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Rado unveils two-tone watches informed by Le Corbusier’s colour palette

September 19, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Swiss watch brand Rado has launched True Square Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier, three limited-edition timepieces that use architect Le Corbusier’s “naturally harmonious” colour palette. Made from ceramic and sapphire crystal, the watches come in three different-coloured versions, each with a slim, square shape that combines Rado’s True Square and True Thinline designs. One watch is

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UNStudio unveils design for stepped-terrace towers in Düsseldorf

September 11, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Dutch firm UNStudio has revealed its design for New Heart, two high-rises that will sit at the centre of a new development in Düsseldorf, Germany, and feature staggered terraces and a bright-orange bridge. One of the towers will house residential apartments while the taller one will have workplaces, with both designed to be flexible and

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Blue Bottle Coffee Qiantan references greenhouses and Shanghai’s brick architecture

August 22, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architect Keiji Ashizawa has created a Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai’s Qiantan area with a glazed facade and interiors in a hue that nods to the city’s brick buildings. Located next to a park in the recently developed Qiantan area, Ashizawa designed the oval-shaped cafe to reference its immediate surroundings. His studio removed the floor slabs from

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Henning Larsen and Cobe reveal atomic-science research facility to create neutrons

August 17, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Danish studios Henning Larsen and Cobe have created the European Spallation Source research campus in Lund, Sweden, which houses an underground proton accelerator. The atomic-science research campus, which is located in Lund in southern Sweden, will be home to the “world’s most advanced neutron source” when it opens. It was designed by Henning Larsen and

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AI design could “bring back the beauty and aesthetics of the classical era” says Tim Fu

August 16, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Artificial intelligence could give rise to a “neoclassical futurist” architecture style and will become “an everyday tool of necessity”, says designer Tim Fu in this interview for our AItopia series. Architectural designer Fu, who works extensively in artificial intelligence (AI), showed his project The AI Stone Carver – a collaboration with stone mason Till Apfel

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San Siro saved from demolition due to its cultural significance

August 14, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

The iconic San Siro in Milan, which was set to be replaced by a Populous-designed stadium, has been saved from demolition because of its “cultural heritage”. The stadium, which is shared by Italian football clubs Inter Milan and AC Milan, was rescued from demolition by the Regional Commission for the Cultural Heritage of Lombardy due

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National Museums Liverpool drops Adjaye Associates from International Slavery Museum project

August 11, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architect David Adjaye has lost another large project in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him, as his studio is dropped from the International Slavery Museum redevelopment in Liverpool. Adjaye Associates had been appointed to create the architectural design of the museum last year, with Ralph Appelbaum Associates set to create its exhibition design.

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UCSB begins search for alternatives to mostly windowless Munger Hall dormitory

August 8, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

The University of California has commenced an application process for studios to design student housing for its campus, in what appears to be a move away from its controversial Munger Hall dormitory announced in 2021. The University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) is accepting applications for a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) – a screening process

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Schemata Architects clads Komaeyu bathhouse in “patchwork” of turquoise tiles

August 8, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Japanese studio Schemata Architects has designed Komaeyu, a public bathhouse in the suburbs of Tokyo that features turquoise tiling, a sauna and a bandai – a bar and reception area for socialising. Schemata Architects renovated the existing public Komaeyu bathhouse, or sento, with the aim of making it more welcoming to the public. Located in

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Álvaro Siza unveils square watch informed by his Leça swimming pool

August 8, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Pritzker prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza has designed a square watch, the Lebond Siza, which is based on one of his earliest projects and will now be his “Sunday watch”. The architect referenced his design for the Leça swimming pool complex in Portugal, which he created in 1966 at the age of 28, when creating the

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