KPF releases images of 520 Fifth Avenue supertall skyscraper in Manhattan

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American architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox has released images of an in-progress supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan wrapped in arched windows. The building will rise 1,000 feet (304 metres) in height and will be located at 520 Fifth Avenue, a site near New York City landmarks such as the Chrysler Building and the New York Public
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Populous designs "modular" Cricket World Cup stadium for New York

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Global design firm Populous has unveiled designs for a temporary cricket stadium to be constructed with repurposed elements in New York. The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium is a modular sporting facility and will be constructed to host eight matches of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's 2024 T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted
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Ten branding schemes by students at The Graphic Design School

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Dezeen School Shows: the rebranded identity of a sushi restaurant that was impacted by closures during the Covid 19 pandemic is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at The Graphic Design School. Also featured brand identity scheme for a company specialising in outdoor footwear and a campaign that aims to help raise awareness
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Eight tactile fabrics and rugs on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: from geometric rugs to dynamic upholstery fabrics, we've rounded up eight textiles and soft furnishings listed on Dezeen Showroom that add texture to interiors and outdoor areas. The products listed below are made from a broad spectrum of materials including wool, silk and linen. We've published a significant number of rugs on Dezeen
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BLOX is the home of architecture and design in Copenhagen

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Promotion: the OMA-designed, multifunctional BLOX building on the Copenhagen harbourside aims to promote interdisciplinary thinking to help build a more sustainable future. Home to four organisations that focus on architecture, design and creativity, BLOX welcomes more than 250,000 visitors each year, while more than 1,000 people work at the building. With BLOXHUB, Danish Architecture Center,
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Light Collection textiles by Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering

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Dezeen Showroom: material brand Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering has released a collection of fabrics designed for use in healthcare facilities. Nine separate patterned fabrics make up the Light Collection, all of which draw on the healing properties of nature and how light interacts with both natural and built environments. Designed primarily for use in healthcare
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Oliver Leech Architects adds skylit extension to London home

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Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. Located in the Poet's Corner conservation area of Herne Hill, the studio was tasked with retaining the late 19th-century building's character while opening up its "disconnected
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PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

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Open-air bedrooms and terraces are raised above the treetops at this holiday home designed by Italian architecture studio PAT on Kenya's Manda Island. PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. The resulting Falcon House is
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Five "fascinating objects" by Saltzman Prize-winner Attua Aparicio

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London's Design Museum has named Attua Aparicio the winner of the 2024 Ralph Saltzman Prize for emerging designers. Here, the Spanish designer shares five projects that illustrate her material-led process that combines ceramics and borosilicate glass. After moving to London in 2009 to study design at the Royal College of Art, Aparicio originally explored the
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Brutalism is "very simple and honest architecture" says Ludwig Godefroy

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French architect Ludwig Godefroy discusses how working in Mexico has helped him to develop his concrete-heavy style in this exclusive interview. Hailing from Normandy in northern France, Godefroy opened his eponymous studio in Mexico City in 2011 and has since become known for his distinctive Brutalist-style buildings that are often punctuated by geometric openings and
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First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden

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The world's first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion. The 105-metre-tall tower, located in the region of Skara, is Modvion's first commercial wind turbine tower, and follows on from a smaller 30-metre-high demonstration project the company completed in 2020. While its rotor blades
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Lovers Unite revives interiors of mid-century Silver Lake home

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California design studio Lovers Unite has reinvigorated a 1950s home with sweeping views of the Los Angeles hills, turning an unused balcony into an extension of the indoor social space. The wooden dwelling in LA's Silver Lake neighbourhood belongs to production designer James Chinlund and artist Clare Crespo. A "previously a boring, nondescript mid-century house",
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Seven architecture thesis projects by students at the University of Melbourne

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Dezeen School Shows: a project proposing alternative uses for geologically disturbed sites in Australia is included in this school show by students at the University of Melbourne. Also included is a scheme that creates new uses for decommissioned telephone exchanges, as well as a residential complex in Tokyo that is catered towards people living socially withdrawn
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Bamboo pavilion by AtArchitecture references traditional Indian handlooms and construction

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Northeast Pavilion is a permanent bamboo structure created by Mumbai studio AtArchitecture to showcase local craft and construction techniques from the northeast of India. Located on a site near Surajkund Lake in Faridabad, the Northeast Pavilion was designed by AtArchitecture for the Surajkund Craft Fair, a three-week event that takes place every year to celebrate
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Ten New York City loft interiors that make innovative use of open space

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For our latest lookbook, we explore ten loft conversions and renovations in New York City where designers have inserted partitions, storage and other elements to cleverly organise open space. Characterised by spacious open floor plans, high ceilings and large windows, loft apartments are as synonymous with New York City as coffee and bagels – at
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Dezeen In Depth explores how The Sims stays current in design and architecture trends

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This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter explores how life-simulation game The Sims has stayed current amid changing interior-design trends and features Michelle Ogundehin's annual trends report. Life-simulation game The Sims has succeeded in keeping up with ever-changing interior and design trends. Dezeen's Jane Englefield interviewed the creators of the legendary video game to discover how they
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Studio NAAW uncovers soviet-era details in Almaty restaurant interior

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Local practice NAAW Studio has converted a former Soviet railway workers' housing block into the Fika restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan, retaining original features of 1950s building. According to NAAW Studio, the restaurant re-examines the TurkSib Workers' House's social context by contrasting the original ornamentation with playful, contemporary details informed by Almaty's surroundings. "We wanted to ensure
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Cafe Kitsuné Los Angeles features Parisian-style interiors with "Japanese twist"

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Paris-based lifestyle brand Kitsuné has opened a cafe next to its boutique in Silver Lake, Los Angeles, both with minimalist interiors featuring white oak and stainless steel. The interiors of the new Cafe Kitsuné and the renovated Maison Kitsuné store were designed by co-founder Masaya Kuroki to reflect the brand's French-Japanese culture as well as
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ConForm Architects models green-terrazzo flat extension on bay windows

