Sundholm Studio revamps Nanas restaurant to capture "spirit of grandmothers"

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Interiors practice Sundholm Studio has refreshed the 30-year-old Nanas restaurant in Durham, North Carolina, with strong colours, bespoke timber joinery and metalwork. Previously named Nana's, the restaurant was renamed Nanas, in tribute to "not one nana, but rather the entire genre," Sundholm Studio creative director Shaun Sundholm told Dezeen. The space – intended to capture the
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Cupa Pizarras creates facade cladding system made from natural slate

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Promotion: Spanish company Cupa Pizarras has developed Cupaclad, a facade cladding system made from slate that aims to provide a sustainable alternative to conventional exterior finishes. The Cupaclad system was created by Cupa Pizarras to showcase the material's design merits, from its recognisable grey colouration to its insulation properties. The raw slate used for the
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Hundreds of Max Lamb works shown with cord-covered objects of Jay Sae Jung Oh

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Hundreds of UK designer Max Lamb's works were shown with the cord-covered waste material of South Korean designer Jay Sae Jung Oh at New York gallery Salon 94 Design. Both designers showed works across two separate exhibitions at Salon 94, an Upper East Side townhouse that was converted into a gallery through the designs of
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Max Lamb and Jay Sae Jung Oh present reused-waste furniture in New York

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British designer Max Lamb and South Korean designer Jay Sae Jung Oh have exhibited sculptural furniture made with recycled materials at New York gallery Salon 94 Design. Both designers showed works across two separate exhibitions at Salon 94, an Upper East Side townhouse that was converted into a gallery through the designs of Uruguayan architect
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FMT Estudio expands 1980s Mexican house to merge "architecture and life"

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Mexican architecture practice FMT Estudio has renovated and extended a 1980s house adding clean white facades accented by wooden and wrought iron details in Mérida on the Yucatán peninsula. Completed in April 2023, La Posmoderna measures 350 square metres (3,767 square feet) on a square, walled 630-square metre (6,781-square foot) property. The private, internally focused
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Laura Killam Architecture tops beachside cabin with slanted roof in Canada

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Vancouver studio Laura Killam Architecture has created a beachside cabin in British Columbia with a slanted roof that responds to the site's climate. The Writer's Retreat cabin acts as an auxiliary space for a writer seeking a small space for creative sessions, separate from a main cabin on the site that hosts a multigenerational family.
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Bentley and The Macallan partnership "challenges the conventions of traditional whisky"

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Promotion: Bentley Motors has partnered with luxury whisky brand The Macallan to create a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky presented in a precision-engineered glass vessel that "challenges the conventions of traditional whisky". Called The Macallan Horizon, the single malt whisky is the first product to emerge from the brands' collaboration, a partnership that Bentley
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Dongo modular outdoor sofa by Studio Segers for Todus

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Dezeen Showroom: Belgian design practice Studio Segers has created the Dongo modular sofa for furniture company Todus, designed as an elegant piece of furniture that can adapt to any outdoor space. The Dongo outdoor sofa is made up of rearrangeable seating components, including a module with a backrest, a corner module with an armrest and a backless seat.
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ODOS Architects crowns Church of Oak Distillery with pyramidal Corten roofs

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Pyramidal Corten steel roofs define a distillery designed by ODOS Architects on the outskirts of Monasterevin in rural County Kildare, Ireland. Located by the banks of the Grand Canal, the distillery occupies an existing 18th century grain mill and and an extension made of fair-faced concrete and corten steel. Designed by ODOS Architects for whiskey producer
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Ten modernist council estates that made a "vital contribution" to London's architecture

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As part of our Social Housing Revival series, Dezeen asked the creator of the new London Estates book to select the 10 most influential examples of modernist council housing built in the UK capital in the post-war period. Balfron Tower and Dawson's Heights are among the estates featured in the book, which showcases social housing
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Woo Architects reveals demountable UK Pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

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London studio Woo Architects will employ the principles of a circular economy for its design of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, which will have a reversible gridded structure. The UK Pavilion will be defined by a 10-by-10-metre structural grid, which can be easily deconstructed and moved to a different location following the
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World's largest museum captured ahead of opening in Egypt

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The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum by Dublin studio Heneghan Peng Architects has been captured ahead of its scheduled opening in Giza, Egypt, later this year. In the photos shared by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the colossal building, also known as the Giza Museum, is framed against the Pyramids of Giza. Heneghan Peng Architects' design
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Pumpkin chair by Pierre Paulin for Ligne Roset

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Dezeen Showroom: French designer Pierre Paulin's iconic Pumpkin chair designed in the 1970s has been rereleased by furniture company Ligne Roset. The Pumpkin chair was originally designed in 1971 for French president Georges Pompido's private apartment at the Elysée Palace, after the statesman sought an untraditional refurbishment that would invigorate the country's design industry. The
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Two weeks left to save 20 per cent on your Dezeen Awards entries

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There are just two weeks left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2024. Enter your project now from just £100 per category entry. Now in its seventh year, Dezeen Awards celebrates the world's best architecture, interiors and design and has become the benchmark for international design excellence. Early entry ends
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Get listed in Dezeen's digital guide to 3 Days of Design 2024

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If you're hosting an exhibition or event during 3 Days of Design, you can feature in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the Danish festival. Taking place in Copenhagen from 12 to 14 June 2024, the festival includes a programme of exhibitions, product launches, open showrooms, talks and other events. This year, the 11th iteration
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Isern Serra completes "serene" office for Spanish eyewear brand

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Sculptural custom-made furniture adds artistic flourishes to this otherwise minimal showroom and head office, designed by Spanish interiors studio Isern Serra for eyewear brand Gigi Studios. Isern Serra was tasked with creating a holistic scheme for the 900-square-metre headquarters, occupying one floor of a building in the town of Sant Cugat del Vallès just north
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Kriskadecor's decorative chains unlock "creative possibilities" for ceiling installations

