The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an apartment block in California constructed like a "real-life Lego-kit". Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Florida-based manufacturer Renco has completed a Palm Springs apartment complex that was made using Lego-like blocks made of repurposed materials and designed by architecture studio Arquitectonica.

Constructed from a composite blend of glass fibres, resin, and stone, the blocks were designed to be stronger, less energy-intensive and more affordable than conventional materials.

This week's newsletter also featured Ghanaian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko being named the recipient of this year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal, the reveal of plans and the architect for this year's Serpentine Pavilion and a "first aid kit" for furniture designed by Yalan Dan.

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Dezeen's Pinterest board featuring university buildings has been viewed more than 200,000 times. As students across the southern hemisphere return to school, we've rounded up twelve of the best projects from our Pinterest.

This roundup features distinctive university buildings from across the globe that use a variety of different textures, colours and unusual materials to stand out.

Architecture studios including Woods Bagot and Diller Scofidio + Renfro used materials such as concrete, zinc and weathering-steel cladding to create university facilities with an innovative look.

Scroll down to see seven projects from our university buildings board on Pinterest.

The Deakin Law School, Australia, by Woods Bagot

Woods Bagot was commissioned to design this university building for Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.

The new campus building is comprised of a zinc-clad volume and a fluted concrete tower. In addition to classrooms, the building features an amphitheatre, study areas, technology bars and individual workspaces.

Find out more about the Deakin Law School ›

The Prior Performing Arts Center, USA, by Diller Scofidio + Renfro

The Prior Performing Arts Center completed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro features an undulating facade of precast concrete and weathering steel panels.

The facility, which measures 8,000 square-foot, has a student centre, classrooms, two theatres and an art gallery.

Find out more about the Prior Performing Arts Center ›

The Interactive Learning Pavilion, USA, by LMN Architects

A series of walkways clad in perforated aluminium connect the two separate volumes that form this university building in Santa Barbara, California, by US studio LMN Architects.

The studio used varying shades of brick to pattern the volumes and incorporated curving walls, bridges, ramps, and terraces to give the appearance of a canyon.

Find out more about the Interactive Learning Pavilion › 

The Geo and Environmental Centre, Germany, by Kaan Architecten

The appearance of a block of stone informed Dutch studio Kaan Architecten's design for the Geo Environmental Centre, designed for the University of Tübingen in Germany.

The geological work which takes place within the building informed its design.

Find out more about the Geo and Environment Centre ›

INES Innovation Center, Chile, by Pezo von Ellrichshausen

The INES Innovation Center, designed by Pezo von Ellrichshausen for the University of Bío-Bío in Concepcion, was constructed using red-pigmented concrete that forms curved walls and circular voids (above and main image).

The Chilean architect's aim was to encourage people to be creative and use their imagination by demonstrating how a simple multi-storey building can become spatially complex.

Find out more about the INES Innovation Center ›

The Diwan, Canada, by AXIA Design Associates and Arriz + Co 

Canadian studios AXIA Design Associates and Arriz + Co worked together to design a pavilion and event space that can be found without the University of Alberta's Botanic Gardens.

The pavilion, which is known as the Diwan, was inspired by traditional Islamic design.

Find out more about the Diwan ›

The Walton Center of Planetary Health, USA, by Grimshaw and Architekton

Natural elements such as rocks and saguaro cacti informed the pleated facade of this building for Arizona State University, designed by architecture studio Grimshaw in collaboration with local studio Architekton.

The 281,000-square-feet facility encloses a variety of research institutes focused on topics such as food, water, energy and climate change.

Find out more about the Walton Center of Planetary Health ›

The Boston University Centre for Computing & Data Science, USA, by KPMB Architects

A series of cantilevered volumes define the Boston University Centre for Computing in Boston, which was designed by Canadian studio KPMB Architects.

The 19-story structure uses a closed-loop geothermal heating system and has solar panels as well as an optimized shading system provided by its louvres.

Find out more about the Boston University Centre for Computing & Data Science ›

The Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza, Japan, by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Japanese studio Kengo Kuma and Associates created this student hub for the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

The Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza is partially submerged below ground, its presence masked by a sloped roof adorned with wooden bleachers and plants.

Find out more about the Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza ›

The Burkina Institute of Technology, Burkina Faso, by Diébédo Francis Kéré

Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré's studio built this university located in Burkina Faso, western Africa. Locally sourced clay was used for the walls and screens are made from eucalyptus wood.

The building forms part of Lycée Schorge Secondary School campus in Koudougou, which was also designed by the studio. It spans 2,100 square meters and comprises a sequence of repeated modules that encompass classrooms, lecture halls, and supplementary spaces.

Find out more about the Burkina Institute of Technology ›

The Creative Centre, England, by Tate+Co

London studio Tate+Co constructed the Creative Centre for York St John University in England.

The building has a variety of different timber finishes on its outer walls, including black-painted larch. Inside, it houses teaching spaces for music and computer science.

Find out more about the creative centre ›

The Science and Engineering Complex, USA, by Behnisch Architekten

Behnisch Architekten has designed a massive academic building for Harvard University, which it says showcases the "world's first hydroformed stainless-steel screen".

The 544,000-square-feet complex accommodates people working in robotics, bioengineering, applied physics and mechanical engineering.

Find out more about the Science and Engineering Complex ›

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features AI smart binoculars designed by Marc Newson. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, sports optics brand Swarovski Optik unveiled its AX Visio Binoculars by industrial designer Newson. The binoculars are equipped with artificial intelligence, which allows them to identify bird and animal species.

Commenters were sceptical about the design. One asked, "Doesn't this ruin the fun of bird-watching?", noting that it takes away the challenge of "learning to recognise birds.'" Another loved the "cool" design, however, describing it as a "real-life Pokedéx".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a pair of spiky high-rise towers by BIG nearing completion in Copenhagen, Tadao Ando's plans for a luxury residential complex in Dubai and a prototype trainer that is 3D-printed from compostable materials created by shoe brand Vivobarefoot and material science company Balena.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a staggered skyscraper in Tirana, Albania, designed by Portuguese studio OODA. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

OODA has designed a skyscraper comprised of 13 staggered cube volumes for the Hora Vertikale residential development in Tirana.

The 140-metre-tall building, which is scheduled for completion in 2024, will consist of apartments stacked over a park with public amenities.

This week's newsletter also featured the "world's first wireless transparent OLED TV designed by LG, NEOM's plans for an "upside-down" skyscraper and a concrete holiday home with a rotated terrace by Croxatta and Opazo Architects.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features photographs of The Henderson office building by Zaha Hadid Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

New photographs show Zaha Hadid Architects' The Henderson office building as it nears completion in Hong Kong's Central Business District.

Readers analysed the structure, with one saying it is "more than just a towering structure; it represents a new era in architectural innovation with its monolithic geometry and revolutionary design".

Others disagreed, claiming it "contributes nothing substantial to architecture" and describing the skyscraper as "uninspired".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an opinion piece by James McLachlan about Elon Musk's Cybertruck, architecture studio AO's plans for a supertall skyscraper in Oklahoma City and underwear brand Modibodi's collaboration with illustrator Justyna Green on the First Period Kit.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a supertall skyscraper in Dubai designed by Mercedes-Benz. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Car company Mercedes-Benz and developer Binghatti have unveiled designs for a supertall skyscraper in central Dubai.

The tower, named Mercedes-Benz Places, is planned to be 341 metres high and will be the brand's first branded residential property.

This week's newsletter also featured Taiwanese designer Pao Hui Kao's first solo exhibition, a travertine holiday home in Denmark by Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher and Neom's reveal of the Norlana yachting town designed by 10 Design.

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Over the recent holiday season, many people visited temples to reflect on the passing year. We've rounded up seven projects from our popular temple board on Pinterest.

