Articles by Lizzie Crook

Seven key projects by Serpentine Pavilion architect Junya Ishigami

February 14, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Junya Ishigami at his KAIT Workshop

Who is Junya Ishigami? Here’s a look at seven significant projects by the Japanese architect, who has just been announced as designer of the Serpentine Pavilion 2019. Born in 1974 in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture, Ishigami completed his master’s degree in architecture and planning at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2000.

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Seven buildings wrapped in cork

February 13, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Redshank by Lisa Shell

Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material. Redshank by Lisa Shell Elevated within a salt marsh on England’s east coast, this cabin was developed by British architect Lisa Shell for an artist that

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Seven buildings wrapped in cork

February 13, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Redshank by Lisa Shell

Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material. Redshank by Lisa Shell Elevated within a salt marsh on England’s east coast, this cabin was developed by British architect Lisa Shell for an artist that

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Burj Jumeira supertall skyscraper will rise from fingerprint of Dubai’s ruler

February 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Burj Jumeira in Dubai

Visuals have been released of Burj Jumeira, a 550-metre-tall split-volume skyscraper in Dubai that will rise from a lake shaped like the fingerprint of the emirate’s ruler.  Unveiled by state-owned Dubai Holding, the supertall skyscraper has been dubbed as the “new icon in Dubai’s skyline”, however its architect has not been disclosed. It will be located on the city’s waterfront

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Rundzwei Architekten wraps Berlin house in natural cork

February 8, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Cork Screw House by Rundzwei Architekten

Cork Screw House, designed by Rundzwei Architekten in Berlin, has a facade and roof made from a bottle manufacturer’s waste cork. The rectangular-shaped panels of cork provide a thermally efficient skin for the house, while also creating a bold, “monolithic” aesthetic. Rundzwei Architekten’s decision to use the material was result of its search for a material that had

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Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali

February 7, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali by Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell

A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia. Named A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali, the 532-square-metre house is located in a small valley nestled within rice fields on the south coast of the island. It has exaggerated structural

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SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria

February 7, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Alárò City masterplan by SOM in Nigeria

Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for the Lagos State Government and city builder Rendeavour, Alárò City will be in the Lekki Free Zone to the west of the city. It is designed to boost foreign investment and create “tens

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ODA unveils plans for renovation of Rotterdam’s historic post office 

February 6, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
POST Rotterdam by ODA

ODA has revealed visuals of Post, an adaptive reuse scheme that will revive Rotterdam’s former post office, and include the construction of a 150-metre-high tower. Located centrally in the Coolsingel district, the post office is one of the only structures to survive the Rotterdam Blitz in 1940, making it one of the port city’s most significant historical

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Selldorf Architects’ visitor centre will open Forbidden City palace to public for first time

February 4, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Juanqinzhai theater room in Beijing's Forbidden City

Selldorf Architects will design the Qianlong Garden Interpretation Center within a palace of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, which has never been opened to the public.  The Selldorf Architects-designed visitor centre will open up the Qianlong Garden – a private palace in the northwest quadrant of the former Chinese imperial palace complex, known today as the

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10 of the best mountain cabins

February 2, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
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From two precariously placed hiking shelters designed by OFIS, through to a stilted timber-frame hideaway on an old ski slope, we’ve rounded up 10 of the best mountainside cabins on Dezeen. Kanin Winter Cabin, Slovenia, by OFIS This tiny aluminium-clad cabin by Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti cantilevers over the edge of Mount Kanin on the Slovenian-Italian border.

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