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Promotion: aluminium chain-link hangings created by Spanish design brand Kriskadecor are being used for ceiling installations to enhance a variety of interiors. Kriskadecor's aluminium chains – a design the brand patented in 1932 – come in a diverse range of colours, finishes, shapes, densities and alignments. As well as utilising the product as space dividers,
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Five digital design courses listed on Dezeen Courses

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Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up five digital design courses that encourage students to introduce new technologies into their work and explore the latest developments in digital and virtual design. Available at institutes based in the USA, UK and the United Arab Emirates, the courses in this roundup cover a variety of topics including digital design, digital
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ICON develops 3D printer to build enclosed multi-storey structures

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Texas-based ICON has unveiled Phoenix, a robotic-arm-mounted 3D printer that can create fully-enclosed, multi-storey structures from a low-carbon mixture, at SXSW. ICON revealed the demountable crane-based 3D printer during a talk held as part of the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Phoenix allows ICON to construct multi-storey houses with enclosed systems. It said that it
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Dezeen Agenda features covered ballpark in Las Vegas by BIG

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a baseball stadium in Las Vegas designed by BIG. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Danish architecture studio BIG revealed plans for the baseball stadium in Las Vegas enclosed in a series of shell-like structures. Designed for the Athletics Major League Baseball team, the ballpark will
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Rafael Viñoly Architects unveils "last project" designed by Rafael Viñoly

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Architecture studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled designs for a terraced residential building in Uruguay, which is the last project designed by the studio's founder. Located outside of Montevideo on a beachfront site, the Médano El Pinar apartment complex will be comprised of approximately 120 luxury, multi-family residences of one to five bedrooms. It is
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Kida armchair by Stephen Burks for Dedon

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Dezeen Showroom: American designer Stephen Burks has created the light yet characterful Kida outdoor armchair for Dedon, made by wrapping fibres around the frame. The Kida armchair is based on the German furniture brand's Kida hanging lounge chair, and features the same wrapping technique and a similarly cocooning seat shape. Designer Stephen Burks developed the design
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Raw Edges' Home Sweet Home collection for Cozmo recreates "cosiness of coming back home"

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Raw Edges founders Yael Mer and Shay Alkalay introduce their digitally printed Home Sweet Home collection for Cozmo in this video produced by Dezeen for the furniture brand. Home Sweet Home is a collection of soft furnishings for Cozmo, which was made from digitally printed textiles created by London-based design studio Raw Edge sand printed by
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Kave Home combines round shapes and natural materials for outdoor furniture collection

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Promotion: furniture brand Kave Home has launched a series of tables, chairs, sun loungers and sofas designed to elevate outdoor spaces and provide relaxing places to sit and dine. The Outdoor Collection aims to combine functional design with tactile materials, interspersed with pops of colour to create "spaces bursting with personality", the brand said. Various
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Kaolin x Taubmans Collaboration tile collection by Kaolin

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Dezeen Showroom: Australian paint brand Taubmans and tile maker Kaolin have combined their expertise to produce a collection of tiles with a paint-like finish. The Kaolin x Taubmans Collaboration collection features large-format tiles with a surface texture reminiscent of brushstrokes. It comes in eight colours drawn from the Taubmans 2024 Colour Forecast, a curated palette
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Sameep Padora & Associates creates flowing concrete form for Indian arts space

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Terracotta-coloured render made from local soil covers the curving, concrete structure of Hampi Art Labs, an arts centre in Karnataka by architecture studio Sameep Padora & Associates. Hampi Art Labs is designed by Sameep Padora & Associates to appear as though it was "born from its surroundings" near the village of Hampi, a UNESCO World
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"Tiny homes are not the big solution to homelessness that we need"

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Micro homes are not a humane response to the homelessness crisis, writes Cynthia Griffith as part of our Social Housing Revival series. Homelessness has reached a historic high in the United States of America, casting a long, formidable shadow over millions of low and middle-income workers. According to the United Nations, homeless people represent more
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Coperni unveils Air Swipe bag made of 99 per cent air

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Greek researcher Ioannis Michaloudis has created the Air Swipe bag for fashion brand Coperni using NASA-produced silica aerogel that was developed to "catch stardust". The lightweight bag was unveiled at Coperni's F/W 2024 runway show during Paris Fashion Week. The small bag is made from silica aerogel, which Michaloudis said is the "lightest sold [material]
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Go-To upholstery fabrics by Carnegie Fabrics

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Dezeen Showroom: American brand Carnegie Fabrics has curated a selection of its best textiles into the Go-To collection, including fabrics designed for upholstery. The Go-To collection includes upholstery fabrics that cover different designs, performance attributes, levels of sustainability and price points. Carnegie created the collection as a go-to resource for designers looking to make responsible material
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James Shaw installs jumbo foot in London Camper store

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British designer James Shaw has renovated a shop for fashion brand Camper on London's Regent Street, which features a giant foot-shaped sculpture that functions as a till and a bench for trying on shoes. Located in a ground-level room within a building on Regent Street in central London, the store reopened last week. Shaw redesigned
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Be Studio punctuates Spanish apartment block with ceramic tiles and green blinds

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Architecture practice Be Studio has created the Churruca apartment block in the coastal region of Maresme, which is organised around a four-storey internal courtyard. Influenced by the local Mediterranean vernacular and coastal climate, the apartment block has a cream-hued facade with balconies fronted by green blinds and ceramic tile detailing that enable the block to "blend with
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James Dyson Award 2024 opens for entries

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Promotion: the James Dyson Foundation is inviting design students and recent graduates who are "problem-solvers, not grandstanders" to enter its annual James Dyson Award. Launched earlier this month, the James Dyson Award 2024 aims to recognise the world's most exciting young inventors who have created "ambitious designs that address a global issue". The awards are
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Colombian designers transform Bogotá townhouse for furniture exhibition

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Gallery NC Diseño has renovated a townhouse in Bogotá, commissioning 10 Colombian designers to redesign its bedrooms, kitchen and other spaces in different styles for an inaugural exhibition. NC Diseño features five floors, two of which contain previously uninhabited apartments renovated over three months for the opening Design House Colombia exhibit. It is located down
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Klein Dytham Architecture wraps Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore with "flowing" steel roof

