Hawkins\Brown converts former Vitra showroom into own street-front office

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Architecture studio Hawkins\Brown has taken over a former furniture showroom, giving its staff a workspace with a shop window, a social kitchen and a Richard Woods-designed cabin. The former Vitra showroom on Clerkenwell Road is now a three-level office for 250 of Hawkins\Brown's 350 staff. The new street-front address was designed to give the architects
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"We don't want to develop like Europe" says Suriname's architect minister

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Suriname's Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who's also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation. Dasai has been Suriname's minister of spatial planning and environment since last year, having previously spent 20 years practising and teaching architecture. "I was never into
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Akin Atelier designs JAM Record Bar to feel like being "inside a giant speaker"

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Pink plywood and exposed insulation combine in this monochrome bar in Sydney, designed by local architecture office Akin Atelier to evoke the cosy feel of Tokyo's mid-century listening bars. Akin Atelier founder Kelvin Ho designed JAM Record Bar for Justin Hemmes, the CEO of the Merivale hospitality group, who also runs a music label called
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Siyuan Liu creates adaptable clothing for mothers in the workplace

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Baby carriers double as skirts and handbags in this collection of functional workwear for mothers from London College of Fashion graduate Siyuan Liu. Infinity Women is Liu's final project from her undergraduate degree in womenswear design and comprises three outfits that aim to increase the visibility and appreciation of mothers in the workplace. Based between
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Locus uses recycled materials for Mexico City restaurant interior

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Mexican design studio Locus has utilised 50 per cent recycled materials for the interiors of a Singaporean restaurant in Mexico City. Combining the varied flavours of Southeast Asia typical of Singapore's cuisine, Makan serves customers within an industrial-style space in the Centro district of the Mexican capital. Designers Jachen Schleich and Sana Frini of Locus
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Temp nestles charred-wood pavilion in rocky Shanghai garden

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Chinese studio Temp has used charred wood to create 3-to-1 Pavilion, a triangular shelter nestled in a rocky garden in Shanghai. Intended as a sanctuary-like space for drinking tea and gathering, the pavilion has a geometric form with a triangular plan and louvred walls made from wooden frames. "The 3-to-1 Pavilion design is the integration
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Ten bold statement rugs that liven up the living room

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Boldly patterned and colourful rugs characterise the living rooms of these apartments and houses around the world that we have collected for our most recent lookbook. From historic French apartments that have been filled with eccentric art to a New York Long Island house that was revamped in a neutral palette, these statement rugs complement
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Studio Est adds "brutalist elements" to Battersea Power Station apartment

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London interiors firm Studio Est referenced the industrial heritage of Battersea Power Station when creating the interiors for this apartment set within the redeveloped landmark. The apartment's owner wanted to transform the empty shell into a space that would reflect both his personal tastes and the home's setting within the former art deco power station.
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Ceremony of Roses offices by 22RE feature 1970s-influenced meeting spaces

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Los Angeles studio 22RE has included a "huddle room" that resembles a sunken living room at the offices for a creative music agency. The offices within a 1950s factory in Culver City were designed for Ceremony of Roses, an artist merchandising and brand services company for top music creatives. Working with creative director Madeline Denley
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Tianjin 4A Sports Park is a multipurpose play area in China by BAM

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A range of colours, patterns and forms animate this sports and play area in Tianjin, China, designed by international studio Ballistic Architecture Machine to "rethink the role of parks in dense cities". Named Tianjin 4A Sports Park, the project eschews the common idea of a park as an open green space and offers locals in
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Eight elegant bathrooms where eye-catching bathtubs take centre stage

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For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight homes featuring bathrooms where statement bathtubs form stylish centrepieces and add a sculptural feel. Whether they're made from concrete, terrazzo or marble, built into a wall or sunk into the floor, the bathtubs in these projects all enhance the design of the bathrooms they're in. By using the
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This week we revealed the venues set to host the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

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This week on Dezeen, we explored 15 of the most interesting venues that will host the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, including the recently opened Intuit Dome. Among the venues on the list are the recently completed SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome, as well as the LA84 Foundation/John C Argue Swim Stadium, which was built to
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Stòffa opens New York City flagship with "calming backdrop"

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The in-house design team of New York menswear brand Stòffa has mixed vintage and contemporary furniture for its flagship store in SoHo. Fashion brand Stòffa focuses on "championing a shift toward quality, sustainability, and individuality" through made-to-order clothing and predominantly operated out of pop-ups before opening up a 2,000-square-foot (186-square-metre) retail space in New York
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MODA ramps rooftop garden along Calgary multifamily housing

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Local architecture studio Modern Office of Design + Architecture has wrapped a multifamily housing development in wood siding and topped it with ramped roof gardens in Calgary, Alberta. Known as GROW, the project includes 20 residential units and a 0.6-acre (0.24 hectares) urban farm in a "seamless milieu that blurs interior and exterior, as well
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Ten design projects by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

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Dezeen School Shows: a board game intending to preserve the traditional language of an indigenous Mexican community is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Also included is a table which is 3D-printed, made using coffee-based biomaterials. This school show also features a fashion collection which explores
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Parsonson Architects perches stilted red home on coast of New Zealand

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Warm tones feature across the facade and interior of The Lookout, a stilted house that local studio Parsonson Architects has added to a hillside site in New Zealand. Located on Ruby Bay in the Tasman District, the home comprises a timber structure elevated partially by a pair of columns in response to its sloping site.
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Lynch Architects creates "sympathetic architectural atmosphere" for Westminster Coroner's Court extension

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London studio Lynch Architects has completed the extension of Westminster Coroner's Court, creating a barrel-vaulted courtroom illuminated by stained glass windows by artist Brian Clarke. The project involved updating the interiors of the Grade II-listed Victorian redbrick building in London – originally built in 1833 – as well as the creation of a new extension,
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Underground schools "to create safe conditions" for children in Ukraine