Around the world, temples are a sacred place for worship, quiet contemplation and celebration. Studios including James Gorst Architects and Hariri Pontarini Architects have commissioned temples for local communities to unite and deepen their spiritual connection.

Scroll down to see seven projects from our temple board on Pinterest.

Sunoo Temple House, India, by Saket Sethi

Indian architect Saket Sethi designed the Sunoo Temple House in Mumbai, India. The dwelling features a rooftop garden and a private worship space that was designed to capture the essence of a galaxy.

The egg-shaped temple is decorated with a glittering mosaic.

Find out more about Sunoo Temple House ›

The Upper-Cloister Buddhist temple, China, by Atelier Deshaus

The Upper-Cloister Buddhist temple and meditation complex in Beijing, China, consists of a series of spaces arranged on stepped platforms located next to the Great Wall of China.

Atelier Deshaus intended to blend the temple with the surrounding terrain to acknowledge the site's history of coal mining and terrace farming.

Find out more about the Upper-Cloister Buddhist temple ›

Temple complex, England, James Gorst Architects

James Gorst Architects created this non-denominational temple complex as a place for contemplation and to provide a spiritual connection to the landscape.

Located in rural Hampshire, UK, the structure is comprised of a rotunda temple, library, prayer chapels and meeting space arranged around a courtyard garden.

Find out more about this temple complex in Hampshire › 

Hindu temple complex, India, by Sameep Padora & Associates

Sameep Padora & Associates created this Hindu temple complex in Andhra Pradesh, India. The studio designed steps made from local black limestone slabs as a nod to traditional Hindu temple forms.

The complex, which is surrounded by a moat, contains two tower-topped shrines and an elongated building which houses a kitchen, public toilets and the priest's quarters.

Find out more about this Hindu temple complex ›

Shoraku-Ji, Japan, by Toru Kashihara Architects

Shoraku-Ji is a Buddhist temple in Tokyo located on a site encompassed by other temples and cemeteries.

The building's facade is divided into three horizontal bands formed by stacked concrete walls and glazed openings.

Find out more about Shoraku-Ji ›

Bahá'í Temple, Chile, by Hariri Pontarini Architects

The religious Bahá'í Community based in Chile entrusted Hariri Pontarini Architects to complete this sculptural temple.

Sufi whirling dancers, who spin in large skirts as a form of physical meditation, Japanese bamboo baskets, and fragments of shattered glass informed its design.

Find out more about the Bahá'í Temple ›

Narayantala Thakurdalan, India, Abin Design Studio

Precast concrete jalis, stacked to create a screen wall, are the main feature of this Hindu temple in India designed by Abin Design Studio.

The buildings' permeable facade enables individuals to maintain a visual link with the shrine as they pass by, all the while preserving a designated area for daily worship, slightly removed from the busy intersection.

Find out more about Narayantala Thakurdalan ›

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This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter examines the arguments supporting and opposing the recent proposals for an MSG Sphere in London and features an interview with French fashion designer Christian Louboutin.

In recent weeks, a pressing question has emerged: should London build a Sphere? Dezeen takes a closer look at both sides of the debate.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment, the creators of the venue, wanted to build a Sphere in Stratford, east London, but encountered resistance from critics. Stop MSG Sphere, a group of residents opposing the project, described it as a "supersized fever dream".

December's Dezeen in Depth also featured an exclusive interview with Christian Louboutin and an opinion piece from Michelle Ogundehin on Pantone's Colour of the Year.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features mega-project Neom's latest destination, an immersive events space. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Spanish studio Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura is designing Utamo as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia, which was described as a "theatre of the future".

Commenters had mixed opinions; one expressed that "something is thrilling in the implementation of visionary talent" after "setting aside the controversies surrounding Neom". Another asked, "Would the old Bofill have taken part in such a charade?"

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an exclusive film by Dezeen where Eric Owen Moss describes his design approach to constructing the (W)rapper office, a 190-metre-tall residential timber tower by Fraser & Partners and visuals of the Qiddiya City Esports Arena by Populous.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Australia's decision to ban engineered stone due to rising cases of silicosis. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Australia has become the first country in the world to ban engineered stone, following an increase in silicosis cases among workers who handle the material.

The ban targets engineered stone, which is also known as agglomerate stone – a type of material made by mixing crushed stone with a resin binder – and will come into effect from 1 July 2024.

This week's newsletter also featured David Lake and Ted Flato's win of the 2024 AIA Gold Medal, Snøhetta's design for an opera house in Saudi Arabia and an exclusive interview with LVMH US head Anish Melwani on sustainability.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a hydrogen refuelling station designed by Philippe Starck. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

French designer Starck created a hydrogen refuelling station that has a mirror-polished stainless-steel casing and colour-changing dichroic glass. Starck's design was showcased at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai as part of the Green Zone a hub dedicated to energy transition technologies, innovation and decarbonisation.

Due to the station's mirror casing, one criticized Starck's lack of "consideration for birds crashing." Another questioned how "invisible" the station would be "when covered in dirt, mess, and ill-assorted stickers and notices," before describing it as "the wreckage of a fancy idea".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included 11 limited-edition handbags designed by architect Frank Gehry for Louis Vuitton, a mass-timber home in Norway created by Snøhetta and engineer Tor Helge Dokka and an opinion piece about office pods by Freyja Sewell.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Tesla's reveal of its long-awaited Cybertruck. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Car manufacturer Tesla has officially launched its electric Cybertruck. The vehicle, which was first unveiled in 2019, features an angular shape and has a cold-rolled stainless-steel exterior.

The car was seen by Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft in Tesla's Miami showroom during this year's Miami art week.

This week's newsletter also featured the reveal of RIBA's House of the Year 2023, Zaha Hadid Architects' completion of the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre and Pantone's unveiling of its 2024 Colour of the Year.

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Over the past year, Pinterest users have had a keen interest in skateparks. We've rounded up nine projects from our skateboarding board.

This roundup features bold skateparks from around the world that aim to encourage physical activity, creativity and socialising.

Artists and designers, including Yinka Ilori and Koo Jeong A, have incorporated colour into their designs to create bright and inviting spaces.

Scroll down to see nine projects from our skateboarding board on Pinterest.

Vans skatepark, France, by PlayLab Inc and California Skateparks

Los Angeles practice PlayLab Inc and construction company California Skateparks worked together to design this temporary skatepark, which was unveiled at this year's Paris men's fashion week.

The installation featured Van's distinctive checkerboard motif and contained ramps that were made from transparent plexiglass and arranged in a skateable formation.

Find out more about this installation ›

OooOoO, Italy, by Koo Jeong A

South Korean artist Koo installed a skatepark inside Triennale Milano's ground-floor galleria that she covered in glow-in-the-dark paint.

Koo also worked with electronic music producer Koreless to design a soundtrack for the skating experience, which was accompanied by a lighting scheme.

Find out more about OooOoO ›

Cárdenas sports complex and skate park, Mexico, by Quintanilla Arquitectos

The Cárdenas sports complex, designed by Quintanilla Arquitectos, is comprised of a basketball court, a soccer field, a skatepark, playground and an outdoor gym.

The skatepark, which is made from concrete, is adjacent to a long double-height steel-and-concrete structure that covers the basketball court and a multipurpose court.

Find out more about the Cárdenas sports complex › 

Colorama skatepark, France, by Yinka Ilori

British designer Ilori was invited to design this indoor skate park within the La Condition Publique Cultural Centre near Lille, France.

Ilori employed a vibrant colour palette throughout the space, giving it a strong identity and creating a bright, enjoyable space for skateboarding.

Find out more about the Colorama skate park ›

F51, England, by Holloway Studio

F51, which was completed by Hollaway Studio in 2022, is a multi-storey skatepark located in Folkestone in Kent, England.

