WEEK IN REVIEW

this week we shared a first look at bjarke ingels group's completed ‘marsk watchtower’ in denmark. the recently opened observatory rises 25 meters tall and features a double helix shape made up of corten steel steps. diller scofidio + renfro and woods bagot's aboriginal art and cultures centre (AACC) for adelaide, australia, was submitted for planning permission and a cantilevered, pipe-shaped house caught attention in russia.

‘O2’, the world’s most powerful tidal turbine developed by renewable technology company orbital marine power, started generating clean, reliable energy off the coast of orkney in scotland. meanwhile, 4ocean launched a mobile beach-cleaning robot called ‘BeBot’. the 100% electric vehicle silently sifts through the sand to collect tiny plastic waste.

designboom was in berlin to attend the first comprehensive retrospective of yayoi kusama at the gropius bau. titled ‘a bouquet of love I saw in the universe’, the extensive exhibition invites visitors to discover the japanese artist's oeuvre from the last eight decades, of course featuring her quintessential polka dots. also, don't miss our conversation with sel kofiga, founder of ghanaian brand ‘the slum studio’ that upcycles textile offcuts and second-hand clothing waste into colorful hand-painted apparel. discover more recent interviews here.

informed by the relationship between humans and nature, british artist jason decaires taylor created another underwater museum, this time in ayia napa, cyprus. and lastly, designer caity duffus shared an elegant container to grow mushrooms at home called ‘mycelia house’. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out here how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by lynne myers.