Notre-Dame's rebuilt spire revealed as scaffolding removed | #Shorts | DezeenThe reconstructed spire of Notre-Dame cathedral has been revealed in Paris, with a design identical to the 1859 version designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. Scaffolding has been removed from around the 96-metre-tall spire, which is among the elements of the landmark to be reconstructed following the devastating fire in 2019. The rebuilt spire is topped with a recreation of the original cross, as well ...
Henning Larsen tops World of Volvo with "forest-like canopy"Mass-timber columns fan out to form a tree-informed roof structure at the World of Volvo exhibition and events centre in Gothenburg, Sweden, by architecture studio Henning Larsen. Made from glued laminated timber (glulam) and cross-laminated timber (CLT), Henning Larsen created the 22,000-square-metre circular structure for Swedish manufacturers Volvo Cars and Volvo Group. Set to open to the public on 14 April as part of Volvo...
Intersecting discs form the external shell of the National Museum of Qatar | #Shorts | DezeenProfiling significant buildings from around the globe, this video filmed in Doha by the Dezeen team explores the National Museum of Qatar by Atelier Jean Nouvel which features a series of colliding discs. The project, led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, is located on a prominent site within a newly developed civic quarter and was designed "to tell the story of the country's hist...
Barbican's Unravel exhibition explores the subversive power of textilesCurator Lotte Johnson discusses the transformative power of textiles in this video produced by Dezeen for the Barbican's latest exhibition. Titled Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, the exhibition examines how textiles have been employed to explore themes spanning power, oppression, gender and belonging. The exhibition is designed to challenge the perception of textiles being solely domestic or craf...
Nominations for the Designers of the Year awards at Dezeen Awards 2024 are open | #Shorts | DezeenNominations are now open for the Designers of the Year awards at Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley. The Designers of the Year awards launched last year to reward the best emerging and established talent across architecture, interiors and design. Public nomination is new for this year, and we are asking readers to put forward designers for consideration, which will then be shor...
Toothbrush pops open for recycling in Seymourpowell's Un-Made disassembly conceptBritish design studio Seymourpowell has put cheap electronic goods under the spotlight with Un-Made, a project imagining four possible ways to design for quick disassembly and recycling. As part of the project, Seymourpowell devised four automated disassembly mechanism concepts using an electric toothbrush as an example for their animated graphics. Each of the mechanisms could be built into a product durin...
Gabion walls filled with stone "camouflage" Indian home by Earthscape Studio | #Shorts | DezeenLarge rocks from the surrounding area are suspended in a gabion wall around The Infinite Rise, a holiday home in southern India by local architecture practice Earthscape Studio. The Infinite Rise is located near the village of Anaikatti on an elevated, rocky site that provides expansive views across the surrounding mountain ranges. Looking to disrupt the site as little as possible, Earthscape...