Diller Scofidio + Renfro designs "companion" building to The Broad in Los Angeles
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by Ellen Eberhardt
44m ago
New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has unveiled images of a grey, sculptural expansion to The Broad museum in Los Angeles, which the studio created nearly a decade ago. Located adjacent to The Broad, the 55,000-square-foot (5,109 square metres) expansion will contain additional art galleries, storage, performance space and two open-air courtyards. Designs show a rectangular building elevated above a plaza. Curved-edge windows are pushed into its facade with the edges of the glazed openings appearing to pull the exterior of the building inwards. The studio said the expansion ..read more
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MENA region gaining "a louder voice" in the global design landscape, say panellists at Design Doha
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by Dezeen staff
44m ago
Promotion: the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East are poised to influence global design trends in an inversion of the West's decades-long impact on the region, according to speakers at a Design Doha panel that can now be viewed on Dezeen. Held as part of the Design Doha Forum (DDF) at Design Doha, the panel was titled: Emerging Trends: Contemporary Art and Architecture in Arab Countries and Their Role in Global Design Trends. It looked at the changes practitioners in the region had observed in terms of cultural narratives and aesthetics. The panel featured Quby Creative Consultants founder Bana ..read more
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Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter draws on traditional log cabins for remote home in Norway
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by Jon Astbury
5h ago
Norwegian studio Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter has completed a home named Årestua in a remote area of Telemark, referencing traditional log cabins to create a feeling of "natural minimalism". Årestua stands on a small, sloped forest clearing and takes its name from the Norwegian word for a log cabin that would historically be organised around an open fire. Årestua is modelled on traditional log cabins Drawing on these cabins, Gartnerfuglen Arkitekter split the home into five volumes, giving rise to four "outhouses" organised around a skylit central living area with a fireplace. Between the volumes ..read more
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"Outstanding" landscape architect Lynn Kinnear dies aged 64
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by Tom Ravenscroft
5h ago
Landscape architect Lynn Kinnear, founder of Kinnear Landscape Architects who collaborated on projects including the Stirling Prize-winning Burntwood School, has died aged 64. Described by Observer architecture critic Rowan Moore as "one of the outstanding landscape architects of her generation", Kinnear passed away earlier this month after a battle with cancer. Lynn Kinnear (above) was the designer of numerous playgrounds including Drapers Fields. Photo by Adrian Taylor Born in Edinburgh in 1960, Kinnear studied at Heriot-Watt University before going on to work at architecture studios includ ..read more
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Studio Morphogenesis wraps waterside mosque in Bangladesh in perforated pink concrete
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by Amina Amber
6h ago
Local architecture office Studio Morphogenesis has used dusty pink coloured concrete to build a waterside mosque that sits on a sloping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Named after the land owner's late mother, the Zebun Nessa Mosque is situated in the rapidly growing industrial outskirts of Dhaka. It was constructed to serve as a spiritual sanctuary and communal space for local workers. The Zebun Nessa Mosque is situated in a busy industrial compound in Dhaka "We wanted to frame the view towards the water," Studio Morphogenesis partner Saiqa Iqbal Meghna told Dezeen. "This creates a sens ..read more
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Demolition of council estates "has peaked"
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by Cajsa Carlson
6h ago
For our Social Housing Revival series, we look at how the fate of UK social-housing estates has become an urgent topic as councils grapple with the housing crisis and challenges of preservation. Regeneration of social housing estates – which typically involves demolishing post-war estates and replacing them with new housing that increases the overall number of units but reduces the proportion of social-rent homes – has become a highly contentious issue in Britain. Nearly 60,000 social-rented homes have been bulldozed in England over the last 10 years, while in London alone 101 estates are rep ..read more
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Vank Long by Anna Vonhausen for Vank
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by Dezeen staff
6h ago
Dezeen Showroom: designer Anna Vonhause opted for an "eye-catching industrial-style" when developing the Vank Long furniture collection for Polish brand Vank. Vank Long comprises an armchair, sofa, pouffe and bench, designed by Vonhause with black-metal frames and rounded cushions in a variety of colours. Vank Long is an "industrial-style" furniture collection The focal point of the collection is the armchair, which can be made with a matching footrest and features ribbed cushioning that have a scalloped appearance when viewed from the side. Each piece can be used independently or combined wi ..read more
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Linehouse creates greenhouse-informed food market in Shanghai
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by Christina Yao
10h ago
Architecture studio Linehouse has wrapped a food market in a Shanghai laneway neighbourhood around a central atrium informed by Victorian greenhouses. Named Foodie Social, the 2,000-square-metre food market is located within the Hong Shou Fang community – a residential area in Shanghai's Putuo district known for its classic "longtang" laneway architecture. The food market is in a two-storey grey brick building in Shanghai The entrance to the two-storey market was framed by a double-height arrangement of stacked recycled red bricks, with a corten steel canopy added to provide shelter ..read more
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Peterson Rich Office inserts white-cube galleries into converted Detroit church
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by Ellen Eberhardt
20h ago
Brooklyn architecture studio Peterson Rich Office has adapted an early-1900s Detroit church into The Shepherd arts centre, inserting contemporary art galleries into its nave and transept. Peterson Rich Office's (PRO) conversion of the original Romanesque-style Good Shepherd Church was based on a desire to keep the "integrity" of its structure intact while creating a performance space, library and two white cube galleries throughout the interior. It is part of the Little Village redevelopment project in the city's East Village. Peterson Rich Office has transformed a 1900s Detroit church into a ..read more
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Pearce+ creates temporary sub-zero restaurant in Canada
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by Kate Mazade
22h ago
UK architecture studio Pearce+ and Canadian designer Joe Kalturnyk have created a temporary inflatable restaurant for subzero temperatures in Winnipeg, Canada. The barrel-vaulted restaurant has space for 48 guests dining in temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius during the 10th annual RAW:almond fine dining food festival, which celebrates both Canadian cuisine and the harsh winter. The temporary restaurant was designed by Pearce+ Each year, the food festival commissions the construction of a temporary structure that responds to its environment and incorporates sustainable reuse. "[The she ..read more
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