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Construction is underway on ten underground schools in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeast Ukraine, designed to protect thousands of children against Russian air raids. Local authorities in Zaporizhzhia are creating bunkers to provide safe in-person learning facilities for children living through the war that was triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The goal is
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"Design as we know it is doomed, but that's a good thing for designers"

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The inevitable transition from a take-make-waste society to a circular economy presents exciting and rewarding challenges for designers, writes Sarah Housley. It's getting harder for designers to sleep at night. As global warming starts to continuously exceed 1.5 degrees celsius, the industries that promote and enable consumerism – including advertising and marketing, but also design
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"There is a tipping point of too much exposed concrete" says commenter

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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Barcelona with "robust and monolithic" walls formed of tactile poured concrete completed by Spanish studio H Arquitectes. H Arquitectes created a skylit, triple-height atrium at the home's centre that is framed by concrete columns and balconies above. "There is a tipping point of too
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White Arkitekter draws on Scandinavian principles for east London estate regeneration

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Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed an assortment of apartment buildings for the latest phase of the Gascoigne Estate regeneration in Barking, east London. Led by the Barking and Dagenham council and developed by urban regeneration company Be First, the West Phase 2 development encompasses 386 homes arranged across five apartment blocks. The project also includes
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One week left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024

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There is just one week left to complete your Dezeen Awards China entry! Register your details and submit your entry by Friday 23 August at 23:59 Beijing time for the chance to be crowned a Dezeen Awards China winner. Now in its second year, Dezeen Awards China in partnership with Bentley celebrates the most outstanding work
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Climate change graphs hide in Forest Green Rovers football kit

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Gloucestershire-based football club Forest Green Rovers has unveiled its new away kit for the 2024/25 season, featuring details that draw attention to the effects of climate change. Manufactured by sports brand Umbro using a bamboo blend fabric, the shirts are available in a pink colourway for away games and green for training, united by a
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General Assembly creates "comforting and quiet palette" for Manhattan apartment

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Design studio General Assembly has used a wide material palette to transform an apartment on New York City's Upper West Side, decorating it with marble and travertine stone and adding wood for a lighter feel. The studio completely transformed the layout of the 3,050-square-foot (284 square metres) flat, which was designed for a young family.
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Dezeen Agenda features launch of South African design week

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of Design Week South Africa this October. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. The new design week, Design Week South Africa, will be hosted in both Cape Town and Johannesburg and intends to showcase "a new wave" of local talent. The festival seeks to
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Hotel in Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper to close following "unapproved" sale of items

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A hotel in an Oklahoma skyscraper by Frank Lloyd Wright is set to close amid reports that the current owner has sold a number of historical items without "review or approval" from the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy. Local investment company and owner Copper Tree Inc is reportedly temporarily closing the hotel in September 2024 in Frank
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ZGF Architects places "nine-acre" mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal

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American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated on-site to keep the airport operational. The airport's giant roof was made from metal and glued-laminated timber (glulam) that forms over 400,000 square feet (37,161 square metres) of beams and lattice
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Pharrell Williams designs tenniswear for Evian to celebrate "what keeps us connected"

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Designer Pharrell Williams's wellness brand Humanrace has teamed up with water brand Evian to create a collection of tennis clothes ahead of the US Open. The limited-edition Evian x Humanrace by Pharrell Williams collection was described as being "tennis-inspired" and features unisex shorts, sweatshirts, t-shirts, caps and a large carry-all. According to Evian, the line,
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Théque Atelier surrounds home in Hungary with steel verandah

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An elevated, steel-framed verandah wraps the gabled forms of Frame House, a home in Hungary completed by Budapest studio Théque Atelier. Located alongside a forest in a village near Szeged, the home is designed to provide its nature-loving owners with a strong connection to the outdoors. Théque Atelier organised the living spaces across two rectilinear,
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Populous releases visuals of Aramco Stadium planned for Saudi World Cup

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Global architecture studio Populous has unveiled its plans for Aramco Stadium, a 47,000-seat sports venue in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, designed to be "iconic in the football world". Set to host the upcoming 2027 AFC Asian Cup, the building will be defined by a spiralling form intended to evoke waves, in a nod to its
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"Ukraine had a shortage of adequate housing before the war" says UN's Richard Evans

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The United Nations' refugee agency is repairing Ukrainian homes damaged by Russian attacks, but they need to be built back to a better standard than before the war, says project lead Richard Evans in this interview. Richard Evans, the emergency shelter and housing lead for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is working
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Chatillon Architectes restores 1970s sports complex in Paris

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French studio Chatillon Architectes has renovated the Grande Nef of the Île-des-Vannes sports complex in Paris, preserving its parabolic roof and updating its polycarbonate facades. Vacant since 2018 due to poor accessibility and energy efficiency, the sports complex has now reopened as a training facility for athletes participating in the 2024 Paralympic Games. It was
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Paul Priestman reimagines sightseeing boats to maximise the view

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Designer Paul Priestman has aimed to tackle overcrowding in popular tourist destinations with Viewpoint, a concept for a sightseeing ship where everyone is guaranteed a good view. Created with his new studio PULI Innovation after leaving PriestmanGoode, Viewpoint features tiered seating similar to an amphitheatre but inverted so that the audience faces outwards rather than in.
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Teenage Engineering releases "world's first medieval electronic instrument"

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Swedish tech company Teenage Engineering has developed a beat machine that allows users to create their own medieval-style music by combining samples of lutes, hurdy-gurdies and "rowdy peasants". With its unique range of sounds and styling inspired by the Middle Ages, the EP-1320 is described by Stockholm-based Teenage Engineering as the "world's first medieval electronic
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Aidia Studio outfits Oaxaca community centre with "mysterious" concrete lattice