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Tokyo-based studio Klein Dytham Architecture has designed a bookstore wrapped with an undulating steel roof resembling "outstretched arms" in Nagano, Japan. Located at the foot of Mount Asama, the space was designed by Klein Dytham Architecture to be a community hub for the local residents. It sits at the centre of a larger complex comprised
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MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting

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Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington state by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". The project, called Longbranch, is located on Key Peninsula within the Puget Sound. The house sits on a sloped, 7.8-acre (3.2-hectare) overlooking an inlet and is site
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Full funding secured for US tallest skyscraper says developer

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Funding has been secured and construction may begin in September on the Legends Tower in Oklahoma City, which is planned to be the tallest in USA, says developer Scot Matteson. Designed by Californian architecture studio AO, the Legends Tower supertall skyscraper planned for Oklahoma City is fully funded as of early March, according to reporting
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Istituto Marangoni's "supportive environment" made me a better designer says Marc Sweeney

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Dezeen promotion: product designer Marc Sweeney says that the small classes and "nurturing" environment of Istituto Marangoni gave him the confidence to start his own studio. Sweeney studied for an MA in Product Design at Istituto Marangoni London and graduated in 2022. He now runs his own studio from the banks of his native Loch
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Wave-shaped roofs top cultural space in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab

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Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has used wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminium and translucent fabric to transform an industrial yard in Shanghai into a mixed-use cultural space. Named Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff after its distinctive roofs, the project is part of a wider initiative to turn the former campus of the Shanghai Marine Instrument
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Matthew Lloyd Architects' Bourne Estate was designed for "extreme longevity"

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Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in north London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. Situated in the London borough of Camden and commissioned by the local council, the project by Matthew Lloyd Architects saw the demolition and replacement of an existing
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Norm Architects references Japanese temples for Sjöparken retreat in Sweden

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Danish studio Norm Architects has created a retreat for gastro-tourists on an old farm in Sweden, positioning seven wooden villas around a lake and using glass corridors to amplify "connections with the surroundings". Sjöparken is designed to accommodate the rise in gastro-tourists visiting the area, following the transformation of the farm into one of Sweden's
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"The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site"

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Graffiti on the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers is a physical manifestation of increasing tensions over the wealth disparities that blight downtown Los Angeles, writes Shane Reiner-Roth. The battle of Oceanwide Plaza is a preview of the social and economic tensions that will increasingly take place across Los Angeles as it sprints towards the 2028 Summer
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Karen Millen, Alfredo Häberli and Francine Houben named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

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Architects Francine Houben and Sumaya Dabbagh, designers Alfredo Häberli and Bethan Laura Wood and fashion designer Karen Millen have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Dezeen Awards 2024 launched last month in partnership with Bentley. Submit your entry by Wednesday 27 March to save 20 per cent on entry fees. Now in its seventh year,
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Computer-controlled cuts leave "ghost traces" on HAHA Studio homeware

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As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. The Ghost series is made entirely from aluminium sheets cut into shape using a computer numerically controlled (CNC) milling machine, which leaves
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Chillida rugs by Nanimarquina among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: a collection of black and white rugs made from silk and wool is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Chillida collection rugs by Nanimarquina Spanish design brand Nanimarquina celebrates the work of Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida through the release of four monochromatic rugs. Rugs in the Chillida collection reference both his large-scale metal
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Concrete panels by Rieder wrap pixelated Van B housing in Munich

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Promotion: architect Ben van Berkel has created an apartment block in Munich featuring a pixelated exterior clad in ivory-hued concrete panels made by manufacturer Rieder. Named Van B, the housing was designed by van Berkel – the founder of architecture firm UNStudio – to serve as a model for adaptable urban housing suited to various
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Kaleidoscope-style acrylic furniture by Draga & Aurel demonstrates "power of refraction"

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Industrial design studio Draga & Aurel has created Flare, a collection of retrofuturistic furniture made entirely out of multicoloured Lucite. The Flare capsule collection features seven coffee tables and a totem-style sculpture in a range of vibrant hues. Each piece of furniture was created out of sheets of Lucite – a patented version of acrylic
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22RE invokes "stillness" inside green Miami golfing boutique

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Los Angeles studio 22RE has used pale-green stucco informed by Miami's colours and golf courses for the interiors of a golf clothing boutique in the city. A few blocks from the ocean, the Malbon store in Coconut Grove serves a large customer base for the brand in South Florida – a popular golfing destination thanks
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Objektor reveals monolithic concrete cemetery outside of Prague

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Czech architecture studio Objektor has created a cemetery outside of Prague defined by a grid of low-rise concrete extrusions and a monolithic utility building. Located in a forest clearing next to an existing 18th-century chapel, the Hřbitov Suchdol Cemetery was conceived as a network of burial spaces that can be extended over time, while remaining
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Seven playful living spaces where swings provide dynamic seating

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This lookbook compiles seven living spaces where swings show they have a place beyond children's playgrounds by providing a gleeful alternative to static seating. Swings typically consist of a seat made from a flat piece of metal, plastic, wood or canvas, but can also be made from found materials such as tyres and sometimes feature
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FDA designs playful colour-block interiors for Italian seaside hotel

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Italian architecture office FDA has updated several guest rooms and suites at the family-friendly Hotel Haway on Italy's Adriatic coast, introducing bespoke furniture in colours that evoke the sea and mountains. Fiorini D'Amico Architetti (FDA) was tasked with modernising the interiors of the 50-room hotel in Martinsicuro, a popular seaside resort in the Abruzzo region.
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Home Studios refreshes The Wren pub on New York's Bowery

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Brooklyn-based Home Studios has remodelled a bar and restaurant in New York's East Village, using dark wood and velvet seating to retain a "worn-in and aged appearance". The Wren on the busy Bowery thoroughfare has become a neighbourhood staple since opening in 2012, but was ready for an interior revamp. Home Studios refreshed both levels
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Oslo Works perches The Hotspot sauna on coast of Norway

