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Atelier Vago transforms Tuscan chapel into “house for art”

October 25, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Carlotta Di Sandro and Cecilia Marcheschi of Atelier Vago have added pops of bright blue and yellow to the Pailunga creative space in a deconsecrated chapel near Pisa, Italy. Located in the countryside surrounding the village of Fauglia, Pailunga is a creative space offering residencies for artists, particularly musicians. It is the first completed project

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Eight closed-off homes concealed behind windowless facades

October 25, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

In our latest roundup, we look at houses where solid, windowless walls create privacy and intrigue by hiding interior spaces from the outside world. While these homes may have austere street-facing exteriors that give little away, their windowless facades block out distractions from outside and help create a feeling of sanctuary inside. Read on for eight

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This week Aldi unveiled a puffer jacket that looks like a giant potato

October 25, 2025 Jane Englefield 0

This week on Dezeen, we showcased supermarket chain Aldi’s Jacket Potato Jacket, a puffer jacket complete with a silver foil poncho as an ode to steaming baked potatoes. Described by Aldi as “comfort food chic”, the limited-edition jacket was designed in collaboration with London fashion brand Agro Studio to mimic an oversized potato. It features

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Everything you need to know about Trump’s White House plans

October 24, 2025 Ben Dreith 0

As US president Donald Trump finishes demolishing the East Wing of the White House to construct a ballroom. We explain everything you need to know about the controversial architectural project. Before he was president, Trump had been involved in the real estate and construction industries, and is perhaps best known for the flashy Trump wordmark

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Hawkins/Brown and East to lead pedestrianisation of London’s Oxford Street

October 24, 2025 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studios Hawkins/Brown and East have been selected to lead the pedestrianisation plans for Oxford Street, initiated by London mayor Sadiq Khan. The news, revealed by the Greater London Authority (GLA) this morning, follows Khan’s announcement in June that plans for the redevelopment would move ahead “as quickly as possible”. More than 1.1 kilometres of the

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Doshi Retreat snakes through Vitra Campus in Germany

October 24, 2025 Lizzie Crook 0

The last building designed by the late Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi has reached completion at the Vitra Campus in Germany, with a snake-like form crafted from weathered steel. Named Doshi Retreat, the structure offers a space for solitude and contemplation at furniture brand Vitra’s iconic base in Weil am Rhein, on a plot adjacent to

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7 Bold New Powder Rooms (7 photos)

October 24, 2025 Mitchell Parker 0

A powder room offers the perfect opportunity to step outside your home’s usual style and make a statement. Because these small, often windowless spaces are used mostly by guests, they invite bold choices — dramatic wallpaper, moody paint, sculptural v…

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Eight Indigenous technologies that could turn the tide on how we manage water

October 24, 2025 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Architect Julia Watson has followed up her seminal book Lo-TEK with a new volume focused specifically on Indigenous approaches to extreme water scenarios. Here, she shares an exclusive preview of eight examples from floating farms to sponge parks. With the first Lo-TEK book, subtitled Design by Radical Indigenism, Watson introduced readers, many for the first

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Dezeen Awards China 2025 winners revealed at party in Shanghai

October 24, 2025 Kaia Wang 0

All 27 winners of this year’s Dezeen Awards China, along with the projects of the year including a wetland museum, cafe set on a cliff and an installation combining steel containers with inflatables, have been revealed at ceremony in Shanghai. Over 150 shortlisted architects and designers from all over China, joined by Dezeen Awards China judges

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