Architecture
Democracy and Maya architecture inform Miller Hull’s US embassy in Guatemala City
Dezeen Debate features BIG’s nearly completed “brutalist” HQ
Velux showcases experimental low-carbon home prototypes in Copenhagen
“Bomb blast” window cut into world war two bunker holiday home
Mixtura wraps multi-building Brazilian convent in wooden brise soleil
ConForm adds “restrained yet rich” all-marble extension to Victorian house
“Suburban sprawl is a much worse problem than skyscrapers” says commenter
Jan Kattein Architects converts garages into studios for young entrepreneurs
Hutton embeds off-grid research station into hills of rural Kansas
Dezeen Agenda features world’s largest spherical structure
David Adjaye’s campus for The Africa Institute cancelled after sexual misconduct allegations
“We must dispel the idea that there is only one way of becoming a qualified architect”
“World’s largest sundial” set to be created in Houston
Marlon Blackwell to design Global War on Terrorism Memorial in Washington DC
Ten spherical buildings from around the globe
Monolithic New York museum pavilion features “perfect cube” gallery
Studio Onu draws on vernacular architecture for home in Polish forest
Fame “forces you to constantly reflect on your impact and motivation” says Bjarke Ingels
Five ongoing and upcoming architecture and design events taking place outside
Bindloss Dawes maximises light and space in London mews house
Snøhetta designs elliptical planetarium informed by “movement of the stars”
Glazed “street” cuts through university science centre in Paris by Bernard Tschumi Architects
Ten all-pink buildings to rival Barbie’s Dreamhouse