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“The virtual world is taking over the real world,” says virtual designer Anthony Authié of Zyva Studio

April 3, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Anthony Authié of Zyva Studio launches Architoys NFT auction

Digital designer Anthony Authié of Zyva Studio and visualisation artist Charlotte Taylor and have collaborated on an NFT auction of Architoys, a range of capsules containing fantasy architecture projects. The aluminium capsules, which are the same size as an AirPods case, contain a watch-like mechanism that can display a series of images of virtual architectural

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Covid-19 has helped kill “indiscriminate international architecture” says Reinier de Graaf

April 1, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

The coronavirus pandemic has helped encourage a return to regional architectural styles, according to OMA partner Reinier de Graaf. The Dutch architect said Covid-related travel restrictions have hastened the demise of “indiscriminate international architecture” designed by globe-trotting starchitects. “I think there might be an increasing localism again emerging in architecture,” de Graaf said. “Maybe a

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The environmental impact of NFTs is “horrible” says architect Chris Precht

March 29, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Architect Chris Precht has abandoned plans to sell digital artworks backed by NFTs due to the environmental impact of mining the digital tokens. In a video posted on his Instagram account, Precht said that non-fungible tokens offered creatives an exciting opportunity to make money. But he said the carbon emissions associated with creating the tokens

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Dezeen announces plans for Dezeen Club and presents a social evening and discussion in a virtual rooftop bar

March 23, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Dezeen will host a unique social evening in a virtual rooftop bar on 7 April to discuss the rise of the metaverse with Space Popular, Andrés Reisinger, Amber Jae Slooten and Charlotte Taylor. The metaverse meet-up is the first in a series of events organised by Dezeen Club, a virtual membership club that is due

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Spotify to make its offices feel more like home as it introduces “work from anywhere” policy

March 18, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Swedish music streaming brand Spotify is to improve the cosiness and acoustics of its offices to appeal to employees used to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. It will also introduce a “work from anywhere” policy from this summer. Announced last month, this will allow employees to work from home, from the office or

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“Architects must defend public space” says Elizabeth Diller as she celebrates Moscow park’s al-fresco sex appeal

March 5, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Architect Elizabeth Diller has revealed the “stealthy” way that Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates public spaces – and disclosed how it was accused of corrupting Russian youth after an outbreak of open-air sex in Moscow’s Zaryadye Park. In a TED talk, the co-founder of the New York studio described how the studio managed to create

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Bjarke Ingels is “this century’s Frank Lloyd Wright” says USModernist director

February 16, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Architect Bjarke Ingels ranks alongside 20th-century greats such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen and John Lautner, according to USModernist director George Smart. Smart ranked the Danish architect’s Via 57 West project in Manhattan as one of his 10 favourite modernist buildings in North America and said: “Bjarke Ingels is this century’s Frank Lloyd Wright

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“The carbon footprint of our website will no longer be pushed to the back of our minds”

February 16, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

We were shocked to learn that Dezeen has been ranked last in a survey of websites’ carbon emissions. We are determined to improve, says founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. We have a guilty secret. While Dezeen has long championed sustainable architecture and design, we’ve recently become aware that our own carbon footprint is pretty bad. The

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Biomimicry could lead to cities that “deliver net benefits” in the fight against climate change

February 8, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Cities could help stop climate change by imitating natural processes that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to architect Michael Pawlyn. Buildings could be constructed from materials containing atmospheric carbon that can be recycled at the end of their lifetime, Pawlyn said. New types of carbon-rich concrete and bioplastics could lock up large amounts

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The Dezeen guide to wood in architecture, interiors and design

February 5, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Thinking of using timber in your architecture or design project? Our guide to 15 of the most popular types of wood and wood products has links to hundreds of examples for inspiration. Ash Ash is a deciduous hardwood that produces a beautiful pale timber with a grain similar to oak. Versatile, shock-resistant and with no

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