Dezeen's features editor shortlisted in 2024 Créateurs Design Awards

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Dezeen's features editor Nat Barker has been shortlisted for excellence in creative journalism at the 2024 Créateurs Design Awards, which will also see architect Frida Escobedo and designer Gaetano Pesce presented with awards. Barker was shortlisted for the annual award alongside writers from Wallpaper, Galerie Magazine and The Grand Tourist for his feature: Will architects
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Halleroed references Swedish Grace and Carlo Scarpa for Totême flagship store

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Stockholm studio Halleroed has designed fashion brand Totême's flagship store in London, which features a sculpture by artist Carl Milles and a steel sofa by designer Marc Newson. Halleroed designed the store, located on Mount Street in the upmarket Mayfair area, together with Totême founders Elin Kling and Karl Lindman. The duo wanted its third
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Primary colours fill converted brick structure in San Miguel de Allende

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Architecture studios Oficina de Diseño Colaborativo and Atelier TBD have created a cultural space that preserves the "self-built essence" of San Miguel de Allende. Created in collaboration with interior studio Maye Colab, Santa Tere Espacio is a cultural space and office that will primarily serve to foster reading in the surrounding neighbourhoods. "Santa Tere Espacio
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Dezeen Debate features skyscraper that "represents a new era in architectural innovation"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features photographs of The Henderson office building by Zaha Hadid Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. New photographs show Zaha Hadid Architects' The Henderson office building as it nears completion in Hong Kong's Central Business District. Readers analysed the structure, with one saying it is "more than just
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Neri Oxman caught up in academic plagiarism row

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Architect and designer Neri Oxman has responded to allegations of plagiarism following a report in the news website Business Insider. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Oxman apologised for citation errors in her PhD, which she completed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2010, stating that she "omitted quotation marks for certain work
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Provencher Roy designs tower with dramatic cantilever for Montreal quay restoration

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Local architecture studio Provencher Roy has included the "lighthouse"-like Port of Montreal Tower with cantilevered platforms in the renovation of a disused industrial pier in Montreal. Provencher Roy placed the 65-metre-tall tower on the edge of a pier in Montreal's Old City that once served as a grain exporting hub for the region. It now
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Five industrial design courses listed on Dezeen Courses

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Dezeen Courses: a course that focuses on the connection between user experience and technology is included in this roundup of industrial design courses. From courses that intend to broaden students' worldviews to others that examine the history of design, these courses cover a variety of topics surrounding industrial design. The courses also provide students with
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Rotated bricks animate facade of Garden Laneway House in Toronto

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Canadian architecture studio Williamson Williamson has designed a multi-level, brick-clad home along an alley that is meant to depart from the typical laneway house in terms of looks, size and function. The Garden Laneway House occupies the rear of a slender, 369-square-metre parcel in Toronto's West End. It is an example of laneway housing, a
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Traditional Czech dwellings inform mountain home by Mar.s Architects

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Czech studio Mar.s Architects drew on traditional mountain architecture when designing this house in the village of Malá Úpa, creating steep gables to help deal with heavy snowfall. Named Family House Dolní Malá Úpa, the home is located within the mountainous Krkonoše National Park, which required Mar.s Architects to adhere to strict construction rules. This
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MVRDV designs WärtZ district as "second city centre" for Zwolle

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Dutch studio MVRDV has released visuals for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which will centre around a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. MVRDV will complete four mixed-use buildings for the 120,000-metre-square development, named WärtZ, with the ambition of creating a "second city centre" south of Zwolle railway station, it said. "I think it is
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Withings' "thermometer of the future" measures more than just temperature

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Health tech company Withings has used the Consumer Electronics Show to unveil its BeamO "multiscope" – a device that allows people to conduct four routine medical checks at home. The small and portable device combines a contactless thermometer for measuring body temperature, an electrocardiogram (ECG) for heart rate, an oximeter for blood oxygen levels and
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CornWall gives discarded corn cobs new life as tiles

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Materials companies Circular Matters and StoneCycling have used corn cobs – one of the world's most plentiful agricultural waste materials – to make interior cladding that is biodegradable and almost entirely bio-based. Available in the form of tiles and sheets, CornWall is intended as a more sustainable alternative to ceramic interior wall tiles or plastic
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Croxatto and Opazo Architects front Chilean holiday home with rotated terrace

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Chilean architecture studio Croxatto and Opazo Architects has created a holiday home outside of Santiago with a rotated, wedge-shaped terrace at its front. At just 22 feet by 22 feet (7 metres by 7 metres) and 16 feet (5.5 metres) high, the cube-shaped Casa Lagunita contains a kitchen, living and dining room, two bathrooms and
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The Row skyscraper by Morris Adjmi pays homage to Chicago’s heritage

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US firm Morris Adjmi Architects has designed a 43-storey residential skyscraper in Chicago with a "deeply expressive" facade that takes cues from the city's industrial past and the work of architect Mies van der Rohe. The 480-foot (146-metre) building is located in Chicago's Fulton Market District – a former meatpacking area that has undergone extensive
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"Miami's slow-motion infrastructure meltdown is already apparent"

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Art Basel Miami and Design Miami should step up to help address the infuriating congestion that blights Miami art week, writes Ian Volner. Several Miami art weeks ago, some marketing wiz at Uber got it into their head to launch a one-time-only promotional gimmick. During the annual culturefest in South Florida, app users could summon
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Kooo Architects designs hotel to blend with rural village in Ankang City, China

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Japanese Studio Kooo Architects has completed a collection of hotel "cottages" in China that draw on the local vernacular to integrate into the surrounding village. Named Ningshan LuZhai Cottages, the hotel is located alongside terraced farmland at the foot of a small mountain in Yuwancun, Ankang City. Kooo Architects used traditional construction and material techniques
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Snøhetta's antler-shaped Reindeer Husbandry School takes form in Norway

