Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed the Monio School and Cultural Centre in Hyrylä, using over 5,000 industrial timber logs to create a structure that references the area’s traditional wooden villas. Located…
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«Design can do more to reduce the built environment’s capacity for enabling misogyny»
Women sick of feeling unsafe in their cities may need to consider disruption as a means of effecting change, writes Helen Parton. When women would rather be stuck in a forest with…
Domestico Estudio clads house in grey brick in Mexican forest
Domestico Estudio has arranged a double-gabled house clad in grey bricks in a way that preserves the surrounding forest in Hidalgo, Mexico. Known as Madí House, the 2,200-square-foot (205-square metre) residence was…
«World’s first net-positive energy» botanical garden completed in Florida
US architecture studios Olin and Overland have completed the «world’s first net-positive energy» botanical garden in Florida, which is powered by a rooftop array of 2,158 solar panels. The project is part…
Pier 1/2 cycleway shelter pairs shingles with postmodern influences
German architects Sascha Henken and Stefanie Rittler have added a scalloped shelter for cyclists to a cycleway in Austria. Named Pier 1/2, the structure is located on the border between Slovakia and Austria…
FujiwaraMuro Architects overlaps concrete boxes to form Osaka house
A blocky concrete form and cutout courtyards define House in Tsurumi-ku, a family home that Japanese studio FujiwaraMuro Architects has added to a sloping street corner in Osaka. Set on a plinth…
This week Jahn completed the 1000M skyscraper in Chicago
This week on Dezeen, the 1000M skyscraper designed by architecture studio Jahn was unveiled in Chicago. Located at the south end of the Michigan Avenue Historic District, the 223-metre-tall skyscraper features two…
Casa Yuma hotel built with «vegetal concrete» and pink bricks
Architecture studio TAAC and interior designer Sara Skalli have created a seaside hotel in Mexico that uses traditional materials including chukum – a finish made from tree resin and limestone. Named Casa…
Cosmic reveals updated «high-quality» model of all-electric micro home
US company Cosmic has unveiled an accessory dwelling unit that it claims is the first to come with integrated systems for generating and storing solar power and recycling water. Called Cosmic ONE,…
«Simple and clear» service centre draws on roadside buildings in Norway
Local studios Jørgen Tandberg Architecture and Vatn Architecture looked towards the simplicity of utilitarian roadside buildings when designing Brunstranda Service Building in Norway. Located in Lofoten, an archipelago in the north of…