The building features three skate floors that offer facilities for both skateboarders and BMX riders, including two concrete bowls and multi-level landscapes.

Find out more about F51  ›

Crystal Palace Skatepark, England, by Canvas

In 2018, skatepark company Canvas was commissioned to design the Crystal Palace Skatepark as a free facility for the local community.

Located in south-east London, this park design comprises three unique sections. Its main feature is a deep clover-shaped bowl, which has stone coping and tiling.

Find out more about Crystal Palace Skatepark ›

The Skateable Object Park, USA, by Yinka Ilori

The Skateable Object Park is a demountable skatepark that Ilori installed at the Faena District in Miami Beach during Miami art week 2021.

The temporary installation, which was commissioned by Unique Design X Group, features salmon-pink ramps on a bright yellow floor.

Find out more about the Skaetable Object Park ›

Supreme store, USA, Brinkworth

Design studio Brinkworth designed this elevated skateboarding bowl for a Supreme store in San Francisco.

The bowl was built with a curved, wood exoskeleton and textured lacquer, and was fabricated and installed by artist Steve Badgett and his studio SIMPARCH.

Find out more about this Supreme store ›

Le Cube, France, by MANA and Scott Oster

Architecture studio MANA and skateboarder Scott Oster installed a skate ramp encased within a reflective silver cube in the atrium of Le Bon Marché department store in Paris.

The mirrored cube was added to the store's central atrium to be used as a stage and sculpture.

Find out more about Le Cube ›

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a pair of concrete pavilions installed by Pezo von Ellrichshausen in Chile. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture practice Pezo von Ellrichshausen has installed a lookout tower and a sunken shelter in the Chilean countryside.

The two pavilions, named Lama and Rosa, are situated on a rural site owned by the studio's founders Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen.

Commenters mostly praised the buildings, with one noting, 'this is the scale/size at which modernist ideas work beautifully." However, another criticized the "wasteful concrete structures".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included Kelly Wearstler's design for Ulla Johnson's flagship store in West Hollywood, Nike's launch of Alphafly 3, its latest running shoe and a floating house in Ecuador by Natura Futura Arquitectura and architect Juan Carlos Bamba.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the renovation of a 1960s townhouse in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Architecture practice Pricegore has restored a modernist townhouse in Chelsea, London. The studio converted the four-storey house into a three-bedroom home.

Pricegore aimed to improve the existing home by creating larger and more flexible living spaces, all while keeping the building's brutalist ideals intact with exposed material finishes.

This week's newsletter also featured Nike's unveiling of its latest running super shoe, Alphafly 3, Neom's plans for a hexagonal-pillar hotel on the Gulf of Aqaba and a boutique store in Amsterdam with a "wave-like" facade by Dutch architecture practice Studio RAP.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Novartis Pavilion in Basel by AMDL Circle and Iart. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Italian studio AMDL Circle and interdisciplinary design studio Iart have completed the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland.

The round pavilion is wrapped in a media facade that is comprised of 10,000 solar modules with 30,000 embedded LEDs.

Readers were amazed by the structure, with one describing it as "impressive". Another thought it was "somewhere beyond brilliant".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included UK firm Heatherwick Studio's Azabudai hills development in Tokyo, a brutalist house in Mexico by architecture studio Lucio Muniain and an exclusive interview with designer Héctor Esrawe.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features photos of two skyscrapers designed by BIG as they near completion. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Newly released images showcase the exterior of two stone-clad skyscrapers designed by BIG for its One High Line development, located by the High Line park in New York.

It comprises two stepped-spiral condominium towers, which will enclose a central public courtyard with retail spaces at the base.

This week's newsletter also featured the opening of a retrospective exhibition of designer Tom Dixon's work in London, visuals of Foster + Partners' design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka and the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo completed by Heatherwick Studio.

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Over the past week, searches for mosques on Pinterest have increased by more than 10 per cent. We've rounded up seven projects from our mosque board.

The studios included in this roundup looked to traditional Islamic architecture to create timeless mosques to be used as a space for worship and prayer.

Studios including Shatotto and Marks Barfield Architects used natural building materials to design mosques to serve the local community.

Scroll down to see seven projects from our mosque board on Pinterest.

Sydney mosque, Australia, Candalepas Associates

A decorative concrete-vaulted roof is the main feature of this mosque in Sydney, Australia, by architecture studio Candalepas Associates.

The building can accommodate 300 men and women and has two adjoined but separate courtyards which provide segregated gender-specific routes to perform required ablutions before prayer.

Find out more about this mosque in Sydney ›

Paradise Has Many Gates installation by Aljan Gharem

Saudi Arabian artist Ajlan Gharem looked to Islamic tradition when designing this installation which was awarded the V&A's Jameel Prize.

Gharem created the mosque out of chicken wire to recall the imagery of refugee detention centres and border walls and invoke associated feelings of anxiety.

Find out more about the Paradise Has Many Gates installation ›

Mosque of Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash, Dubai, by Dabbagh Architects

White stone facades consisting of geometric forms and calligraphy define this mosque in the UAE designed by Dubai studio Dabbagh Architects.

In remembrance of the late businessman Mohamed Abdulkhaliq Gargash, after whom the mosque is named, the Gargash family commissioned the studio to design a tranquil prayer space, offering respite from the bustling city.

Find out more about the Mosque of Mohamed Abulkhaliq Gargash › 

The Cambridge Central Mosque, England, by Marks Barfield Architects

Marks Barfield Architects designed this mosque in Cambridge, which takes inspiration from local architecture in Cambridge. Using timber, the studio created tree-like pillars that connect to form an interwoven, octagonal canopy which holds up its domed roof.

Domes are significant in Islamic culture and symbolise heaven and earth, making them a common addition to sacral architecture.

Find out more about the Cambridge Central Mosque ›

The Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque, Bangladesh, by Shatotto

Architecture practice Shatotto used brick to create the Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque which is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Two brick masses frame an open-air prayer space, referred to as a sahn. On one side, you'll find the male prayer spaces, while the other side accommodates the women's prayer hall, restrooms, ablution spaces for both men and women and the imam's room.

Find out more about the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Jame Mosque ›

The Dandaji Mosque, Niger, Atelier Masomi

Atelier Masomi completed this mosque for a community in Niger using locally fabricated compressed earth bricks.

The studio avoided using materials that could not be locally sourced, such as glass, and lighting fixtures in the mosque are all from local markets.

Find out more about the Dandaji Mosque ›

Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Bangladesh, Marina Tabassum

Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum designed this mosque for a densely populated neighbourhood in Dhaka.

Tabassum placed the mosque on a raised plinth to give worshippers an area for socialising and to protect it from floodwater.

Find out more about the Bait Ur Rouf Mosque ›

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This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter explores the concept of animal-centric interspecies design and features an interview with set designer Es Devlin. Subscribe to Dezeen in Depth now.

Interspecies design is a recent design trend that prioritises the requirements of bugs and animals above human beings.

Dezeen contributor Rima Sabina Aaouf explores whether "interspecies design" is the next phase in designing more sustainable spaces and objects.

October's Dezeen in Depth also featured an exclusive interview with set designer Es Devlin and an opinion piece from RIBA Royal Gold Medal-winner Yasmeen Lari.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features London mayor Sadiq Khan's decision to refuse plans to build the MSG Sphere in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has rejected a planning application for the Populous-designed spherical music venue MSG Sphere London.

The decision was made due to the "unacceptable" negative impact that the venue would have on residents in Stratford, London, where it was planned to be built.

Commenters celebrated the news, with many applauding Khan's decision. One remarked, "Good, the residents of Stratford have suffered enough," referring to the 2012 Olympic games, which were hosted in the area. Another added, "Good, that thing is an eyesore."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a tower of staggered concrete blocks on a Calais coastline by Atelier 9.81, a robot that can build 3D volumes out of wool created by Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma and an interview with set designer Es Devlin.