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Wooden shingles cloak this stilted sauna, which architecture studio Oslo Works has elevated over the rocky shore of Nesodden peninsula, Norway, for the local community. Named The Hotspot, the wooden structure is a short ferry ride from the Norwegian capital Oslo and is designed to be adaptable, environmentally conscious and low maintenance. It is the
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Eight interiors illuminated by sculptural aesthetic lamps

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For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight interiors enhanced by aesthetic lamps including a 19th-century house in Stockholm and a retro-futuristic clothing store in Hangzhou. There is a growing trend for unusually sculptural and innovative lighting designs that don't just light up an interior but also function as a piece of art. The examples below show
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This week Riken Yamamoto won the Pritzker Architecture Prize

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This week on Dezeen, Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto was awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his buildings that aim to foster community. Yamamoto, who became the 53rd architect to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize, was recognised for his work created over a five-decade career. To celebrate Yamamoto's win, we looked back at 15 of
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Nine collectible design exhibitions from Los Angeles art week

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Delicate bamboo lighting and a collaboration between design studios Willon Perron and USM were among the collectible design projects shown at this year's Los Angeles art week. Based around prominent art fairs Frieze and Felix, LA art week is a city-wide activation, and though fine art is the focal point, several design galleries and studios
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SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof

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Architecture studio SO-IL has unveiled designs for the Williams College Museum of Art in the Berkshires, which will be topped with a tent-like cross-laminated timber roof. Set to be built in the Berkshires of western Massachusets, The Williams College Museum of Art will contain galleries, art storage, classrooms and an auditorium for liberal arts college Williams
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Colourful taps by Roca and Inma Bermúdez reference Mediterranean homes

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Promotion: Spanish bathroom brand Roca and designer Inma Bermúdez have given taps a colourful makeover with their award-winning Nu collection influenced by Mediterranean architecture. Vibrant green, blue and yellow are among the collection's six glossy colourways, chosen for their ability to stand out in a traditionally white bathroom, according to Roca. "Our initial inspiration came
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Wave II pendant lighting collection by Curiousa

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Dezeen Showroom: British lighting brand Curiousa has released its inventive Wave II collection – a sequel to its earlier series of pendant lights combining glass elements in different shapes and colours. The Wave II collection features candy-coloured, hand-formed glass elements – some of which are sandblasted, giving them a semi-opaque finish – that are stacked like beads
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Gabion walls filled with stone "camouflage" Indian home by Earthscape Studio

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Large rocks from the surrounding area are suspended in a gabion wall around The Infinite Rise, a holiday home in southern India by local architecture practice Earthscape Studio. The Infinite Rise is located near the village of Anaikatti on an elevated, rocky site that provides expansive views across the surrounding mountain ranges. Looking to disrupt
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"Women remain an anomaly in the architectural curriculum"

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Seven years after declaring: "I am not a female architect. I am an architect", Dorte Mandrup writes that gender-based lists remain a symptom of an industry that is changing too slowly. Seven years ago, I wrote an opinion piece published under the headline: I am not a female architect. I am an architect. Written as
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The 50 most powerful women in architecture and design

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Today is International Women's Day and to celebrate, we've compiled a list of the 50 most influential women in architecture and design. Paola Antonelli, senior curator of architecture and design at MoMA Having joined the Museum of Modern Art in 1994, Paola Antonelli is now the institution's senior curator and founding director of research and
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Wet clay replaces upholstery in squidgy daybed by Niveau Zéro Atelier

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French studio Niveau Zéro Atelier has salvaged waste clay from construction sites around Paris and vacuum-sealed it to form the padding of a chaise lounge that was unveiled at the Collectible design fair in Brussels. In the absence of air, the clay remains wet inside its clear plastic sheath, allowing the Soft Soil daybed to mould
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Architectural landmarks star in "utopian" poster for Paris 2024 Olympics

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French artist Ugo Gattoni has created a duo of intricately hand-drawn posters for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which can function independently or combine seamlessly to create a single composition. It marks the first time that posters for both summer games were designed together as a diptych, according to the Paris 2024 Organising Committee.
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Boyd Architects creates monolithic-metal forms for South Carolina residence

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US studio Boyd Architects has wrapped a house in standing seam metal and pine boards and articulated each form with a vernacular hip roof in Summerville, South Carolina. Based in Charleston, Boyd Architects completed the 3,611-square foot (335-square metre) Summerville House in 2023, as a "process of form-making". "This inspiration for the project was the
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Dezeen Debate features rural Belgian home that achieves "such a clean result"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features House in the Fields, a rural home in the Belgian countryside. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Geneva-based architect Stef Claes looked to mid-century and local architecture to create the low-lying home in Belgium. The residence, named House in the Fields, features white-painted walls and black accents.
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Chicago to convert office buildings into affordable housing

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The city of Chicago has announced the resumption of plans to convert a collection of empty office buildings in the city's downtown into mixed-used and residential towers. The initiative, called LaSalle Street Reimagined, would convert nearly 2.3 million square feet (213,676 square metres) of vacant office buildings into residences and retail in the centre of
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Altqadum unveils geometric mosque in Muscat

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Architecture studio Altqadum has revealed the Bab Al Salam Mosque in Muscat, Oman, which is formed of five geometric volumes and has a cone-shaped minaret. Recently opened in the Omani capital, the mosque was designed to have a contemporary appearance that would help it to become a local landmark. "The client's vision was to establish
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Wallflower Architecture + Design wraps plant-filled timber lattice around Singapore home

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A lattice facade and tropical plants wrap around the walls of this home, which local studio Wallflower Architecture + Design has created alongside Singapore Botanic Gardens. Named Touching Eden House, the home was designed to celebrate the surrounding greenery and is enveloped in a dark timber lattice. "The inspiration behind this design was the concept
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Curve Cluster chandelier by Front for Zero Lighting

