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“Those in power want to hold on to their one way of designing” says Tumpa Husna-Yasmin Fellows

April 11, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

People of colour and women working as architects are often actively discouraged from following their design instincts, FAME Collective founder Tumpa Husna-Yasmin Fellows tells Dezeen in this interview. Fellows, an architect and an educator at London’s Central Saint Martins university, argued that some architects in senior positions limit design responsibility to themselves and undervalue the

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Snøhetta adds glass and glulam extension to world’s oldest ski museum

April 2, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has extended the Holmenkollen ski museum in Oslo with a glass entrance covered in 1,207 “meticulously placed” wooden battens. Situated at the base of the Holmenkollen ski jump, the extension has been built in celebration of the museum’s 100th anniversary. The building, which was founded in 1923, is the oldest ski museum in

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Gallery Collectional exhibition spotlights contemporary Asian craftsmanship

March 29, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Gallery Collectional, a collectible design gallery in Dubai, has presented its inaugural exhibition featuring furniture and lighting crafted by seven Asian designers. For Urban Fabric Series 001, Gallery Collectional invited seven designers to create designs informed by the urban settings from which they hail, including Tokyo, Seoul and Hangzhou. Curated by Yoko Choy, the collectible

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Madam Architectuur perches green-tiled home extension on curved concrete terrace

March 27, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Brussel-based architecture studio Madam Architectuur has renovated a home in Dilbeek, Belgium, adding a green-tiled extension built on a green-pigmented concrete base. Green hues were chosen for the extension to match the surrounding lush landscape and set it apart from the existing white house, which was built in 1937. Named Sofie, Madam Architectuur aimed to

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Studio Gang begins construction on Parisian university built with 50 per cent natural materials

March 26, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Construction is progressing on a mass-timber academic building with a stone facade designed by architecture firm Studio Gang for the University of Chicago campus in Paris. The University of Chicago John W Boyer Center was designed by Studio Gang in accordance with the French sustainability law requiring new public buildings to be built from at least

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MVRDV unveils residential high-rises for Tencent smart city in Shenzhen

March 25, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has revealed a series of residential high-rises arranged around courtyards in Shenzhen’s Qianhai bay, which will form part of a smart city development by technology company Tencent. Named Tencent 5, the residential complex will have four courtyards surrounded by 11 apartment buildings and an adjacent kindergarten, designed to be a neighbourhood that fosters

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MAD reveals design for Lishui Airport with swooping “bird-like” roof

March 20, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Chinese architecture studio MAD has unveiled its design for the Lishui Airport in China, which will feature a swooping white roof informed by soaring birds. Perched on a hilly terrain 15 kilometres outside the city centre, the domestic airport will be the first to service the city of Lishui. A swooping roof rising up to almost

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Pelli Clarke & Partners completes Japan’s tallest skyscraper in Tokyo

March 19, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed Japan’s tallest skyscraper, the Mori JP Tower, as part of the Azabudai Hills development in Tokyo. At 330 metres high, the glass-clad Mori JP Tower is Tokyo’s first supertall skyscraper and the tallest building in Japan, exceeding the 300-metre-tall Abeno Harukas in Osaka, also designed by Pelli Clarke

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BDP wraps waterside stadium in double-helix walking route

March 19, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

UK architecture studio BDP has unveiled the Suoyuwan Barracuda Bay Stadium in Dalian Bay, China, which is wrapped with a spiral footpath that overlooks the waterside. The 63,000-capacity football stadium was designed by BDP’s sports and entertainment division BDP Pattern with engineering firm Buro Happold, aiming to create a landmark for the city of Dalian. Located

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