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Chinese car manufacturer Nio has launched Blue Sky Lab, its own sustainable fashion brand, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award.

Blue Sky Lab creates garments and accessories using materials left over from the car manufacturing process including seat belts, airbags and other car-grade fabrics to demonstrate how waste can be "creatively repurposed".

Nio claims the label is "the world's first sustainable fashion brand launched by an automotive company and brought to mass production".

Blue Sky Lab made its debut in 2021 at the Shanghai Auto Show and has since reused nearly 55,000 metres of waste fabric.

These car-grade surplus materials can help to create new high-performance products, according to the brand.

"Blue Sky Lab enjoys an innate advantage by adopting auto-grade materials in its fashion products as these materials outperform their consumer-grade counterparts to a large extent," the brand said.

"We think more about improving our products rather than blindly catering to the external environment. For example, the recycled materials from the airbags are light and durable with high strength, a perfect fit for lightweight fashion items."

The materials are simply sterilised and repurposed into a variety of products in line with the brand's minimal futuristic aesthetic.

"Regarding environmental protection, most visual communication tends to adopt nature and green elements," the company said.

"However, rather than being confined by such a monotonous style, we have chosen to find inspirations from our DNA and business areas including innovative technologies, manufacturing and industrialization, and lifestyle in carrying out product design."

"Blue Sky Lab has joined with global design talent including Nio's designers, Japanese architect Shuhei Aoyama, French leather goods designer Vincent du SARTEL, Finnish designer Rolf Ekroth, NIO user designers and designers from Parsons School of Design, Li-Ning and Allbirds," the brand added.

The brand told Dezeen it has mass-produced over a hundred different fashion items since its inception alongside tables, stools and lighting fixtures.

The brand also partnered with an independent product testing and certification agency to calculate the carbon footprint of its bestselling products.

"Compared with their counterparts made of traditional raw materials, their footprint per unit is 18 to 58 per cent less," the brand said.

Blue Sky Lab has been shortlisted in the sustainable consumer design category of this year's Dezeen Awards.

Here, the brand is competing against the world's "first refillable" edge styler and soap-in-a-can brand Kankan.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the renovation of Lever House by architecture studio SOM. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has completed a restoration and renovation of the Lever House skyscraper in New York City, which the firm originally designed seventy years ago.

The studio restored the 22-storey office building's lobby, plaza, interior office spaces, terraces, third-floor lounge and mechanical systems.

This week's newsletter also featured architect Tadao Ando's design for the 10th MPavilion in Melbourne, a technique for 3D printing with wool created by Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma and the reveal of the latest region of the Saudi Arabian mega project Neom.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the reveal of Tadao Ando's plans for a concrete arts centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Japanese architect Ando has designed Il Teatro at Aljada, a cylindrical performing arts centre for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

The building will measure 24,155 square meters and contain a 2,000-seat auditorium, a boutique restaurant, and a gallery. It will also have space to host a variety of shows, including theatre performances, operas, dances, art exhibitions, festivals and films.

Readers flocked to the comments to share their thoughts. One praised the architect's "remarkable vision" and noted that it "will be an interesting architecture when completed". Another wasn't as keen, saying: "his early work was so much better".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included another Ando design, his MPavilion in Melbourne, Australia, a playschool and apartment in East London designed by Sam Jacob Studio and a fibreglass-like chair made from sheep fleeces by UK-based company Solidwool.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the Welsh Mountain Hembury Chair, a seat constructed from wool and bio-resin. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

UK company Solidwool has designed a material made from a mixture of wool and bio-resin, which resembles fibreglass and has been used to create the Welsh Mountain Hembury Chair.

The wool used for the seat comes from Welsh Mountain sheep, which have grazed in the valleys and steep hillsides of Wales for centuries and have either dark or light-coloured fleeces.

This week's newsletter also featured Tadao Ando's designs for a performing arts centre in Sharjah, an interview with the coordinator of the mammoth Great Green Wall project Elvis Paul Tangem and an opinion piece by architect Yasmeen Lari about the threat of environmental hazards triggered by climate change.

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Over the past month, searches for modular furniture on Pinterest have increased more than 100 per cent. We've rounded up eight projects from our modular furniture board.

Projects included in the round-up include a BIG modular sofa system, which was designed and inspired by the Danish studio's works, and a collection of modular sex furniture by Irish designer Domhall Nolan that nods to retro gym equipment.

Materials including fibreglass and mesh were used to create these modular designs, which have been customised for a wide range of purposes and spaces.

Scroll down to see eight projects from our modular furniture board on Pinterest.

Ebba chair collection by Kaoi and THINKK studio

Thai design studio Kaoi collaborated with THINKK studio to design this modular chair collection that is comprised of three deckchair-style seats featuring graphic and sculptural armrests.

The 1980s Memphis Group influenced the chair's design, which features striking forms characterized by squiggles, zigzags and arcs.

Find out more about the Ebba chair collection ›

Voxel sofa system by BIG

The Voxel sofa system by Danish Architecture studio BIG was informed by its architecture projects, as well as video game Minecraft and the works of architect Mies van der Rohe.

The sofa's name and design derive from the concept of a three-dimensional pixel, known as a voxel.

The design was created to be adaptable and consists of four main parts that can be interchanged and assembled in various ways.

Find out more about the Voxel sofa system ›

T4 by Holloway Li and Uma Objects

Holloway Li and furniture producer Uma Objects worked together to design a series of modular chubby seats inspired by 1990s design.

The collection is composed of legless and armless chairs made from fibreglass and coloured upholstery and comes in a variety of different colours.

Find out more about T4 › 

Play Pieces by Domhnall Nolan

The Play Pieces are an assortment of modular sex furniture pieces that draw on retro gym equipment. They were designed for Joyride, a queer kink night that launched in London at the beginning of this year.

The collection, created by Nolan, contains two items of furniture as well as a detachable cage-wall.

Find out more about the Play Pieces collection ›

Nerthus-Sofa collection by ATRA

Furniture design studio ATRA created the Nerthus-Sofa collection, a modular sofa system that is upholstered with strips of white hemp fabric.

The collection comprises lounges, chairs and ottomans, which can be slotted together to form a large singular unit.

Find out more about the Nerthus-Sofa collection ›

Appropriating the Grid by Irene Roca Moracia

Central Saint Martins graduate Irene Roca Moracia used scrap building materials to create a modular furniture system.

The collection, named Appropriating the Grid, was designed to highlight the wastefulness of the construction industry and consists of 11 building blocks that can be combined to form furniture.

Find out more about Appropriating the Grid ›

Betula by Martin Thübeck

Betula is a range of furniture that Swedish designer Martin Thübeck constructed using reclaimed wood from a birch sawmill.

The collection consists of a chair and a dresser that were informed by Italian designer Enzo Mari's Autoprogettazione pieces and the Crate chair by Dutch designer Gerrit Rietveld.

Find out more about Betula ›

Zabuton Sofa by Umé Studio 

Umé Studio created the modular Zabuton Sofa from bolsters, wood and traditional Japanese Zabuton cushions.

The cushions were used to pad out the wooden furniture piece, which encompasses a low maple wood plinth that has grooves for modular, triangular-shaped dividers.

Find out more about Zabuton Sofa ›

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a "garden hotel" in Singapore designed by architecture studio WOHA. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

WOHA completed a hotel in Singapore featuring pool terraces that are covered in planting to encourage visitors to observe nature.

Each terrace was wrapped on two sides by guest rooms in six-storey blocks and has a different theme.

Commenters were fascinated by the hotel. One described it as "a piece of Las Vegas in downtown Singapore". Whilst another thought the project was "ambitious", they also questioned whether it might be "a bit too arbitrary".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a compostable jersey made from Abacá banana plants, a stepped retail building in Baltimore designed by 3XN and a concrete commercial office in Medellín by StudioSC and Base Taller.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Foster and Partners' plans for an urban centre in China. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

UK studio Foster+Partners has unveiled a master plan for an urban centre in Hangzhou, China, which will be centred around a skyscraper-flanked spine.

