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2024-10-19 17:15:11

Studio Collective completes The Hotel at The Moore in Miami Design District
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Design firm Studio Collective has created a boutique hotel inside The Moore building in Miami Design District, completing the landmark's transformation into a multi-functional hospitality venue. Recently opened, The Hotel at The Moore occupies the building's fourth floor and includes 13 suites designed by Studio Collective to feel like private residences. "The hotel suites are
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2024-10-17 06:30:16

"Modest and pioneering" Hackney council housing wins 2024 Neave Brown Award
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British architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike has won this year's Neave Brown Award for Housing for Chowdury Walk, a council housing development in Hackney, London. Comprised of 11 terraced houses, seven of which are available for social rent, the development was built between two existing terraces on a plot that previously used as garages. The houses,
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2024-10-17 05:15:11

2024-10-13 19:30:13

Diandra Maselli Architect renovates historic red-brick home in Montreal
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Montreal architect Diandra Maselli has overhauled a century-old house in the city for herself and her family, modernising the residence while retaining some historic character. The founder of Diandra Maselli Architect acquired the property a week before the Covid-19 pandemic caused global lockdowns, and faced an uphill battle during the renovation of the historic structure.
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2024-10-07 14:30:13

Design Week magazine relaunched by team of "raucous cheerleaders for design and designers"
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Online design magazine Design Week has relaunched today after closing in January, with an updated visual identity informed by the Bauhaus. Originally launched as a print publication by writer Jeremy Myerson in 1986 before going fully digital in 2011, UK-based Design Week announced its closure in December 2023. The online publication was subsequently acquired by
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2024-10-07 09:45:10

Roots kitchen by Heima Architects for Kongacph
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Dezeen Showroom: Lithuanian kitchen brand Kongacph worked with Heima Architects on a kitchen made from oak that combines heritage-informed design with functionality. The Roots kitchen references traditional, historic wooden kitchens with its handcrafted components while retaining modern standards of performance and contemporary aesthetic tastes. "The Roots kitchen creates a unique bridge between the past and
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2024-10-06 10:15:10

AART cloaks Cold War museum in Denmark with black metal
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Black-metal panels and shutters bring an "aura of mystique" to the Cold War Museum Regan Vest in Denmark, designed by architecture studio AART. The museum is located on the site of Regan Vest, a hidden Cold War-era bunker that was secretly built 60 metres below northern Jutland's Rold Forest. In the event of nuclear war,
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2024-10-06 09:15:10

Eight soothing cabin interiors to retreat to this autumn
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Our latest lookbook collects eight cabin interiors united by their calming timber accents and escapist settings, ranging from an English conservation area to a private Norwegian island. Typically constructed with wood, cabins are common in rural locations and are often designed as temporary living quarters to provide calming retreats. As temperatures begin to drop in
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2024-10-05 15:45:09

King's Cross masterplan brings part of the city "back into an entirely new use"
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This video spotlights the King's Cross masterplan by Allies and Morrison and Porphyrios Associates, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. The 20-year-long redevelopment of King's Cross is the largest project on the shortlist, which is the focus of a short-film series currently being published by Dezeen in collaboration with
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2024-10-05 09:15:10

2024-10-03 10:00:15

Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona
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Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. Made from orange-tinted exposed concrete, Siza designed each floor in the house with an outdoor terrace to extend the internal spaces and provide a connection with the surrounding sloped terrain and nearby sea. "The
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2024-10-02 10:00:15

Autex Acoustics repurposes industrial plastic waste with SpinFix range
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Autex Acoustics has developed an adhesive-free mounting system for its acoustic panels using manufacturing waste, as shown in this video produced by Dezeen for the brand. Autex Acoustics has developed a series of recycled clips and fastenings used for mounting acoustic sound panels, which were debuted at the brand's showroom during this year's London Design
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2024-10-02 08:45:11

Diesel covers Milan Fashion Week runway in 14 kilograms of denim
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Italian fashion brand Diesel utilised 14.8 kilograms of denim scraps to cover the runway of its Spring Summer 2025 show at Milan Fashion Week. The Diesel show, which took place on 21 September in Milan, Italy, saw piles of blue denim and matching rectangular columns on its runway to highlight aesthetics of waste. Produced by
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2024-10-01 11:00:16

