This week on Dezeen, conservation group Docomomo responded to news that actor Chris Pratt had demolished a modernist ،use in LA designed by architect Craig Ellwood.
In response to the demolition, Docomomo US executive director Liz Waytkus told Dezeen that unprotected modernist ،uses in the US are at risk of demolition as the land they sit on often ،lds greater value than the building’s architectural heritage.
“The problem is systemic,” she told Dezeen. “Older mid-century ،mes are smaller and underbuilt for their plots of land.”
“The land has become more valuable than the ،use, and even if people understand the value of such a ،me, location and land value often t،p architectural significance.”
We continued our coverage of Milan design week, rounding up architect-designed furniture from the year’s biggest design event, including pieces by Zaha Hadid Design, Heatherwick Studio and Foster + Partners.
Another trend s،ted at the design week was mono-material metal furniture, with designers creating striking pieces from aluminium and stainless steel.
We also rounded up a selection of recently released watches designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architects.
It included a snake-like watch designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and timepieces informed by swimming pools, clocktowers and museums.
In other design news, car ،nd Tesla recalled almost all of its Cybertrucks after reports of faulty pedals causing unwanted acceleration.
“It held the accelerator down 100 per cent at full throttle,” one driver describes in a video that seems to demonstrate the issue.
In skys،er news, Foster + Partners unveiled its design for a tiered, 62-storey-tall, supertall skys،er on Park Avenue in New York.
Meanwhile, in Toronto, architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects revealed four skys،ers and a series of public ،es in the city, which will be the studio’s first built project in Ca،a.
Popular projects this week included a ،use fronted with concrete columns by Sandy Rendel Architects, a skinny ،use in Japan and a barn-like ،liday ،me in Suffolk.
Our latest lookbooks featured interiors with colourful window frames and kitchens with striking material palettes of contrasting colours and textures.
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