Nine outlandish architecture proposals unlikely to see the light of day
Following British studio Apollodorus Architecture's proposal for a stadium styled like the Colosseum, Dezeen has rounded up nine highly ambitious architecture designs that may not be realised. More
ZGF and James Corner Field Operations complete phase one of Amazon HQ2
Architecture studio ZGF has completed phase one of Amazon's HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia that includes a park designed by James Corner Field Operations. More
Montalba Architects adds sunken garden to Edward Durrell Stone landmark
Local studio Montalba Architects has renovated American architect Edward Durrell Stone's Perpetual Savings and Loan Bank building in Los Angeles and added a sunken garden in the building's plaza. More
Playful Jell-O rebrand captures jelly's "jiggly goodness"
Dessert brand Jell-O has received its first makeover in ten years courtesy of branding agency BrandOpus, featuring a bolder, blockier logo and hyperreal renders of pudding swirls and jelly fruits. More
Lorenzo Botero and Martín Mendoza convert Bogotá residence into brick-lined restaurant
Local architecture studio Lorenzo Botero Arquitectos and interior designer Martín Mendoza used a palette of natural materials to transform a three-storey house into a restaurant in Bogotá. More
Ludwig Godefroy creates "habitable gardens" using massive skylights in Mexico
Mexico City-based architect Ludwig Godefroy has cut circular openings into the slanted ceilings of a series of dwellings in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, to create semi-exposed pools and gardens. More
Jesús Vassallo creates mass-timber pavilion for bird watchers in Houston
Architect Jesús Vassallo and a team of graduate students at Rice University have added a pavilion made of cross-laminated timber panels to the Houston campus. More
FGMF covers Brazilian house in translucent shell
Local studio FGMF has used translucent screens and metallic panels to enclose a residence on a sloping site near São Paulo. More
DART Lab creates biodegradable concrete casts using sawdust
A research team at the University of Michigan has created biodegradable formwork out of sawdust in an attempt to mitigate wood waste in the process of laying concrete. More
Kaja Kühl adds pair of hempcrete and timber guesthouses to New York farm
Brooklyn-based Kaja Kühl has created a pair of guest houses on a farm in upstate New York that utilize prefabricated hempcrete bricks and timber to reduce carbon impact. More
Benjamín Murúa Aquitectos creates underground sports centre in Chile
Local architecture studio Benjamín Murúa Arquitectos has topped an underground sports centre with a dome in the Atacama desert in Chile. More
Two linked skyscrapers proposed for casino complex in New York City
Real estate developer Silverstein Properties has enlisted architecture studio CetraRuddy for a proposed entertainment complex near New York City's Hudson Yards neighbourhood. More
Eight projects with integrated cooling techniques that beat the heat
Passive cooling techniques in architecture, reflective paint and water-filled windows are featured among the methods that designers and architects are using to mitigate heat in energy-efficient ways. More
Tree-like trellis with photovoltaic panels covers outdoor workspace in Silicon Valley
Oakland-based landscape office Hood Design Studio has created two "treehouses" covered by an expansive photovoltaic trellis on the campus of a software company in Silicon Valley. More
Gerry Judah arranges Porsche models like "fireworks" for Goodwood sculpture
British artist Gerry Judah has created a sculpture with six soaring arms topped with classic Porsche models for the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2023. More
West of West proposes vertical co-living neighborhood for San Francisco
US architecture studio West of West has won an AIA competition to reimagine the future of San Francisco housing in response to the city's housing crisis. More
Mexico City museum features "living facade" made of thousands of aluminium panels
Local architect Fernanda Ahumada and studio FR-EE have completed The National Biodiversity Pavilion in Mexico City with a facade of moving aluminium panels that responds to light and wind. More
Miya Ando's cloth calendar shows micro seasons lost to climate change
Artist Miya Ando has created an installation in New York City that uses 72 cloth banners to draw attention to the shift in traditional Japanese seasons created by climate change. More
"World's largest sundial" set to be created in Houston
Berlin-based architect Riccardo Mariano has designed an arch topped in photovoltaics, which will act as a sundial for Houston, Texas, as a part of the city's ongoing expansion of the Bayou Greenways. More