Bristol Old Vic | Brutalist ruin | Chrysler Building

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen. [View online]( [Dezeen Daily]( [Mutina]( [Haworth Tompkins restores and reorders Bristol Old Vic Theatre]( [Haworth Tompkins restores and reorders Bristol Old Vic Theatre]( [Haworth Tompkins]( has [restored]( Bristol's Grade I-listed Old Vic theatre – the oldest continuously working theatre in the English speaking world – to create "a public room for the city". [Read more ›]( [Catholic Church would give Brutalist ruin of St Peter's Seminary away for nothing]( [Catholic Church would give Brutalist ruin of St Peter's Seminary away for nothing]( The Roman Catholic Church has said it is in a "catch-22 situation" over the A-listed [St Peter's Seminary]( in Scotland, as it can't sell, demolish or give away the [Brutalist]( ruin designed by [Gillespie, Kidd and Coia](. [Read more ›]( [195-gigapixel photo of Shanghai allows viewers to zoom in on street-level detail]( [195-gigapixel photo of Shanghai allows viewers to zoom in on street-level detail]( Faces and licence plates are among the details that can be clearly seen in an ultra-high-resolution bird's-eye [photograph]( of [Shanghai](, created by Chinese company Bigpixel Technology. [Read more ›]( [Metropolitan Workshop covers tower of modular homes with glazed ceramic tiles]( [Metropolitan Workshop covers tower of modular homes with glazed ceramic tiles]( [Metropolitan Workshop]('s tower of small [modular]( homes in [London]( is covered in a "chameleon-style" facade of glazed terracotta that changes colour in the different light conditions. [Read more ›]( [Ater Architects creates friendly interior for a children's clinic in Kiev]( [Ater Architects creates friendly interior for a children's clinic in Kiev]( Bright colours and simple geometric forms feature in this children's outpatient [clinic]( in Kiev by local practice Ater Architects. [Read more ›]( [Hoobox launches first wheelchair controlled by facial expressions]( [Hoobox launches first wheelchair controlled by facial expressions]( Brazilian start-up Hoobox Robotics has collaborated with [Intel]( to produce an adapter kit that allows almost any electric [wheelchair]( to be controlled by the user's facial expressions. [Read more ›]( [New York's ]( [New York's "beloved" Chrysler Building is for sale]( The art-deco Chrysler Building in [New York City](, one of the world's most recognisable [skyscrapers](, has gone up for sale for an undisclosed price. [Read more ›]( [Venturi Scott Brown's postmodern Sainsbury Wing wins AIA 25 Year Award]( [Venturi Scott Brown's postmodern Sainsbury Wing wins AIA 25 Year Award]( The [American Institute of Architects]( has bestowed its 25 Year Award upon [Robert Venturi]( and [Denise Scott Brown]('s Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery in London. [Read more ›]( [Frank Gehry granted restraining order against harasser]( [Frank Gehry granted restraining order against harasser]( A judge has awarded [Frank Gehry]( a restraining order against a man who sent the architect death threats by email and repeatedly asked for employment. [Read more ›]( [The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to biodegradable wrapping]( [The Guardian newspaper switches from plastic to biodegradable wrapping]( UK national newspaper [The Guardian]( has scrapped its polythene packaging in favour of a compostable wrapping made from potato starch, in a bid to reduce its [plastic]( waste. [Read more ›]( [Commune incorporates resort-style amenities into Hollywood apartment complex El Centro]( [Commune incorporates resort-style amenities into Hollywood apartment complex El Centro]( Cacti gardens, a yoga studio and a saltwater swimming pool with sunbathing platforms are among the features at a large housing complex in [Los Angeles](, designed by US firms [Commune]( and VTBS Architects. [Read more ›]( [Social Balconies connects existing balconies to encourage social interaction]( [Social Balconies connects existing balconies to encourage social interaction]( The next instalment of our [Dezeen x MINI Living series]( features a concept for a modular [balcony]( system designed to encourage good relations between neighbours. [Read more ›]( [This week's top architecture and design jobs include Nike and Bompas + Parr]( [This week's top architecture and design jobs include Nike and Bompas + Parr]( The top positions in architecture, interiors and design on [Dezeen Jobs]( this week include opportunities at [Nike in Oregon]( and [Bompas + Parr in London](. [Read more ›]( [Rieder]( [Architecture]( | [Interiors]( | [Design]( | [Technology]( | [Jobs]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. [Unsubscribe]( | [Forward to a friend]( Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK [Contact us]( | [Submit a story]( | [Advertise](