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Ten peaceful bedrooms designed by architects

November 28, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Kawakawa House by Herbst Architects

A Shaker-style sleeping space and a bed chamber with a colour scheme informed by California deserts are among the ten serene, architect-designed bedrooms in this roundup. This is the latest in a series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series showcased visually inspiring dining rooms, cosy living rooms, domestic bathrooms designed by

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Dock Mill by Urban Agency set to be one of Europe’s tallest timber buildings

November 26, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Dublin's Dock Mill by Urban Agency

Architecture studio Urban Agency is extending an existing mill building in Dublin, Ireland, to create the 50-metres-high Dock Mill, which will be one of the tallest timber buildings in Europe. The thirteen-storey building was commissioned by property development company Lioncor. “The brief was to design a state of the art sustainable and flexible building in

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BLUE Architecture Studio adds U-shaped glass box to Shanghai coffee shop

November 22, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Street view of % Arabica West by BLUE Architecture studio

Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has renovated the % Arabica West shop in Shanghai’s Xuhui district, adding a glass box and a courtyard to open the cafe up to the surrounding neighbourhood. The studio’s aim for the 50-square-metre renovation was to break the boundary between the commercial space and the street. To do so it designed

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Demolition of Tadao Ando-designed wall in Manchester begins

November 18, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Tadao Ando's wall in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

Demolition has begun on a wall in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, which forms part of Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s only building in the UK. Removal of the six-metre-long concrete wall, which locals have dubbed the Berlin Wall, began on 16 November and is expected to be completed this week. The freestanding wall was built as part

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Hooba Design Group arranges concrete showroom in Iran around fish pond and greenery

November 17, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Water feature at Aptus Factory Showroom by Hooba Design Group

Tehran-based Hooba Design Group has designed a series of concrete volumes to house the showrooms and administrative spaces of the Aptus concrete factory in the suburbs of Karaj, Iran. The studio was asked to create an indoor-outdoor showroom for the factory, whose previous showroom was located in one of its factory buildings. Hooba Design Group

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This week Virgin Hyperloop welcomed its first human passengers

November 14, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
First human passengers travel in BIG-designed hyperloop system

This week on Dezeen, passengers travelled in Virgin’s levitating Hyperloop capsules for the first time, as the company carried out a 15-second-long test trip in the Nevada desert. Josh Giegel, CTO and co-founder of Virgin Hyperloop, and Sara Luchian, Virgin Hyperloop’s director of passenger experience, were the first to experience a journey in the capsule,

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RIBA warns of housing emissions crisis from surge in home working

November 11, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Inefficient housing means hoem working could increase emissions warns RIBA

The increase in people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic risks a housing emissions crisis unless the government takes urgent action, says the Royal Institute of British Architects. The Greener Homes report, released today by the Royal British Institute of Architects (RIBA), warned the UK will see a dramatic increase in the proportion of

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Hugh Pearman to retire as The RIBA Journal editor

November 9, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Journalist Hugh Pearman

RIBA has announced that Hugh Pearman, editor of architecture magazine The RIBA Journal, will be stepping down from the role in December 2020 after 14 years. Pearman joined the journal, which is published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), in 2006. January 2021 to be Pearman’s last issue He is one of The RIBA Journal’s

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Residence for Two Collectors is an art-filled Chicago penthouse

November 7, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Chainmail drapery at Residence for Two Collectors by Wheeler Kearns Architects

An extensive art collection is complemented by industrial detailing, a walnut floor and earthy, muted colours in this Chicago penthouse flat that local studio Wheeler Kearns Architects designed for two art collectors. Working together with Sharlene Young of Symbiotic Living, Wheeler Kearns Architects created the interior of Residence for Two Collectors for a couple who

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Atelier Scale designs The Folds playground to encourage tactile play

November 7, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0
Kid playing at The Folds by Atelier Scale

Atelier Scale has created The Folds, a small community playground in Changzhou, China, as a place for children to explore in a more tactile and less regulated way than usual. The studio deliberately minimised the use of playground equipment to allow children to play with the folded shapes of the place itself. “We believe that the

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