The project will be located in the Yuhang district next to the "infinity loop" skyscraper being designed by Danish studio BIG for OPPO.

This week's newsletter also featured the launch of Dezeen's latest editorial series – Designing for Disaster, a stepped retail building located along Baltimore's Inner Harbor by Danish architecture practice 3XN and Nike's launch of its Swoosh 1 Flyknit trainers for babies and toddlers.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Vruit, a set of sex toys designed for self-insemination. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

At this year's Dutch Design Week, design graduate Juliane Kühr showcased a collection of sex toys for self-insemination, which can be used during sex to help facilitate conception. The Vruit kit includes a masturbator for sperm donation and two insemination devices.

Readers were intrigued by the kit. One reader commended its "innovative design purposes", while another said: "This sounds like a great idea! I have some friends in my circle who are in a similar situation, and I know they would love to use this."

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included plans for Terrarium Cheong-Dam, a skyscraper being designed in South Korea by ODA, a home featuring concrete pillars in Canada designed by Omer Arbel and a minimalist pink house in Culiacán, Mexico.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an exclusive interview with Japanese architect Junya Ishigami in which he explains his unique approach to designing buildings. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Speaking to Dezeen after last month's In Focus: Radical Repair conference hosted by The World Around and Fondation Cartier, Ishigami discussed his unconventional approach to architectural design and emphasised the importance of creating architecture "from non-architecture things".

"We get inspiration from the condition or the existing environment in each project," he told Dezeen.

"For me, architecture is not just man-made, and also architecture should be one of the elements of the scenery," he continued. "So the architecture itself is not important, but the importance is the relationship with the surroundings."

This week's newsletter also featured a wearable CNC machine designed by product design engineer Jasper Mallinson, the completion of BIG's first supertall skyscraper in New York and the unveiling of the winner of Dezeen and Samsung's Re:Create Design Challenge.

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Over the past month, searches for pavilions on Pinterest have increased by 100 per cent. We've rounded up eight innovative examples from our pavilion board.

The projects featured in this roundup include both permanent pavilions and temporary pavilions, which can be used for socialising or provide space for reflection.

Among them are innovative buildings by artist Joana Vasconcelos and architect Odile Decq that resemble wedding cakes and feature pyramidal glass designs.

Scroll down to see eight projects from our pavilions board on Pinterest.

Wedding Cake Pavilion, UK, by Joana Vasconcelos

Artist Vasconcelos covered the exterior of this pavilion with glazed, pastel ceramic tiles to mimic cake icing and combine "patisserie and architecture as a temple to love," she told Dezeen.

The 12-metre-tall structure, called the Wedding Cake Pavilion, is located on the grounds of Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England.

Find out more about the Wedding Cake Pavilion ›

MPavilion, Australia, by All(zone)

The ninth edition of Melbourne's MPavilion was designed by Bangkok architecture studio All(zone).

The piece, which was created to honour outdoor life in Melbourne, was adorned with a bright orange canopy made from fishing nets.

Find out more about the ninth MPavilion ›

Kithara Music Kiosk, Mexico, by TO Arquitectura

TO Arquitectura teamed up with the local community to construct a music school with an arched ceiling made from recycled and donated masonry.

The school is located in Yuguelito, Mexico City, and will also be used as a stage for events in the neighbourhood.

Find out more about the Kithara Music Kiosk › 

Garden pavilion, Somaliland, by Rashid Ali Architects

A timber frame forms this pavilion located in the garden of a house in Somaliland, designed by Rashid Ali Architects.

The pavilion is filled with a series of plywood and tinted glass panels to give it a chequered appearance.

The space will be used for workshops and was created to stand out from the surrounding buildings in a densely populated residential district in Hargeisa.

Find out more about this garden pavilion in Somaliland ›

Tea House Pavilion, Czech Republic, by Grau Architects

Grau Architects looked to traditional Japanese architecture when creating this pavilion that overlooks a lake in the Czech Republic.

The studio constructed The Tea House Pavilion from locally sourced spruce and plywood to help it blend into the treeline behind it.

Find out more about the Tea House Pavilion ›

The Green Pavilion, France, by Studio Odile Decq

Architect Decq completed this glass pavilion with a pyramidal roof, which was installed in the Jardin des Tuileries as part of the 2022 edition of the Paris+ par Art Basel art fair.

The Green Pavilion was filled with plants that could be viewed by passersby through the glass. Candles were lit inside the structure during the evening, giving the pavilion the appearance of a lantern.

Find out more about The Green Pavilion ›

The Johnson Owl Deck Pavilion, USA, by Jesús Vassallo 

Architect Jesús Vassallo and a group of graduate students from Houston's Rice University constructed The Johnson Owl Deck Pavilion from cross-laminated timber panels.

The team chose to build the structure from cross-laminated timber to showcase the material's potential as an eco-friendly and carbon-negative construction technique.

Find out more about the Johnson Owl Deck Pavilion ›

Thatched Brick Pavilion, Copenhagen, by Leth & Gori and Rønnow 

Leth & Gori and Rønnow collaborated with the Center for Industrialized Architecture (CINARK), a research group at the Royal Danish Academy, to create the Thatched Brick Pavilion.

The pavilion, which is comprised of a thatched exterior and a clay-block interior, was among 15 SDG Pavilions created as part of the programme for the UIA World Congress of Architects.

Find out more about the Thatched Brick Pavilion ›

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This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at the impact of the Hollywood strikes on designers and features an interview with Japanese architect Junya Ishigami. Subscribe to Dezeen in Depth now.

Designers in the film industry have been experiencing "huge" financial implications from the ongoing strikes in Hollywood.

Set, production and costume designers have reportedly been "burning through their savings" as a result of the industrial disputes that have severely impacted the movie and TV business this year.

October's Dezeen in Depth also featured an exclusive interview with Japanese architect Junya Ishigami and an opinion piece from Catherine Slessor, who has labelled this year's Stirling Prize shortlist "dull" following the reveal of this year's winner.

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French interior design Studio FB and the co-founder of fashion brand Frame, Erik Torstensson, have designed a California-informed store for the brand in London.

The store's concept draws from the brand's Californian origins as well as European influences, which is reflected in the lighting, furniture and materials.

"The Californian universe with these modernist architectures with a free plan, skylights and the opening of spaces to the outside was our inspiration basis," Studio FB told Dezeen.

"We imagined this new concept design layout as open as possible, which can be compared to a gallery."

To create a greater connection with the street, the studio redesigned the facade by adding a curved, full-height glazed wall, which was set behind the original piers.

"We designed a long-curved glass like a contemporary insert which contrasts radically with the classic London pillars preserved," said the studio.

Within the store, the studio aimed to mimic the atmosphere of an art gallery with a polished concrete floor serving as a base for a central pillar constructed from stained birch wood veneer.

The store's rails were custom-designed with a distinctive hand-moulded abstract-shaped end-piece serving as the highlight

With in the fitting room, the ceiling, walls and doors were upholstered in fabric by textile company Kvadrat.

"The rounded central wooden element was designed as a sculptural object, which gives a residential feeling from the 50s," the studio explained.

"The backspace invites the cabins and lounge area becomes more intimate all-in fabric and brings sophistication to the space. Pieces of furniture and artwork sublimate the atmosphere," the studio continued.

"The general atmosphere is similar to an art gallery with raw materials such as concrete on the floor and white walls."

FB Architects and Torstensson worked together to acquire artwork and collectable design pieces to reinforce the gallery atmosphere.

"It was a thorough process to ensure the most unique response possible to Frame," said the studio.

