Architect Grant Straghan of DeDraft has remodelled his 1930s family home in London with a rear extension clad in blue-green cement tiles. The monolithic rear extension has a sculptural quality, clad in tiles that frame the large oak and…
Lebanon-born Lina Ghotmeh has been announced as the architect who will design the Serpentine Pavilion 2023, which will be unveiled in Kensington Gardens in June next year. Newly released images present the pavilion’s 22nd iteration, revealing a timber-ribbed structure titled…
During the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt, Stefano Boeri Architetti presented the Vertical Forest prototype, which represents a model for metropolitan reforestation. Comprising of two tapering towers at 190 and 150 metres high, the Vertical Forest concept integrates…
At this year’s Sustainable Design Summit a host of sustainability experts, interior buyers, and suppliers, will be diving into the importance of conscious design and solutions for the future. The design forum, which is dedicated to making sustainable choices easier…
With the design of new restaurant and night-time hotspot Milk Beach Soho, A-nrd studio has combined a pinch of Australian laid-back living with a dash of Art Deco style. Continuing the vibe of the original Milk Beach eatery in Sydney,…
Around Finland’s largest lake, Studio Puisto has designed two black-painted timber buildings to form a new sauna-restaurant at the Pistohiekka Resort. Enshrouded by trees in a rocky cove, the resort comprises two square structures which have been punctuated with circular-shaped…
“We seek the duality that has to do with light and shadow, and we’re always inspired by how light can be transformed by nature.” Alejandro Campos, Ana Martinez, and Joel Rojas, Bandido Studio. Mexican design studio Bandido draw on the rich…
The newly released, heart-rending documentary From Devil’s Breath portrays the devastating 2017 wildfires in Pedrógão Grande, Portugal, through the eyes of two remarkable narratives. Focusing on the toll the rampaging fires have had on the local community and portraying their…
Carmody Groarke has developed a low carbon brick made from recycled municipal waste, which will be used in the construction of the Design Museum Gent’s new wing. Designed in collaboration with Local Works Studio, BC Materials, and TRANS Architecture, the…
Kerstin Thompson Architects has scooped the prestigious Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture for its Bundanon Art Museum in New South Wales, Australia. A world-class centre for creative arts and education, Bundanon was recognised amongst this year’s most eminent…
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Shanghai Library East, a new civic landmark and one of the largest new libraries to exist globally, has opened to the public in China. The building’s monolithic form and monumental shape covers an area of 115,000 square metres, and is…
Bringing the hospitality design community together, the two-day event HIX 2022 will host a series of talks, installations, and more, focusing on the future of responsible design. Taking place from 17th-18th November at London’s Business Design Centre, Hotel Interiors Experience…
Adam Knibb Architects were approached by a climate scientist to design an eco-friendly family home, and the finished building is a trailblazing example of adaptive reuse. Situated within the Surrey Green Belt in Hampshire, the sustainable three-bedroom house responds to…
Japanese designer Yuma Kano has creatively worked with forest debris to create ForestBank, a new type of wood that looks to minimise waste. This pioneering material design makes use of debris from the forest floor that would normally be considered…
