Architecture
Erlebnis-Hus seaside visitor centre wrapped in timber grid to “play in, on, under or beside”
“Did I wake up in the wrong multiverse today?” asks commenter
Foster + Partners tops out China Merchants Bank skyscraper in Shenzhen
“Italo Rota’s all-encompassing definition of architecture is needed today more than ever”
Exposed materials and colourful accents define Maison Nana in Paris
Chatillon Architectes releases first photos of Grand Palais restoration in Paris
Red accents enliven social housing block on triangular plot in Barcelona
This week Saudi Arabia scaled back The Line megacity
Thomas Heatherwick’s Humanise campaign creates “boring alter-egos” of UK landmarks
Dezeen video captures reconstructed spire at Notre-Dame
Dezeen Debate features “a delicious slice of design cake”
Page Southerland Page integrates “past and future” at Texas Capitol Complex
Ross Barney Architects encloses NASA testing facility in unique copper-concrete panels
Sona Reddy Studio draws on vernacular architecture for restaurant in Hyderabad
Fire engulfs Copenhagen’s old stock exchange causing spire to collapse
Heatherwick’s Vessel set to reopen with “floor-to-ceiling steel mesh”
HGX Design creates house that “flows like music” in the Hudson Valley
Spaceworkers marries concrete with green ceramic tiles at Pavilion in the Garden
Detroit skyscraper becomes city’s second-tallest building
RAD+ar encloses tropical Frame Garden with mirrored panels in Indonesia
Study finds botanical gardens offer “greater cooling effect” in cities compared to parks
Workshop Architecture Inc creates “raw and unvarnished” prefabricated home in Ontario
MNY Arkitekter completes “down-to-earth” house for two sisters in Finland