Nat Barker

6 days ago | dezeen.com | Nat Barker

It's the most basic of furniture pieces, but in this roundup, we look at eight designs that explore the surprisingly broad potential of the humble stool. Photo Mark CocksedgePew by EJM StudioWith this stool made from repurposed oak, London-based EJM Studio sought to reimagine the church pew as a means of looking beyond "typical design trends".

1 week ago | dezeen.com | Nat Barker

Architecture studio Stufish created a futuristic interpretation of a Roman amphitheatre for a stage at an electronic music festival on Italy's Adriatic Coast. The inaugural Adriatic Sound Festival was held on June 13-14 at a private airport outside the historic city of Fano. Entertainment architecture specialist Stufish was appointed to design the event's two stages, one to host DJs playing house music and another for techno.

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Nat Barker

Ahead of Norman Foster's 90th birthday this weekend, Dezeen explores how he became the most successful architect the world has ever seen – including by asking the man himself. "It's just amazing what Norm has achieved in his career," Ken Shuttleworth, founder of Make Architects and a partner in Foster's firm for nearly 30 years, told Dezeen. "I don't think any other architect has done what he's done," Shuttleworth continued. "He hasn't waned in any way as he's got older – in a way he's got better.

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Nat Barker

The ongoing war in Gaza has fundamentally challenged Forensic Architecture's approach to its work, agency founder Eyal Weizman says in this interview. London-based investigative agency Forensic Architecture specialises in using 3D digital modelling to scrutinise incidents in which people have been killed in contentious circumstances involving states or corporations.

1 month ago | dezeen.com | Tom Ravenscroft |Cajsa Carlson |Nat Barker |Amy Peacock

Dezeen Awards has been shortlisted for three awards, while Dezeen's editor Tom Ravenscroft, deputy editor Cajsa Carlson, features editor Nat Barker and architecture reporter Amy Peacock are all in the running for editorial awards. Dezeen has been shortlisted for a pair of prestigious Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards, with Ravenscroft a finalist in the Editor of the Year category and Dezeen Awards a finalist in the Event of the Year category.