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“So much concrete to sell a few croissants” says commenter

August 2, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a patisserie in Thailand with a design that references French cathedrals and pastries. Created by Bangkok studio Touch Architect, the board-marked concrete building named French Kitsch III was intended to resemble the shape of a croissant. Readers weren’t all convinced that the design fit with the building’s

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Alison Brooks Architects creates “carved and animated” Tottenham Hale residential towers

August 2, 2024 Katie Last 0

Architecture studio Alison Brooks Architects has completed the One Ashley Road residential development in London, with a pair of angular terracotta towers framing a square. Located near London’s Walthamstow Wetlands and Lea Valley waterways, the project forms part of Tottenham Hale’s regeneration, which aims to convert the traffic-dominated area into a walkable neighbourhood. As well

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RSHP designs 1.7-kilometre-long convention centre in China

August 2, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

British studio RSHP has unveiled its design for The Zhongyuan International Convention Centre, which will have an almost two-kilometre-long elevated floor plane and include 16 exhibition halls. Located within the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone (ZAEZ) in Henan, China, the Zhongyuan International Convention and Conference Centre complex was designed by RSHP and architecture studio TJAD. The

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Eames Institute renovates 1990s industrial building to house headquarters

August 1, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

The design team at the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has renovated an industrial building in California to host the organisation’s headquarters and a 40,000-object archive. Launched in 2023, the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the Eames legacy through digital and physical public programming, including hosting tours of the

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Dezeen Agenda features this year’s Stirling Prize shortlist

August 1, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features RIBA’s shortlist for this year’s Stirling Prize. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Six British buildings, described as “purposeful yet unassuming,” have been shortlisted for this year’s Stirling Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Among them are the Wraxall Yard holiday accommodation in

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Skyscraper by Pei Architects follows “Toronto’s rich tradition of concrete”

August 1, 2024 Ben Dreith 0

New York studio Pei Architects has unveiled a skyscraper in Toronto, Canada, wrapped in precast concrete balconies and above a travertine podium. Pei Architects – founded by the two sons of modernist architect IM Pei – created the 56-storey residential tower for the Tower Hill Development in Midtown Toronto. Designed with local studio Quadrangle Architects,

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