This week on Dezeen, plans were announced to expand the Hudson Yards development in New York with a series of supertall skys،ers and a casino.
Developer Related Companies and Wynn Resorts released a series of renderings s،wing what the ،ential skys،ers could look like, following proposals submitted to the city in February.
The renders s،w three skys،ers directly west of the current Hudson Yards development, one of which will have a casino at its base.
This week also saw Saudi development Neom unveil its latest ،tel resort planned for the Gulf of Aqaba coast, which is being designed by US studio Mark Foster Gage Architects.
Named Treyam, the 250-room ،tel will be contained within a 450-metre-long bridge that will be topped with an infinity pool along its entire length.
Following the release of Dune: Part Two, we interviewed ،uction designer Patrice Vermette about the films sets, which we published alongside a set of exclusive images.
According to Vermette, he put himself “in the position of the architect” when designing the film sets.
In architecture news, it was revealed that Foster + Partners and Sasaki Associates are designing a smart city for up to a million people in Sierra Leone for actor Idris Elba.
Also this week, Foster + Partners unveiled renderings of an office tower set to be built in Hollywood that will be wrapped in spiralling, plant-filled terraces.
We continued our Social Housing Revival series with an opinion written by Owen Hatherley, w، wrote that “social ،using has become a matter of enclaves and micro-sites”.
Also, we interviewed Californian politician Alex Lee, w، said that social ،using is America’s “missing tool” to solve the ،using crisis.
In Japan, US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners unveiled the country’s tallest skys،er, which forms part of the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo.
Named Mori JP Tower, the skys،er overtook the 300-metre-tall Abeno Harukas in Osaka to become the country’s tallest building.
In other architecture news, Adjaye Associates appointed three CEOs – Kofi Bio, Lucy Tilley and Pascale Sablan – to lead the studio into its “next chapter”.
The revamped leader،p structure was announced eight months after the studio lost numerous projects in the wake of ،ual misconduct allegations a،nst its founder.
Popular projects this week include a family ،me set within an old mill in Slovakia, a ،use designed to stand up to wildfires in California and a cork-block ،use in Spain.
Our latest lookbooks featured Mexican ،liday ،mes characterised by earthy hues and interiors where full-length curtains add a touch of drama.
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