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Green terrazzo is teamed with concrete and clay-toned plaster at Terzetto, a London flat extension that architecture studio ConForm Architects has modelled on bay windows. Located in a conservation area in Hampstead, the sunken rear extension opens up the existing flat, ridding it of its low ceilings and dark interiors, while reorienting its living spaces towards
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Eight living rooms where vintage furniture adds an "unknown history"

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Our latest lookbook features living rooms where vintage furniture and accessories add interest to contemporary interiors, including a concrete apartment in São Paulo and a home in the BBC's former London headquarters. Vintage furniture can create cosy interiors and add a sense of timeless style to both modern new builds and historic homes. Whether it's
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This week the 2024 Serpentine Pavilion designer was revealed

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This week on Dezeen, South Korean architect Minsuk Cho revealed his star-shaped design for the 2024 Serpentine Pavilion. Cho, who is the founder of architecture practice Mass Studies, was announced by the Serpentine Gallery as the designer of this year's pavilion and released the first visuals of the building. The pavilion will be the architect's
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Daniel Canda adds "suspended glass box" to 1980s residence in Argentina

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Local architecture studio Daniel Canda & Asociados has renovated a 1980s country club residence in Argentina, opening up the interior and wrapping the second floor in ribbon windows. Located in the Los Cardales suburbs outside of Buenos Aires, Cabin 192 was originally built by architect Horacio Iovine in the early 1980s. Faced between updating an
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Kendle Design clads Arizona "micro building" in weathering steel

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US architecture studio Kendle Design Collaborative has designed an accessory building for a family home with a metal roof extension meant to frame an outdoor garden while "celebrating the Arizona sky". The Flex Pavilion was designed as a companion to a modern-style residence that was built in 2016 and was also designed by local studio
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Skylit home offers a "seamless transition between indoor and outdoor living"

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Funnel-shaped concrete skylights illuminate a plant-filled courtyard at the centre of this home in Bangalore, India, which has been designed by local studio A Threshold to "blur boundaries between the inside and outside". Named Ineffable Light, the four-storey family home is located on a tight urban plot with neighbouring buildings on three sides, which required
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UNStudio reveals world's tallest spokeless Ferris wheel in Seoul

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Dutch firm UNStudio has revealed plans for the Seoul Twin Eye Ferris wheel in Seoul, which will consist of an intersecting double-ring structure perched atop a cultural complex. Designed in collaboration with Arup and Heerim Architects, the 220-metre-high Ferris wheel will be built alongside the city's World Cup Stadium along the Han River. When complete
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Studio Bark devises structural use for waste timber in English woodlands

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British architecture practice Studio Bark has worked with students from the University of East London to devise a roof-supporting column with otherwise unusable timber at a site within ancient English woodland. Named Spindles, the project, which borrowed techniques from local chair making traditions, involved using small pieces of shaped wood to make a roof-supporting column.
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Aedas lines twin skyscrapers with bronze fins in Hangzhou

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Architecture studio Aedas has designed a pair of round-edged, 150-metres-high skyscrapers, named One Future, in Hangzhou, China. Informed by lotus plants in the nearby West Lake, One Future features facades of aluminium and glass panels lined with bronze fins that taper at the building's base. "The formal concept of these twin towers is from lotus roots
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Thai-designed products displayed at Style Bangkok 2024

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Promotion: Thailand's Department of International Trade Promotion has announced Style Bangkok 2024 in March 2024, which will spotlight environmentally conscious products designed by Thai brands and craftspeople. Style Bangkok 2024 will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, from 20 to 24 March, highlighting the output of established and emerging
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"Unashamedly contemporary" pavilion designed for Old War Office site in London

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UK architecture studio DaeWha Kang Design has designed a pavilion and courtyard for The OWO hotel at the site of the former Old War Office in Whitehall, London. The pavilion is located in front of the 1906 Grade II*-listed building, designed by architect William Young, that was once used by the British government's military departments.
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Bockus Payne renovates 1970s skyscraper in Oklahoma City

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Local architecture studio Bockus Payne has renovated a 1970s commercial skyscraper in Oklahoma City, reformatting its interiors and landscape and completely replacing its exterior glazing. The tower, which was initially completed in 1971, had fallen into disrepair and gone into receivership. Local bank BancFirst bought the structure and employed Bockus Payne to carry out the
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Seven degree programmes at Central Saint Martins

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Dezeen Courses: a programme that challenges students to experiment with materials is included in this roundup of courses at Central Saint Martins. These courses provide students with theoretical knowledge while focusing on students' creative interests and career goals. Covering a variety of fields, such as design, fashion and photography, the courses in this roundup include
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Dezeen Debate features mechanical iPhone keyboard that readers have "honestly been waiting for"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a keyboard attachment for iPhones designed by Clicks Technology. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. US start-up Clicks Technology has revealed the Clicks Creator Keyboard, a mechanical keyboard attachment for iPhones. The keyboard, which was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, draws inspiration from early smartphones such as
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D’Arcy Jones adds subterranean garage to century-old house in Vancouver

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Canadian architecture studio D'Arcy Jones Architects has completed a project called John Street Redo, which involved renovating and enlarging an early 1900s home in a way that is "forward-looking without erasing an old building's original charm". Located in East Vancouver, the project was designed for a young couple who had a baby upon the home's
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Meter lamps by Pholc

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Dezeen Showroom: Swedish design brand Pholc collaborated with Danish design duo Maria Bruun and Anne Dorthe Vester on a pair of lamps that feature shades informed by Japanese rice paper lanterns. Pholc designed the lamps – named One Meter and Half Meter according to their taller and shorter heights – to have a statuesque and architectural
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Translucent glazing and concrete encase compact Japanese home by IGArchitects

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Large translucent windows bring a lantern-like quality to Check Patterned House, a concrete home in Saitama, Japan, completed by local studio IGArchitects. Designed for a family of three with a limited budget, the home occupies a 70-square-metre site and is planned around two large concrete blocks. These blocks provide structural support and contain service spaces,
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Ten buildings that make a sculptural feature of their balconies

