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"Technology and craftsmanship align" at Spotify's London listening room
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (579+ words) Audio streaming service Spotify has opened a listening lounge at its London headquarters, featuring a bespoke speaker system and a material palette chosen to enhance the room's acoustic properties. The Spotify Listening Lounge is a purpose-built acoustic space designed to…...
"The only thing these towers are missing are feather boas"
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (632+ words) In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Henriquez Partners Architects' designs for a trio of skyscrapers in Vancouver, including the city's first supertall skyscraper. When completed, the 1,033-foot-tall (314 metre-tall) skyscraper is set to be wrapped in a steel exoskeleton…...
"The lime struggle is over" thanks to Corona's latest campaign
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (411+ words) Promotion: global beer brand Corona has redesigned the lime to tackle the issue of an ill-fitting wedge " a problem shared by "millions of Corona drinkers worldwide". Launched on International Lime Day, 10 March, the brand's campaign " Lime Guides " presents thousands of…...
Experimental pavilion in Oregon "challenges the logic" of mass timber
16+ hour, 33+ min ago (541+ words) US architecture studio Lake Flato and engineering firm Structurecraft have experimented with dowel-laminated timber for a pavilion at the Mass Timber Conference in Oregon. Lake Flato and Structurecraft collaborated on the pavilion, which utilises dowel-laminated timber (DLT). Originally engineered in…...
Design Doha Biennial postponed "in light of the evolving situation in the region"
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (348+ words) This year's'Design Doha biennial, which was set to open later this month, has been postponed until November due to the continued war in the Gulf. Originally planned to run from April 12 to June 30, the second edition of the design biennial,…...
Underbridge
22+ hour, 32+ min ago (275+ words) The proposals should respond to local conditions, accessibility and the surrounding urban context. Organiser: BuildnerCompetition: UnderbridgeJudges: yet to be announcedSubmission deadline: 19 October 2026Winner announcement: 24 November 2026Prizes: the first prize is "4,000, the second is "2,000 and the third is "1,000 Buildner presents Underbridge #2, the 20th competition…...
Superstudio Design 2026
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (144+ words) Superstudio Design 2026Dezeen To celebrate 25 years of hosting the Superdesign Show during Milan design week, the group exhibition returns to the city in 2026 under a new name, Superstudio Design. Superstudio Design 2026 takes place from 20 to 26 April 2026 at Superstudio Pi, Via Tortona…...
Milan names street after Zaha Hadid
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (430+ words) The city of Milan has named a pedestrian street in the city after Zaha Hadid to mark the 10th anniversary of the Iraqi-British architect's death. Set within the CityLife development, the street " named Via Zaha Hadid " passes near the Generali Tower,…...
Timber bird hides inform Irish cottage extension by Architectural Farm
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (513+ words) Dublin studio Architectural Farm has renovated a home in Ireland'called Seagull Cottage, adding a larch-clad extension informed by railway sheds and bird hides. Positioned alongside a railway track between the sea and a stretch of protected wetland on Wicklow's coast,…...
Twenty-one unmissable highlights at Milan design week 2026
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1598+ words) In the run-up to Milan design week, we've compiled a list of must-see happenings around the city, including a mindfulness space by Zaha Hadid Architects'and interior designer Kelly Wearstler's first furniture collection for H&M. Centred as always around the'Salone del…...