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Architecture studio Snøhetta has shared construction photos of Čoarvemátta, an angular educational facility nearing completion in Norway's Sápmi region. Čoarvemátta is being designed by Snøhetta on the outskirts of central Kautokeino for Sámi National Theater Beaivváš and Sámi High School and Reindeer Husbandry School, which are two important institutions in the area that has traditionally
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"Gibberish – no one has 'designed' anything here" says commenter

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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that Saudi mega-development Neom has unveiled plans for a coastal town on the Gulf of Aqaba. Called Norlana, the town will be designed by architecture studio 10 Design for 3,000 residents in the northwest of Saudi Arabia as part of a wider cluster of Neom
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Twenty of the best design events in 2024 from Dezeen Events Guide

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Design festivals Stockholm Design Week, NYCxDesign and Design Doha are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide for 2024. Other events taking place in 2023 include the IDS Toronto, Miami art week and Design Shanghai. Read on for the 2024 highlights and see Dezeen Events Guide for more design events around
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London office renovation by dMFK Architects features 1970s-style interior

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London studio dMFK Architects has renovated a 1970s office in Fitzrovia with an interior designed to match the building's original character and heritage. Named 45 Whitfield Street, the 980-square-metre office renovation by dMFK Architects involved an interior overhaul while the existing stainless steel and the precast concrete facade was treated and retained. "Our aim was
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LG reveals "world's first" wireless transparent OLED TV

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Electronics brand LG has unveiled the Signature OLED T, a television with a transparent screen that was on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. LG has described the Signature OLED T as "the world's first wireless transparent OLED TV". The television features a 77-inch OLED screen, which stands for organic light-emitting diode and is
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Lima cultural facility features pink walls and traditional construction techniques

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Peruvian architects Roman Bauer Arquitectos and ESArquitectura teamed up to design a cultural institution in Lima that includes a renovation and a new building with vernacular methods and pink accents. The 640-square metre (6,900 square-foot) Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos (IFEA) was completed in 2022 in the historic Barranco district of Lima for the French
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Dezeen Agenda features Mercedes-Benz's first residential skyscraper

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a supertall skyscraper in Dubai designed by Mercedes-Benz. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Car company Mercedes-Benz and developer Binghatti have unveiled designs for a supertall skyscraper in central Dubai. The tower, named Mercedes-Benz Places, is planned to be 341 metres high and will be the brand's
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Testing for floating +Pool to begin in New York City summer 2024

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Testing for the floating +Pool swimming pool proposed for New York City's waterways will begin this summer upon the project receiving $16 million to advance. Designed by LA-based design studio PlayLab Inc and the now-dissolved studio Family, +Pool is a cross-shaped pool that will filter pollutants from the surrounding water without chemicals and provide publically
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Renzo Piano stacks Toronto courthouse on top of massive atrium

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Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has created a justice building for Toronto to display "the identity and values of a modern justice institution" while respecting nearby historical buildings. Working with local studio NORR Architects and Engineers, Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) designed the structure for downtown Toronto, where it will house many of the
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Watch a talk with Mauro Porcini on PepsiCo's design story

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Brands need to apply human-centric design principles to every aspect of their organisation, says PepsiCo's chief design officer Mauro Porcini in this exclusive talk hosted and filmed by Dezeen for the brand. Moderated by Dezeen's US editor Ben Dreith, the talk was held to commemorate beverage company PepsiCo's new book Good Design Is for Everyone: The
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Atelier Rampazzi creates trio of concrete houses in Switzerland

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A shell of reinforced concrete and warm timber panelling defines Residenza Carèsg, a row of houses in Verscio, Switzerland, by local studio Atelier Rampazzi. The three compact homes are located adjacent to a working vineyard in the valleys of the Swiss Alps and are designed to take advantage of the sun from the south. "The
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Cave Bureau creates Anthropocene Museum in Sharjah slaughterhouse

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Kenyan architectural studio Cave Bureau has transformed the Old Sharjah Slaughterhouse into the Anthropocene Museum 9.0 as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. Cave Bureau chose a still-functioning slaughterhouse in central Sharjah as the home of the ninth edition of its roaming Anthropocene Museum. "We have welcomed artists and creatives to be in the museum, so
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MSG Sphere creators withdraw plans for London venue

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US company Madison Square Garden Entertainment has withdrawn its proposal for the Populous-designed MSG Sphere London, slamming the planning process as "a political football between rival parties". In a letter to the Planning Inspectorate, Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) said it could no longer participate in developing the music venue for a site in Stratford
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"The Cybertruck encapsulates a dystopian future vision where the United States is sliding into lawlessness"

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Elon Musk's bulletproof Cybertruck represents a dystopian vision of America. James McLachlan ponders who exactly it is for. Outside of politics, few figures are as polarising in American life as Elon Musk. A hero to some owing to his perceived willingness to challenge progressive orthodoxies, for others he represents the worst of ego-driven toxic masculinity.
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Jordan William Hughes designs space elevator that "connects the ocean to the stars"

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Architect Jordan William Hughes has created a conceptual design for a space elevator that would travel between an ocean-based spaceport and a multi-use space station. Hughes developed the design for the space elevator – which he believes would offer a more efficient alternative to traditional space travel – based on existing research by physicists and
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Ignacio Prego Architectures designs "standardised and welcoming" student housing

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Prefabricated units of concrete and wood were given varied facades to "mitigate the feeling of repetition" at this student housing project in Agen, France, by Parisian studio Ignacio Prego Architectures. Designed for the National School of the Penitentiary Administration (ENAP), the scheme provides 461 rooms set within a 15-hectare park, which the studio wanted the
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Ibiza Interiors turns dry-stone stables into flexible guesthouse Campo Atelier

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A 200-year-old stable building in the mountains of Ibiza has been converted into a vacation home by local studio Ibiza Interiors. The Atelier is one of four dwellings that make up Campo – a group of rentable guesthouses set in a finca, or farmstead, in the island's Morna Valley. Ibiza Interiors founder Jurjen Van Hulzen has renovated
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Metal screens and interior courtyards feature in Córdoba office building