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Featuring buildings equipped with meandering balconies and terraces that fan out like leaves, this roundup collects 10 of the most dramatic sculptural balconies published on Dezeen. Kaktus Towers, Denmark, by BIG Danish architecture studio BIG's Kaktus Towers comprises two jagged buildings that hold 495 residences and are equipped with angular balconies. The homes are linked
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Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to Stockholm Design Week 2024

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Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to Stockholm Design Week 2024, spotlighting the key showrooms, pop-up events, exhibitions and fairs taking place in the city. This year marks the 22nd edition of the festival, which takes place from 5 to 11 February 2024. One of the festival's largest events is the Stockholm Furniture Fair,
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Dezeen video reveals Tesla's Cybertruck in action

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As Tesla rolls out deliveries of its controversial Cybertruck, this Dezeen video shares a look inside the electric pickup and showcases some of its unique features, including the hexagonal steering wheel and retractable truck bed cover. The release of the car has been hotly anticipated since Tesla founder Elon Musk unveiled the concept in 2019,
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"The Sims is a key part of why I ended up in interior design"

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The Sims has been allowing players to act out their architecture and interior design fantasies for more than two decades. Jane Englefield finds out how the makers of the iconic life-simulation video game keep up with shifting trends. "People laugh when I mention playing The Sims, but it was hugely significant in terms of spatial
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Keiji Ashizawa adds "residential calm" to Aloop clinic in Ginza

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Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa has created the interior for a skincare clinic in Tokyo, using textiles and custom-made furniture to make it feel more residential than medical. The Aloop Clinic & Lab, which provides "skin cure and care", is located in the city's upscale Ginza area and run by Japanese beauty company POLA. Ashizawa wanted
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Raw Edges suspends "volumetric spheres" at IMM Cologne

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Design studio Raw Edges has created Sense of Surface, a 3D-printed installation exploring the interplay between light and textured surfaces that was shown at trade show IMM Cologne. Sense of Surface consisted of a semi-transparent printed curtain and four 3D-printed "volumetric spheres" that were design to appeared as if they were floating freely in the
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Rectilinear and sculptural forms converge at Bridgehampton Beach House

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A curvy canopy with a rooftop reflecting pool is among the standout features at a Long Island house designed by US studios Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts & Partners to embrace its sand-dune setting. Located on a hilly site in the Hamptons, the project was created for an urban, art-loving couple who wanted a
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Arquitectonica designs "organic yet contemporary" skyscraper for Hawaiian island

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New York architecture studio Arquitectonica has designed a residential skyscraper with undulating fins on its facade and a landscaped terrace garden in Honolulu, Hawaii. Called The Launiu, the 40-storey skyscraper is located in the Ward Village development in Hawaii's capital Honolulu on the island of Oahu. According to Arquitectonica, the design for the structure was
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"Experimental" safety barriers trialled on New York subway platform

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New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed yellow safety barriers in a subway station to mitigate "intrusions" onto the train tracks. The bright yellow barriers are part of a safety pilot program monitored by New York City Transit (NYCT), which the organisation will study and scale up if successful. "It's still in an experimental phase,"
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Nem Architectes flushes French hillside villa in pink for Lancôme perfumery

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Paris-based Nem Architectes has renovated a villa in Grasse, France, transforming it into a bright pink tourist destination named Domaine de la Rose for beauty company Lancôme. The villa contains lounge and meeting spaces that can host perfume-making workshops, events and exhibitions, designed as a place where visitors can learn about the Lancôme brand and
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AMO installs office chairs above tranquil garden at Prada menswear show

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Dutch studio AMO emphasised the "paradoxical dichotomy" between office interiors and the natural world for the Prada Autumn Winter 2024 menswear show, which featured a plexiglass runway above grass, leaves and streams. AMO, the research and creative studio of architecture office OMA, created the scenography for the 14 January show at the Rem Koolhaas-designed Fondazione
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"We need to design for human behaviour if we're ever to get rid of single-use plastics"

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Packaging designs aimed at boosting recycling rates and reducing the prevalence of single-use plastics are destined to fail unless they help to change people's behaviour, writes Matt Millington. No one is particularly happy when they find out there's plastic waste on Mount Everest, or in the deep oceans, or in human blood. It's not controversial
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Overlapping concrete arches frame Bangkok shopping centre by Linehouse

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Chinese studio Linehouse has refurbished the Central World shopping centre in Bangkok, Thailand, introducing a double-layered facade punctured by arches. According to Linehouse, the revamped facade and seven floors of retail space depart from typical shopping centres by drawing from the history of the site and creating opportunities for "peace in the chaos". "The design
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Works from "nomadic design residency" showcased in Turkish caves

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The Transhumances III exhibition will see designers Andres Monnier, Morghen Studio, Elsa Foulon and Laura Pasquino present a selection of works they created in ancient cave dwellings in Cappadocia, central Turkey. The works on show, from a chandelier made out of a tree to candleholders crafted from local stone, will be showcased in a series
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San Francisco exhibition features "off-center" Bay Area furniture design

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Stools from local designer Caleb Ferris and design firm Prowl Studio were among the works displayed at a San Francisco exhibition centred around contemporary Bay Area design. The Works in Progress show displayed stools, chairs and other furniture from local designers to highlight the diversity in methods and backgrounds of an evolving Bay Area design
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Dezeen Agenda features apartment building made from Lego-like blocks

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features an apartment block in California constructed like a "real-life Lego-kit". Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Florida-based manufacturer Renco has completed a Palm Springs apartment complex that was made using Lego-like blocks made of repurposed materials and designed by architecture studio Arquitectonica. Constructed from a composite blend
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Moises Sánchez uses local construction methods for cubic Mexican house

