen beside the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China. The recently completed convention centre sits within… Read More »SOM uses AI to design diamond-like West Bund Convention Centre in Shanghai
British designer Ross Lovegrove and his studio have collaborated with Google DeepMind to co-create a chair using a generative AI trained on the designer’s sketches. Google’s AI development company worked with Lovegrove, his studio’s creative… Read More »Ross Lovegrove co-creates chair with Google AI trained to emulate his style
Director Luca Guadagnino has teamed up with JW Anderson to create a trio of paperweights immortalising the infamous scene from his film Call Me by Your Name, in which actor Timothée Chalamet’s character pleasures himself… Read More »Luca Guadagnino evokes Call Me by Your Name with sensuous peach paperweights for JW Anderson