American architect Jeanne Gang has designed a bottle wrapped in bronze branches for the Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery, which is the world’s oldest whisky. Named Artistry in Oak, the bottle for the oldest single malt Scotch ever bottled was designed to evoke the protective nature of tree branches. Jeanne Gang designed […]
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Local developer Neutral has stated that construction on its mass-timber Edison skyscraper in Milwaukee, which it claims will be the “world’s tallest”, has been halted due to rising tariffs. According to local outlets, Neutral CEO Nate Helbach stated that construction on the residential tower Neutral Edison has temporarily halted due to “recent tariffs and broader […]
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Dezeen Showroom: Flokk-owned, UK-based brand Connection has updated its Harp system, a characterful space dividing solution featuring bungee cords as stylised see-through walls. Flokk refers to the Harp system, first released in 2021, as “the definitive space division solution”. It allows for the easy creation of individual workstations or breakout zones within an open-plan office. […]
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Chilean studio Max Núñez Arquitectos has raised a prefabricated steel house onto columns for a sloping site in the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Chile, comparing it to a “lunar lander”. Casa en los Arboles (House in the Trees) was completed in 2023 on the edge of Conguillío National Park in the Andes. Near active […]
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Students and faculty from 10 universities have built timber installations on the historic grounds of the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York. More than 150 participants gathered for the fourth edition of The Bethel Woods Art and Architecture Festival, titled BuildFest 2: Peace Rises. The students lived and worked on site during the five-day […]
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London studio Hopkins Architects has completed a performing arts and education centre at the University of Oxford, which features a four-storey atrium and a Passivhaus concert hall. Set to open on 13 October, the 25,300-square-metre Schwarzman Centre unites seven faculties of the university‘s Humanities Division in one building, alongside the Institute for Ethics in AI […]
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London studio Selencky Parsons has completed Bulls Barn, a family home in the south of England that looks like a cluster of small buildings. Located in the South Downs National Park, the house was designed to resemble a trio of cottages, with walls that combine terracotta-toned clay tiles with raw flint. Bulls Barn is located […]
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Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has been named on the Time100 Next list of the world’s 100 most influential rising stars. Ghotmeh, who designed the boat-like Bahrain Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, is the only architect named on the list by Time magazine, which also features actors, singers, and people in sports and business. Lina Ghotmeh designed […]
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Dezeen Showroom: London-based lighting and homeware brand Buster + Punch has revealed its first portable table lamp, aptly called Takeout. Designed by Buster + Punch founder Massimo Minale, the Takeout lamp sees the brand step outside the home with a product that is well-suited for restaurants and bars, as well as for picnics or barbecues. […]
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Thomas Heatherwick‘s Humanise campaign fails to identify the causes of poor-quality architecture or ways to tackle them, writes Owen Hopkins. “How do cities and buildings make you feel?” asks a promotional video for the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, which opened on Friday under the curatorial direction of Thomas Heatherwick. Across exhibitions, events and […]
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