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Poor-quality housing is “the number one thing holding the UK back” says Bulb CEO

June 16, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

The UK needs to drastically improve its “poorly insulated, draughty” homes if it is to eradicate its carbon emissions, according to Hayden Wood, CEO of renewable energy supplier Bulb. ‘The number one thing holding the UK back is the quality of its housing stock,” Wood told Dezeen. “Our houses are poorly insulated, draughty.” “The adoption

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Architects are “at the very centre of what we need to do to get to net-zero” says Bulb CEO

June 15, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Millions of homes could generate small amounts of solar energy to help eliminate carbon emissions from the UK power grid, according to Hayden Wood, CEO of renewable energy supplier Bulb. The country is at the “starting point” of a transition towards a decentralised, emissions-free energy network, he claimed. Architects are central to this process as

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“Neighbors got really pissed off” by Frank Gehry’s Santa Monica home, architect reveals

June 15, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Architect Frank Gehry has explained how his seminal 1978 home in Santa Monica caused a stir in an exclusive interview with PIN-UP magazine to mark the publication’s 30th issue. “The neighbors got really pissed off,” Gehry said of the project that helped catapult him to fame. “The neighbor two doors south of me was a

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Elon Musk is “the biggest architect of our time” says Jan Boelen

June 8, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk is the world’s greatest living architect, according to design curator and educator Jan Boelen. Boelen argued that the South African-born billionaire is thinking on a more ambitious scale than any other living figure and is reshaping the world through his businesses. “Elon Musk is the biggest architect of our

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French architects face wood shortage with “prices going up every week”

June 7, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

A timber shortage in France has forced prices up as architects struggle to comply with a new environmental law that requires public buildings to be 50 per cent wood. French architects are reporting price rises of up to 50 per cent since the start of the year. “The prices are going up every week,” said

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Visitors share their impressions of “interesting and courageous” Venice Architecture Biennale

May 25, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

With the Venice Architecture Biennale now open to the public, attendees have given their verdict on the first major cultural event to take place since the pandemic began. “It was interesting and very courageous,” architect Stefano Boeri told Dezeen. “And how important it is for Venice to say that the biennale is still alive. It

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Ten kitchens with breakfast bars designed by architects

May 22, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Kitchens with breakfast bars feature in today’s lookbook, which showcases ten interiors from Dezeen’s archive. Breakfast bars are multi-functional, bar-height counters where people can perch on bar stools to socialise or dine. An informal alternative to the dining table, they can also be used for working from home, helping to make the kitchen a multi-purpose

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Follow Dezeen Events Guide on Instagram for details of the latest architecture and design events

April 27, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Our listings site Dezeen Events Guide has an Instagram channel! Follow it at www.instagram.com/dezeenguide for regular updates on the world’s best architecture and design events. Launched last year, Dezeen Events Guide is the world’s most popular guide to design weeks, conferences, exhibitions and other key happenings relating to architecture and design. It contains details of

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Non-Extractive Architecture manifesto calls for buildings that are “not intrinsically dependent on exploitation”

April 13, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Italian research studio Space Caviar has released a manifesto for a new type of architecture that does not deplete the earth’s resources. Called Non-Extractive Architecture, the manifesto calls on architects to design buildings that avoid exploiting the planet or people. “Non-extractive architecture questions the assumption that building must inevitably cause some kind of irreversible damage

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Ten domestic interiors featuring statement plants that help bring nature indoors

April 4, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

If your home doesn’t have a garden or a balcony, a well-chosen houseplant can bring the natural world inside. The second of a trio of spring lookbooks this Easter weekend showcases 10 domestic interiors with carefully chosen plants. The projects feature plants ranging from full-sized trees to smaller houseplants such as aloe, peace lilies and ferns.

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