An upcoming exhibition at V&A Dundee titled ‘Plastic: Remaking our World’, will put the spotlight on one of the most contested materials in our now more sustainable-focused world. Plastic has shaped our daily lives like no other material and has…
The New Library at Magdalene College by Níall McLaughlin Architects has been awarded this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize 2022. One of architecture’s highest accolades, this prestigious prize honours the UK’s best new building and the new library building, part of…
Planning permission has been granted for Mecanoo’s Brink Tower which is set to become an energy positive residential building in Amsterdam. Construction is set to start promptly, in mid-October, on the 90-metre-high, carbon negative building, which will be fitted with…
Following eight years of transformational restoration, Battersea Power Station is set to open its doors to visitors for the first time in almost 40 years. Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre is behind the industrial landmark’s reimagining, with the aim of keeping the…
Henning Larsen has completed a modern-day redevelopment of Uppsala Town Hall in Sweden, restoring it to its original purpose some 57 years after it first opened. The original post-modernist design of the town hall, proposed by Swedish architects Erik and…
Showcasing an array of vibrant and playful designs alongside community focused commissions, ‘Yinka Ilori: Parables of Happiness’ embodies the creativity and inspiration behind the British-Nigerian designer’s work. Parables for Happiness is the first time Ilori’s creative practice has been examined…
Treehotel has revealed its eighth experimental retreat called Biosphere, which is suspended between two trees and wrapped in a façade of 350 birdhouses. Designed by BIG in collaboration with Swedish ornithologist Ulf Öhman, the boutique hotel room is designed to…
Indian architecture studio Wallmakers and its founder, Vinu Daniel, are announced as the winners of the esteemed Royal Academy Dorfman Award 2022. The practice has been awarded the prestigious accolade in recognition of its innovative use of materials and sensitivity…
Following openings in Milan and London, Rimadesio introduces its first US flagship store in New York City, bringing its contemporary Italian design aesthetic to the forefront. Situated within the lively community of the NoMad Design District on Madison Avenue, the…
Following a year-long renovation, Vitra has opened the doors to its new showroom set within the historical Tramshed building in Shoreditch. The opening coincides with the events of London Design Festival 2022, and is a highlight of Shoreditch Design Triangle,…
A sustainable floating city prototype named Oceanix Busan is set to be built in South Korea next year, creating a liveable metropolis that adapts to rising sea levels. Visuals of the project, designed by BIG Architects, display a star-shaped community…
Weaving the new into the old, DGN Studio has adaptively reused and extended an East London terraced house putting materiality at the forefront. The owners of Magpie house, keen collectors of vintage objects and mid-century furniture, approached the architecture studio…
Internationally renowned architecture and interior design practice Conran and Partners has announced its team of newly Certified Passivhaus Designers. Expanding the studio’s wide-reaching experience, associates Marcus Pethica and Nick Edler, and Head of Sustainability Anja Schellenbauer have received the seal…
Spatial-storytellers Flea Folly Architects have designed and built the False Banana Pavilion, using Enset plant to form a traditional Ethiopian dwelling. The tukul hut-inspired pavilion is one of five temporary installations erected at Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden, as part…
A pioneering project titled To Grow a Building was presented at Jerusalem Design Week 2022, demonstrating how organic materials can be used to 3D-print buildings. The 11th edition of Israel’s foremost design event invited creatives to address the theme ‘For…
