ICON 181: Wooden rollercoasters, OMA, the new Qatar, and much more
In this issue: Wooden rollercoasters ride again; Brut, the melancholic design collective, Design Indaba 2018; and much more A word from ICON deputy editor
The Nike Safari in orange The humble trainer is now the default footwear for all ages, nationalities and genders, accepted well beyond the sports field
Plastic waste: the new wave of designers tackling pollution
Pollution from single-use plastics has finally become a hot topic. A new wave of designers and researchers are tackling the problem by rethinking the way
Philippe Starck’s Hilton in Metz: ‘Phantasmagoric’
French designer Philippe Starck has revealed his latest project: a 14-storey Hilton hotel in Metz, topped with a replica of a folksy turn-of- the-century mansion. The
It is the genre-defining High- Tech building, but the Centre Pompidou was not an immediate critical success. In a recent interview, co- architect Richard Rogers
‘It’s a second-rate bean,’ said the Chicago Tribune, ‘that’s been lying in storage because no one wanted it.’ What provoked such ire? News that Houston
Italy’s Lega Nord may be better known for their ultra- conservative policies and thinly disguised racism, but Icon was encouraged to find that among the
Paved in gold: London’s refurbed Centre Point goes on sale
Pevsner called it ‘coarse in the extreme’, but London’s Centre Point has long since crossed the rubicon of respectability, in part because these days there’s
David Chipperfield and Simon Kretz: New book reflects on failing urban planning
David Chipperfield Simon Kretz at Bishopsgate Goodsyard. Photo: Rolex/Tina Ruisinger David Chipperfield and Simon Kretz’s ‘thought experiments’ on a delayed £800m London regeneration scheme shine
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