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Guadalajara-based architect Moises Sánchez has created a stucco-clad, cube-shaped holiday home shaded by a large tree in western Mexico. The simple, 450-square foot (42-square metre) structure, known as Tonalli House, was completed in 2023 in Jocotepec, Jalisco, minutes from Lake Chapala, the country's largest lake. "The project arises from the pursuit of a peaceful experience,
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Flat Iron-like skyscraper 505 State Street nears completion in Brooklyn

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Architect and developer Alloy has released images of its glass-clad Brooklyn skyscraper, which has a "wedding cake-like" shape and will reportedly run on all-electric power. The residential skyscraper, called 505 State Street after its location in downtown Brooklyn, has already topped out at 482 feet tall (146 metres). With 44 storeys, the skyscraper is sited
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Fletcher Crane Architects creates red-brick home overlooking River Thames

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UK studio Fletcher Crane Architects has completed Lowater, a house in Buckinghamshire comprising a group of red-brick forms that draw on the area's traditional architecture. Lowater is located within a conservation area in the town of Marlow and sits alongside a church overlooking the River Thames. This led Fletcher Crane Architects to blend forms familiar
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Photos reveal world's longest cantilever ahead of completion in Dubai

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These construction photos capture One Za'abeel, a pair of skyscrapers and a 225-metre-long cantilever, on which Japanese studio Nikken Sekkei is nearing completion in Dubai. In the construction images revealed by One Za'abeel, the complex is shown near completion with its record-breaking skybridge, named The Link, spanning a six-lane highway. According to Mace, one of
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Clicks keyboard for iPhones offers "satisfying feedback" when typing

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US start-up Clicks Technology has launched a mechanical keyboard attachment for iPhones, featuring tactile raised buttons that mimic the phone's virtual keyboard while adding a few extra keys. Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, the Clicks Creator Keyboard was informed by early smartphones such as the BlackBerry, which were popular in the early 2000s prior
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Sustainability "not making our lives easier" says Kvadrat CEO

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Kvadrat CEO Anders Byriel discusses why the Danish textile producer is deliberately tackling sustainability "the hard way" in this exclusive interview. The company sees itself as having a history of corporate responsibility – but Byriel said he was taken aback after it signed up to the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTI) on reducing emissions in 2019.
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Atelier ST completes Leipzig house disguised to look like two

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German studio Atelier ST has completed Duplex, a generous family house near Leipzig that was designed to look like two semi-detached properties. Home to a family of four, the residence spreads across two matching gabled blocks. They sit side by side, although one is positioned further forward than the other. Atelier ST founders Silvia Schellenberg-Thaut
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Herman Miller unveils first rebrand in over three decades

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New York design studio Order has created a nostalgic new brand identity for Herman Miller that harkens back to the mid-century modern heritage of the American design brand. Last updated at the dawn of the World Wide Web in the early 1990s, the branding previously featured the "computer-friendly" FF Meta font and the company's enduring
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AO proposes changes to make Oklahoma City skyscraper tallest in US

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California architecture studio AO and developer Matteson Capital have announced plans to change the height of a proposed Oklahoma City supertall skyscraper, which would make it the tallest building in the US if approved. AO and Matteson Capital announced in a joint statement that they plan to request a variance from Oklahoma City to increase
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Changes proposed to make Oklahoma City skyscraper tallest in US

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California architecture studio AO and developer Matteson Capital have announced plans to change the height of a proposed Oklahoma City supertall skyscraper, which would make it the tallest building in the US if approved. AO and Matteson Capital announced in a joint statement that they plan to request a variance from Oklahoma City to increase
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HGA creates two mass-timber buildings for Bowdoin College in Maine

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Design studio HGA has completed a pair of educational facilities, Mills Hall and Gibbons Center, that are among the first "commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in the state of Maine. Located near a grove of mature pine trees, the neighbouring buildings are in the southeast corner of the 215-acre (87-hectare) Bowdoin College campus in the city
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CAZA employs passive cooling for concrete FR House in the Philippines

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New York studio CAZA has completed a cast-concrete house in the Philippines, aiming to optimise passive cooling and natural ventilation. FR House comprises a series of "concrete cubes" that facilitate cross-ventilation and regulate the building's temperature at the warmest times of the day. According to Carlos Arnaiz, founder of CAZA, this is essential in a
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BIG designs trio of villas nestled into remote Japanese island

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Architecture studio BIG has released images of Not A Hotel Setouchi, a trio of holiday villas it has designed for Sagishima island in Japan. Organised around courtyards and marked by sweeping tiled roofs, the three rounded structures are being created in collaboration with hospitality brand Not A Hotel. BIG has visualised each structure nestled into
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Issey Miyake turns Ronan Bouroullec drawings into "wearable art" for Homme Plissé AW24 collection

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Coats that convert into cushions and scarves that can be worn as hats feature in the latest collection from fashion brand Issey Miyake, created in collaboration with French designer Ronan Bouroullec. Presented during the Homme Plissé Issey Miyake Autumn Winter 2024 menswear show in Paris, the collection reinterprets Bouroullec's growing body of abstract drawings into
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Twelve materially striking university buildings from Dezeen's Pinterest

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Dezeen's Pinterest board featuring university buildings has been viewed more than 200,000 times. As students across the southern hemisphere return to school, we've rounded up twelve of the best projects from our Pinterest. This roundup features distinctive university buildings from across the globe that use a variety of different textures, colours and unusual materials to
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"People with money are using AI and robots like their new slaves" says Li Edelkoort

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The use of robots and AI is a "new form of colonialism" that will lead to a resurgence of Arts and Crafts, according to trend forecaster Li Edelkoort. Edelkoort has been a trend forecaster since she was 21 and says the discipline has "informed every single step of my life". During an on-stage interview with Dezeen
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Ma Yansong makes first foray into fashion design with futuristic Fendi accessories

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At Fendi's autumn winter 24 menswear show in Milan, the Italian fashion house unveiled sneakers and handbags designed by MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong as an "extension of the experience of architecture and the city". Yansong's debut excursion into fashion design saw the architect develop a range of accessories defined by the same sinuous lines
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Aro Archive store features pastel-coloured rooms and industrial control station