Stone pavilion by Sou Fujimoto "blends harmoniously" into historic champagne house
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Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has added a visitors centre to the champagne house Maison Ruinart's historic site in Reims, France. Completed as part of a three-year renovation of the site, the Nicolas Ruinart Pavilion by Fujimoto serves as a cultural space for visitors and sits in direct contrast to the site's existing 19th-century buildings. Fronted
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2024-09-30 16:15:10

Twelve design projects by students at Hong Kong Design Institute
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Dezeen School Shows: a restaurant that doubles as a shelter for the homeless and is built using discarded bamboo is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Hong Kong Design Institute. Also included is a pavilion for bird watching designed using AI and a fashion collection inspired by Buddhism. Hong Kong Design Institute
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2024-09-28 10:15:10

Knight Architects reinstates historic Germany-Poland border crossing with simple and elegant" bridge
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London studio Knight Architects has completed the Küstrin-Kietz Rail Crossing bridge, which is framed by white steel arches and a tensile lattice of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic. Crossing the River Oder over the demarcation line between Germany and Poland, the 130-metre bridge restores a historic rail link between the two countries that dates back to the
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2024-09-28 10:00:18

Seven bathrooms elevated by stylish shower curtains
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Our latest lookbook showcases the myriad of ways shower curtains can create visual impact in bathrooms, from bold pops of colour and pattern to elegant, long drapes that add a sense of serenity. Practically, shower curtains provide privacy and prevent water from splashing outside showers and bathtubs, but they are also an opportunity to add
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2024-09-28 09:45:09

Dezeen In Depth explores the gender pay gap at UK architecture practices
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This months Dezeen In Depth newsletter reports on the architecture's gender pay gap and features an interview with architectural photographer Hélène Binet. Subscribe to Dezeen in Depth today! With UK architecture struggling to close its gender pay gap, more action is needed, reported Nat Barker. Every year people say "we must do better", but have no plan,
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2024-09-27 16:30:12

Shelburne Museum unveils new design after dropping Adjaye Asssociates
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Shelburne Museum in Vermont has unveiled a design by US studios Annum Architects and Reed Hilderbrand with Canada-based Two Row Architect for its Native American Art Center after cancelling a scheme by Adjaye Associates last year. The replacement design for the Perry Center for Native American Art features a circular structure covered in red-coloured shingles
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2024-09-27 10:45:10

Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension
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Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients' love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. The extension to the rear of Allotment Cottage has a timber frame and features a facade with a built-in outdoor bench and window seat, intended
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2024-09-26 10:00:15

Why UK architecture's gender pay gap isn't improving
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With UK architecture not making progress on closing its gender pay gap, what more can be done? Nat Barker reports. "Every year people say 'we must do better', but then actually have no plan, no strategy, no vision for how to actually do this stuff better," said Marsha Ramroop, a diversity and inclusion consultant and
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2024-09-25 11:30:13

Society Particular crowns mall in Qingdao with amphitheatre-style terrace
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Architecture studio Society Particular has completed Skybowl, a rooftop extension to the Hisense Plaza mall in Qingdao, China, formed of a glass hall and amphitheatre-style terrace. Society Particular was enlisted to create a glass-walled VIP lounge for the mall but instead proposed a freely accessible events space, terrace and stage to help reinstate a visual
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2024-09-23 13:15:13

Polygood Translucent collection panels by The Good Plastic Company
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Dezeen Showroom: global materials brand The Good Plastic Company aimed to make recycled plastic lustrous and elegant with its Polygood Translucent panel collection, made from old CD cases. Panels in the Polygood Translucent collection feature a wide array of colours and patterns, all of which build upon a near-transparent base that creates a play of light.
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2024-09-23 12:30:16

Curved surfaces frame A House Within a Few Lines by Fala Atelier
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Gently curving walls and ceilings informed by the fabric of a tent frame the interior of this house in Porto, completed by local studio Fala Atelier. Named A House Within a Few Lines, the building replaces an existing dwelling on the 3.5-metre-wide plot with a small one-bedroom home. Within this limited space, and with a
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2024-09-23 10:45:14

2024-09-21 17:15:13

FMA creates flexible offices within former Mexican convent
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A meditation room and an outdoor work area are available to employees at this office in Mexico, which was remodelled by architecture firm FMA within a 17th-century convent. The GO Headquarters is located in the historic centre of Morelia, a city in the state of Michoacán, and is arranged around a cloister at the heart
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2024-09-20 10:15:13