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International design firm Aidia Studio designed a community centre in Oaxaca, Mexico complete with vaulted roofs that shade a series of screens composed of square concrete blocks. Known as Centro DIF Comitancillo, the 312-square metre (3,362-square foot) complex was completed in 2024 in the small town of San Pedro Comitancillo by Aidia Studio. Located on
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Aidia Studio outfits Oaxacan community centre with "mysterious" concrete lattice

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International design firm Aidia Studio designed a community centre in Oaxaca, Mexico complete with vaulted roofs that shade a series of screens composed of square concrete blocks. Known as Centro DIF Comitancillo, the 312-square metre (3,362-square foot) complex was completed in 2024 in the small town of San Pedro Comitancillo by Aidia Studio. Located on
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Seven narrow New York townhouses making the most of urban space

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From a tall structure with a metal screen in SoHo to house extensions in neighbourhoods around Prospect Park, we've rounded up seven townhouses in New York City designed to make the most of narrow lots. New Yorkers know space is at a premium, from crowded subways and streets to tiny apartments in prewar buildings. Within
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Standing Desk Pro by Oakywood

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Dezeen Showroom: Polish brand Oakywood has created a standing desk designed to withstand the test of time that has a solid wood top and durable steel frame. The Standing Desk Pro pairs an Oakywood signature solid wood tabletop with height-adjustable legs and a minimalist control pad from British steel frame experts LINAK. The desktop combines beauty
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Wonder fabric by Designtex

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Dezeen Showroom: US company Designtex drew on research about how aesthetics affect human emotions to create this dappled upholstery fabric, which forms part of its Joy collection. Wonder is a polyester-based woven textile featuring an abstract pattern inspired by wildflower fields, with slightly contrasting yarns adding depth to the coloured shapes. Like all of the fabrics in
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Textured layers of poured concrete enclose Barcelona home by H Arquitectes

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Spanish studio H Arquitectes has completed Casa 1736, a house in Barcelona with "robust and monolithic" walls formed of tactile poured concrete. The challenge of the design was to provide the three-storey home with sufficient ventilation and daylight, due to its deep plot bordered by neighbouring buildings. To achieve this, H Arquitectes created a skylit,
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Ten modernist kiosks that offer "a window to a different world"

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Over 100 modernist booths that brighten streets across central and eastern Europe feature in the book Kiosk. Authors David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka shed light on the unusual structures and pick ten of the most interesting. Kiosk compiles photos of 150 surviving modular kiosks that were built in factories and assembled in cities in the
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New Scandinavian design "breaks with the beige tradition"

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Designers in Norway, Sweden and Denmark are changing perceptions of Scandinavian design by creating pieces that are organic, colourful and playful, rather than minimalist and neutral. Cajsa Carlson reports. For many decades, Scandinavia has been associated streamlined mid-century modern designs in the Arne Jacobsen mould. But contemporary designers from the region are increasingly embracing adventurous
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Seven portable AI devices that attempt to give shape to a new technology

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Following the recent launch of a necklace wearable that provides AI friendship, here are seven products that are trying to imagine the future of hardware for artificial intelligence. If 2023 was the year that familiarised consumers with AI through ChatGPT, Midjourney and other apps, 2024 has been the year of the AI device, with several
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State of Kin uses hemp render to create family home with "organic feel"

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Architecture studio State of Kin has paired an olive-toned hemp render with aluminium awnings at Proclamation House, a light-filled family home in Western Australia. Located on the former site of a derelict dwelling in Subiaco, the house accommodates the needs of a couple and one of their elderly parents. Proclamation House is characterised by its
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Andrés Jaque promotes carbon-free cooking with outdoor Transspecies Kitchen

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Meals are prepared in a woodland kitchen using fermentation, rather than electricity or gas, in an installation by architect Andrés Jaque's Office for Political Innovation. Jaque and his New York and Madrid-based studio designed the Transspecies Kitchen, made from marble offcuts, to demonstrate zero-carbon methods of preparing food. The kitchen is now in action on
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Aurelia Institute creates geodesic spacecraft for "leading good lives" in orbit

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Boston non-profit Aurelia Institute has created a pavilion showcasing its self-assembling geodesic dome, designed to allow space professionals and the general public to "lead good lives" in zero gravity. A continuation of Aurelia Institute co-founder Ariel Ekblaw's PhD thesis at MIT, TESSERAE (Tesselated Electromagnetic Space Structure for the Exploration of Reconfigurable Adopative Environments) aims to
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Dezeen Debate features "great use of homegrown resources"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Pew, a collection of oak stools by London-based EJM Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. EJM Studio has created a collection of oak stools crafted from repurposed timber with a design that aims to give traditional British church pews a contemporary and sculptural twist. Commenters weighed in
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Ten student design projects that reference works by other practitioners

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Dezeen School Shows: we've picked ten student design projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that are informed by the output of established creatives, writers and architects. These undergraduate and postgraduate student design projects reference various other creative mediums, ranging from art and music to literature and film. Through direct reference, these projects showcase and honour
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Recycled Leather Series tiles by Karta

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Dezeen Showroom: British flooring company Karta made innovative use of waste leather in this range of realistic wood-look floor tiles, which are partly made from byproducts of the shoe industry. The Recycled Leather Series features 18 different wood designs ranging from the pale and simple to the dark and aged-looking. The scrap leather – which
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STOMP designs Billy O'Tea house to resemble "docked ship" in India

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Nautical references nod to the coastal setting of this brick house in the port city of Thoothukudi, India, which has been completed by local architecture studio STOMP. Named Billy O'Tea after the ship in the popular folk song The Wellerman, the 464-square-metre home is intended to evoke a "docked ship", in which its residents can
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EFFEKT and MAST design floating platform for marine park in Denmark

