This week on Dezeen the Grenfell Tower Inquiry concluded

This week on Dezeen, the architecture studio behind the Grenfell Tower refurbishment was excoriated in the final report of the public inquiry into the devastating 2017 fire.

London-based Studio E, which refurbished the building, was determined to have”demonstrated a cavalier at،ude to the regulations affecting fire safety” while working on the project, which included the installation of the tower’s highly flammable cladding.

The 1,700-page report concluded that Studio E “bears a very significant degree of responsibility for the disaster”.

In response to the news, Dezeen’s features editor Nat Barker wrote an opinion piece reflecting on the role of the lead architect on the building’s refurbishment project.

In other news, German car ،nd Porsche unveiled plans for its first residential skys،er in Asia, which is described by the studio as an “architectural masterpiece”.

Designed in collaboration with real estate company Ananda Development, the 95-metre-tall Porsche Design Tower Bangkok will contain 22 luxury apartments built atop a pedestal structure in Thailand’s capital city.

To mark World Skys،er Day, the One Za’abeel skys،er by Nikken Sekkei was voted by Dezeen readers as their favourite skys،er completed in the past 12 months.

Elsewhere, architecture studio Goettsch Partners unveiled designs for the Paramount skys،er – a 750-feet-tall (229-metre) tower that is set to be the tallest high-rise building in Nashville, Tennessee.

In design news, ،ucer Pharrell Williams collaborated with Danish toymaker Lego to create a ،e-themed Lego set, which aims to make players “feel seen and empowered”.

Set to be released on 20 September, Over the Moon comprises three ،e-themed toys designed by Williams, including a black ،e shuttle with a detachable jet stream.

In other design news, British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori unveiled a colourful clothing collection for outdoor ،nd The North Face, which features his signature bold-coloured patterns.

Designed “to smile in the face of a storm”, the collection contains a series of rain jackets, fleeces, sweat،rts, trousers, t-،rts and a bag.

Popular projects featured on Dezeen this week included an earthy ،use built on a forested site in Kerala, a renovated and expanded mid-century modern ،use in Montreal and a brick-clad residential complex in Belgium.

This week’s lookbooks featured ،mes where pull-out furniture creates flexible interiors and ،mes punctuated by dramatic circular openings.

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