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Local architects Santiago Viale and Juan Manuel Juarez have wrapped the offices of an animal feed plant in Córdoba with a perforated metal screen. The 18,040 square foot (1,676 square metre) administrative building is part of a larger 199,000 square foot (18,460 square metre) industrial complex for Biofarma, which produces feed for animals including poultry, swine
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Studio Bower creates gabled annexe for Washington DC residence

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Architecture firm Studio Bower has created a wood-clad extension for a 1940s cottage that preserves the house's charm and has interiors like a "generous treehouse". Occupied by a couple with a young son, the Solit-Garreau Residence is located in the leafy Chevy Chase neighbourhood in northwest Washington, DC. The original home – described by local firm
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AO Architects proposes second-tallest skyscraper in US for Oklahoma City

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California studio AO Architects has put forward plans for a supertall skyscraper as part of a development in Oklahoma City that, if completed, will be the second-tallest building in the United States. The skyscraper will be part of a development called the Boardwalk at Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma City. Plans consist of three 345-foot-tall (105
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New Office Works shelters Hong Kong pier with undulating steel canopy

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Local studio New Office Works has stretched a wavy canopy across the Cheung Sha Wan promenade in Hong Kong. Located on a harbour on the west side of the Kowloon Peninsula, the waterside Cheung Sha Wan Pier Canopy was designed to echo the arrangement of boats across the waterfront and comprises a series of undulating
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Zaha Hadid Architects skyscraper nears completion on world's most expensive site

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New photographs reveal the sinuous glass facade of The Henderson office building by Zaha Hadid Architects as it takes shape in Hong Kong's Central Business District. The 36-storey skyscraper is nearing completion and is already being hailed as a new landmark for the city, occupying a prime spot next to Chater Garden alongside IM Pei's
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Modibodi's First Period Kit aims to destigmatize periods as "shameful and taboo"

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Underwear brand Modibodi and illustrator Justyna Green have collaborated on the relaunched First Period Kit, which includes a comic that speaks to teenage girls' first experience of getting their period. The kit includes a comic and sticker kit designed by Green and several Modibodi products, including a waterproof bag for changing, two pairs of Black Hipster
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Seven harmonious temples from Dezeen's Pinterest

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Over the recent holiday season, many people visited temples to reflect on the passing year. We've rounded up seven projects from our popular temple board on Pinterest. Around the world, temples are a sacred place for worship, quiet contemplation and celebration. Studios including James Gorst Architects and Hariri Pontarini Architects have commissioned temples for local
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Reef Rocket is a bio-cement reef grown from plant enzymes

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Industrial designer Mary Lempres has created a bio-cement structure developed to mimic naturally occurring oyster reefs that tackle coastal flooding, filter seawater and promote biodiversity. Called Reef Rocket, the structure comprises a duo of bio-cement modules with ridged surfaces that can be stacked in two directions and create a rocket-like shape when assembled. Norwegian-American designer
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G8A fronts row houses with zigzagging concrete loggia in Switzerland

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Architecture studio G8A has completed a series of terraced houses defined by a red timber and concrete exteriors in Geneva, Switzerland. Aiming to push the boundaries of typical row housing typologies, Family Fold by G8A comprises eight villas, organised in two rows on the site, fronted with a zigzagging loggia made from pre-cast concrete. The
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Yellow lighting illuminates Le Père store in New York by BoND

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New York architecture studio BoND has used tubular lighting to create a bright yellow glow inside this men's apparel store on Manhattan's Lower East Side. The first flagship for cult fashion label Le Père occupies a 1,000-square-foot (93-square-metre) corner unit on Orchard Street. Utilising the store's large exposure to the street, BoND opted to create
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Fluted concrete encloses Menorca holiday home by Nomo Studio

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Textured concrete designed to withstand the Mediterranean climate defines Shift House, a tiered holiday home by Nomo Studio on the island of Menorca. Shift House is formed of displaced rectangular volumes built into the hillside, finished with a facade of alternating striated concrete walls and continuous window bands. The home's rough concrete facades draw on
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Colour highlights the crinkled surfaces of Pao Hui Kao's paper furniture

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Taiwanese designer Pao Hui Kao has unveiled her first solo exhibition, featuring colourful furniture made out of rolls of tracing paper. On show at Spazio Nobile Gallery in Brussels, the show – called 25 Seasons, Landscapes of Paper and Lacquer – brings together 50 objects and paintings produced by Kao. These include new versions of
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Ten homes with net floors for relaxation and play

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In this lookbook, we collect 10 residential interiors where net floors provide an unusual place to sit, recline or jump about. Nets can be a fun way to link two storeys in the home. Featured below are examples from a New York apartment, a skinny house in Rotterdam and a small family residence in rural
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Commoncraft draws on "beauty in imperfection" for New York cafe

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Distressed concrete, rowlock bricks and worn plasterwork create an intentionally unfinished appearance at this cafe in New York City's East Village neighbourhood, designed by Brooklyn studio Commoncraft. For its expansion into Manhattan, New Jersey-based Kuppi Coffee Company secured a 350-square-foot space on bustling St Marks Place – its second location. The compact interior has just
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Delve Architects transforms "cramped" London house with cork extension

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London studio Delve Architects has transformed a Victorian house in Camberwell with a cork-clad extension that introduces a bright open-plan kitchen and dining space for entertaining. Appropriately named Camberwell Cork House, the 20-square-metre extension project replaces an existing kitchen and back room that the studio said was "cramped and dark". "The kitchen was small, cramped
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This week we looked forward to the architecture and design trends of 2024

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This week on Dezeen, we looked forward to the buildings set to be completed in 2024 and the architecture, design and interiors trends that will impact the upcoming year. We rounded up 12 key buildings that will be completing over the next year – these include projects by Kéré Architecture, Sou Fujimoto, Zaha Hadid Architects
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Hamptons artist studio by Worrell Yeung is tucked among the trees

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Architectural studio Worrell Yeung has completed a two-storey, black-coloured home extension called Springs Artist Studio that is meant to offer the "experience of being perched in the trees". The Brooklyn-based firm was tasked with designing the 800-square-foot (74-square-metre) addition for a Long Island house belonging to a florist and a painter. The couple has an
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Villa in rural Vietnam uses local materials to "harmonise with the environment"