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Sømærket is a proposal for a floating pavilion in Denmark, which local studios EFFEKT and MAST have designed to be towed between cities to "raise awareness about the underwater world". The pyramidal structure will float on a barge and incorporate an underwater exhibition space for visitors to learn about the Nature Park Lillebælt – the
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Eight public buildings in France made from bio-based materials

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Schools and libraries are among the latest public buildings in France to be designed with natural materials, following a French law informed by the sustainability aspirations of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Environmental Regulation 2020 (RE2020), which came into effect in 2022, aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of France's new builds and
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Skyscrapers not "a priority anymore" in Malaysia says prime minister

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Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim has stated that Malaysia does not need more skyscrapers and that it should prioritise initiatives that "serve its people" instead. Ibrahim has said that expensive tall buildings will no longer be a priority for the Malaysian government, reported by The Malaysian Reserve. Instead, the prime minister said its ministries will
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Design Week South Africa launches to showcase "a new wave" of local talent

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South Africa is set to host a new design week this October that will be split between Cape Town and Johannesburg to provide a platform for the cities' local design scenes. Founded by fashion designer and editor of design magazine House and Leisure Margot Molyneux, Design Week South Africa will see each city host four
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HATO creates brutalist-informed brand identity for Barbican community forum

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Design studio HATO has developed a brand identity for the Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Forum that takes cues from the area's distinctive brutalist architecture. HATO, which is based adjacent to the Barbican complex in the Golden Lane Estate, designed the identity for the Barbican and Golden Lane Neighbourhood Forum (BGLNF) and also created the
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Handel Architects completes "the largest Passive House building in Canada"

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A university building in Toronto by Handel Architects has received formal recognition as a Passive House project, making it "the largest Passive House building in Canada". Harmony Commons is a dormitory building at the University of Toronto Scarborough that accommodates 746 first-year students and contains a dining hall and offices. Located in the northern area of
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Mountains and valleys inform design of Montana house by The Ranch Mine

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Architecture studio The Ranch Mine has completed Shadow Box, a holiday home in northwest Montana with angled forms clad in black metal, offering a "striking contrast" against the landscape. The home is located in Whitefish, which lies near the western edge of Glacier National Park. Tucked within the Rocky Mountains, the area is known for
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Five design and architecture projects by students at Arts University Bournemouth

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Dezeen School Shows: a fashion collection promoting diversity in menswear which utilises embroidery and print techniques is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Arts University Bournemouth. Also included is a wellness centre which features rammed earth and wood offcuts in its assembly and a gender inclusive fashion magazine. Arts University Bournemouth Institution:
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House&Robertson Architects designs "the ultimate studio lot" for Paramount

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Promotion: California firm House&Robertson Architects is set to construct a new lot for Paramount in Hollywood that will provide the film studio with four additional sound stages, large enough to house full-scale sets for its major motion pictures. The project will see the art deco buildings of LA's former Technicolor and Metro Pictures headquarters refurbished
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David Closes adds jagged metal entrance to museum in Catalonia

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A jagged form clad in perforated aluminium marks the Baroque Museum of Catalonia entrance in Manresa, Spain, which has been updated by local architect David Closes. The new pavilion is one of several interventions improving access to the museum, which occupies a former 17th-century Jesuit college building alongside Manresa's City History Museum. Closes' design sits
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The venues set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

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After the Olympic flag was passed to Los Angeles at last night's Paris 2024 closing ceremony, we conclude our Olympic Impact series with a look ahead to the venues set to host the next games in 2028. Although the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles may be four years away, all the main venues
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Rotate opens first physical store with interior by Thibaut Allgayer

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Shiny silver curtains and a lacquered burgundy stage feature inside the flagship store for Danish womenswear label Rotate, which opened in Copenhagen during fashion week. Locally based French designer Thibaut Allgayer designed the two-level store on Kristen Bernikows Gade. It is the first physical location for Rotate, which was launched by stylist influencers Thora Valdimars
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Kacper Motyka designs cylindrical sex-centred furniture for "elevating intimate experiences"

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Central Saint Martins graduate Kacper Motyka has developed Chairie, an adaptable piece of furniture that was informed by the work of designer Verner Panton and features a three-cylinder design that aims to enhance sexual experiences. For their final year project on the BA Product & Industrial Design course at London's Central Saint Martins, Motyka came
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Last chance to feature in Dezeen's guide to London Design Festival 2024

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Dezeen Events Guide has announced the final call to feature in its digital guide to London Design Festival 2024, which takes place from 14 to 22 September. The guide highlights the activities taking place across the city's 11 participating districts, including exhibitions, talks, open showrooms and product launches. Visitors can explore different design disciplines, including
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Samba dining chair by Aguirre among eight new products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: a chair made from fibreglass characterised by its graphic silhouette is among eight new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Samba dining chair by David Aguirre for Aguirre American furniture brand Aguirre has created a dining chair named Samba that has a distinctive chunky form with a sculptural backrest. The chair is made out of
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Marie & Alexandre takes over Appartement N°50 at Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse

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French designers Marie Cornil and Alexandre Willaume have filled an apartment in Le Corbusier's iconic Cité Radieuse housing block in Marseille with custom furniture, including a leather-and-metal armchair informed by the architect's work. Marie & Alexandre is the latest design studio to create a scenography within Appartement N°50 after it was restored to its original
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Lissoni Architecture designs moody, minimal interiors for AKA NoMad hotel

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New York-based Lissoni Architecture has completed a hotel in Manhattan's NoMad neighbourhood, featuring minimalist interiors that blend Scandinavian and Japanese influences. The studio, led by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, designed the AKA NoMad inside a building that formerly housed the Roger New York hotel. Located in NoMad – north of Madison Square Park – an
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Gardiner Architects creates Heather's Off-Grid House on Australian farm