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Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design duo Front has created an organically-shaped chandelier for lighting brand Zero Lighting, which can be used alone or combined to form a striking lighting arrangement. The light features curved copper metal arms that branch off to three lamps, which are available as glass globes or white- or green-painted lamp shades. The individual Curve Cluster
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Vitra "willing to take risks" over changing products' appearance to improve sustainability, says CEO Nora Fehlbaum

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Swiss furniture brand Vitra will prioritise reducing the environmental impact of its existing lines through material innovation, CEO Nora Fehlbaum tells Dezeen in this interview. One of the industry's best known and most influential manufacturers, Vitra's collections include iconic pieces such as Eames plastic shell chairs and Panton chairs. Like its peers, the brand is
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"There can be no doubt that this is urbicide"

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As the conflict in Gaza enters its sixth month, Edwin Heathcote reflects on the impossibility of architecture criticism in the face of such devastation. There are some things that are difficult to write. And there are some things that have become almost impossible. Is architecture criticism one of these? How can you write about buildings,
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Jean Servais Somian carves fallen coconut trees into towering cabinets

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Reaching up to two and a half metres in height, these cabinets on show at the Collect craft fair in London were created by Ivorian designer Jean Servais Somian to showcase the natural beauty of coconut wood. Each of the four cupboards was carved from the trunk of a single coconut palm tree, sourced from
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Construction commences on world's "tallest 3D-printed structure" Tor Alva

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Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. Named Tor Alva, or White Tower, the building will become the world's "tallest 3D-printed structure" once complete in Mulegns later this year, according to Hansmeyer and Dillenburger. ETH Zurich
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Erik Bratsberg fills Persona restaurant with tactile materials and own artworks

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Interior designer Erik Bratsberg has created unique artwork for the interior of the Persona restaurant in Stockholm, which also features asymmetrical terrazzo and patinated brass details. Bratsberg, who worked in finance before moving into interior design, wanted the fine dining restaurant in Stockholm's upmarket Östermalm neighbourhood to have a warm and welcoming feel. "The inspiration
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"Ancient glacial landscapes" inform Toronto Port Lands Bridges by Grimshaw

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The New York office of architecture studio Grimshaw has created a series of sleek pre-fabricated bridges that connect Toronto with the Villiers Island urban revitalisation project. Grimshaw Architects completed three bridges for the Port Lands Bridges project – two single-span and one four-span – adding to an initial three-span bridge, which was completed in 2022.
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Architect Antoine Predock dies aged 87

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Award-winning architect Antoine Predock, known for his work rooted in the style and philosophies of the American Southwest, has passed away at the age of 87. Predock, along with his eponymous studio, was known for projects such as the La Luz housing complex in Albuquerque and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. His
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Margaret Calvert designs roadsign-like M1 watch

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Graphic designer Margaret Calvert has created a watch for Mr Jones Watches based on the roadsigns she created for the UK's first motorway. Called M1, the watch designed for Mr Jones Watches is named after the UK's first motorway, which was opened between 1959 and 1968 and featured signage designed by Calvert. As head of
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Modus carpet tiles by Modulyss

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Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has created the Modus carpet tiles, a collection that it says is both unconventional and radiates timeless allure. The Modus collection was devised in-house by designer Joris Peutz and features four styles – Rust, Ivy, Fade and Trace. All four channel natural motifs, with both Rust and Ivy featuring patterns
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Akio Isshiki Architects refreshes House in Hattori-Tenjin with playful void

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Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has updated a house in Osaka by adding a multi-level void designed to maximise light and encourage play. Named House in Hattori-Tenjin, the 30-year-old dwelling is located on a dense residential street in the port city and previously had a dark, "standardised" interior. Working within a tight budget, Akio Isshiki
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BIG designs "spherical armadillo" ballpark for Athletics in Las Vegas

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Danish architecture studio BIG has designed a baseball stadium in Las Vegas with a massive metal shell and the "largest cable-net glass wall in the world". Sited on the Las Vegas Strip, the ballpark was designed by BIG in collaboration with engineering firm HNTB for Major League Baseball team the Athletics (The As), which is
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"Why can't we have nice architecture in Miami?" asks commenter

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In this week's comments update, commenters were left unimpressed by car brand Mercedes-Benz' plans for its first branded skyscraper in North America. Created in collaboration with US studio SHoP Architects, the 67-storey skyscraper in Miami was reportedly informed by a philosophy of "sensual purity". "Kitsch extravaganza!" "Form is lukewarm, and the car manufacturer tie-ins are
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"More good architects should get involved in social housing" says Daniel Libeskind

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Architects with creative flair are needed to overcome stigmas around social housing, urges Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind in this Social Housing Revival interview. "More good architects should get involved in social housing," Libeskind told Dezeen. "We need creativity to overcome the social-housing stigma and we need architects who can invent new ways to create housing
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Senoner Tammerle Architekten places reflective mountain shelter in Italian Alps

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Italian studio Senoner Tammerle Architekten has created a mountain shelter in the Alps, distinguished by galvanised steel cladding chosen to reflect the hues of the sky. Sat at an altitude of 2,735 metres, the structure is designed as an updated version of the Shelter Santnerpass – a single-storey structure originally in the Italian Alps in
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Modulyss' carpet tiles aim to "foster an environment of comfort and inclusion"

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Promotion: Belgium-based flooring design company Modulyss has created a range of carpet tiles that aim to aid in the design of interiors that consider inclusivity and neurodiversity. According to Modulyss, carpet tiles are an often overlooked element of interior design schemes. Its new collection aims to shed light on both the physical and psychological benefits
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Studio Bark designs water-powered Breach House that enables off-grid living

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London-based practice Studio Bark has unveiled plans for Breach House, a water-powered family home located in Leicestershire, UK. Designed to enable the owners to "live off the land", the proposal by Studio Bark will be powered by photovoltaic (PV) panels and micro-hydro energy, creating a home capable of running off-grid. The 430-metre-square proposal will comprise the
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Construction commences on SOM skyscrapers at former Chicago Spire site

