Danish studio CF Møller has completed the Mind Museum on the island of Funen in Denmark, guided by the “clear spatial structure” of the former psychiatric hospital it occupies. Located in the town of Middelfart, the Mind Museum tells the history of psychiatry in Denmark and the early 19th-century hospital itself. CF Møller has transformed…
Archtober, Design Week Lagos, Designblok and Design Week Mexico are among the key events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this October. Other events taking place during the month include the Stirling Prize ceremony, Dutch Design Week, Design Miami Paris and Design Week South Africa. Archtober takes place in New York City each year. Photo is by Ivane…
British studio David Chipperfield Architects celebrates 15 years of the Hepworth Wakefield and Turner Contemporary in this short film, shared exclusively with Dezeen. Opened within weeks of each other in 2011, the Hepworth Wakefield gallery in West Yorkshire and the Turner Contemporary museum in Margate are considered two of the studio’s most important projects, influencing…
Flexible ‘free space’ adapts to sports, play, and family life Osaka House by SHIOYA DESIGN is a two-generation residence in Japan organized around a large, flexible open space known as the ‘free space.’ Initially conceived as a dedicated judo area, the space developed during the design process into a gymnasium-like room that can accommodate…
Design Museum Gent opens its collection to new perspectives Design Museum Gent in Ghent, Belgium, reopens on October 3rd, 2026, following a four-year renovation and expansion led by Carmody Groarke and ATAMA, with the historic buildings restored by RE-ST. The project repositions the museum as an open civic space where design is used to…
With Britain’s universities in dire straits, a radical rethink of how these institutions manifest as physical infrastructure is long overdue, writes Owen Hopkins. University campuses are bustling once again, studios are hives of activity and lectures are in full swing. It’s a cycle that’s been repeating for years, decades, centuries. And this is mirrored in…
Thomas Heatherwick‘s campaign Humanise has embarked on a £1.5 million research project that will explore how the UK‘s streetscapes can be beautified to improve wellbeing. Titled Delivering Humanised Places, the research is a partnership made up of the University of Glasgow, funding agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Humanise, which was established by Heatherwick…
Material-led refurbishment connects the hotel to the Cotswolds The Meadows, an exclusive hotel in the Cotswolds, UK, transforms an existing property into an intimate retreat, high-end restaurant, and small boutique hotel. The proposal by Pardini Hall Architecture is rooted in material sensitivity, with sustainability integral from the outset. The scheme involves the sensitive refurbishment…
le corbusier’s plan voisin reorganizes paris Le Corbusier’s Plan Voisin imagines Paris as a highly ordered urban system, replacing a large section of central Paris with cruciform office towers, residential blocks, open space and a hierarchical road network. The 1925 proposal responds to congestion and poor sanitary conditions, but it also advances a particular idea…
Created by Lola Flash, The Little Prince, becomes the largest public artwork presented by the non-profit Facade Foundation, giving new meaning to decade-old scaffolding. Facade Foundation, as previously covered by The post Facade Foundation presents an installation on the front exterior of the Martinique Hotel in New York appeared first on The Architect’s Newspaper.