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Australian studio Gardiner Architects has completed an off-grid farmhouse on a rural site in Victoria that has been regenerated with native vegetation and trees. Named Heather's Off-Grid House after its client, the dwelling is located on a 37-hectare farmland site previously used for grazing on the edge of Barwon Valley. Melbourne-based Gardiner Architects was tasked
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Eight living rooms dominated by giant sofas

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From a curving couch in a Parisian apartment to an extra-wide settee in São Paulo, our latest lookbook collects eight living rooms where oversized sofas take centre stage. The sofa may be most people's favourite place to sit and relax, but it can also make a bold design statement. Below, we highlight eight living rooms where
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Atelier Tao+C creates "luminous" bookshop in Chinese ski resort

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Interior studio Atelier Tao+C has completed a light-filled bookshop with a timber roof at a ski report in northern China for local retailer Naïve. Located in the ski resort of Aranya Chongli in northern China, the bookshop was built within an existing concrete frame. A grid of steel and timber frameworks were inserted in between
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ORA utilises LA's fallen street trees inside Uchi West Hollywood restaurant

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Vertical fins of live-edge wood, which was sourced from fallen street trees, divide spaces at this Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles by local studio ORA. Uchi West Hollywood is the first West Coast location for chef Tyson Cole's Austin-based chain, operated by Hai Hospitality Group. Situated on a prominent corner along Santa Monica Boulevard, the
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University of Southern California presents ten architecture student projects

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Dezeen School Shows: an arts centre featuring a curved facade system is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Southern California. Also included is an exhibition space located next to Joshua Tree and a redevelopment project in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. University of Southern California Institution: University of Southern California
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Naturehumaine perches stilted "micro chalet" within Canadian woodland

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Large windows create the feeling of sitting in a tree canopy at La Cime, a timber-clad holiday cabin that Canadian studio Naturehumaine has created in woodland in Lanaudière, Québec. La Cime, or The Top, is described by Naturehumaine as a one-bedroom "micro chalet", with its sloping roof and wooden-plank cladding taking cues from traditional wooden
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Eight cleverly organised homes with rooms divided by storage solutions

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For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight homes that make the most of space by using storage units and shelving as room dividers. The examples below show how much-needed storage space can be integrated into a home's design to form partition walls between rooms or create different zones within one space. Many of the designs feature
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This week we revealed plans for the world's tallest timber building

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This week on Dezeen, Michael Green Architecture unveiled plans for a 55-storey skyscraper in Milwaukee, which would become the world's tallest mass-timber building if completed. Set to be built alongside the Marcus Center in central Milwaukee, the multi-tower scheme will include a 55-storey skyscraper made principally from mass-timber elements, which would make it the tallest
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Milliøns utilises "intense contrasts" for IM Pei museum renovation

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Los Angeles studio Milliøns has updated the east wing of the Everson Museum of Art in New York state designed by architect IM Pei, introducing reflective and colourful materials to a below-grade space. Located in Syracuse and completed in 1968, the Everson Museum of Art (The Everson) consists of three storeys of interlocking concrete volumes
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New York Institute of Technology spotlights ten student design projects

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Dezeen School Shows: a lighting collection that is made from bioplastics and promotes sustainable manufacturing processes is included in this school show by the New York Institute of Technology. Also included are 3D-printed panels crafted from clay and mycelium and a park that intends to be accessible for those who are neurodiverse. New York Institute
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Steelcase releases two Frank Lloyd Wright-informed furniture collections

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American furniture manufacturer Steelcase and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation have released two collections of furniture based on pieces from the American architect's late residential projects. The two collections were derived from designs within the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's (FLWF) archive. Called Rockford and Galesburg, the collections were based on furniture seen throughout Wright's oeuvre
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Eight items made from metal that combine utility and refinement

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Dezeen Showroom: steel and aluminium are among the metals used in the design of these eight furnishings and products that are listed on Dezeen Showroom. Metal furniture entered the mainstream of interior design in the middle of the 20th century, before which it was broadly confined to use for creating garden furniture and commercial kitchens,
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Bindloss Dawes adds chestnut-clad extension to old Somerset schoolhouse

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Local studio Bindloss Dawes has completed the transformation of Old School House, a Grade II-listed house in Somerset that has been refreshed with a contemporary timber extension. Nestled within a valley in Pitcombe, the timber extension adds a modern twist to the 19th-century home while echoing its traditional pitched form. The original building was built
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"Destructive" Olympics should be shrunk to save carbon, say experts

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The Olympic Games cannot continue in their current form, sustainability experts have told Dezeen as part of our Olympic Impact series. "The current format – where you have an overwhelming spectacle that takes over a city, like an extravagance, a postmodern spectacle – I don't think that can continue," said Sven Daniel Wolfe, lecturer at
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Kengo Kuma & Associates reveals design for Qatar Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

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Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a boat-informed structure for Qatar's national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Driven by an appreciation of the strong coastal relations that benefit both Qatar and Japan, Kengo Kuma & Associates and Qatar Museums Authority took inspiration from the traditional Qatari dhow boat construction as well as
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Yayoi Kusama installs mirrored orbs outside Liverpool Street Station in London

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For Infinite Accumulation, her largest-ever permanent sculpture, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has created a series of connected metallic spheres by the Elizabeth Line entrance of London's Liverpool Street Station. Reflective orbs were placed along a curving, twisting structure to form the Infinite Accumulation installation, which is around 100 metres long and rises 10 metres above the
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Bofink Design Studio creates "beefy" interior for members' club in Stockholm meatpacking district

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Stockholm-based Bofink Design Studio has turned the Börshuset cattle-auction building into a members' club, updating its Jugend interior with plywood panels that evoke animal skins. Located in Stockholm's historic meatpacking district Slakthusområdet, the 1912 building had its interior extensively renovated in the 1980s but Bofink Design Studio's refurbishment has revealed its original details. "Hidden behind all
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Two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024

