Новости за 21.03.2024

UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has unveiled designs for its first building in South America, a university building with colourful, undulating columns informed by indigenous weaving practices. Located in Bogotá, along the city's Calle 72 thoroughfare, the seven-storey building will be part of the Universidad Ean and will host the school of sustainable design and

Wendell Burnette Architects used Corten steel to clad a cabin in Arizona designed to capture views while disappearing into the landscape like a "dark shadow". The home is in Sedona, a high-desert town located about two hours north of Phoenix by car. The scenic area is known for its red-coloured rock formations, outdoor activities and

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features plans to expand Hudson Yards in New York City. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Development firm Related Companies have revealed plans to expand the Hudson Yards development with an array of buildings including supertall skyscrapers and a casino. After examining the designs, one reader remarked "New

Dezeen Showroom: Australian company Kaolin has launched a range of customisation options for its tiles, allowing architects and designers to add different patterns and finishes to suit various interior schemes. Already used by studios including ARM Architecture and Greg Natale Design, the Customisation range includes 16 different options ranging from botanical motifs to geometric mosaics

A warped metal extension, a bright-yellow entrance and a barn converted into a play house feature in this roundup of barn and farm conversions in the Northeast of the United States. Ranging from Maine to Pennsylvania, the Northeast region of the United States features a bounty of farmland architecture with a vernacular reflecting its European

Promotion: three designers working with crafts have shared their experiences of trying to preserve and revive traditional practices at a panel at Design Doha that can now be viewed on Dezeen. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Australian designer Tom Fereday collaborated with lighting brand Rakumba on a collection of table and wall lamps that celebrate "the refractive nature of crystal". The Port range includes two shapes – the circular Round design and the lozenge-shaped Stadium design – that come in either tabletop or wall-mounted iterations. Each version comprises a solid

Architecture practice Studio Octopi has added a rear extension clad in mint-green metal to The Saddlery, a Georgian house in southeast London. Wedged between a pub and a row of Georgian homes in Lewisham, the dwelling has been extended to create an additional entertaining space and a secondary entrance. Studio Octopi's design uses the extension to

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry has created a transparent watch for luxury brand Louis Vuitton informed by his Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul buildings. Named the Tambour Moon Flying Tourbillon Poinçon de Genève Sapphire Frank Gehry, the watch has a rippling sapphire case that was informed by Gehry's architecture. The

Saudi development Neom has unveiled a hotel called Treyam that bridges a lagoon as the latest resort on the Gulf of Aqaba. Designed by US studio Mark Foster Gage Architects, the 250-room hotel will be contained within a 450-metre-long bridge with glass-bottomed rooms and topped with an infinity pool. It is set to be built

Increasing numbers of people in social housing are living in inhospitable conditions because they are unable to afford even basic furniture and flooring, Dezeen reports as part of our Social Housing Revival series. In the UK, social-rented homes are usually handed over to new residents in a sparse state – lacking basic elements of decoration

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Ceci Ferrero worked with a leather alternative made from plants to produce distinctive pendant lamps for natural handmade decor brand Let's Pause. The Couro collection is made using couro, a leather-like material made from the dry, waste leaves of American palm trees, which has a translucent appearance that diffuses light. The Couro collection

London-based designer Bethan Laura Wood has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work. Read more

Methane data and dishonest oil company advertising are juxtaposed in Smoke and Mirrors, a new visualisation produced by artist and musician Beatie Wolfe in collaboration with visual effects studio Parliament. Debuting last week at South by Southwest, Smoke and Mirrors doubles as a video clip for Wolfe's song Oh My Heart, which was released in

The rough finishes of an existing concrete and brick structure are contrasted by white exhibition spaces at Arario Gallery in Seoul, completed by Japanese studio Schemata Architects. The gallery is located at the rear of the Space Group Building, a modernist icon in South Korea that houses the Arario Museum. Designed by architect Kim Swoo-geun,

Promotion: Swedish design brand Bolon is celebrating 75 years of creating luxury flooring and rugs that aim to highlight the "potential in waste". Read more

Architecture studio MoDus Architects has extended a daycare in the town of Terlano, Italy, to create the Tartan School nursery, kindergarten and youth centre. The small South Tyrolean town is surrounded by orchards and vineyards, which the studio used to inform the nursery's appearance. "The school derives its name from the plaster facade of the