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American developer Related Midwest has resumed construction on the 400 Lake Shore skyscraper in Chicago on a site that has experienced more than a decade's worth of revisions and delays. Construction teams in Chicago have begun work on the foundation for the 72-storey skyscraper designed by SOM. Images show workers filling the giant foundation hole that
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Dezeen Agenda features this year's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Riken Yamamoto being named the 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Japanese architect Yamamoto has been announced as the latest winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Yamamoto, the ninth recipient from Japan and the 53rd laureate of the annual Pritzker Architecture Prize, was
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Wittman Estes creates "rapid assembly" fire station in southern California

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Prefabricated steel modules were used to create Fire Station 67, which was designed by architecture studio Wittman Estes to be durable, adaptable and quick to construct and reconfigure. The fire station is located in Rancho Mission Viejo, a census-designated place in Orange County, California. The area consists of ranching operations, new residential developments and 17,000
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Arab Design Now exhibition at Design Doha captured in Dezeen video

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Dezeen has teamed up with Design Doha to make a video reel documenting Arab Design Now, the central exhibition of the Qatari capital's newly launched biennial. The exhibition takes place at creative hub M7, and gathers a range of work from 74 designers and collectives from around the Middle East and North Africa. Design Doha
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Seven student design projects that respond to air pollution

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Dezeen School Shows: we've selected seven design projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that raise awareness about air pollution and its impact on society. Driven by the consequences of poor air quality on our health, these design students have proposed projects that provide guidance when subjected to dangerous pollution levels and gadgets that filter pollutants,
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Snøhetta skyscraper next to Central Park tops out

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A geometric residential skyscraper located on the perimeter of Central Park by architecture studio Snøhetta has topped out in New York, with the studio releasing new renderings of the project. Developed by Extell Development Company, 50 West 66th Street rises 775 feet (236 metres) and was designed to reference the geological formations in Central Park. Designs
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Fifteen key projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Riken Yamamoto

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To celebrate Riken Yamamoto's Pritzker Architecture Prize win today, we look back at the architect's five-decade career to spotlight 15 of his most interesting projects. Yamamoto was named the 53rd laureate of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize today, in honour of his buildings where "normality becomes extraordinary". A common thread throughout Yamamoto's work is the
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Mesh veil wraps exhibition space in China by Trace Architecture Office

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A veil of metal mesh wraps the steel structure of In-Between Pavilion, an exhibition space in Shenzhen, China, designed by Beijing studio Trace Architecture Office. In-Between Pavilion provides a home for the Design Homology Museum, tucked between two buildings in the dense streetscape of the historic Nantou area. The museum is dedicated to exploring "the
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Seestadt Aspern Housing by Berger + Parkkinen brought Red Vienna into the 21st century

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The first case study in our Social Housing Revival series looks at a housing block in Vienna organised around a central "common heart" that harks back to the city's golden age of municipal construction. Designed by local practices Berger + Parkkinen and Querkraft Architekten, Seestadt Aspern Housing was completed in 2015 for housing cooperative EGB.
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Hamonic + Masson gives Alta Tower in Le Havre an "expressive" twisting concrete shape

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A reinforced concrete frame defines the twisting form of a tower designed by local studio Hamonic + Masson & Associés for the port city of Le Havre in northern France. Called the Alta Tower, the residential building has a prominent position in the city at the centre of Le Havre's 20th-century postwar masterplan designed by
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Ten wearable technology products designed to enhance our bodies

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Following the release of technology brand Samsung's first smart ring, we round up 10 recent wearable technology designs, including a smart menstrual cup and an air-purifying collar. While the concept of wearable technology can be applied to a wide range of products, they are often designed to bring health benefits to the wearer or to
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"Trend-forward" stone and wood patterns decorate Formica's 2024 Living Impressions Collection

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Promotion: Formica Corporation has launched a collection of versatile surfaces that reference current trends in interior design and were informed by customer research. The 2024 Living Impressions Collection was created by Formica in response to extensive interviews conducted with North American homeowners and interior designers. The brand conducted these interviews during the development of the
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Kingston Lafferty Design includes "sensual" red quartzite kitchen in townhouse renovation

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Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design has transformed the architecture and interiors of this family home in Cork, Ireland, which features 1970s-style shapes and colours informed by the work of designer Verner Panton. Positioned on Lovers Walk hill overlooking the city of Cork, the townhouse – called Lovers Walk – was renovated by Kingston Lafferty Design.
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Suspended bridges connect round cabin hotels in Mexico

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Mexican architect María José Gutiérrez has placed a series of round, pine-clad cabins connected by suspended bridges onto a vineyard in Mexico to serve as vacation rentals. Located in Valle de Guadalupe, Ensenada on the Baja Peninsula, Zeuhary Hospedaje Campestre includes a community lounge and four vacation rental cabins. "Beyond creating spaces we aim to
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Norman Foster and Holcim develop modular housing unit for displaced communities

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Promotion: the Norman Foster Foundation has collaborated with building materials company Holcim to develop the Essential Homes Project, a concrete-wrapped modular housing concept for displaced people. Presented in Venice during the 2023 Architecture Biennale, the low-carbon and energy-efficient housing prototype is designed to improve living conditions for the estimated 103 million people who are currently
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Noon Slate bathtub by Acquabella

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Dezeen Showroom: made by Spanish bathroom brand Acquabella, the Noon Slate bathtub is designed to deliver maximum style and comfort in a choice of over 2,000 colours. Deep, wide and elegantly detailed, the Noon Slate tub is meant to emphasise the act of bathing as a ritualistic form of self-care. It has a textured exterior that
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Hutch Design transforms concrete pig shed into rural retreat outside London

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Architecture studio Hutch Design has created The Maker's Barn, a holiday home on the outskirts of London that is finished with a palette of "natural and honest" materials. Set among wild grassland bordered by a forest, the 65-square-metre holiday rental was originally a concrete pig shed and has been transformed with materials that are hoped
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Ten innovative handbag designs from Dezeen's Pinterest

