Articles by Cajsa Carlson

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This week we asked if its time for architecture studios to walk away from Neom

June 29, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

This week on Dezeen, we investigated how architecture studios working on the Neom mega project are maintaining their silence over human rights concerns. Dezeen’s editor Tom Ravenscroft spoke to human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and ALQST, which said that architecture studios “can’t ignore” abuses connected to Neom anymore and must “urgently reflect” on their

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PlayLab designs “scenically sculpted” Sacré Cœur skatepark to resemble stone

June 26, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

LA studio PlayLab and construction company California Skateparks have created Checkered Future, a temporary skate bowl in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris for footwear brand Vans. The two-part installation spans the hill of Montmartre, where the Sacré Cœur is located, and comprises a large skate bowl at the bottom of a set of

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3XN designs “simple and poetic” nature centre in Danish harbour

June 24, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio 3XN has unveiled designs for the Danish Centre for Coastal Nature and Sport Fishing, an oval building with a tiled roof that will be located in Assens, Denmark. The two-storey wooden building will have a tiled roof and hold three exhibition spaces focused on the impact of humans and climate change on the

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Unknown Works constructs The Armadillo pavilion from eucalyptus wood

June 21, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Unknown Works has designed The Armadillo, a half-moon-shaped pavilion constructed from stepped timber arches, which is on show as part of the London Festival of Architecture. Located at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London, the pavilion has a curved shape constructed from 42 prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. The panels are made from eucalyptus

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Eduardo Souto de Moura and Liz Diller create cork installations for Lisbon

June 11, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Liz Diller, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Yves Béhar are among six architecture and design studios that have created cork installations for the City Cortex program in Lisbon. Curated by Guta Moura Guedes and produced by the world’s largest cork processing group, Amorim, City Cortex challenged architects to create sculptures and installations that would expand

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FRPO creates “cathedral of energy” with translucent polycarbonate tower

June 9, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio FRPO has designed DH Palencia, a thermal power plant in Spain consisting of a concrete base topped by a lantern-like building and an adjacent tower. Located in Palencia, the 1,960-square-metre building is the focal point of the city’s new heating network. It converts heat energy into electricity using renewable sources, including biomass from

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Tutto Bene balances steel and mirrors with wood and leather in Nightingale restaurant

May 30, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Design studio Tutto Bene drew on “the sombre elegance of theatre and museum lobby cafes” when creating the interiors for the Nightingale restaurant in London. The 60-square-metre space, which opens to a courtyard in London’s Mayfair neighbourhood, references Viennese coffee houses, known locally as Kaffeehäuser. “We thought London is missing spaces with the atmosphere that

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MAD reveals construction progress on Hainan Science Museum in China

May 29, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio MAD has unveiled construction photos of its Hainan Science Museum, as cladding is added to the facade of the “biomorphic” building. The latest photos show the exterior of the 46,000-square-metre building being covered in silvery fibre-reinforced plastic. This facade was designed for the tropical climate in Hainan, with open seams and water-guiding grooves

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Peter Morris designs Clerkenwell Design Week pavilion from pink imitation stone

May 22, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architect Peter Morris has unveiled The Possible Impossible Pavilion, which is made of multiple connected arches and constructed from a polystyrene-based imitation stone, at Clerkenwell Design Week. The pink pavilion, located outside the St James Church in Clerkenwell, is a smaller model of Morris’s upcoming project The Cloud House, which is being constructed in Gospel

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