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There are only two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024. Register your details and submit your entry by Friday 23 August at 23:59 Beijing time for the chance to be crowned a Dezeen Awards China winner! Now in its second year, Dezeen Awards China in partnership with Bentley celebrates the most outstanding work from
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Appareil Architecture tops wooden Quebec home with sloped single-pitch roof

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Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has created a wooden, light-filled mountain house with a single-pitch roof in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Known as Résidence des Rapides, the three-bedroom house is partially embedded in a sloped four-acre site on the banks of the Diable River in the Laurentian Mountains. Montreal-based Appareil Architecture completed the cedar-clad house in 2023, informed
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Lucia Moholy's photographs provide a different perspective on the Bauhaus

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An exhibition at Prague's Kunsthalle explores the life and work of Lucia Moholy, whose photographs helped to bring the Bauhaus to international attention. Here, curator Meghan Forbes picks five images that illuminate her often-overlooked legacy. Born in Prague in 1894, Lucia Moholy was an innovative and prolific photographer, documentalist and writer, best known for her
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Appareil Architecture tops a wooden Quebec home with a sloped single-pitch roof

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Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has created a wooden, light-filled mountain house with a single-pitch roof in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Known as Résidence des Rapides, the three-bedroom house is partially embedded in a sloped four-acre site on the banks of the Diable River in the Laurentian Mountains. Montreal-based Appareil Architecture completed the cedar-clad house in 2023, informed
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Dezeen Agenda features world's tallest residential skyscraper

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the world's tallest residential skyscraper, which has been approved for Brazil. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for a residential tower that developers claim will be the world's tallest – standing over 500
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Airbnb creates life-size Polly Pocket house in Massachusetts

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As part of its ongoing Icons series, Airbnb has created a life-size rental version of a Polly Pocket compact toy, which includes mock-up versions of clothing and oversized furniture. Located in Littleton, Massachusetts the rental was created to resemble a full-scale version of a Mattel Polly Pocket toy, a series of small plastic compacts that
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Ten interior and spatial design projects by students at University of Pécs

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Dezeen School Shows: a children's centre featuring a playground and learning spaces is included in Dezeen's latest school show by the University of Pécs. Also included is mixed-use complex with moveable features and a project exploring weaving within architecture as a sustainable pracitce. University of Pécs Institution: University of Pécs School: Faculty of Engieering and IT,
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Michael Green Architecture designs world's tallest mass-timber skyscraper for Milwaukee

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Vancouver studio Michael Green Architects has released plans for a development in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which includes a mass-timber skyscraper that would be the tallest in the world if completed. Set to be built alongside the Marcus Center in central Milwaukee, the multi-tower scheme led by developer Neutral is currently going through the city's approvals process.
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Pink plaster cloaks limestone house in Kenya by Studio Mehta Architecture

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Limestone-block walls covered in pink plaster intersect to form UA House, which Kenyan practice Studio Mehta Architecture has added to a creekside site in Kilifi, Kenya. Positioned among trees along the edge of Takaungu Creek, the home is designed by Studio Mehta Architecture as a blend of contemporary and traditional architectural elements. It comprises a network
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"The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"

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The row over air conditioning in the athletes' village at the Paris 2024 Olympics demonstrates the scale of the challenge we face in gaining acceptance for sustainable building technologies, writes Smith Mordak as part of our Olympic Impact series. The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning (AC) debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate
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Beacon House extension by Office S&M features bubblegum pink tiles

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A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line. Office S&M designed Beacon House, a single-storey rear extension, for a Victorian terraced house in Tottenham, north London. It creates a larger kitchen and dining space for
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Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn turn 17th-century convent into Lisbon hotel

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Design studios Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn have combined historic features and contemporary touches for the Locke de Santa Joana hotel on the site of a convent in Lisbon, Portugal. A 17th-century convent building has been renovated and integrated alongside newly constructed additions to form part of the hotel. American studio Post Company designed the interiors of the
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EJM Studio's Pew stool reimagines traditional church pews with "tricky angles and curves"

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London-based EJM Studio has designed a collection of oak stools made from repurposed timber, modernising traditional British church pews with a contemporary sculptural approach. Led by designer Edward John Milton, EJM Studio's latest furniture project was based on the concept of reimagining historic and forgotten design typologies from a present-day viewpoint with a conscious approach. "There's
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Kartwheel Studio renovates Texas beach motel to "honour and revamp" mid-century past

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Austin-based design agency Kartwheel Studio has renovated a structure to preserve the mid-century modern atmosphere of the 1960s seaside motor lodge in Galveston, Texas. Originally constructed as the Treasure Isle Motel by Kotin & Beerman Architects in 1963, the low-slung, two-storey building reopened in November 2023 as Hotel Lucine. Kartwheel Studio and the owners worked to
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Eight contemporary houses in Hawaii that respond to the island environment

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Large, overhanging roof eaves and homes with multiple dwellings are featured in this roundup of eight houses located on the islands of Hawaii. Designed by studios such as Walker Warner Architects, Olson Kundig and more, many of the eight residences below feature roofs informed by vernacular architecture and a variety of semi-enclosed spaces to take
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Hong Kong Polytechnic University spotlights ten student design projects

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Dezeen School Shows: a project promoting local agriculture through community initiatives is included in Dezeen's latest school show by Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Also included is a project proposing sustainable approaches to the milk tea industry in Hong Kong and another exploring issues within the digital age and media. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institution: The Hong
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Intuit Dome basketball stadium set to open its doors in Los Angeles

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A roof informed by a basketball "passing through a net" characterises the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, which was designed by international firm AECOM for the LA Clippers NBA team. The oval-shaped arena is scheduled to open its doors next week in Inglewood after more than three years of construction. It is located near the
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Kapsimalis Architects converts wine cellar into cavernous summer house

