Dezeen Courses: for our latest courses roundup, we've listed six architecture and design programmes taking place this summer available at institutions in the USA, UK, Germany and Italy. The roundup includes summer schools, workshops and short courses to serve as a foundation for future university students. They are suitable for people of all ages and levels of expertise in the fields who want to practice architecture and design this summer. Here are six summer programmes featured on Dezeen Courses: Architecture Summer Programmes at Cornell University The Architecture Summer Programmes at&nbs ..read more

Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design studio Interesting Times Gang has made a new version of its 3D-printed Kelp chair, made from seaweed instead of recycled plastic. Interesting Times Gang's original 2022 Kelp chair was made of recycled fishing nets and wood pulp, and was named after the undulating lines of its form, inspired by ocean vegetation. The Sugar Kelp chair is an update on the 2022 original Ever since its initial release, the studio has harboured the ambition to realise the chair made from its namesake macroalgae, which would make use of an organism that is proving important in the ..read more

Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks on the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the concluding session here from 2:30pm London time. DesignTalks is a programme of panel discussions that take place at the Henning Larsen Architects-designed Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The final session explores the design of movement and the "otherworld" through media such as choreography, fashion, embroidery and queer culture, featuring choreographer and playwright Sigríður Soffía Níelsdóttir, author and filmma ..read more

Planted balconies surround open living spaces at this house in Bangalore, designed by Indian studio 4site Architects for a nature-loving family. Named House of Greens, the four-bedroom home is informed by Bangalore's history of green spaces and parks, which have earned it the moniker of the "garden city" of India. Planted balconies surround House of Greens "As a tribute to Bangalore, the theme of the house is to reflect the garden and abundance of green spaces," 4site Architect's founder Chandrakant Kanthigavi told Dezeen. "The concept of the house was carefully conceived to offer a garden ex ..read more

Photographer Jamie McGregor Smith has spent the last five years capturing brutalist and modernist churches across Europe. Here, he picks his 12 favourites from his Sacred Modernity book. With 139 photographs of 100 churches, McGregor Smith created the book to showcase the sculptural and unique forms of some of the churches built in the post-war period in countries including Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland and the UK. Published by Hatje Cantz with essays by writers Jonathan Meades and Ivica Brnic, Sacred Modernity: The Holy Embrace of Modernist Architecture aims to bring attention to the uncon ..read more

Kartell has collaborated with toymaker Mattel to transform five of its chairs into two hot-pink versions, one to fit real people and one for Barbies, which were shown at Milan design week. Kartell and Mattel Creations – the collector arm of Mattel – worked together to recreate five chairs originally designed for Kartell by architect and designer Philippe Starck. The collaboration includes Barbie-sized versions of iconic Kartell chairs by Philippe Starck. From left to right: Eros, Masters, Louis Ghost, Venice and AI. Each chair was made in its original proportions as well as in a version scale ..read more

There is just one week left to enter our Marmoleum Design Challenge with Forbo Flooring, which invites architects and designers to create a wellbeing space using Marmoleum. Enter before 30 April. The Marmoleum Design Challenge is a global competition that tasks entrants with creating a small space that can provide respite and enhance wellbeing. The space should be designed to be installed in environments such as schools, offices or hospitals – anywhere where you can play, learn, work or heal. Residential applications are excluded. The contest, which is in partnership with Forbo Flooring, is f ..read more

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