OPEN Architecture designs blue Bibliotheater in Shanghai
Built for a school, the ship-like library and theatre building features unusual design touches to celebrate reading and performing
Buildings
28.01.21
Bell Phillips completes new school building in Kent
The extension to The Skinners' School complements surrounding Victorian red-brick architecture
Buildings
27.01.21
Nendo designs build-your-own football
Made of 54 plastic parts, the non-inflatable football can be assembled like a puzzle
Design
26.01.21
Learning in the landscape: House of Grain by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
In northern Denmark, a new educational building blends vernacular architecture with contemporary design to help explore agricultural heritage
Buildings
25.01.21
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16 Jan
New York-based practice Young & Ayata (@young_ayata), in collaboration with Mexico City-based Michan Architecture (@michanarchitecture), has completed an eye-catching concrete housing block on the outskirts of the Mexican capital.
The building is defined by distinctive recessed apertures for variously sized windows, which rotate at irregular intervals, creating an undulating facade. Read the full story on our website (link in bio). Photograph: Rafael Buzalo
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16 January
22 Jan
Radical Architecture of the Future, a new book from curator and critic @beatricegalilee (published by @phaidonsnaps), aims to present the most innovative and forward-thinking architecture of recent years, through projects which suggest how architecture can play a role in building a more inclusive and sustainable future. One of the featured projects is the Hikma Religious and Secular Complex by Atelier Masōmī (@atmasomi) and Studio Chahar (@studiochahar) in Dandaji, Niger. The civic complex adopts the earthen architecture traditions of the region, using only three materials that were taken from within a 5km radius of the site, and employing local craftspeople. Read our feature on the new book – highlighting five of our favourite projects – on our website now (link in bio). Photograph: James Wang (@james.q.wang)
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22 January
8 Jan
Serge Schoemaker Architects (@sergeschoemaker.architects) has completed the restoration and renovation of a historic Dutch military fort into a new public destination. With the architectural heritage kept and preserved, the Hoofddorp Fort is now a new urban park for leisure, culture and education, including a restaurant, art gallery, event spaces and an open-air theatre. Inside, specific design interventions have been carefully integrated to complement the original architecture. Photograph: MWA Hart Nibbrig
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8 January
27 Jan
Bell Phillips Architects (@bellphillipsarc) has completed a large-scale extension to The Skinners’ School in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The three-storey structure – the first completed education building for the practice – complements the surrounding Victorian buildings on the school campus, with a red brick exterior and steeply pitched gable roof. Read the full story on our website now (link in bio). Photograph: Kilian O’Sullivan (@kilianosullivan)
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27 January
12 Jan
Seville-based Estudio de Arquitectura Javier Terrados has completed a new health centre in Gibraleón, a town in south-west Spain. Located next to a small museum and overlooking the town’s open-air arena, the building strikes a monumental, civic tone whilst prioritising light, space and wellbeing for those inside. Read the story now on our website (link in bio). Photography by Fernando Alda (@fernandoaldafotografo)
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12 January
20 Jan
Tokyo-based practice Katori archi+design associates has completed the renovation of a chapel in Kyoto overlooking the foothills of Higashiyama.
Katori undertook a two-year renovation and earthquake retrofit of the chapel, adding an immersive cedar wood lattice to the interior, as well as new marble flooring, wooden benches and a wooden altar. Read the story on our website now (link in bio). Photograph: Tomohiro Sakashita
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20 January
19 Jan
In south-west London, a new community centre by @maearchitects combines local history with sustainable design.
Within a CLT structure, the Sands End Arts and Community Centre aims to be an inclusive space for locals. Read the story by @harriet_thorpe on our website now (link in bio). Photograph: Rory Gardiner (@arorygardiner)
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19 January
13 Jan
Hong Kong architecture studio COLLECTIVE (@collective_studio) has completed a closed-loop sustainable bar in the city’s SoHo district called PENICILLIN. The bar’s design is informed by the founders’ philosophy of minimising carbon footprint in food and beverage production. The PENICILLIN Lab area – showcasing culinary experiments, processes, equipment and machineries – is clad in white tiles. Photograph: 1Km Studio/Kevin Mak (@1kmstudio)
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13 January
11 Jan
Tired of Zoom? (And time for cake?) Yo-Yo Machines, developed by @irs_goldsmiths, are DIY devices which enable playful forms of remote communication – from colourful light signals to rhythmic sounds – to connect those separated by the pandemic. The internet-connected devices come in pairs (one for you, one for your far-away friend) and can be built by people at home by following simple instructions to assemble off-the-shelf components. ‘Light Touch’ lets users send slowly fading coloured lights to one another. ‘Knock Knock’ allows you to send tapping sounds. ‘Speed Dial’, meanwhile, is like a mood barometer – a pointer can be moved on one device to indicate your mood from a set of options, and your partner can respond with theirs. Read the full story on our website now (link in bio)
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11 January
15 Jan
Berlin-based architecture practice @sauerbruchhutton has completed the extension of the Berlin Metropolitan School, adding structural timber rooftop volumes to the school’s existing structure. While the timber is externally clad with copper, inside it is left exposed. The project includes a striking new auditorium where the main school events are held. Read the full story on our website now (link in bio). Photograph: Jan Bitter
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15 January
26 Jan
Japanese design firm @nendo_official has developed a non-inflatable, build-your-own football, made up of 54 assemblable parts. As a more resilient football than normal inflatable ones – partly because it does not need re-inflating – the project, named My Football Kit, is intended as a way to make the sport of football more accessible for children around the world. Read the full story on our website now (link in bio). Photography by Akihiro Yoshida
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26 January
25 Jan
In the north Jutland region of Denmark, @reiulframstadarkitekter has designed a new educational building inspired by local agricultural architecture. Named House of Grain, it joins the site of an existing farm and bakery as a place to learn about farming culture and the regional importance of grain. The building, with its dominant red brick-clad facade and kiln-like peaks, cuts a striking, almost radical form in the flat landscape of wheat fields. Read the full story by @harriet_thorpe on our website now (link in bio)
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25 January
Architecture
OPEN Architecture designs blue Bibliotheater in Shanghai
Built for a school, the ship-like library and theatre building features unusual design touches to celebrate reading and performing
Buildings
28.01.21
Bell Phillips completes new school building in Kent
The extension to The Skinners' School complements surrounding Victorian red-brick architecture
Buildings
27.01.21
Learning in the landscape: House of Grain by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
In northern Denmark, a new educational building blends vernacular architecture with contemporary design to help explore agricultural heritage
Buildings
25.01.21
Comment
Design
Nendo designs build-your-own football
Made of 54 plastic parts, the non-inflatable football can be assembled like a puzzle
Design
26.01.21
The bedside table designed to block your mobile signal
The wooden furniture piece by Agata Nowak features an ‘offline pocket’ for smartphones, to help people disconnect
Design
19.01.21
R for Repair: Singapore exhibition champions creatively fixing objects to reduce waste
Ten featured designers show the benefit of working with what exists, rather than creating anew
Design
13.01.21
Videos
Opinion
Gyms are a crime against design
The commercial cult of the body is invading our urban spaces, argues Edwin Heathcote
Crimes Against Design
19.12.20
The problem of a lack of diversity in architecture starts early, but it can be fixed
We need to do more to expand access to the profession from a young age, says Nisha Kurian
Opinion
16.12.20
In the low-traffic neighbourhoods debate, designers need to talk about ownership
Pedestrianisation has become a flashpoint as cities learn to live with the impacts of Covid-19. But democratic decision-making and community investment should be central to the conversation
Opinion
07.12.20