Off The Shelf pavilion is made from standardised components that can go back on the shelf
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Rio Kobayashi has collaborated with engineering firm Webb Yates on the designer's first-ever pavilion, an abstraction of his childhood home in Japan, as part of the London Design Festival. As the name suggests, the Off The Shelf pavilion is made using off-the-shelf materials – standard-sized Douglas fir planks, sheets of polycarbonate and PVC – that
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2024-09-19 13:15:13

Piccolo portable table lamp by Neoz
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Dezeen Showroom: Australian lighting brand Neoz has put its latest technology into the Piccolo portable table lamp, which has a petite yet powerful form. Designed in-house by Peter Ellis and Gabriel Tam and standing just 15.5 centimetres tall, the Piccolo light has a compact size and strong impact – just like the Australian coffee drink after
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2024-09-18 09:15:13

YSG adds 1970s-style elements to Sydney's Superfreak cafe
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Australian studio YSG has added carpet-lined seating, cork flooring and high-gloss green paint to the Superfreak cafe in Sydney. Located in the city's Marrickville suburb, the space was converted from an ice cream factory into a pilates studio, which is located at the rear and the Superfreak cafe on the street front. Drawing on a relaxed
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2024-09-17 09:15:13

Tuesday from London Design Festival 2024
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The Dezeen team is reporting live from London Design Festival, which takes place 14-22 September. Read on for all the coverage from Tuesday 17 September. 10:00am – danishes, of course Dezeen deputy editor Cajsa Carlson swung by Danish design brand Hay's London showroom in Shoreditch to see the brand's latest news and get a
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2024-09-16 10:45:13

Benjamin Wilkes updates London home with vinyl-filled music room
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Architecture studio Benjamin Wilkes has extended a home in Leytonstone, London, named Vinyl House after its music room containing 40 linear metres of records. Benjamin Wilkes renovated the two-storey terraced home to better cater for its clients' hobbies – cooking and music. Replacing a previous rear extension, the studio created a large kitchen and dining
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2024-09-16 09:45:13

Opening day from London Design Festival 2024
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The Dezeen team is reporting live from London Design Festival, which takes place 14-22 September. Read on for all the coverage from the preview day – 13 September. 5:00pm – lightweight luxury As the day draws to a close, Tom Ravenscroft got his hands on the world's lightest glass whiskey bottle. Created by drinks
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2024-09-16 09:30:16

Dezeen Awards 2024 party tickets on sale now!
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Tickets for the Dezeen Awards 2024 party, which will take place in London in November, are now on sale. Secure your tickets before they sell out! This year's Dezeen Awards party will be held on Tuesday 26 November at Hackney Church in London. The event will be a chance for everyone who entered this year's
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2024-09-14 12:30:15

Zuzana & Nicholas transforms Brisbane cottage into own home and studio
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The founders of Australian studio Zuzana & Nicholas have used a "robust palette" of stone, concrete and steel to transform a former workers' cottage in Brisbane into their own studio and house. Located in the Red Hill neighbourhood, the cottage was originally designed in the Queenslander style that defines much of Brisbane's suburbs – a
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Eight living rooms decorated with autumnal hints of red and orange
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As autumn draws near in the northern hemisphere, our latest lookbook showcases different ways to add cosy shades of red and orange to living rooms. Lounge chairs, coffee tables, artwork and even window frames are some of the ways the living rooms featured below introduce pops of autumnal colour to the interior. Ranging from rich,
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2024-09-13 13:15:14

Elements Pearl Grey appliances by Asko
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Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Asko has been inspired by the Scandinavian natural environment in launching Elements Pearl Grey, a new colour for its signature appliance collection. Pearl Grey is a warm slate-coloured tone that Asko said it created with reference to fjords and volcanic rocks. It gives Asko's painted glass integrated appliances an earthy tone that
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2024-09-13 10:45:13

Vatn Architecture and Groma add curved extension to 1930s home in Norway
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Norwegian studios Vatn Architecture and Groma have extended a home called Dråpa in Oslo, adding a curved form with a large terrace looking towards the city and its archipelago. Designed for a painter and filmmaker, the extension pays homage to the 1930s architecture that characterises its suburban site. This informed its name Dråpa – a
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2024-09-12 06:00:15