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Reddish-brown bricks made from local stone were used for the construction of SuoiHai Villa, a low-slung home in rural Vietnam designed by local studio APDI Architecture. Situated overlooking Suoi Hai Lake and the famous Tản Viên Peak, the dwelling is one of the only buildings in the picturesque area. This informed its unobtrusive single-storey profile
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TVK designs limestone buildings for "first zero-carbon district" in Paris

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French architecture practice TVK has completed a neighbourhood in Paris made up of limestone buildings surrounding a garden and designed as a sustainable development that aims to increase biodiversity. Located on a triangular site in Paris's 19th arrondissement, the project is "the capital's first zero-carbon district", according to TVK. Named Îlot Fertile, which translates to
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Cutwork designs modular housing to be used for long-term living or emergency shelter

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Architecture studio Cutwork has developed a concept for low-cost, modular housing that could be reconfigured to facilitate twice as many people during a crisis. The experimental architecture and design studio believes its ReHome concept could address the increasing demand for affordable housing around the world. Rather than building emergency shelters to house people affected by
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Monolithic green marble forms "majestic wall" in Milan apartment

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Italian studio AIM has designed a compact, multi-level apartment interior in Milan organised around a floor-to-ceiling Verde Alpi marble partition. Created in collaboration with local marble artisans Bianco67, AIM Studio used the wall to divide the various functions of Green Nest, aiming to create an elegant backdrop for a dynamic domestic experience. "The design challenge
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Studio Gameiro draws on Algarve's craftsmanship for Austa restaurant interior

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A bench made from ancient rock salt, a carved stone bar and custom-made aluminium furniture were used by Studio Gameiro for the interior of Portuguese restaurant Austa. Located in the town of Almancil, Portugal, the studio drew on the craftsmanship of the surrounding Algarve region when designing the interior of the Austa restaurant and coffee
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CF Møller Architects unveils plans for arena topped with perforated "crown"

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Danish studio CF Møller Architects has revealed plans for a multi-purpose arena in the centre of Bergen, Norway, which will host a range of events including sports games, concerts and exhibitions. CF Møller Architects' design for the 12,000-seat arena, which was the winning entry of an international architectural competition, is hoped to be a "cultural
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Moroni Ciovini and Ana Montero expose textured concrete walls in Buenos Aires shop

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Local architecture studio Moroni Ciovini and designer Ana Montero have preserved the exposed layers of concrete wall for this bookstore and café in Buenos Aires. At just 247 square feet (23 square metres), Medio Pan cafe is just large enough to fit seating, a bar and bookshelves, which are located at the back and front
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Dezeen Debate features restaurant with "rich details" in Detroit Book Tower

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features hospitality venues inside Detroit's restored Book Tower by Method Co. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. As part of an extensive restoration of the 1920s neoclassical building by its developer and architecture studio ODA, design company Method Co was brought on to conceptualise and operate several restaurants,
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Method Architecture outfits its Houston office with vibrant mural

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Texas studio Method Architecture has completed an office for itself in Houston with maximalist design, vibrant colours and a mural at its centre. The 8,612-square foot (800-square metre) studio was completed in 2023 with a reception area, open office plan, private and collaborative meeting spaces and staff lounges. Located in the mixed-use East River development,
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Five international work opportunities for architects and designers

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We've selected five opportunities for architects at international design practices that are available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Rapt Studio, Ippolito Fleitz Group and Starck Network Agency. Senior designer at Rapt Studio in San Francisco, USA Rapt Studio is seeking a senior designer in interior design and architecture to deliver projects through all work
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Åsa Hjort Architects completes blocky home on Sweden's southern coast

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Grey brick chimneys contrast the interlocking white-rendered blocks of Hallen, a home in southern Sweden completed by local studio Åsa Hjort Architects. Designed for the studio's founder, Åsa Hjort, the dwelling is located on the outskirts of Kivik, where it is surrounded by woodland and enjoys views out across the Baltic Sea. The studio had
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MAD designs Nanhai Art Center to emulate "continuous wave of water"

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Architecture studio MAD has revealed its design for an arts centre on a waterfront site in Guangdong, China, which will have an undulating form modelled on moving water. Encompassing 121,275 square metres, the mixed-use Nanhai Art Center will be divided into three buildings containing a theatre, museum and sports centre. It has been designed by
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LG designs two-legged AI robot that doubles as "home manager and companion"

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Electronics brand LG has unveiled a two-legged artificial intelligence robot on wheels to help around the house, which will be presented at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. Designed as "an all-round home manager and companion rolled into one", the AI-powered robot will do household tasks and verbally interact with users, according to LG. "The smart
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There's still time to be listed in Dezeen's digital guide for Stockholm Design Week 2024

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You can still be featured in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to Stockholm Design Week 2024, which runs from 5 to 11 February. Dezeen's guide will spotlight the key events taking place during the festival, which has a programme of exhibitions, installations, talks, fairs and open showrooms. Among the events is the Stockholm Furniture Fair,
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"Ratti's Venice biennale appointment marks a screeching U-turn"

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Carlo Ratti's appointment as the next Venice Architecture Biennale director raises questions about how architecture's most important event will be impacted by Italy's far-right government, writes Catherine Slessor. Just before Christmas, somewhat overlooked in the festive haze of tinsel and eggnog, it was announced that Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti has been appointed to
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OHLAB encloses Mallorcan duplex apartments with dynamic shutters

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Folding, lattice shutters form the dynamic facade of Paral·lel, a residential complex in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, designed by local architecture studio OHLAB. Located within the quiet residential neighbourhood of Bonanova, the complex contains 12 duplex apartments, split into six ground floor units topped by six penthouse units. The building's wooden facade is punctured by
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PL Studio applies Moroccan-inspired palette to London townhouse

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Interior design office PL Studio has transformed an east London townhouse using colours and graphics that take cues from the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakesh. The three-storey, new-build house features similar shades of blue, green and yellow to the Morrocan villa that was once home to artist Jacques Majorelle. Further green tones allude to the villa's
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Michael Hsu converts 1900s Austin house into luxury office

