SANAA Taiwan museum | Suspended Medieval church | Metaverse "just getting started"

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View online     SANAA completes Taichung Green Museumbrary in Taiwan Japanese studio SANAA has reached completion on its largest cultural project to date, Taichung Green Museumbrary in Taiwan. Read more ›   Medieval church suspended 14 metres above London skyscraper construction site A 700-year-old church tower has been suspended above a construction site during excavation works for the upcoming 50 Fenchurch Street skyscraper in London, designed by architecture studio Eric Parry Architects. Read more ›   Biodesign adds "a whole new range of possibilities" to fashion says Iris van Herpen Making clothes using living organisms is fundamentally changing how Iris van Herpen thinks about materials, the Dutch fashion designer tells Dezeen in this interview. Read more ›   Swivel chairs by Vipp Dezeen Showroom: Danish homeware brand Vipp has added to its family of Swivel chairs, which have a classic modernist aesthetic that combines aluminium and leather. Read more ›   "The idea of designing for virtual worlds is just getting started" Rumours of the metaverse's demise are greatly exaggerated – particularly when it comes to designing virtual buildings, writes Sarah Housley. Read more ›   Sponge city architect Kongjian Yu killed in Brazil plane crash Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, the founder of Chinese studio Turenscape, and three others have died in a plane crash in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands while reportedly making a documentary about his sponge city model. Read more ›   Alison and Peter Smithson school to be refurbished "before it is too late" Plans have been unveiled by London-based architecture studio Jestico + Whiles to revitalise Alison and Peter Smithson's 1950s Smithdon High School in Norfolk, UK. Read more ›   Proposal to revive Kenzo Tange's Kagawa gymnasium wins Radical Renewal Competition Designer Ethan Akiyama Poh has won Dezeen and Bentley's Radical Renewal Competition with a concept that reimagines architect Kenzo Tange's disused post-war gymnasium, currently facing demolition, as a thriving civic destination. Read more ›   Frama designs first international store in Tokyo to "reflect the architecture of wellbeing" Design brand Frama has opened its first permanent shop outside of Denmark in Tokyo, Japan, with a tactile, minimalist interior dominated by wood and stone. Read more ›   Acme Brick helps make dermatologist's office a "visual playground" Promotion: the slender Fusion thin bricks by brick manufacturer Acme Brick lend a pearlescent quality to the facades of this office building in Texas, designed by US studio An.onymous. Read more ›   Snøhetta completes arched extension to St Louis' Powell Hall Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a sculptural addition to the home of St Louis Symphony Orchestra in St Louis, USA, while revamping historical interiors and creating a public-facing plaza. Read more ›   Blackdot's AI-powered tattoo device promises to make tattoos faster and less painful Austin-based startup Blackdot has developed an AI-powered tattoo device it says is faster, safer, and less painful than a human-made tattoo. Read more ›   New design school described as "laboratory for our global future" opens to postgraduate students Promotion: the Uzbekistan Art and Culture Development Foundation has launched the Aral School, a new ecological education programme open to applications until 5 October. Read more ›   Five touchable tiles by Marazzi on Dezeen Showroom Dezeen Showroom: from intricate tiles to stone-effect surfaces, 2025 has seen Italian manufacturer Marazzi list another handful of its products on Dezeen Showroom. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise