Month: September 2022

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“We need to move on from just having the conversation” says ex-RIBA inclusion boss Marsha Ramroop

September 1, 2022 Nat Barker 0
Portrait of Marsha Ramroop

The race between a man of Asian descent and a woman to become the UK’s next prime minister is a cautionary tale for architecture firms about mistaking “tokenism” for true inclusivity, argues former RIBA diversity lead Marsha Ramroop in this interview. “I worry about things like tokenism when we see certain people being chosen to

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Chart Art Fair pavilion aims to investigate the potential of mycelium

September 1, 2022 Sebastian Jordahn 0

Architects Nikolaj Emil Svenningsen, Sean Lyon and Søs Christine Heiselbæk have created a pavilion wrapped in textiles embedded with mycelium at Chart Art Fair, which was captured in this short video produced as part of the Dezeen x Chart Art Fair 2022 collaboration. Called Inhabiting Ecologies, the structure is one of five temporary pavilions installed in

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A Shallow Pool Sits On Top Of This Modern Library

September 1, 2022 Erin 0

Photography by Jin Weiqi 3andwich Design together with He Wei Studio, has completed the Water Drop Library that’s located in Shuangyue Bay Central Park in Huizhou City, China. Photography by Jin Weiqi The building sits on top of a hill, looking out towards the sea, and has been designed as “a white library under a […]

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Five architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide

September 1, 2022 Sophie Chapman 0
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London Design Festival, Tallinn Architecture Biennale and Arquiteturas Film Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in September include the two European design festivals Stockholm Design Week and Paris Design Week, which take place in the Swedish and French capital cities respectively. Read

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OEO Studio adds Nordic influences to Japandi-style apartment in Tokyo

September 1, 2022 Jane Englefield 0
Textured fabrics and materials in Japandi interior

Copenhagen-based OEO Studio combined muted colours and textured materials to create the interiors for this renovated Tokyo apartment that is characterised by its Japandi design. Located within the Opus Arisugawa housing complex in central Tokyo, the apartment’s interior was renovated to combine design influences from Japan and Scandinavia – a trend known as Japandi. OEO

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