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Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture adapted a 110-year-old bungalow into an office for technology and bio-science investment firm 8VC in Austin. Completed in 2023, 8VC's new Austin headquarters are located on a half-acre lot along South Congress Avenue, a busy entertainment district of the Texas capital. Originally constructed in 1912, the home was
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PlayLab Inc centres "space for conversation" for Los Angeles retail store

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LA studio PlayLab Inc has created a flagship store that contains a sky blue conversation pit at its centre for local clothing brand MadHappy. PlayLab Inc split the West Hollywood store into two distinct zones – one for retail space and the other for "intimate gathering spaces", including a cafe and a courtyard. "Our collective
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Vollerup Atrium House is a monolithic summerhouse on the Danish coast

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Architecture studios Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter and Studio Marshall Blecher have designed Vollerup Atrium House, a travertine holiday home that is defined by its central atrium. Located in a pine-and-oak meadow by the coast in Sjælland, Denmark, the summerhouse was designed for a Danish couple and their family and clad in travertine. "The site is
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Civic Architects and VDNDP "embrace imperfections" for retrofit at Dutch university

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The "ruin-like" concrete frame of a former chemistry laboratory has been transformed into a series of workspaces for the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, in this project by Civic Architects and VDNDP. Providing a new home for the International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences (ITC), the building was designed to be a "sustainable symbol"
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Mercedes-Benz unveils first branded residential skyscraper in Dubai

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Mercedes-Benz and developer Binghatti have revealed plans for a supertall skyscraper in central Dubai, which will be the car company's first branded residential tower. Named Mercedes-Benz Places in Dubai, the tower will reportedly be 341 meters high and located close to the Burj Khalifa. The 65-storey building in the downtown district of Dubai will be
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Design trend predictions for 2024 include rush for sustainable accreditation

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After an unsteady 2023, Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser considers what 2024 might hold for design. His predictions for what we will see when it comes to design next year range from the rise of material intelligence to the rush for sustainable accreditation. Collective material intelligence The pace of development in material innovation continues, in
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Seven architecture and design events in January from Dezeen Events Guide

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DesignTO, Maison&Objet CES and Top Drawer Spring/Summer are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in January include design trade shows Ambiente, CES, IDS Toronto and IMM Cologne. CES 9 to 12 January 2024, USA CES is an annual technology-led trade show that takes place in
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Farm buildings inform Sonoma ADU by Schwartz and Architecture

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American studio Schwartz and Architecture has completed a cedar-clad accessory dwelling unit on a California property that is meant to serve as "a jumping off point for a modern wine country design". The Diamond ADU is part of a family estate in Sonoma, a historic town in northern California's winemaking region. The property has a
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Ménard Dworkind outfits Montreal restaurant with custom wine storage

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Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has created an intimate French restaurant in the Villeray neighborhood of Montreal complete with warm interiors and a custom white oak wine cellar. Known as Casavant, the 850-square foot (80-square metre) brasserie-style restaurant was completed in September 2023 on the ground floor of a 1920's residential building, replacing a sandwich shop.
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Intersecting blocks form House in Fujiidera by FujiwaraMuro Architects

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A zigzagging plan was used to bring "spatial depth" to the small site of House in Fujiidera, a family home in Osaka, Japan, designed by local studio FujiwaraMuro Architects. Created for a family of four on a narrow site, the home is formed of a cluster of blocks with contrasting finishes that intersect around a
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Neom unveils Gulf of Aqaba coastal yachting town by 10 Design

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Saudi mega-development Neom has revealed the Norlana town wrapped around a marina on the Gulf of Aqaba designed by architecture studio 10 Design. Planned for 3,000 residents, the town will be built as part of a cluster of developments being planned on the Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest of Saudi Arabia as part of
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Twelve architecture projects to look out for in 2024

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From the conversion of a Norwegian silo to a green-roofed Japanese villa, we've rounded up some of the most interesting architecture projects that are scheduled for completion in 2024. Not A Hotel Ishigaki, Japan, by Sou Fujimoto Upcoming architecture projects in Japan include Not A Hotel Ishigaki, a disc-shaped villa with a swooping walkable roof
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Buller and Rice salon and shop is a showcase of plant-based materials

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East London hair salon Buller and Rice has opened a new venue with an interior design palette that includes seaweed, algae, cork and mushroom leather. Buller and Rice Wanstead is a salon that doubles as a lifestyle store, selling products ranging from homeware to wine. Company founders Anita Rice and Stephen Buller designed the interior
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Happy new year from Dezeen!

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Happy new year from Dezeen! We'll be back tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can read about the biggest design and architecture stories of 2023 and our full review of the year. The review looks at the most interesting architecture, design and interior stories from 2022. It includes roundups of the the year's rebrands, innovative
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Kinneymorrow clads Berkshires Farmhouse in wood and weathering steel

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US studio Kinneymorrow Architecture has completed a pitched-roof house on a family farm in western Massachusetts that is designed to "sit well with the existing utilitarian buildings". Located in the village of New Marlborough, the Berkshires Farmhouse was designed for a family of four whose prior residence, dating to the 19th century, was destroyed in
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X11 Design Studio "connects nature with daily activities" at De Chill House in Vietnam

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Balconies shaded by trailing plants front this slender concrete home in Vietnam, which has been designed by local architecture practice X11 Design Studio to "promote a connection between nature and people". Designed for a three-generation family in Quang Ninh the home is called De Chill House. It features planted yards at either end, a central
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Vorkoster smart lid detects when food has gone off

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Berlin-based designer Kimia Amir-Moazami hopes to tackle the issue of food waste with a container system that reveals if something is safe to eat or not. Vorkoster is a smart lid that uses PH-sensitive film to detect if a food product has expired. The film gradually changes colour as the food product begins to spoil,
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Puerto Rico guesthouse by Dreamers Welcome features retro-modern interiors