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Fashion retailer Aro Archive's pastel-hued east London store was designed by founder Ariana Waiata Sheehan to evoke "a sense of otherworldliness". The store, located in Shoreditch, replaces the brand's previous, more industrial store on nearby Broadway Market and was intended to have a frivolous feel. The interior has "a sense of otherworldliness, escapism and fun,"
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Ideas of Order selects bright colours for New York apartment renovation

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Bright hues define the different interventions that New York architecture studio Ideas of Order has made in this apartment at the northern tip of Manhattan. The 1,000-square-foot primary residence in Hudson Heights was partially renovated for a couple, who had been living in the space for several years before deciding to invest in making it
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Atelier Koma creates concrete chapel to offer "separation from the secular world"

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An elevated box formed of exposed concrete forms the Meditation Chapel in Incheon, South Korea, designed by local studio Atelier Koma and architect Lee Eunsok. Located near the coast of Gangwha County, the chapel sits at the top of a site that slopes down towards the sea, hugged from behind by dense forest and mountains.
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Eight interiors where burl wood provides natural texture

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This week's lookbook rounds up eight interiors with furnishings and surfaces finished in burl-wood veneer, allowing its swirly, psychedelic graining to serve a decorative function. Burl wood is a rare and expensive wood, often only available in thin sheets of veneer. That's because it is derived from the knobbly outgrowths of tree trunks and branches
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Anastasiia Tempynska designs futuristic interior for laser clinic in Kyiv

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Ukrainian designer Anastasiia Tempynska combined futuristic details with fleshy materials that evoke the human body when creating the interior of the 13 Laser clinic and spa in Kyiv. Tempynska created an interior for 13 Laser that reflects the innovative technologies used by the clinic to perform procedures such as laser hair removal and skin resurfacing,
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Bird feathers and burls inform New York restaurant by Polonsky & Friends

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New York design studio Polonsky & Friends has lined this tiny New York omakase restaurant with burl wood veneer panels, while its counters and cabinetry are coloured to resemble bird feathers. Designed as a sister location of Rosella, an East Village sushi spot that opened in 2020, Bar Miller is located a few blocks away
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Kaan Architecten adds "monumental" visitor centre to second world war cemetery

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Dutch studio Kaan Architecten has added a visitor centre to the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, with a concrete form that references American memorial architecture. The only American cemetery on Dutch soil, the Netherlands American Cemetery (NEAC) was dedicated in 1960 across a 26.5-hectare site near Maastricht to commemorate soldiers who died in the second
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Nine contemporary homes where ruins reveal layers of the past

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In this lookbook, we feature nine residential projects that demonstrate unique ways of interacting with a site's history by weaving existing ruins into their designs. Until recently, it has been common practice to hide away old structures during adaptive reuse projects. However, the architects in this list embrace the past by stitching domestic spaces with
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This week Lesley Lokko won the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

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This week on Dezeen, the Royal Institute of British Architects named Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal. Lokko is the first African woman to receive the prestigious award and, following in the footsteps of architects Zaha Hadid and Yasmeen Lari, became the third woman to win in her
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Juan Alberto Andrade adds workspace onto multifamily housing in Ecuador

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Ecuadorian architect Juan Alberto Andrade has completed an extension to a multifamily housing complex with rammed earth walls in Guayaquil. Known as El Retiro, the nine-square metre (97-square foot) addition doubles the common space of a 305-square metre (3,282-square foot) residential complex, protruding into the front setback along the street and blurring the line between
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Foster + Partners tops South Carolina county building with "crisp edges"

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UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed an administration building in South Carolina with a winged roof that covers a skybridge.  Located in Greenville, the Greenville County Administration Building contains offices and is part of a wider redevelopment of the county's central square by RocaPoint Partners. The building consists of two separate glass volumes
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Architect Dong-Ping Wong claims he was "frozen out" of +Pool project in New York

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New York architect Dong-Ping Wong, who came up with the idea for a floating, cross-shaped swimming pool proposed for New York City, claims that he has been "frozen out" of the project. Wong made the claim in a post on Instagram, which addressed the recent news that the +Pool project has been granted $16 million
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Triptyque wraps Onze22 high-rise in Brazil with large balconies

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French-Brazilian architecture studio Triptyque has completed an 85-metre-tall residential tower in São Paulo that offers its occupants indoor-outdoor living. The 24-storey building is part of the Onze22 development, which includes a smaller adjacent structure. In the residential tower, balconies wrap the building on three sides, allowing apartments to extend outdoors. Triptyque aimed to offer "total
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Seven opportunities for graduates in the design industry

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We've selected seven opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs for graduates to kick off their careers, including positions at Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and René van Zuuk Architects. These include designer opportunities in addition to other aspects of running a design studio, including PR, marketing and business development. Graduate architects at KPF in Singapore KPF is
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Moroccan riads inform London extension by Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing

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Clay-plaster walls, exposed brickwork and tile floors aim to evoke a feeling of a traditional Moroccan home at this London house, overhauled by local studios Merrett Houmøller Architects and All & Nxthing. Merrett Houmøller Architects and interior designer All & Nxthing renovated and extended the Victorian home for clients who have travelled extensively to Morocco
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Outdoor learning spaces animate Azabudai Hills school by Heatherwick Studio

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Double-height balconies and outdoor teaching spaces enliven the facades of The British School in Tokyo, which architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has completed in Japan. The school is located in the south of Azabudai Hills, a mixed-use district designed by Heatherwick Studio, which is made up of various timber buildings defined by curving roofs and greenery.
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Hassell designs inflatable moon base for the European Space Agency

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Architecture studio Hassell has designed the conceptual Lunar Habitat Master Plan, a scalable system of inflatable pods that could be partly constructed from moon materials and 3D-printed on site. Designed for the European Space Agency's Discovery program, the settlement would be designed to house 144 people and comprise residential spaces as well as sports arenas,
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SOM designs "terminal in a garden" for Bangalore airport

