Olafur Eliasson's Fjordenhus | Studio for flower craft | Self-healing electronics

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Olafur Eliasson's first building is a castle-like office in a Danish fjord

Fjordenhus by Olafur Eliasson

Danish artist Olafur Eliasson has completed his first building – a fortress-like office in the Vejle Fjord in Denmark, called Fjordenhus. More ›

 
 

Self-healing material could be a breakthrough for humanoid robots

Self-healing material could be a breakthrough for humanoid robots

Researchers at US university Carnegie Mellon have created a new electrically conductive material that can repair itself, presenting new opportunities for soft robotics and wearable technology. More ›

 
 

Sharjah Architecture Triennial will seek to overturn "orientalist cliches"

Sharjah Architecture Triennial, photo by Ieva Saudargaitė

A new architecture triennial launching in the United Arab Emirates next year will challenge "pernicious" western views of Asian, African and Middle Eastern architecture, according to curator Adrian Lahoud. More ›

 
 

Ryuji Kajino converts simple shed into studio for flower craft

Tiny Atelier by Malubishi Architects

Architect Ryuji Kajino converted an 80-year-old barn in Kurashiki, Japan, to create Tiny Atelier, a studio for a designer who makes accessories from dried flowers. More ›

 
 

Urban Agency completes pigmented-concrete extension alongside Irish cottage

This concrete extension to a traditional cottage in Ireland's County Kerry was treated with iron oxide to give it a russet hue that complements colours found in the surrounding landscape. More ›

 
 

Studio Unltd turns light-filled warehouse into Bavel restaurant in LA

Bavel by Studio Unltd

Los Angeles-based Studio Unltd has used influences from Morocco to Turkey for the interiors of this Middle Eastern restaurant in the city's Arts District. More ›

 
 

Casa Roca's curved concrete walls are designed to give an architectural "hug"

Casa Roca by EFE

Curved board-marked concrete walls wrap around the front of this residence in Quito, Ecuador, which local firm Estudio Felipe Escudero modelled on "the physical form of a hug". More ›