Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney, London, which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. Aptly named The Plaster House, Sonn was tasked with adding an additional bedroom to… Read More »Sonn uses rough plaster finishes for “monolithic and sculptural” London extension
Swiss studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio informed by the region’s “grotti”– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served. Designed for the studio‘s founder, Aldo Celoria, the home’s… Read More »Celoria Architects designs concrete home in Medrisio as “massive primitive object”
The United Nations has predicted it will take “until 2040 and probably longer” to rebuild the homes in Gaza that have been destroyed in the Israel-Hamas war. Using data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,… Read More »Rebuilding destroyed Gaza homes will take at least 16 years reports the UN
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a rammed-earth public toilet in Japan designed by local studio Tono Mirai Architects. Called Toiletowa, the curving structure is located in a park in Saitama and has a… Read More »“That roof structure looks delicious” says commenter
With just over three weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, we spoke to last year’s sustainability winners about how their success led to attention and new clients. Start-up PulpaTronics told Dezeen that “winning generated… Read More »Dezeen Awards is a “stamp of approval” says past sustainability winner
Curator Carlo Ratti and president of the Venice Architecture Biennale Pietrangelo Buttafuoco have announced Intelligens Natural Artificial Collective as the title and theme of the event’s nineteenth edition. The word Intelligens was chosen to suggest… Read More »Venice Architecture Biennale reveals theme for 2025 edition