Uchronia creates giant four-poster bed for Paris Design Week
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As part of an installation for Paris Design Week, French design studio Uchronia has taken over the forecourt of the Hôtel de la Marine with a monumental bed that homages the hotel's 18th-century interiors. Titled Day Bed, the installation is situated just off the Place de la Concorde in Paris and takes the form of a
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2024-09-11 16:15:11

Jell-O creates series of inflatable chairs informed by "iconic molds"
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American brand Jell-O has released four brightly coloured inflatable chairs designed to incorporate "Y2K nostalgia and modern design". Available in red, orange, yellow and green, the plastic chairs' shape resembles the circular moulds often used to create a Jell-O bundt cake and features a small cup holder for a Jell-O snack. "Jell-O is making a
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2024-09-11 10:15:11

Dezeen Awards 2024 design longlist revealed
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Dezeen has announced the 158 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the design categories, including designs by Takt, Blond, Arper, Pentagram, Blå Station and Moooi. The 158 longlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in eleven different design project categories, are by studios located across 32 different countries, including Pakistan, Cyprus,
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2024-09-10 18:15:11

Dezeen Debate features Nashville skyscraper described as "nostalgia for the 1980s"
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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Goettsch Partners' design of the Paramount skyscraper in Nashville. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture studio Goettsch Partners has revealed the design for a skyscraper which, if completed, will be the tallest building in Nashville. Commenters were unsure about the design; one noted that it "looks
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2024-09-09 16:15:11

Seven architecture and design projects by students at Kean University
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Dezeen School Shows: a community centre that promotes education and agriculture initiatives is included in this school show by students at Kean University. Also included is a redesign of a playground in Rome, Italy, and a clinic for children with ADHD. Kean University Institution: Kean University School: School of Public Architecture and Michael Graves College, Robert
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2024-09-09 11:00:16

Exclusive photos reveal Apple's subterranean The Observatory
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Dezeen can exclusively reveal photos of technology company Apple's new events venue, which is built into the hillside at the Apple Park campus in California. Set to officially open later today, The Observatory is the most significant building to be completed on the campus since the Steve Jobs Theater opened in 2017. Designed "as a
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2024-09-08 10:15:10

Archipelago converts brutalist post office in Belgium into learning centre
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Local architecture studio Archipelago has transformed a former brutalist post office in Belgium into a learning centre, stripping it back to reveal its "spacious, generous and luminous" interiors. Located in Louvain-la-Neuve, the building was renovated for the Centre d'enseignement supérieur en Brabant wallon (CPFB), an education centre linked to the University of Louvain that focuses
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2024-09-07 10:00:17

Eight contemporary living rooms with sculptural coffee tables
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Block-shaped, curved and wavy tables are among the unusual designs in this lookbook, which features sculptural coffee tables from around the world. In these homes. from India to Sweden, interior designers have used coffee tables with sculptural shapes to add a fun detail to the living room. While the designs may feel a bit quirky,
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2024-09-04 09:15:13

Dezeen and ASUS Zenbook to host Design You Can Feel exhibition during London Design Festival
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Dezeen has teamed up with ASUS Zenbook to curate a major exhibition during London Design Festival exploring materiality, craftsmanship and artificial intelligence. Titled Design You Can Feel, the exhibition will showcase how material qualities such as form, colour and texture can be combined to create objects or moments that awaken the senses. Featured designers include
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2024-09-03 19:00:16

NBBJ uses "softly curving" buildings for adolescent behavioural health campus
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Architecture firm NBBJ has integrated a series of curved buildings into a sloped California site to create an "inclusive, healing environment" for a behavioural health campus for adolescent patients. The 55,600 square foot (5,165 square metres) campus is located in Monterey and serves as a local and adolescent-focused branch of Montage Health, a California-based non-profit
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2024-09-01 10:15:12

Cubeinside creates red-brick Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque in Bangladesh
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Local architecture studio Cubeinside has completed a red-brick mosque in Bangladesh, eschewing traditional ornamentation in favour of "timeless" geometric forms. Located near the Arial Kha River in rural Madaripur, Bait Ur Raiyan Mosque is housed within a rectilinear brick volume, topped by a central dome and minarets at each of its four corners. While mosque
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2024-09-01 09:15:10

