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AL_A wraps University of Oxford buildings in etched glass and anodised aluminium

May 5, 2021 James Parkes 0
The Wadham College by ALA Architects

London-based architecture studio AL_A has designed two buildings for the University of Oxford that are wrapped in aluminium and etched glass to mimic stone and reflect the site’s historic setting. The two interconnected buildings form part of the Wadham College campus and consist of an undergraduate centre that houses common and social spaces and work

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Register for our Architecture Project Talk about Battersea Arts Centre by Haworth Tompkins

May 5, 2021 Siufan Adey 0
Battersea Arts Centre by Haworth Tompkins

The first instalment of Dezeen and Knauf’s Architecture Project Talks takes place on Friday 14 May and will focus on Haworth Tompkins’ renovation of Battersea Arts Centre. Register now to watch the webinar. Haworth Tompkins associate Martin Lydon will deliver a presentation about the Battersea Arts Centre project, elaborating on how he worked alongside the local

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Plywood modules informed by modern art decorate Vans store in Seoul

May 5, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0
Interior of Vans store in Seoul

Architecture studio Andrea Caputo has filled the Vans flagship store in Seoul with plywood modules for display and seating that reference the work of American artists Carl Andre and Donald Judd. The studio was commissioned to create a Vans store inside local retailer and distributor Worksout’s three-storey shop in Ryse Hotel in Seoul, which was

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Raams Architecture Studio stacks 388 white blocks to form Shanghai tea shop

May 5, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Marble panelling and white MDF blocks in seating area of Mini Cuppa tea shop by Raams Architecture Studio

Raams Architecture Studio has used white MDF blocks to line the Mini Cuppa cafe in Shanghai, China, in homage to the modular cube system employed by Frank Lloyd Wright across his seminal Textile Block Houses. Located in a newly developed area in west Shanghai, the 90-square-metre shop sells cheese tea – a cold infusion blended with

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