Petra Heights Stone Exoskeleton High-Rise Revealed in London
A groundbreaking 10-storey structure named Petra Heights, located on Finchley Road in London, features a unique stone exoskeleton, hailed by its design team as a world first. Crafted by Groupwork and Webb Yates, this project was highlighted in Dezeen's weekly roundup. In another London development, the iconic 22 Parkside house by Richard and Su Rogers was "gifted to the nation," showcasing innovative construction techniques. In tech news, Apple unveiled its inaugural folding smartphone, the iPhone Duo, boasting the largest screen of any iPhone and marking a significant shift in design since 2007. Meanwhile, New York commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a drone display by Drift and architect Shigeru Ban, using 2,977 drones to recreate the Twin Towers. As the NFL season begins, Dezeen previewed upcoming stadiums in Washington DC, Kansas City, Charlotte, and Jacksonville. Popular projects of the week included a cluster of monolithic homes, a timber barn in Slovakia, and a canal boat bathhouse. The Dezeen Weekly podcast featured Dyson’s first electric toothbrush.
Key facts
- Petra Heights is a 10-storey building on Finchley Road in London supported by a stone exoskeleton
- The building was designed by Groupwork and Webb Yates, who called the stone exoskeleton a world first
- Richard and Su Rogers' 22 Parkside house in London was "gifted to the nation"
- Apple released its first-ever folding smartphone, the iPhone Duo, with the largest screen of any iPhone
- The iPhone Duo is the first major change in the phone's form since Apple entered the smartphone market in 2007
- New York marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, with Drift and Shigeru Ban using 2,977 drones to recreate the Twin Towers
- Four upcoming NFL stadium designs were revealed for Washington DC, Kansas City, Charlotte and Jacksonville
- The week's most popular projects included a monolithic-form house, a barn-like timber home in Slovakia and a bathhouse in a canal boat
Entities
Artists
- Richard Rogers
- Su Rogers
- Shigeru Ban
Institutions
- Groupwork
- Webb Yates
- Apple
- Drift
- Dezeen
- NFL
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Lower Manhattan
- Washington DC
- Kansas City
- Charlotte
- Jacksonville
- Slovakia
Sources
- Dezeen —