"Erik had a precise vision of his brand, so we exchanged a lot together on many artistic fields to build the brand's architectural DNA."

A sculpture by Serbian visual artist Bojan Šarčević crafted from wood and limestone sits in the display window. Also in the store are two original 1950s Gio Ponti stools, crafted from wood and textiles.

The store was decorated with wall-mounted fixtures designed by French lighting designer Jean Perzel, as well as geometric fixtures created by French architect Pierre Chareau, to create a soft and gentle lighting ambience.

Torstensson used AI as a sketching tool to design custom objects for the space, such as large brutalist stone tables and chrome custom-made sculptures that were then realised by architecture studios including Bucktron Studio Sweden.

"I've been learning and expanding my skills with AI for the last year, it creates a superpower when it comes to speed, as it allowed me to generate the visual concept at a greater pace and scale," said Torstensson.

"This creates exciting results and provides a new outlook on design. I simply use it to visualise my initial ideas in greater detail in order to bring my ideas to life."

Other retail interiors recently featured on Dezeen include a stationery store interior made from white-oiled wood by Architecture for London and a store interior for Ms MIN in Shanghai, China, by Neri&Hu.

The photography is by Ollie Tomlinson.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a brick metro station in Tehran. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

KA Architecture Studio designed an entrance to the Jahad Metro Plaza comprised of barrel-vaulted forms made from handmade bricks.

Commenters were in awe of the structure. One found the "absence of exposed concrete with vaulted forms" refreshing. Another praised the "modern twist" on "ancient and original forms".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the reveal of OMA's first major public building in the UK, the completion of BIG's supertall skyscraper in New York and a wearable CNC machine.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features designs for residential skyscrapers in Vancouver, Canada.  Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Revery Architecture has revealed plans for the Sen̓áḵw residential skyscrapers, which are set to be constructed on the Squamish Nation's land in Vancouver.

This week's newsletter also featured the winner of this year's Stirling Prize, 11 limited edition wooden "tools" that resemble sex toys and updates on a nearly completed metro station in Riyadh by Zaha Hadid Architects.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Leyja, the fifth region of Saudi Arabia's Neom project. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Saudi Arabia has unveiled renders of the fifth region of its Neom project, which will be situated in a valley that begins at the Gulf of Aqaba coast. It will contain a mirrored hotel by Shaun Killa, a rock-shaped hotel by Mario Cucinella and a stepped cliffside hotel by Chris van Duijn.

Readers were split over the proposed project. One praised the "beautifully designed" statement pieces. Whereas another criticised the design for "destroying nature and everything that lives around it".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a modular wood-and-steel holiday home in Estonia, A Cat Tree House in Japan and photographs of Disney's Pop Century Resort hotel in Florida.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the completion of Europe's tallest modular residential tower. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

HTA Design has completed College Road, a 163-meter-tall apartment building in Croydon, UK, which it claims is "Europe's tallest residential building to be completed using volumetric construction methods".

The structure is comprised of two adjoining 50 and 35-storey towers, wrapped in a pleated ceramic facade.

This week's newsletter also included the rescheduling of We Design Beirut due to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, the death of Italian architect and designer Andrea Branzi and an opinion piece on the built environment by Talia Radford.

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Over the past month, the number of Pinterest users searching for set design has increased by 80 per cent. We've rounded up 11 remarkable examples from our set design board.

In this roundup, artists and designers utilized lighting, installations and sculptures to create set designs that give audiences an immersive experience.

Studios like Studio Drift and Tawbox crafted custom pieces to serve as the backdrop, enhancing the creation of a vibrant atmosphere.

Scroll down to see 11 projects from our set design board on Pinterest.

Rigoletto, Theatre Basel, by Pierre Yovanovitch

Interior designer Pierre Yovanovitch designed the set for Theatre Basel's production of Verdi's Rigoletto in Switzerland. Yovanovitch created a curvilinear staircase enclosed by moving, curved walls which provide performers with different spaces.

Furniture pieces created by the designer and used in the production include a red circular table, stools, a bed, a curved sectional sofa and a chandelier.

Find out more about Pierre Yovanovitch's design for Theatre Basel ›

U2, MSG Sphere Las Vegas, by Es Devlin and John Gerrad

Works by designer Es Devlin and artist John Gerrad were among the artwork displayed during a U2 concert at the Populous-designed MSG Sphere Las Vegas.

The screen inside the venue measures 76 metres tall and wraps more than 180 degrees creating an immersive experience.

Find out more about the first show at MSG Sphere Las Vegas ›

L'Orfeo, Dutch National Touring Opera, by Studio Drift

Studio Drift created a kinetic sculpture named Ego for the Dutch National Touring Opera's production of L'Orfeo.

The installation, which was made of 10 miles of ultra-fine nylon, was hung above the performers and was designed to change shape during the show.

Find out more about Studio Drift's design for L'Orfeo › 

Björk, Cornucopia tour, by Chiara Stephenson

Designer Chiara Stephenson created the set for Icelandic singer Björk's Cornucopia tour in 2019. The stage design featured four glowing, mushroom-like platforms which were raised to different levels and partially concealed by a threaded fabric curtain.

Stephenson's background in theatre design influenced her to create a complex set for the show similar to the ones that you might find on a theatre stage.

Find out more about Chiara Stephenson's design ›

Slowthai, London show, by Lewis James

Stage designer Lewis James created a home to symbolise the mind of British rapper Slowthai for his gig at the O2 Academy in Brixton, London. The rapper performed on top of the house's roof while a series of videos played in the background.

The set, which was inspired by the rapper's self-titled album, Tyron, was designed to convey themes of mental health, class, relationships and partying.

Find out more about Lewis James's set design ›

Totality in Parts, Royal Swedish Ballet, by Peter Bilak

A six-metre wide light installation was the focus of Peter Bilak's set design for the Royal Swedish Ballet production of Totality in Parts.

The structure was comprised of 512 lights along 32 curved arms that together form a circular form.

Find out more about Peter Bilak's design the for Royal Swedish Ballet ›

Dave, Psychodrama tour, by Tim Routledge and Tawbox

Lighting designer Tim Routledge and creative studio Tawbox worked together to create the stage design for rapper Dave's 2019 live show in London.

After taking into account the way audiences light up the stage and record gigs with their phones, the pair settled upon a background which showcased a skull and a bank of immersive digital panels.

Find out more about Tim Routledge's set design ›

Dave, Reading and Leeds festivals, by Tawbox

An aluminium shattered heart that was meant to represent our fractured world was featured in Tawbox's set design for British rapper Dave.

The installation was lit up in various colours throughout the show and accompanied by large LED screens.

Find out more about Tawbox's set design ›

The Chemical Brothers, London show, by Marcus Lyall and Adam Smith

The focal point of Marcus Lyall and Adam Smith's set design for The Chemical Brothers was a huge screen, measuring 20 by eight metres. Lyall created films from real-world action footage which were displayed on the screen to accompany each song the band performed.

The show also included hundreds of huge, lightweight bouncy balls which fell on the audience from the ceiling.

Find out more about Marcus Lyall and Adam Smith's set design ›

The Weeknd, Coachella set, by Es Devlin

Afrofuturism influenced British designer Es Devlin's stage design for the Weeknd's set at the 2018 Coachella music festival.

A large, cracked sculpture, created from a 3D scan of the singer's face, was displayed behind the artist during the show and was animated using projection-mapped lighting.

Find out more about Es Devlin's Coachella set design ›

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the growing number of supertall skyscrapers in Austin, Texas. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

The prospect of increased numbers of supertall skyscrapers in Austin in the next few years prompted residents to ask whether they are a cause for celebration or concern.

Commenters hotly debated the topic. One said that the construction of supertall buildings should be the least of the city's concerns, given that it has already committed what they referred to as "the usual American sins: car-centric design and single-family homes".

