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Ten homes that feature decorative ceilings and ornate plasterwork

October 8, 2022 James Parkes 0

A home in Williamsburg with a bathroom that saw its original tin-panelled ceiling restored and intricate 19th-century plasterwork set within a modern apartment feature in this lookbook, which showcases decorative and ornate ceilings. Mouldings are decorative architectural elements that are used as focal elements in interior spaces, contouring the corners of ceilings and light fixtures

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Chybik + Kristof creates aluminium research centre to “realise new spatial possibilities” of modular architecture

October 6, 2022 James Parkes 0

Architecture studio Chybik + Kristof has completed the angular Modular Research Centre in the Czech Republic, which is constructed from aluminium and aims to reframe ideas behind prefabricated construction. Located in Vizovice, the building sits on the edge of the headquarters of Koma Modular, a modular construction specialist with which it developed the project. The

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Foster + Partners connects pair of skyscrapers with 100-meter-high suspension bridge

September 29, 2022 James Parkes 0

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has completed two skyscrapers for drone manufacturer DJI in Shenzhen called DJI Sky City, which are connected by an open-air suspension bridge over 100 meters above the ground. DJI Sky City consists of a pair of 200-metre-high skyscrapers that house the headquarters and innovation centre of Shenzhen-based robotics company and drone specialists

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Buro Happold and Cookfox Architects develop living facade for birds and insects

September 16, 2022 James Parkes 0

Render of a terracotta facade prototype at Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop

British engineering company Buro Happold and American architecture studio Cookfox Architects have developed a prototype for a terracotta facade system that can house small wildlife, insects, birds and plants. The modular system aims to provide wildlife including bees, birds and plants space to thrive on the facades of buildings in urban environments. “The facade system is designed

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Balenciaga opens tinted-glass couture store beneath historic Paris atelier

September 11, 2022 James Parkes 0

Interior image of a shopping space at the Balenciaga Couture Store

Fashion house Balenciaga has opened a couture store with smoked-glass-panelled walls in the same building as its original couture salon in Paris. The store is located beneath Balenciaga’s historic atelier at 10 Avenue George V, which was recently renovated to exactly replicate the interior of the original couture salon that was first opened in 1937.

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This week we revealed the shortlists for Dezeen Awards 2022

September 10, 2022 James Parkes 0

MVRDV's Depot Boijmans van Beuningen was shortlisted in the 2022 Dezeen Awards

This week on Dezeen, we announced the architecture, interiors, design, sustainability and media projects as well as the studios shortlisted for this year’s Dezeen Awards. This year saw Dezeen Awards receive its highest number of entries in its history, with the 2022 awards tallying up over 5,000 international submissions. The 2022 architecture shortlist includes 57

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AMO recreates “Provence atmosphere” with clay Jacquemus shop-in-shop

August 22, 2022 James Parkes 0

Image of the Jacquemus Selfridges store through a window

Dutch studio AMO has created a terracruda-clad shop-in-shop with curving tiered shelving for French-fashion brand Jacquemus at luxury department store Selfridges. The boutique was installed as a permanent retail space located on the ground floor of London department store Selfridges and is host to Jacquemus bags and accessories. Designed by AMO, the research and design

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British architect Diane Haigh dies aged 73

August 17, 2022 James Parkes 0

Architect, educator and former Allies and Morrison director Diane Haigh, who led projects including the refurbishment of London’s Royal Festival Hall, has died aged 73. Haigh passed away unexpectedly on 31 July 2022. She was a director at British architecture firm Allies and Morrison from 1996 to 2007 before becoming a consultant director at the

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MVRDV unveils pair of skyscrapers with “stratified cliff” facades

August 16, 2022 James Parkes 0

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has revealed the Oasis Towers development in Nanjing, China, which is comprised of two L-shaped skyscrapers with angular cliff-like facades. Named Oasis Towers, the mixed-use residential and commercial development comprises two 150-metre tall skyscrapers and is set to be built on a site at the edge of Nanjing’s Jiangbei New Area

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Ten steely kitchens that use metal as their primary material

August 13, 2022 James Parkes 0

A black steel island fitted between original cast-iron columns, a gleaming stainless-steel kitchen and one with reclaimed metal cabinetry are among the kitchen interiors featured in our latest lookbook. Metal kitchens can make for a stylish addition to a residential interior, often lending the heart of the home an industrial and restaurant-style look. These types

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