• Scared of heights? Beware of LA's new 70-story 'Skyslide'

    28 June 2016

    Got a head for heights? In the city of Los Angeles a new ’fr- height-ful’ challenge arrived on the 20th of June, OUE announced the official opening of OUE Skyspace LA. Reaching nearly 1000 feet above the City of Angels in the iconic U.S. Bank Tower, it will honour the culture, community and people that make the city unlike any other city in the world.

  • Emaar designs an astonishing new skyline for Dubai

    27 June 2016

    It doesn't get bigger or better than this design, really it doesn't. Designed by Santiago Calatrava Valls, a new iconic destination was unveiled at an exclusive preview in Dubai. With a design that was influenced by the natural contours of the lily flower and the region's Islamic culture, The Pinnacle Room will crown The Tower. Once built it is predicted that The Tower will be Dubai Creek Harbour's most desired residential and leisure destinations in the city.

  • Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter comes first against top architects

    22 June 2016

    Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter has won the renowned global competition to design ‘The Icefjord Centre’ in Ilulissat which is expected to open autumn 2020. The city is situated in the UNESCO-protected area on the west coast in picturesque Greenland and the centre is used as a gathering point where local residents, businesses, climate researchers, climate debaters and global tourists meet in a dynamic learning and exhibition space.

  • Rolls Royce create the Batmobile of driverless cars

    17 June 2016

    In a spectacular event at London’s Roundhouse yesterday, the Rolls-Royce VISION NEXT 100 was presented. The absolutely striking looking car with a silk throne, no steering wheel and aiming to be in production by 2040 defines the future of luxury mobility.

  • Adidas x Parley create trainers using illegal plastic from the ocean

    14 June 2016

    Adidas and Parley have worked together to suggest an extraordinary answer for the immense plastic quandary polluting the earth's oceans. The solution? Wear the problem, turning deadly fishing gear into a revolutionary stylish shoe. Adidas has teamed up with renowned designer Alexander Taylor, who will be releasing 50 pairs of stylish trainers created using over 16 plastic bottles, and 13 grams of gill nets each.

  • A metal morphing head visualizes Franz Kafka's distressed psyche

    8 June 2016

    A visually striking 11m tall head kinetic sculpture in Prague has been formed of renowned writer Franz Kafka. Located inside a busy shopping centre, right next to a building in which Kafka himself once worked as a clerk in an insurance company, the sculpture has been named 'K on Sun' and was created by David Cerný, a courageous Czech sculptor.

  • Sweden's smörgåsbord of Architecture

    6 June 2016

    Sweden is an astounding country being the home of Ikea, smörgåsbord, ABBA, Max Burger and incredibly successful in Eurovision. Today is the National day of Sweden, so what better way to celebrate than to delve into the top five picks of architecture throughout this stunningly modern Scandinavian country.

  • Dubai takes the lead with the world’s first 3D-printed office

    25 May 2016

    The City of Gold has decided to use 3D-printing for its newest showpiece building structure, using a 3D-printer to construct an innovative office space in just 17 days.

  • Clerkenwell Design Week 2016 begins

    24 May 2016

    DesignCurial takes a swift tour around Clerkenwell to get a feel for what to expect from this year's festival