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Architects must plan for “armageddon situations” says Snøhetta’s Kjetil Trædal Thorsen

December 12, 2019 Amy Frearson 0
Powerhouse Brattørkaia by Snøhetta

Climate change is likely to devastate our planet, says Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. In the second part of an exclusive interview, he tells Dezeen it is “absolutely possible” to create fully CO2 negative buildings. Snøhetta is a pioneer of eco-friendly architecture, with projects including Powerhouse Brattørkaia, which produces twice as much energy as it

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David Adjaye designs Sydney Plaza canopy to evoke Aboriginal paintings

December 12, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Sydney Plaza by Adjaye Associates and Daniel Boyd

David Adjaye has unveiled visuals of a multifunctional building and public square in Sydney that will be shaded by a perforated metal canopy, designed with Aboriginal artist David Boyd. The scheme, named Sydney Plaza, will be built by Adjaye Associates in the city’s central business district where the Circular Quay Tower by Foster + Partners

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Hotel Can Bordoy / OHLAB

December 12, 2019 Daniel Tapia 0

Can Bordoy -Grand House & Garden- is a small 24 room hotel with a magnificent garden, swimming pool, spa and panoramic terrace, located in the historic center of Palma de Mallorca. It is a complete renovation of a 2,500m2 abandoned building that had been heavily intervened throughout it’s more than 500 years of history. One of the most distinctive elements of the property is its garden, not only because of its size but because of the richness and antiquity of the existing vegetation. One of the project’s most important interventions has been opening the doors of the garden, until now unknown by the vast majority, to the city and giving it visibility from the entrance courtyard and from the street.

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Nadzieja restaurant in Poznań features understated Bauhaus-style interiors

December 12, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Nadzieja restaurant designed by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio

Agnieszka Owsiany Studio worked to incorporate key motifs of Bauhaus design into this Israeli restaurant, which has opened in Poznań, Poland. Serving up a plant-based menu of Israeli-inspired dishes, Nadzieja has been completed with a bright and warm interior that references sunny Tel Aviv and its abundance of Bauhaus architecture. Tel Aviv has over 4,000

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China Design [Working Title] highlights work by “young and aspirational generation” of designers

December 12, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
china design [working title]

Furniture by designers including Joyce Wang and Mario Tsai is on show at this Shanghai exhibition organised by contemporary art and design platform The Artling. Titled China Design [Working Title] and curated by creative consultant Yoko Choy, the exhibition opened at The Artling’s gallery space in the central Jing’an district to coincide with two major

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