Another argued that the more "problematic issue" is that the towers are being built "on the outskirts" of the city.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included a renovated house in Melbourne designed by Austin Maynard Architects, an affordable electric car conversion kit by Australian design student Alexander Burton and renders of a supertall skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the opening of MSG Sphere Las Vegas, the world's largest spherical structure. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

The Populous-designed MSG Sphere Las Vegas opened last week with a concert by U2 featuring bespoke artworks by designer Es Devlin and artist John Gerrad which were displayed on a 15,000-square-metre wrap-around screen.

This week's newsletter also included an affordable electric car conversion kit designed by Australian student Alexander Burton, a house in Berlin which O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects created using the walls of an existing bungalow and lunar spacesuits created by Prada and Axiom Space for NASA's Artemis III mission.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features UK prime minister Rishi Sunak's plans to prevent councils from implementing 15-minute cities. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Sunak has revealed plans to prevent UK councils from constructing 15-minute cities in order to support motorists. UK transport secretary Mark Harper set out the initiative to "protect drivers from over-zealous traffic enforcement, as part of a long-term government plan to back drivers".

The scheme prompted a fiery debate among readers, with one labelling it "regressive nonsense". Another criticised the "narrow-minded" project and accused the government of "dragging the UK back to the industrial revolution".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included conservation groups' efforts to prevent the demolition of a 1960s concrete stadium in Ahmedabad, a 124-metre-long block of social housing in Paris by Christ & Gantenbein and OMA's visuals of the geometric Dhaka Tower in Bangladesh.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features MyPowerbank, a portable phone charger designed for London's homeless community that runs on kinetic energy from rental bikes. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Central Saint Martins graduate Luke Talbot exhibited MyPowerbank during this year's London Design Festival. The portable charger will allow people experiencing homelessness to charge their phones for free by connecting them to the chain of the city's Santander rental bikes and pedalling to power up a generator.

This week's newsletter also included the announcement that Lego has abandoned its plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles, visuals of the geometric Dhaka Tower by OMA and calls by conservation groups for the 1960s Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in India to be saved from demolition.

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Following the start of a new academic year in much of the world, searches for school buildings have seen a 60 per cent increase on Pinterest. Here are 11 striking examples from our boards.

Materials including steel, brick and concrete have been used to create the schools in this roundup, which architecture studios have designed to cater for creativity and learning.

Several studios such as Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture and Trace Architecture Office have also incorporated bright colours into their projects, giving the schools a distinctive identity.

Scroll down to see 11 projects from our school board on Pinterest.

Elementary School Vřesovice, Czech Republic, by Public Atelier and FUUZE

Architecture studios Public Atelier and FUUZE worked together to transform old church buildings in the Czech Republic into this primary school.

The team added blue, yellow and copper-clad cubed structures and renovated the rotting roof trusses of the original buildings.

Find out more about Elementary School Vřesovice ›

Indian Preschool, India, by Shreesh Design Studio

Boldly-coloured steel structures make up this preschool in India, designed by Shreesh Design Studio. It incorporates sandpits, grassy landscaping, water fountains and a swimming pool.

The steel buildings are arranged around an amphitheatre and designed to be easily taken apart and rebuilt on another site.

Find out more about this Indian preschool ›

Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School, China, by Trace Architecture Office

The Haikou Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School comprises a series of bright, curved volumes and rectilinear forms, which are designed to encourage creativity among students.

Chinese architecture studio Trace Architecture Office topped the school with a concrete roof.

Find out more about the Jiangdong Huandao Experimental School › 

Fuqiang Elementary School, China, by People's Architecture Office

People's Architecture Office restructured and extended this blue and turquoise school in Shenzhen to provide more facilities for students.

The studio added cantilevered classrooms, rooftop gardens and deep window nooks that can be used for socialising and studying.

Find out more about Fuqiang Elementary School ›

Thaden School, USA, by Marlon Blackwell Architects

Marlon Blackwell Architects designed a group of asymmetrical, angular buildings for this school in Arkansas.

The five buildings designed by the studio reference traditional local architecture.

Find out more about the Thaden School ›

The Music School of Bressanone, Italy, by Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli 

Monolithic concrete volumes form this music school in Bressanone, Italy, designed by architecture studio Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli.

The Music School of Bressanone has three floors above ground as well as a basement. Its facade is made from red-tinted concrete to echo the surrounding architecture.

Find out more about the Music School of Bressanone ›

Hangzhou Chovan Experimental School, China, by Monoarchi

This campus building by Monoarchi in Hangzhou wraps around five small courtyards and features a geometric facade brightened with colourful elements.

Its design was informed by a teaching method from the Ming Dynasty that encourages closeness to nature.

Find out more about the Hangzhou Chovan Experimental School ›

Belleden Primary School, UK, Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture

Grey brick and bright-yellow polycarbonate define the Bellenden Primary School in Peckham, completed by Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture.

Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture arranged the school's buildings in a U-shape to enclose several outdoor play areas and courtyards.

Find out more about the Belleden Primary School ›

David Brownlow Theatre, UK, Jonathan Tuckey Design

Jonathan Tuckey Design was tasked with designing a theatre for a school in Berkshire, England.

The 528-square-metre building is inspired by Renaissance ecclesiastical architecture and made from cross-laminated timber and red composite cement panels.

Find out more about the David Brownlow Theatre ›

Artave Music School, Portugal, by Aurora Arquitectos

Aurora Arquitectos joined two classroom blocks with a bright yellow extension and stair tower at the Artave music school in the village of Caldas de Saúde, Portugal.

Inside, the walls are painted bright orange and red.

Find out more about Artave Music School ›

The Aga Khan Academy Dhaka, Bangladesh, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

British architecture studio Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios created this boarding school in Bangladesh, which comprises a series of four-storey brick volumes.

Outside, a collection of courtyards connected by concrete canopies provide shelter for pupils and feature brick benches and planters.

Find out more about the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka ›

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a playground made of interconnected logs designed by Kengo Kuma and Earthscape. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Kengo Kuma and Associates collaborated with playground design company Earthscape to design a playground from an array of timber logs assembled to resemble a mountain.

Commenters loved the structure. One said it "triggers long-lost memories," while another described it as "admirably cellulosic".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included clay-moulded hoodies and shorts at London Fashion Week, an affordable housing block in Melbourne designed by Kennedy Nolan and a concrete home designed by Matharoo Associates in India.

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Amsterdam-based Studio Lentala has designed the Rom & Lupa chairs to improve children's physical and mental health.

Named Rom & Lupa, the seats were designed to provide active sitting solutions following research by the studio that showed the negative impact passive sitting has on the physical and mental health of children.

"Chairs shape our daily movement patterns, limiting our bodies to very few sitting postures and leading to us missing out on gentle muscular diversity," said Studio Lentala founder Boris Lancelot.

"The result is a negative cycle where inactivity leads to poor physical fitness, poor health and low self-esteem," he told Dezeen. "For these reasons, some have called sitting the new smoking."

According to the studio, our bodies are able to take more than a hundred sitting positions, which are embraced in other countries including Japan and Indonesia.

This encouraged Lancelot to investigate ways to implement those practices into Western sitting routines, resulting in the design of Rom & Lupa.

"In non-Western cultures, people exercise a much wider range of sitting postures in their daily life exposing their bodies to consistent gentle muscular activity which is vital for our social and physical development," Lancelot explained.

"The Rom & Lupa seats enable active sitting in a largely unconscious way since they are designed so that after a while each posture becomes slightly uncomfortable, which encourages the child to shift regularly between sitting postures," he continued.

"In other words, the design philosophy deliberately seeks to make sitting an activity"

The studio worked with movement scientists, Simon Caljouw, an assistant professor at the University of Groningen and John van der Kamp, an associate professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, to create the chair to allow freedom in mobility for school-aged children.

