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MArch students at University of Brighton present work on the theme of “ecological aesthetics” | VDF student show

April 17, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

Students on the Master of Architecture postgraduate course at the University of Brighton present their work in this digital student show as part of Virtual Design Festival. The 12 first- and second-year students, part of the Design is Research Studio taught by Charles Holland and Holly Lang, have produced work on the theme of Ecological

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AIA conference cancelled until 2021 due to coronavirus

April 16, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

The American Institute of Architects has cancelled its annual conference, which was set to take place in a month, as the US continues to battle the spread of coronavirus. The AIA had previously planned to postpone the conference scheduled for 14 to 16 May until a later date this year. It revealed today that it

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Rozana Montiel builds Mexican incinerators from corrugated-concrete

April 16, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

Mexican architect Rozana Montiel has developed a “new kind of folded concrete” that is being used to build prefabricated solid-waste furnaces across Mexico. Rozana Montiel’s architecture studio was enlisted to develop a prefabricated furnace that could be quickly rolled out across 17 ports and airports in the country. The studio chose concrete with a rippled texture

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10 films for architecture fans recommended by Dezeen readers

April 15, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

In response to our story highlighting films with interesting architecture to stream during coronavirus self-isolation, Dezeen commenters have recommended 10 more architectural films. Ex Machina, 2014 Troy Smith Studio flagged that we missed science-fiction movie Ex Machina from our list: “Ex Machina, if I remember correctly, took place in a cool looking house”. Directed

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Burning Man announces plans for Virtual Black Rock City amid pandemic

April 14, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

Burning Man has cancelled its Black Rock City event this year and revealed plans to host a virtual alternative instead due to the “painful reality of Covid-19”. The organisers of the annual festival announced on Friday 10 April that it will cancel the 2020 festival, which was set to take place in the Nevada desert

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Diez+Muller steps atrium through Natura offices and residences in Ecuador

April 10, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

This office and residential building near Quito, Ecuador was designed by local studio Diez+Muller to enclose a staggered atrium for yoga classes and gardens. The mixed-use complex is located in Tumbaco Valley, which is 14 kilometres from the Ecuadorian capital. Diez+Muller described the area, which has a lower altitude than Quito, as having a “remarkable

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Escobedo Soliz wraps simple brick house for retired teacher around a patio

April 9, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

Mexican studio Escobedo Soliz has completed a simple house in Mexico City comprising two brick arms that flank a central patio. The small, 100-square-metre house is located a plot at the edge of the Mexican capital. Escobedo Soliz said the surrounding area is set to experience a wave of developments in the next seven years.

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Frank Lloyd Wright sites offer virtual tours during pandemic

April 7, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

Fallingwater, Hollyhock House and Taliesin West are among the 12 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed properties opening their doors to virtual tours. The initiative called #WrightVirtualVisits will see the sites share a video tour of another site. The short tours will be posted to their websites, and Facebook and Instagram accounts. Established by Frank Lloyd Wright Building

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10 miniature clay homes created in self-isolation

April 6, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

Designers share on Instagram the tiny clay versions of their ideal homes they created to keep busy while in isolation. The clay sets were created for a competition that Brooklyn designer Eny Lee Parker launched on Instagram, just as New York began to tighten measures amid the coronavirus pandemic. “I started three weeks ago when

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Angular “boulders” form Amanali house in Mexico by Rojkind Arquitectos

April 1, 2020 Eleanor Gibson 0

Mexico City’s Rojkind Arquitectos has designed a weekend home near a lakeside town in Mexico to comprise five prismatic volumes covered in dark stone. The property called Amanali is located in a residential development near the town of Tepeji del Rio, which translates as boulders on the river. With mild weather and access to water

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