Eight homes where pull-out furniture creates flexible interiors
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Folding desks, hide-away dining tables and Murphy beds are the focus of our latest lookbook, exploring homes where pull-out furniture allows rooms to be used in multiple ways. In houses and apartments with limited space, fold-out or wheel-out furniture offers a clever space-saving solution. The Murphy bed, which incorporates a hinge that allows it to
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2024-08-31 09:15:09

Eight homes punctuated by dramatic circular openings
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For our latest lookbook, we've gathered eight home interiors and exteriors that are crowned by circular openings and skylights. While often used to draw daylight into interior spaces, openings may also provide unexpected visual connections between a home's spaces or – as shown in a project below – offer a structural frame through which trees
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2024-08-30 10:45:11

White Arkitekter adds hyperboloid observation tower Swedish nature reserve
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Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed Observation Tower Kärven, which is constructed from a network of timber beams resembling "a bundle of twisted straws". Situated within a nature reserve in Getterön, the 12-metre-tall and seven-metre-wide tower by White Arkitekter has a hyperboloid structure composed of 140 beams combined with metal rings. White Arkitekter's design places
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2024-08-30 10:15:11

Dezeen's top five houses of August 2024
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A revamped ruin in rural Girona and a 12-storey block on a compact plot in Mumbai are among the top five houses to turn Dezeen readers' heads this month. Also featured on the list are a sculptural home in Perth, a stilted "micro-chalet" in Québec and a buff-brick residence in London. The roundup is the
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2024-08-21 17:15:13

Pelletier de Fontenay creates "permeable" boundary for Quebec school
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Local architecture studios Pelletier de Fontenay and Leclerc Architects have created a Quebec primary school organised around an open courtyard to create a "permeable" boundary with nature. Located outside of Montreal in Shefford, École du Zénith is composed of a chain of five one-storey volumes or "pavilions" that wrap around a central open space recess
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2024-08-21 08:15:13

Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects' Central Bank of Iraq nearing completion in Baghdad
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UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed photos of the Central Bank of Iraq skyscraper nearing completion on the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad. The images show the completed twisting exoskeleton frame of the 170-metre-tall structure designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, which is now the tallest building in the city. Being built on the
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2024-08-21 07:15:13

Five "unconventional" projects by Dezeen Awards China judge Mario Tsai
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Chinese designer Mario Tsai, founder of research-design practice Mario Tsai Studio, has joined Dezeen Awards China 2024 as a judge. Here he selects five projects that best reflect his work. Unconstrained by conventional methods, the studio "uses rigorous logic coupled with a fluid sense of artistry to present their works, whether in the form of
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2024-08-20 09:45:12

Mijoda Dajomi designs rain-harvesting hats for a water scarce future
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Designer Mijoda Dajomi has created the Daughters of Rain headwear collection, which can harvest rainwater in anticipation of future water shortages. Created as Dajomi's graduate project at London College of Fashion, the collection consists of hats which double as vessels to collect and store rain water. The rain-harvesting hats were designed to draw attention to
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2024-08-17 17:15:13

Ceremony of Roses offices by 22RE feature 1970s-influenced meeting spaces
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Los Angeles studio 22RE has included a "huddle room" that resembles a sunken living room at the offices for a creative music agency. The offices within a 1950s factory in Culver City were designed for Ceremony of Roses, an artist merchandising and brand services company for top music creatives. Working with creative director Madeline Denley
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2024-08-16 19:15:13

Stòffa opens New York City flagship with "calming backdrop"
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The in-house design team of New York menswear brand Stòffa has mixed vintage and contemporary furniture for its flagship store in SoHo. Fashion brand Stòffa focuses on "championing a shift toward quality, sustainability, and individuality" through made-to-order clothing and predominantly operated out of pop-ups before opening up a 2,000-square-foot (186-square-metre) retail space in New York
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2024-08-16 10:15:12

Lynch Architects creates "sympathetic architectural atmosphere" for Westminster Coroner's Court extension
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London studio Lynch Architects has completed the extension of Westminster Coroner's Court, creating a barrel-vaulted courtroom illuminated by stained glass windows by artist Brian Clarke. The project involved updating the interiors of the Grade II-listed Victorian redbrick building in London – originally built in 1833 – as well as the creation of a new extension,
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2024-08-16 09:45:12

