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This week we revealed the architects of The Line phase one
This week on Dezeen, we revealed that Austrian studio Delugan Meissl Associated Architects and global firm Gensler are the lead architects for phase one of The Line megacity in Saudi Arabia.In the first official confirmation of the architecture studios designing The Line, it was announced thatDelugan Meissl Associated Architects is urban planner for phase one of the project, whileGensler is city planning consultant and UK engineering studio Mott MacDonald is city infrastructure engineer.In other Neom news, the project's long-term CEO Nadhmi al-Nasr departed his role.Thomas Heatherwick created a collection for Bombay SapphireIn design news, Thomas Heatherwick unveiled a glassware collection for gin brand Bombay Sapphire that is made up of glasses and sculptural bottles.The collection comprises two hourglass-shaped bottles, the largest of which contains "a terrarium of sorts" for the display of botanicals found in Bombay Sapphire gin.Alex Chinneck created distorted furniture in BristolAlso in design, British artistAlex Chinneck unveiled a series of distorted street furniture to bring "surrealism into the public realm".The sculptures inBristol, England, include knotted lampposts, a twisted telephone booth and a constricted postbox.The Centenary Building is under threat of demolitionIn architecture, it was revealed that the first building to ever win the RIBA Stirling Prize the 29-year-old Centenary Building by British studio Hodder+Partners is threatened with demolition.Meanwhile, the Twentieth Century Society selected 10 UK buildings turning 30 this year, and therefore eligible for listing, which it believes should be granted listed status.The "world's first office rollercoaster" was revealed in StockholmOther news this week included design studio The Great Exhibition adding the "world's first office rollercoaster" to its Stockholm office.Named The Frontal Lobe, the 60-metre-long rollercoaster loops through the seating areas, kitchen and bar on the ground floor of The Great Exhibition's office in the Liljeholmen district.We rounded up eight upcoming skyscrapers in MiamiAhead of Design Miami and Miami art week, we took a look at the city's changing skyline by rounding up eight upcoming skyscrapers set to be built there.Among the skyscrapers are towers for Dolce & Gabbana and automotive brands including Bentley and Mercedes-Benz.A house in Kerala was one of this week's most popular projectsPopular projects featured on Dezeen this week included a home in Kerala that blends "old-world charm with the modern", a London home with patinated copper "top hat" and a Boston academic building wrapped in ribbons of stainless steel.This week's lookbooks featured homes with plywood panelling and staircases that fulfil additional functions.This week on DezeenThis week on Dezeenis our regular roundup of the week's top news stories.Subscribe to our newslettersto be sure you don't miss anything.The post This week we revealed the architects of The Line phase one appeared first on Dezeen.
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