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Global architecture studio SOM has designed a terminal for the Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, India, that draws on the city's heritage and landscape. Designed by SOM as a "terminal in a garden", the plant-filled project, created in collaboration with Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla (AJSK), and Grant Associates, aims to propose a calming alternative
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Layer rethinks bed design with foamless and disassemblable Mazzu mattress

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British design studio Layer has aimed to bring sustainability to mattress design in a collaboration with Chinese start-up Mazzu, creating a modular, foamless product made up of textile-covered springs. The Mazzu Open mattress was designed to have the comfort of a traditional sprung mattress while being adaptable, repairable and easy to pack down when moving
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Eight upcoming skyscrapers in the United States

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From the JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York designed by UK architecture studio Foster + Partners to be "all-electric" to Miami's first supertall skyscraper, we round up eight skyscrapers coming to the United States. In various stages of development, the projects below are underway, with Jahn Studio's 1000 M in Chicago and SOM's Two Manhattan
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Dezeen Debate features AI smart binoculars that "ruin the fun of bird-watching"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features AI smart binoculars designed by Marc Newson. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, sports optics brand Swarovski Optik unveiled its AX Visio Binoculars by industrial designer Newson. The binoculars are equipped with artificial intelligence, which allows them to identify bird and
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Six student jewellery designs that have a function beyond aesthetics

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Dezeen School Shows: for this roundup of student projects, we've picked six jewellery designs featured in Dezeen School Shows that have additional functions. These jewellery, silversmithing and product design students have created a variety of jewellery that aim to support mental and physical health as well as pieces that foster a connection between humans and
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Black-stained timber canopy encloses garden pavilion by Tikari Works in London

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British studio Tikari Works has completed an outbuilding for a south London residence that is framed by a latticed timber roof structure and configured to weave around a Lebanese cedar tree. Tikari Works crafted the project, named A Room Around a Tree, to have a minimal impact on the woodland setting while accommodating a versatile
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"It's worth it to think differently" says Royal Gold Medal-winner Lesley Lokko

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In this video, Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko reflects on her career and Royal Gold Medal win, which was announced today by the Royal British Institute of Architects. "There's been a lot of talk about how what I do isn't architecture," reflected Lokko. "It was always very clear to me that there was a
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"Our biggest climate challenge is no longer denial, but despair"

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Climate fatalism stands in the way of a sustainable future but designers and architects are in an ideal position to overcome it, writes Katie Treggiden. The mainstream media is finally waking up to the realities of climate change. As wildfires, floods and storms wreak havoc across the world, journalists and activists far braver than me
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Five architecture and design events from China in January

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Heatherwick Studio's Building Soulfulness exhibition and the inaugural edition of the Guangzhou Design Triennial are among the Chinese architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Also in the guide are the Seventy Years Leading Italian Design Trends exhibition by Compasso d'Oro, Pradasphere II and Beauty Changes: 100 Years of Italian Fashion
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Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with "garden oasis"

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A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. Situated within a conservation zone, the home has been updated by Sam Crawford Architects to brighten its dark interior and transform it into an urban "sanctuary". Alterations to the 198-square-metre home's interior are
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Yalan Dan creates "first aid kit" for furniture using 3D-printed joints

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University of the Arts London graduate Yalan Dan has fabricated a series of 3D-printed bioplastic joints that can be used to repair furniture or construct it from scraps. His Furniture First Aid Kit, FFA for short, provides users with the means to mend broken or discarded items and give new life to waste materials such as
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"Revolutionary force" Lesley Lokko wins 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal

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Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator Lesley Lokko has been named the recipient of this year's Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects, making her the first African woman to win the award. Lokko, who is also an educator and curator, is the third woman to receive the prestigious accolade in her own right
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Side Angle Side transforms mid-century Austin post office into restaurant

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Texas architecture studio Side Angle Side has adapted a 1960s post office into a food market and restaurant in Austin. Opened in October 2023 in the Hyde Park area, Tiny Grocer serves as a speciality market, bar and cafe while Bureau de Poste is a modern French bistro led by celebrity chef Jo Chan. Austin-based
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Renco creates interlocking construction blocks out of recycled materials

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Florida-based manufacturer Renco has created a building block made of repurposed materials that interlocks and stacks for "LEGO-like" construction. Made of a composite of glass fibres, resin and stone, the blocks were recently used to construct a Palm Springs apartment complex by Miami-based architecture studio Arquitectonica. The block's composition and design make them a stronger,
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Bunkhouse and Reurbano convert 1940s Mexico City apartments into boutique hotel

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American hotel brand Bunkhouse and interior design studio Reurbano have used motifs derived from the history of a Mexico City structure when converting it into a boutique hotel. Hotel San Fernando is located in the Condesa neighbourhood of Mexico City, a largely residential zone that in recent years has seen an influx of national and
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What Design Can Do's Redesign Everything Challenge returns for 2024

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Promotion: design platform What Design Can Do has announced its Redesign Everything Challenge, calling designers to submit ideas that "radically redesign our world". Redesign Everything Challenge is the fifth competition run in collaboration with the IKEA Foundation and invites international designers to present products, materials, systems or services that intend to tackle critical global issues
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Vallet de Martinis Architectes designs assisted housing complex as "extension" of forest

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French studio Vallet de Martinis Architectes has created an assisted living complex for the Joffre-Dupuytren Hospital beside a forest in the suburbs of Paris. Located at the edge of the hospital's campus, the site sits between the Rue de l'Erminage, a main entrance to the town of Draveil and the Sénart Forest, of which Vallet
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Twelve modernist furniture designs by 20th-century architects

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Pieces by Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, and Charles and Ray Eames are included in this roundup of modernist furniture designed by architects working in the 20th century. Many of the architects whose work is featured below turned their hand to furniture design after training in architecture. For some, it was a career change, while others treated
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10 Design set to top Shenzhen mall with indoor ski slope

