by Dezeen | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a water bottle for Evian that is made almost entirely from recycled plastic and visualises this history through a distinctive hammered texture. Called Manifesto, the 500 millilitre bottle can be fully recycled at the end of...
by Dezeen | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
South Korean car manufacturer Kia Motors has unveiled a new logo, which connects the letters of its name in an unbroken line. Kia Motors’ new logo was revealed in a drone-based fireworks show that set a world record for the most unmanned aerial vehicles...
by Dezeen | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
A rooftop walkway will form the main circulation route for the Student Residence Development at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which Zaha Hadid Architects and Leigh & Orange are developing in Clear Water Bay. Set to be built on a steeply...
by Dezeen | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
With Covid-19 vaccinations being rolled out around the world, here are three proposals by architects to speed up the process including drive-through facilities, shipping-container clinics and pods in town squares. Urban pods by Stefano Boeri Architetti Italian studio...
by Dezeen | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Swiss architect Aurelio Galfetti’s stark hillside entrance to the medieval Castelgrande in Bellinzona, Switzerland is the focus of this architectural photography series by Simone Bossi. Captured on film, the series highlights the imposing qualities of the...
by Dezeen | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Italian government is planning to add a retractable floor to the Colosseum amphitheatre in Rome so that performances can be held within the arena. Under the plans developed by the Colosseum Archaeological Park and Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage and...
by Dezeen | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Developing a masterplan for the planet could entrench existing inequalities and make climate change worse, according to the architect behind the new Planet City movie. Architect Liam Young described the Masterplanet project by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) as “a...
by Dezeen | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
South Korean designer Haneul Kim has collected thousands of used disposable face masks from his university campus and recycled them to create a stackable stool. Called Stack and Stack, the project hopes to set an example for how the 129 billion single-use face-masks...
by Dezeen | Jan 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
The entire population of the earth could live in a giant sustainable city occupying a fraction of the earth’s surface, freeing the rest of the world for rewilding and the return of stolen lands, according to a new movie by architect Liam Young. Young’s...
by Dezeen | Jan 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
In this week’s comments update, readers are debating a graffiti-covered house and sharing their views on other top stories. Barefoot Architects has built a Corten steel-clad house behind an existing brick wall in Bristol, England. It features a rare built-in...
