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Tallinn Cruise Terminal topped by 850-metre promenade

February 6, 2022 Amy Frearson 0
Facade of Tallinn Cruise Terminal by Salto Architects and Stuudio Tallinn

Tiered seating and a children’s playground both feature on the roof of a new cruise terminal building in the Estonian capital, designed by local studios Salto Architects and Stuudio Tallinn. Designed to double as a public space, Tallinn Cruise Terminal has an 850-metre-long promenade across its roof. Salto Architects and Stuudio Tallinn collaborated on the design. The aim was

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Ten eateries with nostalgic retro interiors

February 5, 2022 Jane Englefield 0
Maido restaurant by Child Studio

A decadent 1920s-style restaurant and a pastel-hued cafe informed by the playful symmetry of Wes Anderson movies are included in our latest lookbook, which collects ten eateries featuring retro design. The stylish details in these projects range from dark-cherry wood panelling and bulbous sconce lights to pops of bright red colour similar to that found

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Richard Rogers’ top 10 architecture projects

December 19, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Following the news that high-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers has passed away aged 88, here are 10 of his most influential projects including the Centre Pompidou and the Millennium Dome. Reliance Controls, Swindon, UK (1967) Designed in partnership with Norman Foster, Su Brumwell and Wendy Cheesman while Rogers was part of Team 4, the Reliance

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Broadway Malyan completes glazed woodland retreat in the Cotswolds

October 12, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Night view of House in The Lakes by Yoo, by Broadway Malyan

The buildings of Mies van der Rohe inspired this glass-fronted house in Gloucestershire, England, designed by British architecture firm Broadway Malyan. Yoo Forest House is located within The Lakes by Yoo, a 263-hectare estate of luxury homes in the Cotswolds created through an ongoing venture by property entrepreneur John Hitchcox and designer Philippe Starck. The clients

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Plant-covered mesh panels surround preschool in Vietnam by HGAA

October 10, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Screens of metal mesh allow plants to climb up the walls of this steel-framed school in Ha Long City by Vietnamese studio HGAA, which has been shortlisted in the civic building category of Dezeen Awards 2021. Called My Montessori Garden, the preschool is designed to support the Montessori education system, which encourages children to develop

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AGi Architects arranges Dubai Expo Opportunity Pavilion around covered plaza

October 8, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
Opportunity Pavilion

Spanish-Kuwaiti studio AGi Architects has created a pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai that is built around a covered plaza that acts as a place where people can gather. Named Mission Possible, the pavilion anchors the Opportunity District – one of the expo’s three main districts alongside Mobility and Sustainability. A wide and shallow staircase leads visitors from

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Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi announces 2025 opening date

October 8, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
Render of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi by Frank Gehry

The long-awaited Guggenheim museum in Abu Dhabi by architect Frank Gehry is set to open in 2025, nearly 20 years after plans were unveiled and 14 years after construction began. Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is currently being constructed on Saadiyat Island – a cultural district under development off the coast of the UAE capital. At 42,000-square-metres,

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Blue co-housing complex by Productora fits eight units onto two Denver lots

October 5, 2021 James Brillon 0
Co-housing project in Denver by Productora

Architecture firm Productora has completed a small housing complex in Denver, Colorado, that provides eight units with shared amenities on a lot that would typically accommodate only two single-family homes. Located at the corner of East 36th Avenue and North Merion Street, just north of downtown Denver, the project was commissioned by real estate developer

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Three vaulted volumes form remote Chilean retreat by Edward Rojas Arquitectos

October 5, 2021 James Brillon 0
Abovedada House by Edward Roja Arquitectos

A trio of vaulted wooden structures connected by an exterior walkway make up this house on the island of Chiloé, Chile, by local firm Edward Rojas Arquitectos. Casa Abovedada, which means “Vaulted House”, sits on a sloped site in Nercón – a small community outside the city of Castro, the capital of Chiloé province and

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Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability longlist announced

August 23, 2021 Aísling Cowley 0
Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability longlist

The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2021 sustainability categories has been revealed, with 75 projects selected across three sustainability categories. All longlisted projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website where you can find more information about each one. All longlists announced The architecture longlist, interiors longlist, design

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