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Four vacation rental apartments within a green-painted building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, are each designed with a slightly different take on "minimalism meets retro-chic". Verde contains four minimalist apartments: two studios and two one-bedroom apartments, all a 10-minute walk to Ocean Park Beach. The units were designed and are operated by LGBTQIA-owned hospitality group
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Mono Architekten tops perforated concrete car park with public plaza

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Berlin studio Mono Architekten has combined a perforated concrete viewing tower with a car park topped by a public park to create a new entrance to the town of Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany. Located close to the border with France and Switzerland, the project is situated between the town itself and the recently redeveloped green
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Dezeen's top 10 design and architecture videos of 2023

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Continuing our review of 2023, we round up the top 10 Dezeen videos of the year, which include exclusive interviews with Ai Weiwei and Sou Fujimoto, as well as collaborations with the Barbican Centre and the Serpentine Galleries.  Ai Weiwei: Making Sense In our first selected video, Dezeen hosted an exclusive interview between Chinese
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Dezeen In Depth analyses the controversial MSG London Sphere proposal

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This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter examines the arguments supporting and opposing the recent proposals for an MSG Sphere in London and features an interview with French fashion designer Christian Louboutin. In recent weeks, a pressing question has emerged: should London build a Sphere? Dezeen takes a closer look at both sides of the debate. Madison
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Patty Hopkins and Michael Anastassiades recognised in King's New Years honours list

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Architect Patty Hopkins and lighting designer Michael Anastassiades have been awarded OBEs in King Charles III's New Year Honours list. Also recognised in the list were designers Samuel Ross and Frances Mary Sorrell, along with architect Audley English and Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith. Architect Patty Hopkins, who founded Hopkins Architects with her husband
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Far + Dang creates long Oklahoma cabin for three families

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American architecture studio Far + Dang has created Linear Cabin in the Woods for multiple families, using black metal to help the elongated building disappear into its natural setting. Tucked into a forested site, the project is located in Broken Bow, a town in southeastern Oklahoma that sits within the foothills of the Kiamichi Mountains.
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Bright yellow balconies enliven Melbourne apartment block by Austin Maynard Architects

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A "mountainous" zigzag roofline and bright yellow balconies define the ParkLife apartment block in the Brunswick neighbourhood of Melbourne, designed by local studio Austin Maynard Architects. The block is located within Nightingale Village, a collection of six apartment buildings by different architects for housing not-for-profit Nightingale Housing that all demonstrate its development model, aiming to
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Dezeen readers name Casolare Scarani best house of 2023

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As part of our review of 2023, Dezeen readers have voted Casolare Scarani by Studio Andrew Trotter the best house of 2023. After more than 500 votes, the renovation of an abandoned 19th-century school in Puglia was the clear winner, with a third of readers picking it from the poll that ran throughout December. Architecture practice Studio Andrew
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YounghanChung Architects creates small study space in Seoul as a "microcosm for oneself"

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A desire to "eliminate unnecessary spaces as much as possible" drove the design of Tiny Forest, a flexible study space in Jongno-gu, Seoul completed by YounghanChung Architects. The two-storey building was created for a retired university lecturer who wanted a space separate from her main home to serve as a study and gathering space for
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25:8 Architecture + Urban Design adds "bird wing" extension to Ottawa house

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Canadian studio 25:8 Architecture + Urban Design has added a cedar-clad extension with a shape informed by birds in flight to a house in Ottawa. Named Ferndale Flightdeck, the 400-square foot (37-square metre) extension holds a recreation room, yoga studio, home office and a rooftop observation deck that allows the owners to watch birds in
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Curved panels of green timber clad office in Norway by Oslotre

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Scalloped sections of green-painted timber clad the facade of Lumber 4, a mixed-use building in Norway designed by local consulting agency Oslotre to demonstrate the capabilities of timber construction. Located in an industrial area on the outskirts of the city of Kristiansand, Lumber 4 comprises a ground floor with commercial spaces and five floors of
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Dezeen readers name Casa Tres Árboles best home interior of 2023

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As part of our review of 2023, Dezeen readers have voted Casa Tres Árboles by Direccion the best home interior of 2023. After 400 votes, the project in Mexico was the clear winner, with almost 35 per cent of people picking it from the poll that ran throughout December. Informed by "monastic sanctuaries" and designed to celebrate light
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Space Projects creates Amsterdam store with thatched hut for Polspotten

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A curvilinear thatched hut has been paired with terracotta-hued tiles at the Amsterdam store for homeware brand Polspotten, which was designed by local studio Space Projects. The studio created the store to straddle a shop and an office for Polspotten, a furniture and home accessories brand headquartered in the Dutch capital. Characterised by bold angles and
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Artistree raises a telescopic treehouse in California

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US company Artistree Home designed a treehouse with vaulted form, raised off the ground in Sonoma County, California. Completed in 2023, the latest design — known as Spyglass by Hometree — is a 300-square foot (28-square-metre) residence in an 11-acre (5-hectare) forested lot in Occidental, California. "The design for Spyglass came from that whimsical childhood
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Atelier Local draws on brutalist architecture for House in Ancede

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Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home, which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. Called House in Ancede, the house sits on the site of a former stone ruin that it was required to roughly match in terms of its footprint
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Dezeen readers name Racine by Frank Lloyd Wright best furniture design of 2023

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As part of our review of 2023, Dezeen readers have voted the reissue of the Racine collection designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Steelcase as the best furniture design of 2023. Originally designed for the SC Johnson Administration building in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1939, the collection received by far the most votes with almost 32 per cent of
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Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest

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Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. Nestled within a network of mango trees in Indian coastal town Alibag, the house was designed to showcase the connection between architecture and nature. In response to the surrounding canopy
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Mauricio Alonso creates Tomm House for irregular site in Mexico

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Clay tiles line the front of a slender family house in San Miguel de Allende that was designed by local architect Mauricio Alonso to be in "continuous dialogue with the landscape". Designed for a family of three, the house is located in a dense neighbourhood and occupies an oddly shaped property in a cul-de-sac. To
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Mamout reclaims materials from demolished warehouse for Belgian courtyard house

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Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. Dailly is arranged around two courtyards and features colourful spaces filled with reclaimed materials. "The project stems from its urban location and the need for direct natural light in all
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Dezeen's top 10 hotels of 2023

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Already thinking about your next getaway post-Christmas? Here is Dezeen's pick of 2023's top 10 hotels, put together as part of our review of the year. Our selection of the most popular and noteworthy hotels featured on Dezeen this year includes what is possibly the world's skinniest in Indonesia, the grand conversion of a 1940s
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Studio AMB "reinterprets ancient traditions" for guesthouse in Japan

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Architecture practice Studio AMB has renovated a century-old traditional Japanese home in the Misumi region of Shimane to create a minimalist guesthouse, featuring a communal ground floor that is open to the elements. Intended to give a new generation of visitors the opportunity to "experience the local climate and culture" of the small fishing village,
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Merry Christmas from Dezeen!

