This week on Dezeen, CF Møller revealed photos of Sweden's tallest timber building and Forensic Architecture founder Eyal Weizman was prevented from entering the United States.
Measuring at 8.5 storeys high, the recently completed Kajstaden Tall Timber Building in the city of Västerås is now Sweden's tallest timber building.
The apartment block is constructed entirely from cross-laminated timber ? a material chosen as it is renewable, recyclable and has a lower carbon footprint than other building materials like concrete.
Forensic Architecture founder denied US entry to attend his own exhibition opening
In other architecture news, Forensic Architecture founder Eyal Weizman was prevented from entering the United States ahead of the opening of his studio's exhibition in Miami that explores the "arbitrary logic of the border". In a statement sent to Dezeen, Weizman disclosed that he was not able to attend the exhibition opening at the Museum of Art and Design on 20 February as his Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) visa waiver had been retracted due to an alert triggered by an algorithm.
Caroline Baumann reportedly resigned from Cooper Hewitt after wedding investigation
It was revealed this week that Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum director Caroline Baumann reportedly resigned following an investigation into her wedding.
Following the news, six Cooper Hewitt trustees also resigned to protest Baumann's departure, including designer David R...