Underground schools "to create safe conditions" for children in Ukraine
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Construction is underway on ten underground schools in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeast Ukraine, designed to protect thousands of children against Russian air raids. Local authorities in Zaporizhzhia are creating bunkers to provide safe in-person learning facilities for children living through the war that was triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The goal is
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2024-08-16 09:30:14

"Design as we know it is doomed, but that's a good thing for designers"
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The inevitable transition from a take-make-waste society to a circular economy presents exciting and rewarding challenges for designers, writes Sarah Housley. It's getting harder for designers to sleep at night. As global warming starts to continuously exceed 1.5 degrees celsius, the industries that promote and enable consumerism – including advertising and marketing, but also design
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2024-08-16 08:45:13

"There is a tipping point of too much exposed concrete" says commenter
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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Barcelona with "robust and monolithic" walls formed of tactile poured concrete completed by Spanish studio H Arquitectes. H Arquitectes created a skylit, triple-height atrium at the home's centre that is framed by concrete columns and balconies above. "There is a tipping point of too
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2024-08-16 08:15:13

White Arkitekter draws on Scandinavian principles for east London estate regeneration
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Swedish studio White Arkitekter has completed an assortment of apartment buildings for the latest phase of the Gascoigne Estate regeneration in Barking, east London. Led by the Barking and Dagenham council and developed by urban regeneration company Be First, the West Phase 2 development encompasses 386 homes arranged across five apartment blocks. The project also includes
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2024-08-16 07:15:13

One week left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024
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There is just one week left to complete your Dezeen Awards China entry! Register your details and submit your entry by Friday 23 August at 23:59 Beijing time for the chance to be crowned a Dezeen Awards China winner. Now in its second year, Dezeen Awards China in partnership with Bentley celebrates the most outstanding work
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2024-08-15 16:15:13

ZGF Architects places "nine-acre" mass-timber roof on Portland airport terminal
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American studio ZGF Architects has completed an expansion to the main terminal at Portland International Airport, installing a massive mass-timber roof that was prefabricated on-site to keep the airport operational. The airport's giant roof was made from metal and glued-laminated timber (glulam) that forms over 400,000 square feet (37,161 square metres) of beams and lattice
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2024-08-15 10:45:12

Théque Atelier surrounds home in Hungary with steel verandah
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An elevated, steel-framed verandah wraps the gabled forms of Frame House, a home in Hungary completed by Budapest studio Théque Atelier. Located alongside a forest in a village near Szeged, the home is designed to provide its nature-loving owners with a strong connection to the outdoors. Théque Atelier organised the living spaces across two rectilinear,
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2024-08-14 19:30:16

Aidia Studio outfits Oaxaca community centre with "mysterious" concrete lattice
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International design firm Aidia Studio designed a community centre in Oaxaca, Mexico complete with vaulted roofs that shade a series of screens composed of square concrete blocks. Known as Centro DIF Comitancillo, the 312-square metre (3,362-square foot) complex was completed in 2024 in the small town of San Pedro Comitancillo by Aidia Studio. Located on
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2024-08-14 18:30:15

Seven narrow New York townhouses making the most of urban space
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From a tall structure with a metal screen in SoHo to house extensions in neighbourhoods around Prospect Park, we've rounded up seven townhouses in New York City designed to make the most of narrow lots. New Yorkers know space is at a premium, from crowded subways and streets to tiny apartments in prewar buildings. Within
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2024-08-14 13:15:12

Wonder fabric by Designtex
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Dezeen Showroom: US company Designtex drew on research about how aesthetics affect human emotions to create this dappled upholstery fabric, which forms part of its Joy collection. Wonder is a polyester-based woven textile featuring an abstract pattern inspired by wildflower fields, with slightly contrasting yarns adding depth to the coloured shapes. Like all of the fabrics in
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2024-08-14 09:00:18

State of Kin uses hemp render to create family home with "organic feel"
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Architecture studio State of Kin has paired an olive-toned hemp render with aluminium awnings at Proclamation House, a light-filled family home in Western Australia. Located on the former site of a derelict dwelling in Subiaco, the house accommodates the needs of a couple and one of their elderly parents. Proclamation House is characterised by its
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2024-08-14 08:15:12

