Dutch studio MVRDV has overhauled a former industrial site in Shanghai to create the Gate M West Bund Dream Center, a riverside cultural district punctuated with bright orange circulation routes. Situated on the Huangpu River, MVRDV aimed… Read More »MVRDV adds orange stairs to Shanghai cement factory
Pictograms: Iconic Japanese Designs is the latest exhibition at Japan House London, investigating the integral yet often overlooked role of graphic signage in our day-to-day lives. Opening today, the show was created in collaboration with… Read More »Japan House London exhibition explores how pictograms “transcend linguistic and cultural barriers”
The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced its shortlist for this year’s Neave Brown Award for Housing, which includes an almshouse designed to reduce social isolation for older residents. Also included in this year’s… Read More »RIBA announces shortlist for UK’s best affordable housing 2025
UK studios POOR Collective and Wiggle Wonderland have designed an artwork-covered pavilion to draw attention to the City of London‘s night workers. Named Unheard Voices in the City, the colourful open-air pavilion was designed by… Read More »Unheard Voices pavilion spotlights “people who keep things running while most of us sleep”
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an infill home in Belgium with a glass brick facade, designed by local studio Delmulle Delmulle Architecten. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Named Glass Brick House,… Read More »“A lot of effort for dubious effect” says reader in this week’s Dezeen Debate
Architecture studio Stantec has designed a “retro-futuristic” diner in Los Angeles for car company Tesla with meals served in Cybertruck packaging and parking reserved for electric vehicles only. Located in West Hollywood on Santa Monica… Read More »Stantec designs “classic American diner” for Tesla in Los Angeles