Smartphone design has been getting worse and worse while the industry itself has become an environmental and humanitarian nightmare, writes Phineas Harper. Ned Ludd probably didn’t exist. The mythical textiles worker, thought to have led… Read More »“The role of smartphones in contemporary life feels increasingly stupid”
Architecture studios Oualalou + Choi and Populous have released renders of the 115,000-seat Grand Stade Hassan II stadium, which is being built in Morocco for the 2030 World Cup. Designed to “become one of the… Read More »Official images of world’s largest football stadium in Morocco revealed
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed photos of the Central Bank of Iraq skyscraper nearing completion on the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad. The images show the completed twisting exoskeleton frame of the… Read More »Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects’ Central Bank of Iraq nearing completion in Baghdad
Chinese designer Mario Tsai, founder of research-design practice Mario Tsai Studio, has joined Dezeen Awards China 2024 as a judge. Here he selects five projects that best reflect his work. Unconstrained by conventional methods, the… Read More »Five “unconventional” projects by Dezeen Awards China judge Mario Tsai
German architecture studio Demo Working Group has removed all non-structural walls from this 1970s high-rise apartment in Cologne, creating a utilitarian open-plan interior. Named Kier after its address on Kierberger Straße, the apartment is set… Read More »Translucent and reflective surfaces ricochet light around Cologne apartment
Texas-based studio Moontower Design Build has constructed a “plant-based” cabin in Austin that features cross-laminated timber structural elements and a facade clad in cork. Known as Cross Cabin, the accessory dwelling unit measures 1,000 square… Read More »Moontower Design Build creates “plant-based” cabin in Austin