2024-08-13 17:45:13

Ten student design projects that reference works by other practitioners
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Dezeen School Shows: we've picked ten student design projects featured in Dezeen School Shows that are informed by the output of established creatives, writers and architects. These undergraduate and postgraduate student design projects reference various other creative mediums, ranging from art and music to literature and film. Through direct reference, these projects showcase and honour
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2024-08-13 17:30:16

2024-08-13 10:15:13

EFFEKT and MAST design floating platform for marine park in Denmark
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Sømærket is a proposal for a floating pavilion in Denmark, which local studios EFFEKT and MAST have designed to be towed between cities to "raise awareness about the underwater world". The pyramidal structure will float on a barge and incorporate an underwater exhibition space for visitors to learn about the Nature Park Lillebælt – the
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2024-08-13 10:00:18

Eight public buildings in France made from bio-based materials
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Schools and libraries are among the latest public buildings in France to be designed with natural materials, following a French law informed by the sustainability aspirations of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Environmental Regulation 2020 (RE2020), which came into effect in 2022, aims to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of France's new builds and
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2024-08-12 10:45:12

David Closes adds jagged metal entrance to museum in Catalonia
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A jagged form clad in perforated aluminium marks the Baroque Museum of Catalonia entrance in Manresa, Spain, which has been updated by local architect David Closes. The new pavilion is one of several interventions improving access to the museum, which occupies a former 17th-century Jesuit college building alongside Manresa's City History Museum. Closes' design sits
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2024-08-12 10:15:12

The venues set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
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After the Olympic flag was passed to Los Angeles at last night's Paris 2024 closing ceremony, we conclude our Olympic Impact series with a look ahead to the venues set to host the next games in 2028. Although the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles may be four years away, all the main venues
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2024-08-12 09:30:15

Rotate opens first physical store with interior by Thibaut Allgayer
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Shiny silver curtains and a lacquered burgundy stage feature inside the flagship store for Danish womenswear label Rotate, which opened in Copenhagen during fashion week. Locally based French designer Thibaut Allgayer designed the two-level store on Kristen Bernikows Gade. It is the first physical location for Rotate, which was launched by stylist influencers Thora Valdimars
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2024-08-12 09:00:18

Kacper Motyka designs cylindrical sex-centred furniture for "elevating intimate experiences"
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Central Saint Martins graduate Kacper Motyka has developed Chairie, an adaptable piece of furniture that was informed by the work of designer Verner Panton and features a three-cylinder design that aims to enhance sexual experiences. For their final year project on the BA Product & Industrial Design course at London's Central Saint Martins, Motyka came
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2024-08-12 08:15:12

Last chance to feature in Dezeen's guide to London Design Festival 2024
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Dezeen Events Guide has announced the final call to feature in its digital guide to London Design Festival 2024, which takes place from 14 to 22 September. The guide highlights the activities taking place across the city's 11 participating districts, including exhibitions, talks, open showrooms and product launches. Visitors can explore different design disciplines, including
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2024-08-12 05:15:13

Marie & Alexandre takes over Appartement N°50 at Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse
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French designers Marie Cornil and Alexandre Willaume have filled an apartment in Le Corbusier's iconic Cité Radieuse housing block in Marseille with custom furniture, including a leather-and-metal armchair informed by the architect's work. Marie & Alexandre is the latest design studio to create a scenography within Appartement N°50 after it was restored to its original
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2024-08-11 10:00:20

Gardiner Architects creates Heather's Off-Grid House on Australian farm
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Australian studio Gardiner Architects has completed an off-grid farmhouse on a rural site in Victoria that has been regenerated with native vegetation and trees. Named Heather's Off-Grid House after its client, the dwelling is located on a 37-hectare farmland site previously used for grazing on the edge of Barwon Valley. Melbourne-based Gardiner Architects was tasked
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2024-08-10 17:00:17

ORA utilises LA's fallen street trees inside Uchi West Hollywood restaurant
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Vertical fins of live-edge wood, which was sourced from fallen street trees, divide spaces at this Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles by local studio ORA. Uchi West Hollywood is the first West Coast location for chef Tyson Cole's Austin-based chain, operated by Hai Hospitality Group. Situated on a prominent corner along Santa Monica Boulevard, the
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2024-08-09 16:30:16

