Articles by Rupert Bickersteth

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an interview with architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, who tells Dezeen he could design a skyscraper when the time is right. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Burkinabè architect Kéré has risen to become one of the profession’s biggest stars in recent years, becoming the first African to win

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a 12-metre-high Wedding Cake pavilion made by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Designed as a sculptural folly, Wedding Cake is an immersive installation at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England, which “combines patisserie and architecture as a temple to love”. Commenters overwhelmingly loved it, calling the project

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Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos has created the 12 -metre-high Wedding Cake pavilion, which is clad in ceramic tiles, at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England. Part sculpture, part architectural garden folly, Wedding Cake is an immersive sculpture “combining patisserie and architecture as a temple to love,” Vasconcelos told Dezeen. The exterior of the three-storey pavilion was clad

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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing an interview with 2023 AIA Gold Medal winner Carol Ross Barney, who argues skyscrapers are “just not that valuable”. Barney, who runs Chicago studio Ross Barney Architects, said that investing in undervalued infrastructure, rethinking density and continuing to open up the architecture field to women and minorities

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This month’s Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at the changing nature of queer spaces and features an exclusive interview with Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Subscribe to Dezeen in Depth now. With Pride Month drawing to a close, Dezeen spoke with LGBTQ+ designers and researchers about the evolution of queer spaces and how architects can help protect them. Designers are calling for the

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Nigerian architect Demas Nwoko calls for the creation of an African school of architecture and criticises Europe’s influence on the continent’s built environment in this exclusive interview. Speaking ahead of being awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, Nwoko said that the next generation of African architects must take

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