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Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects has converted a 19th-century wine cellar into a cavernous holiday home on the island of Santorini in Greece. Named Summer House in Mesaria, the house is partially nestled into a steep landscape on the outskirts of the village of Mesaria. It occupies two vaulted rooms of a former wine cellar, marked
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Multi-host Olympics would "completely undermine" the games says IOC sustainability director

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LA28 will have an even more ambitious carbon strategy than Paris 2024, Olympic sustainability chief Marie Sallois tells Dezeen in this Olympic Impact interview. Sallois, who is the corporate and sustainable development director for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), described the Paris Olympics as a landmark achievement in the journey to net-zero. "We are demonstrating
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GMP Architekten tranforms Santiago Bernabéu into "sparkling" Madrid landmark

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Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed its remodelling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium for Real Madrid, wrapping the exterior in sinuous metal louvres. Home to the Real Madrid football team, GMP Architekten collaborated with Spanish architecture studios L35 and Ribas & Ribas to transform the stadium into a multifunctional arena with an underground retractable pitch. Aiming to create
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Only two weeks left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition

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There are just two weeks left to enter our Start Something Powerful Competition, which calls for ideas that could have a powerful impact on how people live over the next 100 years. Enter before 21 August. The Start Something Powerful Competition is a global design contest that invites architects and designers to envisage innovative architecture
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Benjamin Hale Architects extends light-starved Victorian home upwards and outwards

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Welsh practice Benjamin Hale Architects has added two modern extensions – one made from pale brick, the other from black zinc – to a Victorian-era home in south London. The end-of-terrace house is located in Dulwich and previously featured a dim and dated interior. Working alongside local interior designer Hamish Vincent, Benjamin Hale Architects set
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CookFox to convert former New York City prison into affordable housing

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Local architecture studio CookFox Architects has unveiled plans to renovate a former women's prison in Chelsea into "100 per cent" affordable housing. Located just blocks away from the One High Line luxury residential towers by BIG, the building once served merchant marines as the Seamen's House YMCA before it was converted into the Bayview Correctional
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Dezeen Debate features "an elegant melange and a triumph of design sensitivity"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished apartment in Milan by design studio David/Nicolas with interior details by architect Gio Ponti. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. David/Nicolas has redesigned the interiors of a 1920s Milan apartment, originally designed by architect Mario Borgato and refurbished by Ponti, blending contemporary details with original
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Eight Black modernist architecture projects preserved in the US

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Architectural sites with significance to African American culture have received funds as part of Conserving Black Modernism, a national grant program that highlights "undervalued" contributions of Black architects in the United States. Among the featured projects are a dormitory complex in Mississippi and a mosque in Washington DC. The Conserving Black Modernism program is a
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Ten design projects by students at Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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Dezeen School Shows: a virtual reality device to improve productivity for people with ADHD features in this school show by students at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Also included is and a self-service restaurant in Hong Kong and an AI-powered storytelling platform for children. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institution: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School:
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Walker Warner Architects includes recycled-plastic thatch in Hawaii hut resort

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Winding pathways and thatched roofs made of recycled plastic are among the features at the Kona Village resort in Hawaii, which Walker Warner Architects designed to replace a 1960s hotel destroyed by a tsunami. Located on Hawaii's Big Island, the property replaces a resort of the same name that was decimated by a 2011 tsunami. The
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NOTO nestles green-timber duplex among trees in Hamburg

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A sage green facade formed of rhythmic wooden panels defines Babendiekstraße 23, a pair of timber houses that architecture studio NOTO has completed in Hamburg, Germany. Located on a tree-filled site, the two homes are combined within a three-storey cubic form with cutouts that make space for existing greenery around its edges. This includes one
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Mathieu Lehanneur's Olympic designs reference the "fragility of life"

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Mathieu Lehanneur's designs have played a starring role at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In this interview, the French designer explains why his "flying" Olympic cauldron may become a permanent Parisian landmark. Lehanneur, who is known for his playful and often thought-provoking product designs, began work on the cauldron and the Olympic torch in early
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Ten of the best independent designers across North America

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To mark the end of Dezeen's North America Design 2024 series, Universal Design Studio has selected 10 stand-out designers – each from a different city across the continent. London-based Universal Design Studio recently opened a location in New York and partnered with Dezeen as a sponsor, along with its sister studio Map, for our North
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Heatherwick Studio unveils plans for rippled-glass shopping centre in Seoul

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UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to redesign the Hanwha Galleria shopping centre in Seoul by introducing volumes that resemble "rippled hourglasses". Located on a major crossroad close to the city's Han River, the store's existing structures will be replaced with two near-identical volumes formed of curved glass. The proposal is intended to
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Xiangning Li and Paola Antonelli announced as Dezeen Awards China 2024 judges

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Architects Vincent de Graaf and Wendy Saunders, architectural theorist and critic Xiangning Li and curator Paola Antonelli have been named in the final set of judges for Dezeen Awards China 2024. Designer Paul Priestman, interior designers Kuang Ming Chou and Vera Chu and Bentley's Dirk Zscherpe will also be joining the panel. Dezeen Awards China
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Hallmarks of British pubs and French brasseries meet in Henri restaurant interior

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French interior designer Dorothée Meilichzon has converted the restaurant of London's Henrietta Hotel into an homage to Parisian bistros for chef Jackson Boxer. Set on the ground floor of the hotel's 19th-century townhouse in Covent Garden, Henri serves classic French dishes with a British twist – and British produce – from grilled snails on skewers
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Malek Alqadi references Petra for series of follies in California desert

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California studio Malek Alqadi has created a series of monumental concrete hotel suites in the Mojave Desert, USA, informed by Middle Eastern archaeological sites. Folly Mojave is a series of standalone structures in the middle of the Californian desert. It comprises five structures, one single-storey amenity space and four different suites with two storeys, designed
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World's tallest residential skyscraper approved in Brazil

