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Foster + Partners reveals visuals of over-station skyscraper in central Sydney

August 10, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Pitt Street OSD by Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners has released visuals for a 39-storey skyscraper that will be built above the Pitt Street metro station it is developing in central Sydney, Australia. Named Pitt Street OSD, the skyscraper forms part of Foster + Partners ongoing work to expand the Sydney Metro – Australia’s biggest public transport project – for which

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This week the UK government announced “automatic” permissions as part of planning reforms

August 8, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Permitted development law change

This week on Dezeen, the UK government came under fire as it announced its plans to deregulate and automatically grant planning permission for housing in England. Alongside housing, the new planning system will also see schools, hospitals, shops and offices “automatically secured” planning on land that is designated for growth. The regulations have been described

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Linear brick wall conceals earthy and tactile interiors of Devon Passivhaus

August 7, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Devon Passivhaus by McLean Quinlan

A linear red-brick wall obscures the textured interiors and art-filled courtyard hidden inside McLean Quinlan’s low-rise Passivhaus home in Devon, UK. The energy-efficient dwelling, aptly named Devon Passivhaus, nestles into a sloped walled garden that was once owned by an old English country house that fell into a state of disrepair. In an effort to

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Linear brick wall conceals earthy and tactile interiors of Devon Passivhaus

August 7, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Devon Passivhaus by McLean Quinlan

A linear red-brick wall obscures the textured interiors and art-filled courtyard hidden inside McLean Quinlan’s low-rise Passivhaus home in Devon, UK. The energy-efficient dwelling, aptly named Devon Passivhaus, nestles into a sloped walled garden that was once owned by an old English country house that fell into a state of disrepair. In an effort to

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Zaha Hadid Architects shares proposal for Shanghai’s “greenest building”

August 5, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Visual of Zaha Hadid Architects proposal for CECEP Shanghai Campus

Zaha Hadid Architects has shared its design for the CECEP Shanghai Campus in China, which will utilise renewable energy technologies and recycled materials. Developed for Chinese renewable energy firm CECEP, the mixed-use campus will be built in north-east Shanghai beside the Huangpu River, taking the form of three interlinked towers with leisure facilities and an urban

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Foster + Partners designs “porous” Apple store in Beijing

August 4, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Apple Sanlitun by Foster + Partners in Beijing, China

A large overhanging roof shelters the expansive glass walls that front the “open and inviting” Apple Sanlitun store by Foster + Partners in Beijing, China. Located in a large open square within Sanlitun, an area of the capital city’s Chaoyang District, the building replaces China’s first Apple Store built adjacent to the site in 2008.

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Key Worker Housing by Mecanoo references Cambridge’s “architectural inventions over the centuries”

August 4, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Key Worker Housing by Mecanoo for University of Cambridge, UK

Yellow brick walls with unarranged white windows enclose communal courtyards and timber-lined walkways at the heart of Mecanoo’s housing for the University of Cambridge. Located in the city of Cambridge, UK, the Key Worker Housing development contains 232 affordable homes and communal spaces for researchers and key employees at the university. Key Worker Housing is

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Bartlett School of Architecture spotlights 10 standout student projects

July 22, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Carlisle Alzheimer's Foundation by Philip Springall

Architecture dedicated to people affected by Alzheimer’s disease features alongside and a conceptual home for “Disney’s unloved” in this VDF school show by the Bartlett School of Architecture. A total of 10 student projects are included in the digital exhibition, completed by both undergraduate and postgraduate students at the school that forms a part of

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10 architecture projects by University of Cambridge undergraduate and postgraduate students 

July 15, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
University of Cambridge school show: Charlie Edmonds

This VDF school show by the University of Cambridge features 10 student architecture projects, including a school dispersed within Tokyo’s “void space” and a subterranean base for the UK’s Environment Agency. The selected works, which range from paintings to digital models, were completed by both undergraduate and postgraduate students of the UK university’s architecture department

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Autoban’s diverse portfolio is “grounded in storytelling”

July 2, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Joali Maldives by Autoban

VDF studio profile: Autoban is a multidisciplinary studio based in Istanbul, Turkey, which was established to “create meaningful designs that put forward enthralling narratives”. Founded in 2003 by Seyhan Özdemir Sarper and Sefer Çağlar, who were later joined by Efe Aydar, the studio’s portfolio spans architecture and interiors, as well as product and experiential design

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