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Tubular holiday home cantilevers over hill in Russian art park

August 18, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Russian Quintessential by Sergey Kuznetsov

Moscow’s chief architect Sergey Kuznetsov has completed a pipe-shaped cabin, constructed like the hull of a ship and balanced on the edge of a slope in Russia’s Nikola-Lenivets Art Park. The holiday home was conceived for the annual Archstoyanie festival, known as Russia’s Burning Man, and will remain in place after the event to provide accommodation

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Ten rustic interiors that incorporate natural textures and materials

August 14, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Studio Cottage, China, by Sun Min and Christian Taeubert from rustic interiors roundup

From a sand-filled Portuguese beach house to a renovated farmer’s cottage near Beijing, our latest lookbook highlights rustic interiors from Dezeen’s archive that bring the countryside into the home. Rustic interiors often feature furniture made from organic materials, such as wood and stone, and finishes that have been left natural and unadorned. Exposing the rugged

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Critics mourn modernist French Railways House as “dying loved one” ahead of planned demolition

August 11, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Architects and designers have reacted with dismay to the news that a 1960s landmark in central London will be demolished to make way for a new office development by architecture studio Make. The City of Westminster has granted permission for French Railways House near Picadilly, which once acted as the headquarters of French national rail network

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IPCC climate report a “call to arms” say architects and designers

August 10, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Wildfire in the forest near Marmaris in Turkey

The latest IPCC climate report offers a “nugget of hope” but architects and designers must “make changes to the way they design” to help avert catastrophic climate change, according to Architects Climate Action Network and other UK climate pressure groups. The report should “act as a propellant to their efforts to decarbonise,” said Joe Giddings

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Ten impressive bamboo buildings that demonstrate the material’s versatility

August 4, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

From a modular housing prototype to a disaster-proof yoga studio, we’ve rounded up 10 bamboo architectures from Dezeen’s archive that use the ancient construction material in new and unusual ways. After being abandoned in favour of concrete and steel in the 20th century, bamboo is increasingly being integrated into modern buildings due to its lightness

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics accused of “superficial” sustainability efforts

July 23, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics opens today amid claims that its promise to be the greenest games ever are “greenwashing”. Instead, it is the third-least sustainable Olympics since 1992, according to a new report. This year’s event marks the first Olympics to be carbon neutral and to run entirely on renewable energy, according to its organisers.

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EU proposes emissions controls for buildings and transport in drive to become “world’s first climate-neutral continent”

July 15, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Paris engulfed in smog to illustrate EU emissions control proposal Fit for 55

The European Commission has unveiled sweeping proposals to reduce carbon emissions across the continent that include caps for buildings and transport for the first time. Named Fit for 55, the package unveiled yesterday includes 12 policy proposals aimed at reducing EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent before 2030, compared to 1990 levels. “Achieving these

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EU proposes emissions controls for buildings and transport in drive to become “world’s first climate-neutral continent”

July 15, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

The European Commission has unveiled sweeping proposals to reduce carbon emissions across the continent that include caps for buildings and transport for the first time. Named Fit for 55, the package unveiled yesterday includes 12 policy proposals aimed at reducing EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent before 2030, compared to 1990 levels. “Achieving these

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Using “ancient wisdoms and techniques” can lead to carbon-neutral buildings says Yasmeen Lari

July 1, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Yasmeen Lari in front of an earth and bamboo Women's Centre

A return to traditional materials and construction techniques could help eliminate carbon emissions, says Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari, who has built more than 45,000 homes from mud, lime and bamboo. Designed for victims of natural disasters in Pakistan, the homes, built since 2005, form “the world’s largest zero-carbon shelter programme,” according to the RIBA. “You’re

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Five architecture and design events in July from Dezeen Events Guide

July 1, 2021 Jennifer Hahn 0

Leeza Soho tower by Zaha Hadid Architects in Beijing, China

A Zaha Hadid retrospective and an architecture conference featuring Souto de Moura, Tatiana Bibao and Kengo Kuma are among the design events listed in Dezeen Events Guide this month. Other events taking place in July include the Moscow Urban Fest, Object Rotterdam, Clerkenwell Design Week and Dezeen’s final Architecture Project Talk in which Groupwork’s Amin

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