Articles by Ben Dreith

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Skyscraper by Pei Architects follows “Toronto’s rich tradition of concrete”

August 1, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

New York studio Pei Architects has unveiled a skyscraper in Toronto, Canada, wrapped in precast concrete balconies and above a travertine podium. Pei Architects – founded by the two sons of modernist architect IM Pei – created the 56-storey residential tower for the Tower Hill Development in Midtown Toronto. Designed with local studio Quadrangle Architects,

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Conner + Perry Architects adds spa and theatre lounge to Lautner house in LA

July 30, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture studio Conner + Perry Architects has made additions to the area surrounding the Sheats-Goldstein Residence in Los Angeles, which American architect John Lautner designed in the 1960s. Conner + Perry Architects completed work on the lower terrace of the steep site, with the original Lautner house at the top of the site. The entire

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Axel Vervoordt and Tatsuro Miki create “cloister-like” gallery in Puerto Escondido

July 11, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Belgian artist Axel Vervoordt and Japanese architect Tatsuro Miki have created a monolithic art gallery on the Oaxacan coast in Mexico to showcase large sculptural works. Called Meridiano, the gallery sits on the strip of coast north of Puerto Escondido near arts non-profit Fundación Casa Wabi’s Tadao Andoe-designed residency and gallery. Meridiano is run by Axel

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Xanadu is a “fun and maximum” roller disco in Brooklyn

July 10, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Local designer Varun Kataria has unveiled a venue with a mix of colourful, retro details that contains the only permanent roller rink in New York City. Set in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Xanadu occupies a former industrial warehouse, which was converted by Kataria and his team, who also run the nearby restaurant and venue Turks Inn and

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Twelve scenes froms America’s “hidden” industrial world

June 28, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Pencil production in New Jersey and the fabrication of massive turbines for wind power in North Dakota feature in this roundup of American industrial facilities photographed by Christopher Payne. Payne has spent the last decade exploring factories in America, ranging from “traditional industries” like wool carders to the production of contemporary technological machines that he

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Estúdio Campana adds living plant pavilions to São Paulo park

June 27, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Brazilian studio Estúdio Campana has created a park near São Paulo that includes pavilions made with live plants on land once farmed by the founders’ grandfather. Estúdio Campana created the park on 130 acres of land inherited by the studio’s co-founders – Humberto Campana and his brother Fernando, who passed away in 2022. Originally, Estúdio

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Misconduct allegations “big surprise” says Adjaye Associates New York CEO

June 27, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Adjaye Associates New York CEO Pascale Sablan has spoken about the impact of sexual misconduct allegations levelled against founder David Adjaye on the studio in an interview outlining its recent restructuring. In an interview published earlier this week in US publication Architect’s Newspaper (AN), Sablan said that the allegations published in a Financial Times (FT)

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“We didn’t want it to be crazy” says architect of America’s tallest skyscraper

June 24, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Architecture firm AO never set out to design America’s tallest skyscraper when it began work on the 581-metre Legends Tower planned for Oklahoma City, studio partner Bruce Greenfield tells Dezeen in this interview. Legends Tower recently gained approval from the city to have an unlimited height, and after a series of changes, the skyscraper is

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BIG opens Los Angeles office in renovated 1920s building

June 14, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

Danish architecture studio BIG has opened an office in Santa Monica in a renovated 1928 Spanish revival building designed by iconic Los Angeles architect Paul R Williams. The 1928 building was refurbished by the team, many of whom will be joining the freshly minted BIG Los Angeles team – recruited both from the New York

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