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Merry Christmas! We'll be back tomorrow – in the meantime read our review of 2023 and enjoy this Christmas tree designed by British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori. The review of 2023 rounds up the most interesting and popular architecture, design and interior stories from the past year. It includes roundups of the the year's rebrands, innovative
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Restored Book Tower in Detroit features hospitality venues by Method Co

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Several restaurants and a hotel have opened within Detroit's historic Book Tower as part of a years-long restoration project of the building undertaken by its developer and architecture studio ODA. The 1920s skyscraper has undergone extensive restoration work over the past seven years by local developer Bedrock, which has transformed the former office building into
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Oversized roof shelters house in Kerala by 3dor Concepts

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Indian studio 3dor Concepts has completed The Slab, a family home in Kerala that is protected from the elements by a facade of wooden louvres and a large concrete roof. Situated on an elevated and exposed site in Taliparamba, the home is designed to take advantage of the views across the landscape while providing sufficient
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Dezeen's top 10 lookbooks of 2023

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Continuing our 2023 review, we revisit the most popular lookbooks of the year – from minimalist bedrooms and biophilic homes to marble-lined bathrooms and kitchens with tiled worktops. This year, the most-read lookbooks included wood-panelled dining rooms, homes with space-saving pocket doors and rooms with beautiful and practical bookshelves. Read on to discover 10 of
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Kickie Chudikova designs "sculptural yet unobtrusive" cannabis accessories

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New York-based designer Kickie Chudikova worked with cannabis brand Gossamer to develop The Nesting Set, a glass ashtray, pipe and one-hitter that can be integrated stylishly into a user's home. The company, founded in 2017 by David Weiner and Verena von Pfetten, asked Chudikova to help it create a set of accessories that could offer
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Civilian draws on "grandeur" of early cinemas for Sandbox Films offices

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New York studio Civilian has designed the headquarters for a documentary production company in Manhattan's Flatiron District, which includes an art deco-influenced screening room. The offices for award-winning Sandbox Films are located in a landmarked 1920s neo-gothic skyscraper, and provide the company with its first dedicated workspace. Spread across 4,200 square feet (390 square metres)
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John Ellway updates Brisbane cottage with staggered extension and gardens

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A series of small gardens designed to "encourage play and movement" breaks up Hopscotch House, a cottage in Brisbane with an extension by local studio John Ellway. Situated on a low-rise estate in the suburb of Woolloongabba, the project leaves the original building and its relationship to the street largely untouched, instead extending backwards to fill
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Dezeen's top 10 quotes of 2023

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From the incisive to the intemperate, here are Dezeen's top 10 quotes of 2023, taken from the interviews and opinion pieces we have published this year. Dezeen has published more than 100 interviews and over 50 opinion pieces this year, featuring some of the best-known voices in architecture and design. Our interviewees and writers have
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McLeod Bovell uses cantilevers in "fortress-like" West Vancouver house

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Local design studio McLeod Bovell has completed a seaside home with a dramatic cantilever and multiple lightwells in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver-based McLeod Bovell Modern Houses designed the 10,940-square foot (1,016-square metre) Liminal House in 2022. "The 'liminal' is a transformational state between where one thing begins and another ends; the position where something
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Concrete "wells" illuminate French home renovated by Atelier Delalande Tabourin

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A series of red-concrete cylinders were used to update the layout, circulation and lighting of this house in Versaille, renovated by French studio Atelier Delalande Tabourin. Dating back to the 1950s, the existing brick and concrete home previously had a compartmentalised interior that felt separated from its large garden, as well as an unused basement. Atelier
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Revalu aims to improve access to materials data for architects

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The Revalu platform uses one million data points and an AI-powered accuracy checker to enable architects to compare the environmental impacts of different building materials. Founded by data scientists in Denmark and launched earlier this year, Revalu aims to cater to both large and small architecture practices, with three different ways to engage with its
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Dezeen Debate features "the implementation of visionary talent"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features mega-project Neom's latest destination, an immersive events space. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Spanish studio Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura is designing Utamo as part of Neom in Saudi Arabia, which was described as a "theatre of the future". Commenters had mixed opinions; one expressed that "something
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Luna Luna installs "forgotten" art theme park exhibition in Los Angeles movie studio

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Creative team Luna Luna has re-installed a "forgotten" art theme park in a Los Angeles production studio that includes a Ferris wheel by Jean-Michel Basquiat, a carousel by Keith Haring and work by artists David Hockney, Kenny Scharf and more. Created by artist André Heller, the original fair took place in 1987 in a Hamburg
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Baobab tree grows through curving cafe in Thailand by IDIN Architects

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Gabled forms clad in blackened wood are curved and pulled apart to create "dynamic and memorable" spaces at Harudot, a cafe in Thailand by local studio IDIN Architects. Located in the beachside town of Chonburi, Harudot was designed for both the cafe brand Nana Coffee Roasters and the owner of the site. IDIN Architects said
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Carlo Ratti to curate Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025

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Breaking news: Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti has been appointed director of the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2025. The Venice Architecture Biennale directors announced today, 21 December, that Ratti will curate the 19th edition of the international architecture exposition. Ratti is the founder of architecture and innovation studio Carlo Ratti Associati and director of
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Remembering the architects and designers we lost in 2023

