Finland welcomes new design festival to Helsinki
This August sees the inaugural edition of a brand-new design festival, set to become an annual fixture on the international design calendar
Vitra acquires Kazuo Shinohara’s iconic Umbrella House
The Swiss manufacturer has relocated one of Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara's last remaining homes from Tokyo to its campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany
Norm Architects complete Michelin-starred restaurant ÄNG in Sweden
The spectacular greenhouse is set within the Ästad Vingård and creates a stimulating interplay between architecture, food and art
Biennale De Renava opens its first edition in Bonifacio
The biennale presents the works of internationally renowned artists such as Rineke Dijkstra, Anish Kapoor and Kara Walker and proposes alternative visions of the Mediterranean
Architecture
Vitra acquires Kazuo Shinohara’s iconic Umbrella House
The Swiss manufacturer has relocated one of Japanese architect Kazuo Shinohara's last remaining homes from Tokyo to its campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany
Norm Architects complete Michelin-starred restaurant ÄNG in Sweden
The spectacular greenhouse is set within the Ästad Vingård and creates a stimulating interplay between architecture, food and art
World Architecture Festival 2022 reveals shortlist ahead of ‘Together’ Lisbon event
Celebrating the world's most innovative architectural projects, WAF will host a live event from November 30 - December 2, bringing together the global community of architects and designers
Cities
Design
Finland welcomes new design festival to Helsinki
This August sees the inaugural edition of a brand-new design festival, set to become an annual fixture on the international design calendar
Biennale De Renava opens its first edition in Bonifacio
The biennale presents the works of internationally renowned artists such as Rineke Dijkstra, Anish Kapoor and Kara Walker and proposes alternative visions of the Mediterranean
André Fu announces three site specific commissions for Hong Kong Palace Museum
Architect and designer André Fu was tasked with creating three site specific commissions including a major installation of modular seating
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Opinion
Emergency housing for homeless young people must be better designed
Three UK architects discuss how to improve emergency shelters for homeless youth
The dark arts of Big Oil advertising
Green fields, blue skies and nostalgic architecture: the fossil fuel advertising of 20th-century Britain inspired delusion. Now we are not such willing participants
Crimes Against Design: The plastic shopping bag
Its design proved so universal – and disposable – that it’s now facing bans. But, asks Tara Okeke, was this the future the bag’s Swedish inventor expected?