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Architecture studio 10 Design has unveiled its design for Huafa Snow World in Shenzhen, which will include an indoor ski resort that the studio claims will be "the largest of its kind in the world". Slated to open in 2025, the development will include a hotel, shopping mall, office space, and an indoor ski slope
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"So many moves in a small project" says commenter

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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a compact infill home in Dublin with red brickwork and perforated metal panels, completed by Irish architecture studio Gró Works. Located on Dublin's southern perimeter, the home was designed to reflect both the nearby Victorian redbrick terraces and the more "utilitarian" quality of the backstreet it overlooks.
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"Making cars electric is not enough" says Lowie Vermeersch

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Former Ferrari-designer Lowie Vermeersch has created a new type of micro vehicle intended to push traditional cars off the road. In this interview, he discusses his new start-up, Komma, and his vision for the future of mobility. "I always say, moving an 80-kilo person with 2.5 tonnes of material is not something we should consider
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RA! clads Mexico City taco restaurant with broken tiles

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Local architecture studio RA! took cues from Latin American art deco design when creating the tiny interior of Los Alexis, a small taqueria in Mexico City's Roma Norte neighbourhood. Los Alexis is a taco eatery – or taqueria – in Roma, a famed district in Mexico City, which features examples of art deco architecture. RA!
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YSG brings boutique-hotel feel to family home in Sydney

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Interiors studio YSG has upgraded a home in Sydney's Mosman suburb to feature "lavish yet tranquil" interiors that are more akin to those of a luxury hotel. The three-storey house previously had drab grey walls and awkwardly placed partitions but now features more coherently connected rooms finished in a sumptuous mix of materials. "Our clients
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RA! clads Mexico City taco restaurant with broken mosaic of tiles

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Local architecture studio RA! took cues from Latin American art deco design when creating the tiny interior of Los Alexis, a small taqueria in Mexico City's Roma Norte neighbourhood. Los Alexis is a taco eatery – or taqueria – in Roma, a famed district in Mexico City, which features examples of art deco architecture. RA!
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Dezeen Agenda features staggered skyscraper in Albania by OODA

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a staggered skyscraper in Tirana, Albania, designed by Portuguese studio OODA. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. OODA has designed a skyscraper comprised of 13 staggered cube volumes for the Hora Vertikale residential development in Tirana. The 140-metre-tall building, which is scheduled for completion in 2024, will
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Massachusetts co-living building by French 2D is model for "alternative American housing"

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An irregular roofline and pale pink walls feature on the exterior of a multi-generational co-living complex in New England that architecture studio French 2D hopes can "serve as a replicable model" in the country. Described as "a typology-challenging" project, the Bay State Cohousing complex is located in Malden, a suburb in the Boston area. It
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Ten thesis projects by students at Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Dezeen School Shows: a project that uses generative AI to enhance theatre performances is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. Also featured is the design of a chair that aims to facilitate communal dining among citizens of Singapore and the design of a floating structure
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Wutopia Lab wraps Shanghai Book City in perforated aluminium

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Perforated metal sheets form the facade of this renovated bookshop in Shanghai, China, which local studio Wutopia Lab has filled with 10,000 metres of shelving. Named Shanghai Book City, the 12,000-square-metre building has been overhauled to transform it from a traditional bookstore into a cultural hub and public landmark. According to Wutopia Lab, it is
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Coffey Architects designs retirement complex in Surrey to foster neighbourly connections

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British studio Coffey Architects has completed Cobham Bowers, a later-living housing community in Surrey designed to create " a seamless blend between personal and communal living". Developed in association with retirement housing specialist Pegasus, the scheme consists of two gabled residential blocks arranged around a low-lying communal pavilion and flint-walled central garden. "The design and
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"We must abandon the ordered, rational, learned good taste and comfort that we've become used to"

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Interior design must begin facing up to uncomfortable truths about our planet and health in 2024, Michelle Ogundehin writes in her annual trends report. This must be the year of truth. It's no time to be distracted by talk of trends, new or latest looks. The tactic of holding facts at arm's length has only
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Tadao Ando unveils design for luxury residential complex in Dubai

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Japanese architect Tadao Ando has unveiled plans for Armani Beach Residences at Palm Jumeirah, a luxury residential complex on the oceanfront in Dubai. Designed in collaboration with Sharjah developer Arada and luxury company The Armani Group, the 8,361-square-metre building will host 53 homes. Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Ando's proposal features a glass and concrete facade,
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Get listed in Dezeen's digital guides to Milan design week 2024

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If you're hosting an event during Milan design week 2024, get in touch with the Dezeen Events Guide team to be featured in our digital guide to this year's festival. Milan design week is the largest annual design event, and the 2024 edition will be no exception. Hosting hundreds of fringe events, known as Fuorisalone,
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Red Box exhibition centre appears as if "carved from a complete stone"

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Angular cut-outs and courtyards break up the red-concrete structure of this monolithic exhibition centre in Nanjing, designed by Chinese studio Mix Architecture. Named Red Box, the building is located at the foot of Red Mountain and references the colour of both local brick buildings and the area's iron oxide-rich soil. An angled cut-out at the front
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StudioAC places cedar-clad house on natural ridge in Ontario

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Light-toned cedar and brick clad the exterior of a Canadian home by architecture firm StudioAC that is tucked into a hill overlooking a meadow and a lake. Built for a private client, the holiday home was designed to embrace its serene setting. The dwelling is located in the community of Cherry Valley within Prince Edward
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Open Park Villa by i29 encourages residents to connect with surroundings

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Dutch architecture studio i29 has nestled a bamboo-clad house among trees in Limburg, the Netherlands, aiming to connect its residents to the surrounding woodland. Named Open Park Villa, the home offers multiple views of the outdoors, with extended sightlines running through the building. According to i29, this design responds to the basis of the client's
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"Robust and utilitarian" materials define infill home in Dublin by Gró Works

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Red brickwork and perforated metal panels bring an industrial feel to this compact infill home in Dublin, which has been completed by Irish architecture studio Gró Works. Located on Dublin's southern perimeter, the home by Gró Works was designed to reflect both the nearby Victorian redbrick terraces and the more "utilitarian" quality of the backstreet
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All 10 regions that will make up Neom now revealed