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Over the past month, Pinterest users have consistently sought out handbags in their searches. We round up 10 creative handbag designs from our Pinterest. With fashion taking centre stage over the past fortnight on Pinterest, in tandem with this year's Autumn Winter 2024 fashion shows, we've selected 10 innovative and unusual bag designs showcased on
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New Marquina Bamboo stone finish by Antolini

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian stone brand Antolini has developed an original surface texture for its stone that it calls Bamboo, named for its pattern of dense rods. The Bamboo finish is part of Antolini's Textures+ Collection, for which the stone producer took inspiration from nature and used the latest technology to create textures not seen before on
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"We need a major shift in the way we look at public housing"

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To help kick off our Social Housing Revival series, Peter Apps calls for a return to mass public house-building in cities around the world. What does the future hold for our major cities? Urbanisation has been one of the most important trends of the modern era. More than half of the world's population now lives
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Chia-Chair designed for plants first and humans second

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Three design students from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have created sa chair that is primarily used for cultivating plant life. Alice Hultqvist, Emelie Sjöberg and Linnea Nilsson created the Chia-Chair on the basis that it should accommodate nature first and humans second. Instead of traditional cushions or upholstery, the chair's seat and backrest
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Layer puts creative twist on Wi-Fi router in three designs for Deutsche Telekom

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British design studio Layer has devised prototypes of three futuristic internet routers, including one with the ability to host Star Wars-style holographic video chats, in a project with Deutsche Telekom. Layer worked with Deutsche Telekom's Design and Customer Experience team on the project, titled Concept T, to explore the future of communications and connectivity. The
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Lucas y Hernández Gil adds multi-use greenhouse to Madrid bungalow

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A renovated 1970s bungalow with "kitsch character" and a greenhouse that doubles as a living room feature in Casamontesa – a weekend home designed by Spanish studio Lucas y Hernández Gil. The project began when a couple asked the studio to overhaul a single-storey house that was once part of a hotel complex on the
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StudioTwentySeven opens "monumental" flagship gallery in Tribeca

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Collectible design gallery StudioTwentySeven has taken over a huge space in a Tribeca textile building, creating a warm and serene environment to present museum-sized, limited-edition pieces. The gallery's New York City flagship at the corner of Church and Leonard Streets covers 7,000 square feet (650 square metres) across the ground floor of a 1901 neoclassical
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Bilgin Architects shrouds solar farm hub with mirrored steel in Turkey

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A facade of shimmering steel panels envelops this control centre that Istanbul studio Bilgin Architects has created in the plains of Karapinar, Turkey, for one of Europe's largest solar farms. Named Central Control Building, it is designed by Bilgin Architects to act as a centralised location from which to monitor and control the expansive field
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Eight inviting breakfast nooks for easy-going mornings

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For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up eight kitchens with welcoming breakfast nooks of different shapes and sizes that provide a relaxed place to enjoy a meal. Typically tucked into a corner in or near the kitchen, breakfast nooks offer compact dining spaces that are more casual than a formal dining room and cosier than
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Byró Architekti "blurs old and new" at renovated House in Kutná Hora

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Prague studio Byró Architekti has renovated a 19th-century house in the Czech town of Kutná Hora, adding unexpected openings and colourful joinery that create a playful contrast with the original interior. The studio was tasked with restoring the character of the existing house, which had been compromised by a previous programme of renovations in the
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Gensler redesigns its own LA office to have "warmth and comfort" of home

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The team at global architecture firm Gensler's Los Angeles office has redesigned a floor of its workspace with a hospitality approach, as a pilot for the remaining spaces. The Gensler LA team's renovated its space to give it more of the "warmth and comfort" that its staff became used to during its time working from
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Ten architecture projects by Toronto Metropolitan University students

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Dezeen School Shows: a project that proposes a new aquatics and community centre in Hamilton, Canada is included in Dezeen's latest school show by Toronto Metropolitan University. Also included is a thesis that examines informal settlements in the Philippines that are more vulnerable to extreme weather events caused by climate change and a housing project
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LG OLED and Shepard Fairey present digital street art at Frieze Los Angeles

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Electronics brand LG OLED has collaborated with American street artist Shepard Fairey to exhibit digital versions of his artworks in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. Called Peace and Justice, the installation is being presented at Frieze art fair in Los Angeles and features select works by Fairey that address global issues while advocating for
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"Minimally invasive" tent-like refuge has panoramic views of Italian Alps

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Architecture studio EX used prefabricated CLT panels and aluminium cladding to create the Pinwheel Shelter mountain refuge in Italy. Positioned 2,850 meters above sea level near the Upper Susa valley, the shelter was built with principles of reversibility and lightness in mind. The folded wooden and aluminium shell forms a pinwheel shape from above, giving
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Eight homes kept cool and bright by central courtyards

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In this lookbook, we've collected eight homes from Vietnam to the USA that are kept ventilated and illuminated by central courtyards. Courtyards have been used in ancient and contemporary architecture as a tool to trap and funnel breezes and natural light into the core of a building. Most often, they are completely open to the
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This week Lenovo unveiled laptop with transparent screen

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This week on Dezeen, electronics brand Lenovo unveiled a laptop concept with a transparent screen that allows users to see through the device. Revealed at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the concept device is called the ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop Concept. It features a 17.3-inch Micro-LED display that has adjustable levels of transparency as
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Tall Architects wraps X-shaped Alabama cabin in black metal

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US studio Tall Architects has created a cabin that has two stacked gabled forms that are rotated into an X-shape and clad in corrugated metal near a river in southern Alabama. Known as Fowl River Cabin, the 2,100-square foot (195-square metre) residence was completed in 2023 in Theodore, Alabama – a small community along the
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Foster + Partners set to redesign New York transit terminal around central atrium

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UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has released designs for a renovation of the Midtown Bus Terminal in Manhattan that unifies different transport hubs into a single building. Foster + Partners is designing a new complex for the Midtown Bus Terminal that unites the bus and subway services connected to the station, in collaboration with Chicago-based
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Ten city and landscape design projects by the University of Bologna