New York Institute of Technology spotlights ten student design projects
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Dezeen School Shows: a lighting collection that is made from bioplastics and promotes sustainable manufacturing processes is included in this school show by the New York Institute of Technology. Also included are 3D-printed panels crafted from clay and mycelium and a park that intends to be accessible for those who are neurodiverse. New York Institute
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2024-08-09 14:15:13

Eight items made from metal that combine utility and refinement
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Dezeen Showroom: steel and aluminium are among the metals used in the design of these eight furnishings and products that are listed on Dezeen Showroom. Metal furniture entered the mainstream of interior design in the middle of the 20th century, before which it was broadly confined to use for creating garden furniture and commercial kitchens,
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2024-08-08 18:15:13

Dezeen Agenda features world's tallest residential skyscraper
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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the world's tallest residential skyscraper, which has been approved for Brazil. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for a residential tower that developers claim will be the world's tallest – standing over 500
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2024-08-08 17:30:16

Airbnb creates life-size Polly Pocket house in Massachusetts
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As part of its ongoing Icons series, Airbnb has created a life-size rental version of a Polly Pocket compact toy, which includes mock-up versions of clothing and oversized furniture. Located in Littleton, Massachusetts the rental was created to resemble a full-scale version of a Mattel Polly Pocket toy, a series of small plastic compacts that
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2024-08-08 16:15:13

Ten interior and spatial design projects by students at University of Pécs
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Dezeen School Shows: a children's centre featuring a playground and learning spaces is included in Dezeen's latest school show by the University of Pécs. Also included is mixed-use complex with moveable features and a project exploring weaving within architecture as a sustainable pracitce. University of Pécs Institution: University of Pécs School: Faculty of Engieering and IT,
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2024-08-08 16:00:20

Michael Green Architecture designs world's tallest mass-timber skyscraper for Milwaukee
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Vancouver studio Michael Green Architects has released plans for a development in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which includes a mass-timber skyscraper that would be the tallest in the world if completed. Set to be built alongside the Marcus Center in central Milwaukee, the multi-tower scheme led by developer Neutral is currently going through the city's approvals process.
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2024-08-08 10:45:12

Pink plaster cloaks limestone house in Kenya by Studio Mehta Architecture
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Limestone-block walls covered in pink plaster intersect to form UA House, which Kenyan practice Studio Mehta Architecture has added to a creekside site in Kilifi, Kenya. Positioned among trees along the edge of Takaungu Creek, the home is designed by Studio Mehta Architecture as a blend of contemporary and traditional architectural elements. It comprises a network
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2024-08-08 10:15:13

"The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"
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The row over air conditioning in the athletes' village at the Paris 2024 Olympics demonstrates the scale of the challenge we face in gaining acceptance for sustainable building technologies, writes Smith Mordak as part of our Olympic Impact series. The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning (AC) debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate
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2024-08-08 09:30:14

Beacon House extension by Office S&M features bubblegum pink tiles
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A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line. Office S&M designed Beacon House, a single-storey rear extension, for a Victorian terraced house in Tottenham, north London. It creates a larger kitchen and dining space for
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2024-08-08 08:30:15

Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn turn 17th-century convent into Lisbon hotel
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Design studios Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn have combined historic features and contemporary touches for the Locke de Santa Joana hotel on the site of a convent in Lisbon, Portugal. A 17th-century convent building has been renovated and integrated alongside newly constructed additions to form part of the hotel. American studio Post Company designed the interiors of the
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2024-08-07 16:00:18

Intuit Dome basketball stadium set to open its doors in Los Angeles
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A roof informed by a basketball "passing through a net" characterises the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, which was designed by international firm AECOM for the LA Clippers NBA team. The oval-shaped arena is scheduled to open its doors next week in Inglewood after more than three years of construction. It is located near the
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2024-08-07 09:00:18

Only two weeks left to enter Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition
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There are just two weeks left to enter our Start Something Powerful Competition, which calls for ideas that could have a powerful impact on how people live over the next 100 years. Enter before 21 August. The Start Something Powerful Competition is a global design contest that invites architects and designers to envisage innovative architecture
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2024-08-06 18:00:18

Dezeen Debate features "an elegant melange and a triumph of design sensitivity"
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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished apartment in Milan by design studio David/Nicolas with interior details by architect Gio Ponti. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. David/Nicolas has redesigned the interiors of a 1920s Milan apartment, originally designed by architect Mario Borgato and refurbished by Ponti, blending contemporary details with original
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