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Our review of 2023 pays tribute to the architects, designers and innovators who died in this year, including Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Viñoly and fashion pioneer Mary Quant. Balkrishna Doshi Indian architect and educator Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi passed away on 24 January aged 95. Described by Architectural Digest India
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Frankey installs "world's tallest canal bridge" between two Amsterdam buildings

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Dutch street artist Frankey has linked the upper floors of two Amsterdam buildings with a structure designed to look like one of the city's historic canal bridges. Frankey, whose real name is Frank de Ruwe, installed his cartoonish Canal Skybridge between a pair of buildings on Rokin, a major street in central Amsterdam. Located 10
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External Reference uses 3D printing to create organic displays for La Manso store in Barcelona

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3D-printed shelving structures informed by Catalan-modernist buildings were used for shelving in this store designed by External Reference for a Spanish jewellery brand. Experimental jewellery designer Adriana Manso asked Carmelo Zappulla's studio External Reference to develop a suitably unusual interior concept for her first physical store in the city. The project involved designing a window display
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Five interviews that address the evolution of recruitment

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To mark 15 years of Dezeen Jobs, we explored how recruitment has adapted and responded to the ever-changing architecture and design industry. In our final instalment of the Dezeen Jobs: How We Recruit series, we look at attitudes towards technology advances, new skill sets and environmental challenges that affect the global workforce. The final roundup
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Mexico City community centre features blue-tinted concrete walls

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Design firms WORKac and Ignacio Urquiza Architects have created a multi-level, concrete community centre in an underserved neighbourhood that is meant to "promote the regeneration of social life". The building by New York's WORKac and local studio Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos – officially called PILARES Lomas de Becerra — is located in a hilly area and
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Cristina Celestino designs coloured glass holder for Diptyque's first refillable candle

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Italian architect Cristina Celestino has designed a coloured glass candle holder in Diptyque's signature oval shape for the brand's first refillable candle. Created as part of the Les Mondes de Diptyque collection, the candle holder was designed "to achieve a monolithic volume while maintaining a soft, tactile quality". It was created as the brand's first
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Javier Guzmán Cervantes showcases furniture made from urban waste in Mexico

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Mexican architect Javier Guzmán Cervantes has collected urban waste materials including cinderblocks and rebar to create a series of furniture for a show in Mexico City. Working with his research project Ex Soup, Cervantes gathered materials from construction sites and waste deposits throughout the city to create an exhibition at design gallery Utíl. Curated in
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BIG designs Mindfulness City in Bhutan connected by "inhabitable bridges"

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Danish architecture studio BIG has unveiled its masterplan for a 1,000-square-kilometre development in Bhutan that will include an international airport and a hydroelectric dam incorporating a temple. Named Mindfulness City, the development will be located in the town of Gelephu near the Indian border in southern Bhutan and be built around a series of bridges.
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Stanton Williams updates historic home of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford

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British architecture studio Stanton Williams has refurbished and extended the Grade II*-listed Rhodes House at the University of Oxford, adding a lantern-like glazed pavilion for events. Originally designed by architect Herbert Baker and completed in 1929, Rhodes House has historically housed events, accommodation and archive spaces, set amid landscaped gardens in Oxford's city centre. Tasked
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Limbo Accra turns half-built Sharjah Mall into a "symbol of potential"

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Ghanaian studio Limbo Accra has installed a series of textile forms within an unfinished shopping centre, which is one of the largest incomplete buildings in the UAE, as part of the Sharjah Architecture Triennial. Named Super Limbo, the project is the latest in a series of installations created by Limbo Accra that aims to draw
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Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with "illusionary infill facade"

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Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. Robocoop designed a facade of arches, columns and sculpture and printed it onto a PVC plastic banner, stretching it across scaffolding measuring ten metres tall and 11 metres wide. It was
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Plat Asia explores "boundarylessness" with Cloud Tea Room in China

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Beijing studio Plat Asia has created a contemporary teahouse for a resort in Huzhou, China, which draws on the transience of clouds and is surrounded by an undulating steel-pole installation. Located on a secluded hillside within Xisaishan resort's tea fields, the Cloud Tea Room sits within the 910-square-metre network of poles that periodically releases water vapour
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Philos is a gimbal decanter designed for serving whisky on superyachts

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London-based Studio Indigo and craftsmen Little Halstock have created a sculptural gimbal decanter for whisky distillers The Glenrothes that can be used aboard a yacht to protect and pour its rare Demijohn 1969 spirit. The Glenrothes creative team worked with Studio Indigo and Little Halstock to develop the artistic object, which houses a 70-centilitre crystal
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Formation Association fills revamped Los Angeles retail space with pink plaster

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Local studio Formation Association has completed a renovation project in Los Angeles, placing asymmetrical volumes clad in plaster in the shell of a masonry building to create a dramatic "canyon-like" interior passage. Formation Association renovated the building, located in the city's Atwater Village neighbourhood, on a street lined with shops and restaurants. Called Atwater Canyon,
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Dezeen Agenda features Australia's ban of engineered stone

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Australia's decision to ban engineered stone due to rising cases of silicosis. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Australia has become the first country in the world to ban engineered stone, following an increase in silicosis cases among workers who handle the material. The ban targets
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Lakeside mass-timber theatre in Chile features "box within a box" construction

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An architecture team of Nicolás Norero, Leonardo Quinteros and Tomás Villalón has created a community theatre out of glued laminated timber along a lake's shoreline in Panguipulli, Chile. The Theater of the Arts of Panguipulli (Teatro Educativo de las Artes) was completed in November 2022 on the banks of Panguipulli Lake. The compact theatre serves
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Award-winning Word on Woods podcast returns for fourth season

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Promotion: the American Hardwood Export Council and design journal Disegno's podcast returns for a fourth season exploring the relationship between wood and the design industry. Word on Woods podcast focuses on "unexpected and timely" topics, with each episode including an interview with a leading designer, architect, manufacturer or forestry expert. The latest season will launch
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