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Kengo Kuma & Associates reveals design for Qatar Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka

August 9, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a boat-informed structure for Qatar’s national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Driven by an appreciation of the strong coastal relations that benefit both Qatar and Japan, Kengo Kuma & Associates and Qatar Museums Authority took inspiration from the traditional Qatari dhow boat construction as well as

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Heatherwick Studio unveils plans for rippled-glass shopping centre in Seoul

August 6, 2024 Starr Charles 0

UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has revealed plans to redesign the Hanwha Galleria shopping centre in Seoul by introducing volumes that resemble “rippled hourglasses”. Located on a major crossroad close to the city’s Han River, the store’s existing structures will be replaced with two near-identical volumes formed of curved glass. The proposal is intended to

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Studio Anne Holtrop adds textured plaster walls to Bahrain pearl museum

July 30, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture firm Studio Anne Holtrop has renovated the Siyadi Pearl Museum and mosque in Bahrain, using a plastering technique designed to maintain “characteristics of the past”. Situated within Muharraq, a region with a history of pearling, the project saw the renewal of two existing coral stone buildings – a rundown museum and adjacent mosque. Aiming

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GMP Architekten renovate hyperbolic 1960s hall in Magdeburg

July 19, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio GMP Architekten has completed the renovation of the post-war Hyparschale hall in Magdeburg, Germany. The studio aimed to revitalise the distinctive structure, which was originally designed by Ulrich Müther in the late 1960s, after it been abandoned for 20 years. GMP Architekten renovated the building so that it could reopen as a multifunctional venue

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Djinjama reveals plans for “Indigenous-led” cultural centre in Canberra

July 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Design studio Djinjama has unveiled plans for Ngurra: The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Precinct in Canberra, Australia. Ngurra – which refers to ‘home’ in various Aboriginal languages – will be set within the grassy landscape of Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country in Canberra, and was designed to serve as a cultural centre for

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Eight home interiors brightened by clerestory windows

July 13, 2024 Starr Charles 0

A collection of distinctive new builds and carefully crafted residential extensions have been rounded up for our latest lookbook, which gathers home interiors enhanced and brightened by clerestory openings. Clerestory windows typically refer to a strip of glazing situated at the very top of a wall, or above eye-level, positioned just beneath the roof to draw

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SIA Arquitectura uses lime render and wood to “echo the sandy landscape” surrounding coastal home

July 11, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Lisbon-based studio SIA Arquitectura has completed Casa da Encosta n Grândola, Portugal, which has a series of lime-rendered volumes wrapped around a central courtyard. Encompassing a main home and four smaller, near-identical guesthouses, Casa da Encosta draws on traditional architecture of the region – with the studio opting for “ancient” materials such as wood and

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This week Jahn completed the 1000M skyscraper in Chicago

July 6, 2024 Starr Charles 0

This week on Dezeen, the 1000M skyscraper designed by architecture studio Jahn was unveiled in Chicago. Located at the south end of the Michigan Avenue Historic District, the 223-metre-tall skyscraper features two distinct sections comprised of a large base finished with aluminium panels and a longer, glossy top. The structure, which is one of the

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Álvaro Siza adds angular concrete extension to renovated monastery in Porto

June 27, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has added an angular white-concrete extension to the Monastery of Leça do Balio in Porto to provide “a new landmark” for the site. Designed by Siza with landscape architect Sidonio Pardal, the extension provides additional space for visitors to the site, which is the headquarters of the cultural entity Foundation Livraria Lello.

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Eight compact studios embedded into residential gardens

June 26, 2024 Starr Charles 0

From converted garages to compact new-builds, we have rounded up eight studios that provide retreat and solitude for their owners in their own back gardens. Featuring reclaimed materials, charred-timber facades and pared-back interiors, this list of garden spaces includes a converted workshop completed by designer Paul Westwood in the UK and a studio centred by

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