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According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for the world's tallest residential tower, which will reach over 500 metres in height. Led by Brazilian developer FG Empreendimentos, Triumph Tower will reportedly have 100 floors and reach 544 metres tall (1,785 feet), approximately 72 metres (236 feet) higher than the world's
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RA! turns Mexican house in on itself with interior courtyards

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Local studio RA! has created a blocky house called Casa LL with polystyrene panels and concrete in Tepoztlán, Mexico. The 481-square meter (5,178-square foot) home was completed by the Mexico City-based team of Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar and Santiago Sierra, who lead RA!. Located on a lot under the cliffs of Tepozteco,
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Conen Sigl references "robust" industrial structures for Westhof housing in Zurich

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Architecture studio Conen Sigl has completed a cooperative housing block near Zurich, topped by a greenhouse-style pergola referencing the area's industrial and agricultural history. Named Westhof, the block of 87 flats and six commercial units forms part of the development of Hochbord in Dübendorf – a former industrial neighbourhood in Switzerland undergoing major transformation into
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"Paris has had more than 100 years to prepare to host the Olympics"

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Olympic Games should be planned decades in advance to give more cities in the Global South the chance of hosting and reaping the cultural and infrastructural benefits, writes Christian Benimana as part of our Olympic Impact series. Training an athlete to become an Olympian takes a minimum of eight to nine years. It involves thousands
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Fielden Fowles creates "living laboratory" in Natural History Museum gardens

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Planted landscapes are woven around a pair of timber-framed buildings in the Natural History Museum gardens in London, revamped by local studios Feilden Fowles and J&L Gibbons. Overhauled for the first time in the museum's 140-year history, the gardens have been divided into different zones with planting and signage that aim to tell the story
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Royal Twin coat stand by SoldiDesign

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand SoldiDesign looked to chess pieces when designing its Royal Twin coat stand, a functional yet sculptural item made from recycled plexiglass. The Royal Twin coat stand is made of two intersecting sheets of recycled plexiglass – one representing the king piece and the other the queen piece on a chess board. It
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Indigenous design "is the way forward" on sustainability says Elisapeta Heta

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Most of New Zealand's built environment has been designed without considering the culture of Māori and Pacific Islander communities, architect Elisapeta Heta tells Dezeen in this interview. Heta is a principal at New Zealand architecture studio Jasmax, as well as a Māori, Samoan and Tokelauan community advocate and co-founder of Māori design collective Waka Māia.
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31/44 Architects unveils 6 Columns house in London

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31/44 Architects director Will Burges has created a home for his family in Crystal Palace, south east London, which features a statement columned entrance. Burges, who is a director at architecture studio 31/44 Architects, was both architect and client for the project, which he designed as a home for his family within their existing neighbourhood.
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Osso Architecture models timber pool house in New Jersey on horse arena

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Brooklyn-based studio Osso Architecture has built a pool house on a New Jersey horse farm, utilising standard timber framing and the skills of the local Amish community. The pool house was completed for the owners of an equestrian farm outside Stockton, and borrowed ideas from the site’s large indoor riding arena. This existing building is
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Twelve architecture projects by students at the American University in Dubai

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Dezeen School Shows: a park built from construction waste that also serves as an education space on sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the American University in Dubai. Also included is an energy-efficient school and a proposal for houseboats on the River Nile to adapt to rising water levels and mitigate flooding.
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Xisui Design models metal pavilion on birds' nests and eggshells

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Shanghai studio Xisui Design drew on natural shapes for the minimalist Thin-Shell Metal Woven Pavilion, which was designed as a sunken resting space on a pond in China. The ovoid metal pavilion was made to be lightweight, wind-resistant and provide shade from the sun, while also letting some light in. "We drew inspiration from the
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Eight wooden kitchens that make the most of the material

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Swirly cabinets and oak-lined ceilings feature in our latest lookbook, which collects eight residential kitchens from around the world where wood takes centre stage. Strong, versatile and often sustainable, timber is a favourite material among architects and designers. From an east London dwelling that is almost entirely underground to a rural Tasmanian farmhouse, here are
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Orange floors create "golden afterglow" in Aranya fashion store by Say Architects

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Chinese studio Say Architects has designed a concept store for fashion brand Nice Rice in the seaside resort of Aranya, featuring bright-orange tiles and furniture intended to evoke the colour of a sunset. Having previously designed stores for Nice Rice in Shenzhen, Chengdu and Shanghai, Say Architects conceived the interior as a response to the
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CO Adaptive overhauls Queens home to meet Passive House standards

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Brooklyn studio CO Adaptive has retrofitted a terraced house in Queens, New York to meet Passive House energy efficiency standards. The 1,152-square-foot (107-square-metre) brick townhouse was originally built in 1945 and has undergone a considered "deconstruction" process during its recent renovation. Rather than throwing out the contents of the existing structure, all of the removed
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Fifteen architecture projects by students at Bartlett School of Architecture

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Dezeen School Shows:  a project which proposes using clay waste from projects like HS2 towards 3D-printed and ceramic architecture is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Bartlett School of Architecture. Also featured is a library intended to assist with learning languages and a stadium which draws on Japanese principles of timber construction.
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Prokš Přikryl Architekti transforms historic mill in Czech Republic into arts centre

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Local studio Prokš Přikryl Architekti has converted a historic brick mill building in the Czech Republic into an arts centre, inserting galleries into its cavernous concrete grain silos. The studio renovated the silo building, which forms part of a wider complex in the city of Pardubice called Automatic Mills, a national cultural monument designed by
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Eight offbeat red-and-green home interiors that prove opposites attract

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Interior designers are finding interesting ways to pair red and green – a combination more typically associated with Christmas – to create quirky colour-block interiors. This lookbook brings together recent examples of how it can be done. Set on opposite sides of the colour wheel, red and green are inherently compatible, each helping to offset
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