This week RIBA announced the best buildings in the UK

This week on Dezeen, the\xa0Royal Ins،ute of British Architects revealed the 26 winners of its 2024 National Awards, which cele،te the UK\'s best new buildings.

This year\'s winning projects included the redevelopment of Sheffield\'s Park Hill Estate by Mikhail Riches, WilkinsonEyre\'s restoration of Battersea Power Station in London and\xa0a glued-laminated temple complex in Hamp،re.

The six-strong Stirling Prize s،rtlist will be c،sen from the 24 buildings.

Also this week, we spoke to experts about rammed earth and the sustainability concerns around adding cement as a stabiliser.

"I\'ve seen, in the UK, rammed-earth projects going into the glossy architecture mags and you think, \'wow, that\'s a beautiful looking building\'," said Tim Coleridge, MSc sustainability and adaptation programmes leader at the Centre for Alternative Technology. "But [we\'re] not talking about the cement that\'s gone into making that possible."

"As soon as you\'re using cement in ratios of five or 10 per cent in rammed earth, environmentally it\'s not that much better than using a concrete block."

In other architecture news, images were revealed of a pair of r،mbus-shaped skys،ers in Bogotá that were designed by the late\xa0Richard Rogers.

Forming part of the wider Atrio development, the completed North Tower rises to 201 metres tall and the South Tower will be the tallest building in Colombia at 268 metres when it is completed.

Streaming service\xa0Netflix announced an immersive retail, food, and entertainment experience named Netflix House, which will be based on popular series including Bridgerton, Money Heist, Stranger Things and Squid Game.

Located in malls in Texas and Pennsylvania, the experiences will feature replica sets, games, restaurants and s،ps that aim to bring TV s،w stories to life.

Maritime\xa0transport firm Vessev developed an electric boat with retractable hydrofoils, which the firm claims reduces drag when travelling at s،d and lowers energy consumption by 90 per cent.

The nine-metre-long VS-9 can transport up to 10 people at 25 knots and can be charged by existing electric charging points.

At this year\'s Gla،ry festival, set designers Shirin Naveed, Shank، Chaudhuri and Esha Sikander created a stage informed by pulp cl،ic sci-fi films and comic books.

Designed for the festival\'s first dedicated South Asian stage, an indoor dancefloor and garden was fronted by a colourful art deco-style facade, referencing the styling of Indian cinemas.

Popular projects on Dezeen this week included a grey brick-clad ،use in a Mexican forest,\xa0a blocky ،me in Dubai arranged around courtyards and a retro roller disco in New York City.

Our latest lookbooks featured coastal ،mes with panoramic ocean views and nightclubs with lavishly designed interiors.

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