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The 10 regions that will make up the Neom mega project in the northwest of Saudi Arabia have now been announced, including an "upside-down skyscraper" and mirrored linear city The Line. Here we look at all 10. Originally clouded in mystery, details of the planned Neom mega-development in northwest Saudi Arabia are now becoming clearer
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Make-your-own-toilet kit among five standout projects from humanitarian alliance Design for Good

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Designers from ten high-profile companies have joined forces to help improve access to clean water and sanitation across the globe as part of the Design for Good consortium. Its CEO Fazilat Damani shares five of the most promising. Design for Good (DfG) was originally launched in 2022 as a non-profit alliance of ten businesses from
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PSLab's monochromatic Berlin showroom is a "sacred place for light"

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A pared-back palette of raw materials creates a calm backdrop for PSLab's lighting products inside the brand's Berlin workshop and showroom space, designed in collaboration with Belgian firm B-bis architecten. The newly opened studio occupies the ground floor and basement of a 1907 residential building in the city's Charlottenburg district. PSLab, which designs and manufactures
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Jialun Xiong highlights "intricacies and textures" at Sichuanese restaurant in LA

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Subtle nods to traditional Chinese architecture can be found throughout this restaurant in California, designed by LA-based Jialun Xiong. Sichuan Impression's third outpost, located in Alhambra, occupies a 2,000-square-foot (186-square-metre) space that "takes an elegantly pared-down approach to family-style dining". Jialun Xiong took an equally relaxed approach to the interiors, combining warm and soft colours
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Exposed concrete frame creates "resilient" spaces for maritime academy in Denmark

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Danish studios EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects have completed the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark, using an exposed concrete frame to echo its industrial surrounds. Overlooking the harbour in the North Quay of the former port city Svendborg, the 12,500-square-metre centre unites several previously separate departments of Svendborg International Maritime Academy (SIMAC), providing combined
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Eight well-designed sheds and outbuildings that extend the home

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This week's lookbook explores eight clever shed and outbuilding interiors, ranging from self-built renovations to finely crafted new builds. By repurposing rundown sheds and garages or capitalising on extra garden space, these projects offer additional room for hobbies, workspaces, living quarters or simply respite for their owners. Among this list of projects is a bold-coloured
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Olga Fradina uses natural tones and textures for interior of Ukrainian holistic healing centre

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Ukrainian designer Olga Fradina has completed a monochromatic interior for Space, a wellness centre in Kyiv, where textures rather than colours provide interest and create a soothing atmosphere. Space is a holistic wellness centre that includes areas for practising yoga, meditation and acupuncture, as well as traditional healing practices such as reiki and qigong. The
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Ome Dezin restores 1960s California residence by A Quincy Jones

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US studio Ome Dezin has renovated a large mid-century home in Brentwood, California, using a tonal colour palette and maximising the lush hillside views. The six-bedroom 12221 Benmore residence was designed and constructed in 1960 by notable local architects A Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmon. When Jesse Rudolph and Joelle Kutner of Ome Dezin came
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DROO adds charred-timber clubhouse to polo field in Surrey

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Architecture studio DROO has extended and refurbished Arc Polo Farm in Surrey, UK, adding a clubhouse clad in charred timber to an existing ensemble of barns and stables. After the polo club was recently acquired by new owners, DROO was approached to refurbish its stables and training areas and supplement them with an events space
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Eight kitchens with floor-to-ceiling cabinets that cleverly conceal clutter

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Kitchens can often be difficult to keep tidy, but this lookbook demonstrates how floor-to-ceiling cabinets are an effective way to streamline and create clutter-free backdrops for food prep. Traditionally, kitchens are designed with floor and wall cabinets dropped below the ceiling to ensure they are reachable. However, today many architects and interior designers are opting
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Cantilevered Serra Residence in Brazil includes stair-side slides

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Brazilian architect Marcelo Couto and landscape designer Rodrigo Oliveira have teamed up to create a cantilevering house with multiple courtyards and water features and an interior staircase with a slide attached in Fazenda da Grama, São Paulo. The concrete house with delicate wooden screens and heavy weathering steel elements is known as the Serra Residence.
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AECOM and Luis Vidal place sleek red roof on Boston airport terminal

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Infrastructure consultants AECOM and Spanish architecture studio Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston's Logan Airport capped by a long, bright-red roof. The project adds 390,000 square feet (36,232 square metres) of space to Logan International Airport. The largest airport in the city, it is located on a piece of land that
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"I was frozen out" of +Pool project says architect Dong-Ping Wong

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New York architect Dong-Ping Wong, who worked as a lead designer on a floating swimming pool proposed for New York City, says he was "frozen out" of the project. In a post on Instagram, Wong addressed the recent news that the +Pool project was granted $16 million to advance, as well as his concerns for
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Madrid home designed to reinforce social networks for ageing couple

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A sawtooth roof, blue ceramic tiles and corrugated steel panels define this home in Madrid, Spain, designed by Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects. Designed for an ageing couple with increasing mobility difficulties, Beyond-the-family Kin by Ignacio G Galán and Alvaro M Fidalgo and Arantza Ozaeta of OF Architects seeks to encourage social connections in
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Marc Newson and Swarovski Optik create AI smart binoculars

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Designed by Marc Newson and unveiled at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, Swarovski Optik's AX Visio binoculars are equipped with artificial intelligence so they can identify bird and animal species. Swarovski Optik — the segment of the Swarovski group dedicated to sports optics such as binoculars and rifle scopes — said it considers AX Visio
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"We wanted to change the textile industry but it wasn't ready" says Borre Akkersdijk

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When textile company Byborre launched a digital platform, the aim was to be a disruptor like Airbnb or Uber. In an interview three years on, founder Borre Akkersdijk says it was "too big a jump" for an industry resistant to change. Akkersdijk hoped that Byborre Create, billed as "a Photoshop for textiles", would kickstart a
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