WEEK IN REVIEW

SANAA's maritime museum, jean nouvel's opera house and miralles tagliabue EMBT's conservatory of music join the list of international architecture studios that will give shape to shenzhen's ten new cultural landmarks. other projects we've featured before include the science and technology museum by zaha hadid architects, MAD's bay culture park, and the natural history museum by 3XN, B+H, and zhubo. the contest’s organizers have also shared the other shortlisted schemes for the new opera house, which attracted interest from firms like bjarke ingels group, kengo kuma, MVRDV, snøhetta, and REX. discover all of them here.

this one-of-a-kind chair was created by japanese designer arashi abe using ‘asukesi’ waste stones, which were found abandoned in the soft stone quarries of sapporo, japan. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out here how to upload your own project here.

the world’s first neighborhood of 3D-printed zero net energy homes is planned in rancho mirage, california. the development will feature 15 eco-friendly houses, centered around the integration of technology and sustainability.

last, check out this poetic underwater film by director pascal schelbli, which presents a dystopian landscape where sea life becomes the very pollution and plastic that threatens it.