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  • Studio VARA designs Sonoma County house to stand up to wildfires
    by Jenna McKnight on March 18, 2024 at 8:00 PM

    Local firm Studio VARA has completed Fire Country Lookout, a rural retreat in northern California that is wrapped in a protective shell made of standing-seam metal and is equipped to operate off the grid. Located near the town of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, the house sits on a hilltop dotted with oak trees. A long, The post Studio VARA designs Sonoma County house to stand up to wildfires appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Adjaye Associates appoints CEOs to lead studio in its "next chapter"
    by Cajsa Carlson on March 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM

    Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has announced a new leadership structure, eight months after the studio lost numerous projects in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against its founder. The studio named Kofi Bio, Lucy Tilley, and Pascale Sablan as CEOs of its Accra, London, and New York studios, with founder David Adjaye becoming executive chair of the group. The post Adjaye Associates appoints CEOs to lead studio in its "next chapter" appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Lissoni Architecture creates expansion for Design Holding with "melting pot attitude"
    by Ellen Eberhardt on March 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM

    Local studio Lissoni Architecture has expanded the Design Holding flagship in New York City, creating an entirely new floor outfitted with light displays and curving metallic installations. Lissoni Architecture, the US branch of Italian studio Lissoni & Partners, created an entirely new second floor and redesigned a portion of the first floor for the Design The post Lissoni Architecture creates expansion for Design Holding with "melting pot attitude" appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba
    by Tom Ravenscroft on March 18, 2024 at 2:03 PM

    Architecture studios Sasaki Associates and Foster + Partners are masterplanning a smart city for up to a million people on Sherbro island in Sierra Leone. According to the BBC, the studios are creating a masterplan for the entire island as part of a project led by actor Idris Elba, whose father was born in Sierra The post Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates designing Sierra Leone island city for Idris Elba appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside
    by Starr Charles on March 18, 2024 at 11:30 AM

    UK architecture studio Richard Parr Associates has completed a single-storey family residence on a wild countryside site in Oxfordshire. Drawing on the local farmhouse typology, the home by Richard Parr Associates features a sloped-roof brick structure clad with charred timber and topped with corrugated metal roofing. To better frame the views of the surrounding landscape, the The post Richard Parr Associates nestles charred-timber home into UK countryside appeared first on Dezeen.

  • "Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites"
    by Owen Hatherley on March 18, 2024 at 11:05 AM

    Peter Barber's architecture proves that providing social housing at scale without making the design mistakes of the past is eminently possible, writes Owen Hatherley as part of our Social Housing Revival series. Once upon a time, everyone knew how to solve a housing crisis, or at least they thought they did. The solution was quantity. The post "Social housing has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites" appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Architects for Gaza plans to deliver free education to architecture students in Gaza
    by Amy Peacock on March 18, 2024 at 10:45 AM

    Architecture group Architects for Gaza has launched the Gaza Global University to offer free education to architecture students impacted by the Israel-Hamas conflict. Architects for Gaza (AFG), which is led by architects and University of Westminster educators Nasser Golzari and Yara Sharif, revealed it was establishing Gaza Global University earlier this month. AFG plans to The post Architects for Gaza plans to deliver free education to architecture students in Gaza appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Hampton seating collection by Morgan
    by Dezeen staff on March 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM

    Dezeen Showroom: clean lines meet mid-century detailing in the Hampton collection of sofas and chairs by British brand Morgan. Designed by Morgan's creative director Katerina Zachariades, the Hampton seating collection features sofas, lounge chairs and dining chairs, united by elegant stitching and buttons on their backrests that add character to the upholstery. Morgan describes the The post Hampton seating collection by Morgan appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Jay Osgerby, Pilar Zeta and Noella Nibakuze announced as judges for Dezeen Awards 2024
    by Jessica Smee on March 18, 2024 at 10:10 AM

    Architect Eric Owen Moss, designer Jay Osgerby, artist Pilar Zeta, design director Noella Nibakuze and interior designer Betsy Smith have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Dezeen Awards 2024 launched last month in partnership with Bentley. There is just over one week left until the early entry deadline! Enter by 27 March to save The post Jay Osgerby, Pilar Zeta and Noella Nibakuze announced as judges for Dezeen Awards 2024 appeared first on Dezeen.

  • Eleven rammed-earth buildings from around the world
    by Saudatu Bah on March 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM

    In response to the growing interest among Pinterest users in earthy interiors, we have rounded up eleven refined rammed-earth projects from our Pinterest. From ranch houses in Texas to tennis courts in Mexico, the projects included in this roundup demonstrate how the warm aesthetic of rammed earth can be used in different ways, proving natural The post Eleven rammed-earth buildings from around the world appeared first on Dezeen.