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Over 400 micro units spread across two communities under development in Austin

  • From Building Design + Construction
  • November 20, 2019
Transwestern Development Co. has acquired a 0.56-acre site and a 1.6-acre site in Austin, Texas with the intention to build two micro-unit communities. The communities will be the second and…

Transwestern Development Co. has acquired a 0.56-acre site and a 1.6-acre site in Austin, Texas with the intention to build two micro-unit communities. The communities will be the second and third micro-unit developments for the company in Downtown Aus…

Word of the Year: “climate emergency,” says the Oxford English Dictionary

  • From Building Design + Construction
  • November 20, 2019
The Oxford Word of the Year 2019 is climate emergency. (Isn't that two words?) That news comes from the folks who produce the Oxford English Dictionary. They track word usage via…

The Oxford Word of the Year 2019 is climate emergency. (Isn’t that two words?) That news comes from the folks who produce the Oxford English Dictionary. They track word usage via something they call the “Oxford Corpus.” Last year’s OWOTY was toxic; 201…

Bunya Brisbane Bramble Cap

  • From COOL HUNTING
  • November 20, 2019
Made to celebrate MAAP’s ride with Semi-Racer in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), the Bunya Brisbane Bramble Cap is part of the brand’s Field ride series—wherein familiar local routes are reimagined. Made…

Made to celebrate MAAP’s ride with Semi-Racer in Brisbane (Queensland, Australia), the Bunya Brisbane Bramble Cap is part of the brand’s Field ride series—wherein familiar local routes are reimagined. Made in Italy from cotton and featuring…

In this Dezeen movie, jury members discuss the winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category, which were revealed last month at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose,…

In this Dezeen movie, jury members discuss the winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category, which were revealed last month at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. Read more

Brenda Smith began her career as a nurse in New York, but now leads healthcare and hospital projects at global architecture firm Perkins and Will. She explains how she got…

Brenda Smith began her career as a nurse in New York, but now leads healthcare and hospital projects at global architecture firm Perkins and Will. She explains how she got there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. Read more

Squirrel Park is a scheme of four houses made from converted shipping containers in Oklahoma City, USA, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Read more

Squirrel Park is a scheme of four houses made from converted shipping containers in Oklahoma City, USA, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Read more

Inspired by pivotal women in history, but predictive of the near future, each scent encapsulates a significant story through olfactory notes For multi-disciplinary artist Anicka Yi, a project two-and-a-half years…

Inspired by pivotal women in history, but predictive of the near future, each scent encapsulates a significant story through olfactory notes For multi-disciplinary artist Anicka Yi, a project two-and-a-half years in the making now yields a collection o…

Anthony Hunt worked with architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Michael and Patty Hopkins and Nicholas Grimshaw to engineer some of high-tech's greatest buildings. We continue our high-tech architecture series with…

Anthony Hunt worked with architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Michael and Patty Hopkins and Nicholas Grimshaw to engineer some of high-tech’s greatest buildings. We continue our high-tech architecture series with a profile of the influential engin…