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World’s largest spherical structure unveiled in Las Vegas

July 6, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Visuals of fireworks and the moon were among those to illuminate the MSG Sphere in Las Vegas as it was lit up to celebrate the Fourth of July. The 54,000-square-metre LED screen, the largest of its kind, was emblazoned as part of a special show before its official opening in September. Described as “living architecture”,

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David Adjaye steps down from roles after sexual misconduct allegations

July 6, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye has stepped away from a number of roles, including being a design advocate for the mayor of London, after three women reportedly accused him of sexual assault and harassment. After news of the accusations broke earlier this week Adjaye, who heads up architecture studio Adjaye Associates, has relinquished his role as

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Architecture and design highlights from Glastonbury 2023 captured in Dezeen video

July 6, 2023 Simon Volt 0

This exclusive video shot by Dezeen features some of the best installations featured at this year’s Glastonbury festival, including outlandish stages and a mushroom mycelium pavilion. Glastonbury represents a huge exercise in production design and temporary architecture structures from across different disciplines, with over 100 stages, installations and sculptures for visitors to discover.   View

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Obel Award-winner Anna Heringer apologises to Global South on behalf of architects

July 6, 2023 Nat Barker 0

German architect and Obel Award-winner Anna Heringer has said she is “deeply sorry” for the legacy of architecture from wealthy countries in a talk at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen. During a session at the four-day conference on Tuesday afternoon, Heringer issued an apology to people in the Global South for the

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UIA World Congress of Architects 2023: VELUX Future Living Places

July 6, 2023 Diego Hernández 0

There is a general agreement that our built world should become climate neutral. But, how construction will have to change to make this future a reality is still uncertain. At the same time, the economic and social framework for construction and especially for housing construction are changing. Components, building products, and building systems are being reused, and this is accompanied by a new ethic of design and construction and a new aesthetic of architecture.

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Thermal celebrates “vast experience and rich heritage” of bathing culture

July 6, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Writer Lindsey Bro has collected 50 saunas, hot springs and baths that represent global bathing culture in the book Thermal. Here, she picks eight of the most intriguing. Named Thermal: Saunas, Hot Springs & Baths, the book aims to demonstrate the variety of warm spaces that people use to bathe. “Craving heat and warm spaces

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