The resulting chairs – Rom that has a sloped seating platform and Lupa that has two felted areas connected by a lowered central section – encourage children to alternate between a range of eight sitting positions.

"The two Lentala kid's seating designs are unique because they offer a range of at least eight different sitting postures, inviting children to explore these and additional possibilities," said Lancelot. "No posture is more desirable and each child can adopt postures that fit their needs and body."

"To enable wider variation in postures, the chairs are designed according to the 'principle of variation'. These selected postures are based on the most common universal sitting postures of all cultures and times,"he continued.

"The selected postures of the design come from testing positional changes.Designing a seat that serves the body involved an intuitive design process that took shape through physical sensation and experimentation."

Rom & Lupa were crafted from FSC-certified birch and topped with natural woollen felt.

"We aim to design for both healthy lifestyles and a healthy planet by using natural and renewable materials," Lancelot said.

"Sourcing birch wood from the nordics, the Lentala kids furniture pieces are produced in the Baltics where the birch veneer is also from."

Other seating designs recently featured on Dezeen include two oversized chairs made from steel and fibreglass designed by Yinka Ilori for an installation in east London and four benches which were installed throughout the Royal Docks as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site in New York. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Architecture studio Rex has completed the Perelman Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center site in New York, which was designed as a cubic structure covered in thin marble cladding.

Readers were captivated by the building, with one noting its "conceptual clarity" and another praising the "incredibly elegant" project.

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included plans for a crystalline tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Neom project in Saudi Arabia, a concrete-block home in Australia designed by Michael Lumby Architecture and Nielsen Jenkins and a showroom and workshop in Mexico by design studio Mestiz.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a crystalline skyscraper designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans for a 330-metre-tall skyscraper as part of the Trojena ski resort at Neom in Saudi Arabia.

The building is set to contain shops, restaurants, exhibition spaces and observation decks at three different levels, and will have a crystal-like structure made of numerous columns that taper towards its peak.

This week's newsletter also included photographs of Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Blue Dream house in the Hamptons, an opinion piece by Reinier de Graaf about the term "placemaking" and Apple's unveiling of its updated lineup of smartwatches.

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Searches for playgrounds have been climbing steadily on Pinterest over the last year. We round up 10 unconventional playgrounds that encourage socialisation from our Pinterest.

Designers and studios in this round-up have aimed to create unique spaces for children that encourage them to explore and discover. Studios such as WAA cleverly repurposed unused warehouses into play areas for children of all ages.

Scroll down to see 10 projects from our playground board on Pinterest.

The Playscape, China, by We Architech Anonymous (WAA)

A group of former grain warehouses forms The Playscape, which was designed as a spaces for children of all ages to play.

WAA created crawlspaces, climbing areas with hanging fabrics, a suspended tensile net area and classrooms – as well as a library and restaurant for a children's healthcare provider as a "tool for sensory learning".

Find out more about The Playscape ›

Rocks on Wheels, Australia, by Mike Hewson

Rocks on Wheels is a public playground in Melbourne, Australia, designed by New Zealand artist Mike Hewson.

Boulders which were garnered from a Victorian quarry, were placed on furniture dolleys creating a play space for children to climb and explore.

Find out more about Rocks on Wheels ›

Breakwater, USA, by, Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster

Breakwater is a concrete sky-blue playground in New York made of repurposed wavebreakers created by Canadian designers Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster.

The pair placed the blocks atop a poured-in-place rubber surface to prevent children from falling and coated them in sky-blue polyurea, a spray-on non-slip waterproof coating.

Find out more about Breakwater › 

Red Dunes Playtopia, China, by XISUI Design

Natural forms such as mountains and caves inspired the design of this playground in Guangzhou, China, created by XISUI Design.

The playground which is built atop an underground parking unit, has a structure made from a load-bearing concrete shell and encompasses an arrangement of hills and arches which promote climbing and discovery.

Find out more about Red Dunes Playtopia ›

Doha Modern Playground, Qatar, Shezad Dawood

Artist Shezad Dawood collaborated with architectural historian Fatma Al Sahlawi to choose four Qatari buildings to make in miniature for this Doha playground.

Doha Modern Playground features two benches as well as four play objects based on the national theatre, a hotel, post office and university buildings.

Find out more about Doha Modern Playground ›

The Folds, China, by Atelier Scale

Atelier Scale designed this small community playground in Changzhou, China, with minimal playground equipment to encourage children to explore.

The studio added a waved-shaped seating area which features a decorative foundation.

Find out more about The Folds ›

Conversations, France, by Olivier Vadrot

French designer Olivier Vadrot created an open-air playground comprised of geometric structures to inspire socialisation between children.

The project, named Conversations, was designed as a space for young people to share thoughts, tell stories and play.

Find out more about Conversations ›

Day One at Tom Lee Park, USA, by Studio Gang and SCAPE

A mass-timber canopy covers this public park in Memphis designed by Studio Gang and SCAPE. The park includes a river-themed playground, a basketball court and acres of landscaped space.

A permanent installation designed by artist Theaster Gates and a sculpture created by artist David Allan Clark can also be found in the space.

Find out more about Day One at Tom Lee Park ›

Animal Factory, the Netherlands, by Luca Boscardin

Toy designer Luca Boscardin added four steel sculptures of wild animals which are based on his colourful line drawings to a public playground in Amsterdam.

The life-sized structures which are shaped like a giraffe, a crocodile, a gorilla and a wolf, can be used as climbing frames for children as well as a space for adults to exercise or store their bicycles.

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Nickerson Gardens Playground, USA, by NBBJ and Flea

This year, architecture studio NBBJ teamed up with musician Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to restore a playground in Los Angeles.

The pair worked with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles on the redesign of the space. ESI Design, the design studio within NBBJ, created slides, swings and a carousel for the public housing complex.

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a South African home comprised of geometric forms designed by architect Gregory Katz. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

Katz designed the home in Johannesburg, South Africa, form a series of squares, circles, triangles and an octagon.

The brick and concrete four-bedroom residence was inspired by Elements, a book by the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid, which Katz was reading when designing the home.

Commenters were fascinated with the project. One described it as "bonkers but brilliant", while another labelled it "an experiment in geometry".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included an opinion piece by Reinier de Graaf where he discusses the term "placemaking", an office complex in Suzhou designed by OLI Architecture and a minimalist bridge which stretches across the River Vltava in Prague by architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank.

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features plans for the first Ronald McDonald House in Ukraine, which will be designed by Zikzak Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now.

Zikzak Architects has unveiled its plans for the first Ronald McDonald House in Ukraine. The building will be used as temporary accommodation for children being cared for at Kyiv's Okhmatdyt Hospital and their families.

The 3,500-square-metre building, which is set to be completed in 2025, will have communal spaces and a roof terrace, providing space for children to play and families to interact.

This week's newsletter also included the unveiling of Real Madrid's revamped Santiago Bernabéu stadium, a concept for a new city in California by a group of Silicon Valley investors and the reveal of RIBA's shortlist for the 2023 Stirling Prize,

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a concept for a new city in California unveiled by a group of Silicon Valley investors. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now.

A group of investors named Flannery Associates has announced plans to convert 50,000 acres of farmland into a city in Solano county, northern California.

The plans have reportedly triggered disapproval by the local community due to Flannery Associates' quiet buying up of farmland.

The planned city prompted a fiery debate amongst readers. One questioned why the group isn't using its "wealth, power, and political influence" to resolve existing problems, whilst another theorised that the project aims to "evoke a sense of nostalgia and simplicity".

Other stories in this week's newsletter that fired up the comments section included the reveal of RIBA's shortlist for the 2023 Stirling Prize, a replica racing car built entirely out of electronic waste by Lazerian and Neri&Hu's design for Chinese furniture brand Camerich's factory.

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