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Women’s contribution to mid-century modern design is “not challenged as much now” says Pat Kirkham

October 14, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. US designer Ray Eames, French designer Charlotte Perriand and architect Lina Bo Bardi are some of the women recognised today for their contributions to

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Sumayya Vally references termite mounds for refugee wellness centre in Kenya

October 10, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

South African architect Sumayya Vally is collaborating with creative platform To.org to create a geometric wellness and fitness centre, designed for the refugee community in Kakuma, Kenya. Named Regenerate Kakuma, the building will take cues from the local people, surroundings and termite mounds and is designed by Counterspace founder Vally with a stepped roof intended to

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Snøhetta designs hikers’ refuge in Pyrenees mountains with swooping grass roof

October 9, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture studio Snøhetta has revealed its design for Refuge de Barroude, a hiker stop with a curving form that will be nestled in the Pyrenees National Park in France. Located along the Haute Route des Pyrénées hiking trail that follows the French and Spanish border, Snøhetta designed Refuge de Barroude to blend into the surrounding

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Hanif Kara wins 2024 Soane Medal for architecture

October 8, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Structural engineer and AKT II co-founder Hanif Kara has been named the winner of this year’s Soane Medal for “realising some of the most recognisable architectural projects across the globe”. Since co-founding London-based firm AKT II with Albert Williamson-Taylor and Robin Adams in 1996, Kara has overseen the engineering of several high-profile projects, including four

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Cobe set to transform “treasure box” steelworks site into Tallinn neighbourhood

October 8, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Abandoned steelworks buildings will be repurposed into public space as part of Danish studio Cobe’s design for a city district in Tallinn, Estonia. Located in the historic Krulli quarter, Cobe plans to transform the former steelworks site while maintaining its industrial identity by reusing most of the existing structures. The studio aims to attract jobs and

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Álvaro Siza steps orange-hued concrete home into sloped site in Barcelona

October 3, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has completed Colien House, a three-storey concrete home embedded into a hill that overlooks a beach in Barcelona. Made from orange-tinted exposed concrete, Siza designed each floor in the house with an outdoor terrace to extend the internal spaces and provide a connection with the surrounding sloped terrain and nearby sea. “The

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MVRDV transforms world war two military base into housing

October 3, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has overhauled a former world war two German military base in the Netherlands, adding terraced housing and preserving a series of bunkers disguised as farmhouses. MVRDV worked with landscape studio Buro Harro and developer KondorWessels Projecten on the redevelopment of the site, named Buitenplaats Koningsweg, aiming to create a masterplan that responds to

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Seven bathrooms elevated by stylish shower curtains

September 28, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Our latest lookbook showcases the myriad of ways shower curtains can create visual impact in bathrooms, from bold pops of colour and pattern to elegant, long drapes that add a sense of serenity. Practically, shower curtains provide privacy and prevent water from splashing outside showers and bathtubs, but they are also an opportunity to add

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Zaha Hadid Architects creates parametric London for Fortnite game

September 23, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has collaborated with software developer Epic Games to create a parametric-style version of London that players can build on in the video game Fortnite. In the Re:Imagine London game, Fortnite players are dropped into a creator-made island on London’s waterfront, which has been populated with curved buildings in keeping with Zaha Hadid

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Eight living rooms decorated with autumnal hints of red and orange

September 14, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

As autumn draws near in the northern hemisphere, our latest lookbook showcases different ways to add cosy shades of red and orange to living rooms. Lounge chairs, coffee tables, artwork and even window frames are some of the ways the living rooms featured below introduce pops of autumnal colour to the interior. Ranging from rich,

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