Новости за 18.03.2024

Local firm Studio VARA has completed Fire Country Lookout, a rural retreat in northern California that is wrapped in a protective shell made of standing-seam metal and is equipped to operate off the grid. Located near the town of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, the house sits on a hilltop dotted with oak trees. A long,

Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has announced a new leadership structure, eight months after the studio lost numerous projects in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against its founder. The studio named Kofi Bio, Lucy Tilley, and Pascale Sablan as CEOs of its Accra, London, and New York studios, with founder David Adjaye becoming executive chair of the group.

Local studio Lissoni Architecture has expanded the Design Holding flagship in New York City, creating an entirely new floor outfitted with light displays and curving metallic installations. Lissoni Architecture, the US branch of Italian studio Lissoni & Partners, created an entirely new second floor and redesigned a portion of the first floor for the Design

Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. According to the BBC, the studios are creating a masterplan for the entire island as part of a project led by actor Idris Elba, whose father was born in Sierra

UK architecture studio Richard Parr Associates has completed a single-storey family residence on a wild countryside site in Oxfordshire. Drawing on the local farmhouse typology, the home by Richard Parr Associates features a sloped-roof brick structure clad with charred timber and topped with corrugated metal roofing. To better frame the views of the surrounding landscape, the

Peter Barber's architecture proves that providing social housing at scale without making the design mistakes of the past is eminently possible, writes Owen Hatherley as part of our Social Housing Revival series. Once upon a time, everyone knew how to solve a housing crisis, or at least they thought they did. The solution was quantity.

Online group Architects for Gaza has launched the Gaza Global University to offer free education to architecture students impacted by the Israel-Hamas conflict. Architects for Gaza (AFG), which is led by architects and University of Westminster educators Nasser Golzari and Yara Sharif, revealed it was establishing Gaza Global University earlier this month. AFG plans to

Dezeen Showroom: clean lines meet mid-century detailing in the Hampton collection of sofas and chairs by British brand Morgan. Designed by Morgan's creative director Katerina Zachariades, the Hampton seating collection features sofas, lounge chairs and dining chairs, united by elegant stitching and buttons on their backrests that add character to the upholstery. Morgan describes the

Architect Eric Owen Moss, designer Jay Osgerby, artist Pilar Zeta, design director Noella Nibakuze and interior designer Betsy Smith have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Read more

In response to the growing interest among Pinterest users in earthy interiors, we have rounded up eleven refined rammed-earth projects from our Pinterest. From ranch houses in Texas to tennis courts in Mexico, the projects included in this roundup demonstrate how the warm aesthetic of rammed earth can be used in different ways, proving natural

Swedish mobility company Vidde has developed an electric snowmobile in partnership with Italian design studio Pininfarina that aims to minimise carbon emissions while being fun to drive. Vidde set out to create an alternative to existing petrol and diesel snowmobiles, which typically produce more than twice as much CO2 per journey as a car. The

Dezeen Showroom: a modular outdoor dining table system that combines various types of seating is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Panigiri dining system by Extremis Belgian furniture brand Extremis has released a modular dining system that combines three different seating variations and can be made to any required length. Picnic bench-style seating – also

For our latest competition, we've collaborated with global furniture brand Steelcase to offer Dezeen readers the chance to win one of the company’s newest ergonomic office chairs. Read more

Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen has completed a boutique in Milan for Italian fashion house Ferragamo, featuring red marble panels and an alcove covered in ceramic petals that offset the original Renaissance-style interiors. The store is located within Palazzo Carcassola Grandi, which was originally built in the 15th century and now occupies a prime spot