Design Archives - Page 49 of 244

Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide

September 1, 2022 Sophie Chapman 0

Image of blue object on top of blue tapestry

London Design Festival, Tallinn Architecture Biennale and Arquiteturas Film Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in September include the two European design festivals Stockholm Design Week and Paris Design Week, which take place in the Swedish and French capital cities respectively. Read

The post Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide appeared first on Dezeen.

“Build one of these nightmares in order to see it fail” says commenter

August 31, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are debating architecture studio ZN Era’s proposal for a skyscraper called Downtown Circle, which would be built around the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai. Set to be 550-metres tall and 3,000 metres in circumference, the skyscraper would be composed of two interconnected main rings that will house residential, public, commercial and cultural spaces. Commenters

The post “Build one of these nightmares in order to see it fail” says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.

This Lighting Collection Is Made With Upcycled Felt And Aluminum

August 29, 2022 Erin 0

Stackabl, a collaboration between Toronto-based multidisciplinary design studio, STACKLAB, and its New York-based showroom partner, Maison Gerard, has launched their new collection of lighting. The new pendants will be shown next month in a group exhibition entitled “Composition and Layout: Contemporary Design and Objects” at Mindy Solomon in Miami, Florida. The collection, of which multiple […]

Studio AX aims to highlight potential of biomaterials with Danish fairytale-informed pavilion

August 27, 2022 Amina Amber 0

Architecture practice Studio AX has showcased the potential of biomaterials with a timber and hemp pavilion at Chart Art Fair, which is captured in this video created as part of the Dezeen x Chart Art Fair 2022 collaboration. Designed by Jack O’Hagan and Bex Browne of Studio AX, the pavilion at Chart Art Fair was named Elisa and

The post Studio AX aims to highlight potential of biomaterials with Danish fairytale-informed pavilion appeared first on Dezeen.

Rex Skov Arkitekter tops Chart Art Fair pavilion with seaweed roof

August 26, 2022 Amina Amber 0

Danish studio Rex Skov Arkitekter aims to explore the potential of seaweed as a sustainable building material with its Biosack pavilion at Copenhagen’s Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this video produced for the Dezeen x ChartArt Fair 2022 collaboration. Called Biosack, the structure is one of five temporary pavilions installed in the courtyards of

The post Rex Skov Arkitekter tops Chart Art Fair pavilion with seaweed roof appeared first on Dezeen.

Greenhouse-like pavilion encloses Danish sand and plants to create “dynamic ecosystem”

August 25, 2022 Amina Amber 0

Architecture collective Barila has aimed to highlight how architecture should interact with nature with its Dune pavilion at Copenhagen’s Chart art fair, which was captured in this video produced as part of the Dezeen x Chart 2022 collaboration. Called Dune, the structure is one of five temporary pavilions installed in the courtyards of the Charlottenborg mansion as part

The post Greenhouse-like pavilion encloses Danish sand and plants to create “dynamic ecosystem” appeared first on Dezeen.

“The world at large doesn’t value architecture in the slightest” says commenter

August 24, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are debating Andrew Daley’s opinion piece which argued that “architects must reject the ‘follow your passion’ narrative and see themselves as workers”. Widespread unionisation should be supported by studio leaders as it would help architecture businesses thrive as well as giving workers a fair deal, wrote Andrew Daley of

The post “The world at large doesn’t value architecture in the slightest” says commenter appeared first on Dezeen.

Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Brad Pitt’s foundation defective homes settlement

August 23, 2022 Rupert Bickersteth 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the $20.5 million settlement that Brad Pitt’s foundation has agreed with the owners of defective New Orleans homes. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! This week, actor Pitt reportedly agreed to a settlement of $20.5 million for the owners of homes built by his Make It Right Foundation housing

The post Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Brad Pitt’s foundation defective homes settlement appeared first on Dezeen.

Get your event listed in Dezeen’s London guide for London Design Festival 2022

August 23, 2022 Sophie Chapman 0

An illustration of a bus as part of London Design Festival

If you’re exhibiting during London Design Festival, there’s still time to get your event listed in our digital guide to the festival on Dezeen Events Guide. Our London guide will list the key events taking place during the week-long festival, which runs from 17 to 25 September 2022. London Design Festival hosts hundreds of events

The post Get your event listed in Dezeen’s London guide for London Design Festival 2022 appeared first on Dezeen.

A Sunken Conversation Pit Surrounded By Water Is A Remarkable Feature In This House

August 22, 2022 Erin 0

Tanzo Space Design has completed a house in Beijing, China, and included in the design, is a sunken conversation pit. Hidden away from public view, but still visible from many areas of the home, the sunken conversation pit was created as a place for the family to gather and entertain. Surrounded by a shallow water […]