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Carlo Ratti unveils smart road system complete with on-demand drone swarms

Carlo Ratti unveils smart road system with flying drones

Italian architect Carlo Ratti has unveiled a concept for a smart road system, which would feature swarms of drones that deliver first aid, monitor traffic and detect accidents. More ›

 
 

COBE's tree-shaped electric-car charging stations will be rolled out across Scandinavia

COBE electric car charging station

Danish architecture firm COBE has unveiled a concept for modular electric-car charging stations, which are set to be built in all three Scandinavian countries. More ›

 
 

Ercol updates mid-century designs using millennial pink tones

Ercol has given a millennial pink makeover to two of its original designs originally created by founder Lucian Ercolani in the 1950s.

Ercol has given a millennial pink makeover to two of its original designs originally created by founder Lucian Ercolani in the 1950s. More ›

 
 

SelgasCano transforms Richard Rogers' former studio into another Second Home workspace

Spanish studio SelgasCano has completed a third plant-filled workspace for Second Home, in the west London building that housed Richard Rogers' first architecture studio as well as providing the setting for cult 1960s film Blowup. More ›

 
 

Frank Gehry updates The Grand mixed-use development for Downtown LA

The Grand by Frank Gehry

Architect Frank Gehry has again revised plans for the towering complex opposite his Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, which will finally begin construction this autumn. More ›

 
 

Five lighting designs from IDS Toronto that deserve glowing praise

Halo-shaped pendants based on prosecco bubbles and counterbalanced office lamps feature among US reporter Eleanor Gibson's selection of the top lighting designs presented at this year's Interior Design Show Toronto. More ›

 
 

Angular stadium for Minnesota Vikings will host the 52nd Super Bowl

US Bank Stadium by HKS

America's most popular sporting event, the Super Bowl, will take place next week at a new stadium in Minneapolis, featuring angular protrusions, zinc cladding and a roof partly made of plastic film. More ›

 
 

Paris artists dismiss Jeff Koons' terror attack memorial as "product placement"

Parisian artists and gallery owners have penned an open letter opposing the installation of a sculpture by Jeff Koons, describing the monument as "shocking and unwelcome". More ›

 
 

Winners of $1 million prize to develop plastic alternatives announced

The winners of a lucrative competition tasking designers to come up with new materials to replace plastic packaging have been revealed. More ›

 
 

Salesforce Tower by Pelli Clarke Pelli completes in San Francisco

Salesforce Tower by Pelli Clarke Pelli

San Francisco's tallest skyscraper, designed by US firm Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, has completed as part of a major development in the city's Downtown area. More ›