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Dezeen School Shows: a project that turns urban wasteland into public gardens is included in this School Show by students at the University of Bologna in Italy. Also included is an urban design scheme that aims to withstand the effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change and an adaptive reuse project that turns
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Four tips for successful narrative placemaking from Era-co

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Promotion: narrative not built environment is the key to making a place "sticky" says Era-co global director Steven Cornwell who shared his insights into placemaking with Dezeen. The concept of "stickiness" in urban design and community building refers to whether people will want to stay in a place rather than simply move efficiently through it.
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Stef Claes models rural Belgian home on mid-century modern architecture

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Geneva-based architect Stef Claes took cues from mid-century and local architecture to create House in the Fields, a low-lying home in the Belgian countryside. Set within a wide agricultural landscape, the home has white-painted walls and black accents, which Claes said draws on mid-century modern buildings in the United States. Meanwhile, more traditional elements including a
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Marks & Spencer wins rights to demolish Oxford Street flagship

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Breaking news: Marks & Spencer has been granted permission by the High Court to demolish its flagship stores on Oxford Street, quashing the government's refusal of planning permission for a new shop. More to follow.
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"Forty-one per cent of architects now using AI" says RIBA report

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Close to half of UK architects are now utilising artificial intelligence to carry out their projects, a report by the Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed. The survey, which is the Royal Institute of British Architects' (RIBA) first examination of the industry's use of artificial intelligence (AI), revealed that 41 per cent of UK
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International trade fair Design Mumbai set to launch in India

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Tradeshow Design Mumbai, which will showcase Indian and international design as well as architecture and interior brands and designers, is set to launch this November. Led by design specialists Ian Rudge, Michael Dynan and Piyush Suri, Design Mumbai will be held at Jio World Garden from 6 to 9 November 2024. It will aim to
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Ash & Plumb forms 14 objects from single lighting-struck oak

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Careful stitches mend the cracks in these vessels that woodturning studio Ash & Plumb has created for London's Collect craft fair from an oak tree felled by lightning. The Novus collection includes seven miniatures and seven more large-scale, monumental vessels – some measuring up to 80 centimetres high and half a metre in diameter. All
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Gemini Laboratory holds first design awards competition

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Promotion: co-creation platform Gemini Laboratory has partnered with Dezeen to launch its first architecture and design competition, which invites entrants to "create an entirely new worldview". Gemini Laboratory describes itself as "a co-creation project aiming to realise a 'mirror world'" between the virtual and physical worlds. The online community has launched its first Global Design
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Samsøe Samsøe's Paris pop-up gallery is a "blank canvas" decorated with clothing artworks

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Danish fashion brand Samsøe Samsøe has launched a pop-up gallery for Paris Fashion Week that features an all-white interior decorated with artwork and furniture made from the brand's T-shirts. The exhibition space was designed to have a pared-down feel in a nod to the brand's Basic collection, which is launching during the fashion week in
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Bench Architecture tops Brooklyn brewery with tile-lined pizzeria

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Local architecture studio Bench Architecture has topped a Brooklyn brewery with a pizzeria and bar outfitted in a "colourfully tactile palette" including a wall of aqua-blue tile. In East Williamsburg, Lala's Brooklyn Apizza shop is located above the Grimm Artisanal Ales brewery – a converted automobile shop that opened in 2018 and was also designed
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Five business management and entrepreneurship courses for designers

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Dezeen Courses: we've rounded up five courses that aim to equip designers with the skills they need to excel in business and hone their entrepreneurship. Available at institutes based in the USA, UK, Spain and Switzerland, the courses in this roundup cover a variety of topics including business management, marketing, human resources and sustainable business
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Dezeen Debate features Snøhetta library with a "feeling of extravagance"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Beijing City Library in China by Snøhetta. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The Beijing City Library in China, designed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta, features a glass-lined structure punctuated by towering tree-like columns and rooms disguised as hills. Commenters analysed the structure closely, with one characterising it as
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PlayLab Inc creates "surreal" pyramidal skate ramp for LA's art week

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Californian design studio PlayLab Inc has constructed a massive skateable pyramid in Downtown Los Angeles in collaboration with footwear brand Vans. The bright-yellow skate ramp was placed between two buildings in an industrial district near the LA River as part of the city's art week – centred around the Frieze, Felix and Spring/Break art fairs.
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Five roles in furniture and product design featured on Dezeen Jobs

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We've selected five job roles in furniture and product design available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Boss Design, Kibre and A Work of Substance. Senior FF&E designer at Kibre Kibre has a vacancy for a senior FF&E designer with experience in project management to join its London design studio. The role's key
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Eight Nordic-designed furnishings and lights on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: as we look back on Stockholm Furniture Fair, we've spotlighted eight products on Dezeen Showroom by Scandinavian designers and brands. The selection includes products by Swedish solid wood furniture brand Stolab, Finnish design brand Nikari and Danish kitchen company Reform. The products featured range from chairs and sofas to lighting and tables. Also included is
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Chillida collection rugs by Nanimarquina

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Dezeen Showroom: Spanish design brand Nanimarquina has added four new rugs to its Chillida range that reference the work of Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida in the centenary year of his birth. The four rugs in the Chillida collection bear unique patterns yet all take cues from artwork by Chillida, who specialised in large-scale abstract sculptures
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Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture organise French school around planted courtyard

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Gabled concrete forms surround a planted courtyard at Samuel Paty School in Béziers, France, created by local studios Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture. Located in the city's Devèze district, the single-storey school is designed by Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture to balance well-lit, navigable spaces with a feeling of enclosure and privacy for those inside.
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Dezeen's top five houses of February 2024

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From a zigzagging minimalist home in Spain to a compact self-build project in the UK, here are the most popular houses featured on Dezeen this month. Also on the list is a Y-shaped house in Canada, a blocky concrete dwelling in Portugal and a sprawling residence among Australian farmland. This is the latest in our Houses
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