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Light Bureau subtly illuminates fjord-side rest stop in Norway

November 28, 2023 Natasha Levy 0

Scandinavian studio Light Bureau has introduced minimal lighting to this rest-stop toilet along the Norwegian Scenic Routes so as not to distract visitors from the surrounding landscape. Espenes Rest Stop accompanies the Hardanger stretch of the Norwegian Scenic Routes – 18 roads that offer picturesque drives across the country. The structure itself was designed by

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Mexican design and architecture undergoing a “renaissance” says Héctor Esrawe

November 27, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Mexico is experiencing a “renaissance” in architecture and design because of its embrace and promotion of artisanal practices, says designer Héctor Esrawe in this exclusive interview. According to Esrawe, who runs a studio in Mexico City, the last 10 years have seen Mexican creativity being taken more seriously at home and abroad. “There is this

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Medprostor stacks firewood for Ljubljana design biennial exhibition

November 27, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Firewood logs were used as modular stackable elements for the scenography of the BIO27 Super Vernaculars design biennial in Ljubljana, Slovenia, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. Curated by Jane Withers, the 27th edition of the city’s design biennial took place at the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO) in the summer of

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One Thousand Plants Cover The Exterior Of The ‘Landmark by Lexus’ Pavilion

November 26, 2023 Erin 0

Koichi Takada Architects has sent us photos of ‘Landmark by Lexus’, a showroom/pavilion that was presented to guests during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at the Flemington Racecourse in Australia. Drawing inspiration from the Australian landscape, Koichi Takada Architects designed a three-floor modular structure that has over 1,000 native Australian plants and flowers on its facade. […]

Snøhetta creates hexagonal paver system for urban landscapes

November 24, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Interlocking hexagonal pieces make up Flyt, a permeable paver system developed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta as an easy-to-use water management solution for urban areas around the world. Commissioned by outdoor products supplier Asak, it aims to offer landscape architects, builders and developers a water management solution that is easy and creative to use. It is

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Framery predicts focus spaces to be key office design trend in 2024

November 24, 2023 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: the need for well-considered focus spaces will come to the fore in workplace design in 2024, driven by the uptake of artificial intelligence, according to office pod brand Framery. Framery says that the increase in AI in the workplace will result in it taking more responsibility for mundane, repetitive tasks, resulting in the need

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Animal-centric interspecies design goes “beyond sustainability”

November 23, 2023 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

A new design trend prioritises the needs of bugs and animals above human beings. Rima Sabina Aouf finds out if “interspecies design” is the next step in creating more sustainable spaces and objects. An exhibition designed to invite in animals, a garden optimised for the senses of pollinators rather than humans and architecture designed with

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Building meeting rooms costs 55 per cent more than buying office pods research finds

November 22, 2023 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: buying office pods instead of building meeting rooms could save companies in the US around $30 billion by 2030, according to research by soundproof booth manufacturer Framery and real-estate investor CBRE. Post-pandemic working habits are driving a transformation in office layout and design worldwide says Framery. More people working from home means employers are

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Ice-block pavilion Falling Hours functions as a giant hourglass

November 21, 2023 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architects from the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design used a cable membrane structure and bricks of river ice to create this installation in Qinhuangdao, China, which has been shortlisted for a 2023 Dezeen Award. A team from BIAD, led by architects Xiyan Yang, Guanjia Li and Chenzhi Yan, designed and built the Falling Hours pavilion

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Ten architecture and design exhibitions to see in London

November 20, 2023 Sophie Chapman 0

If you’re visiting London for the Dezeen Awards 2023 party taking place on 28 November, here are 10 architecture and design exhibitions also taking place in the city. Diva, AI: Who’s Looking After Me?, and Makerversity: Designing for the Real World and Skateboard are among the exhibitions open to visit in London during November. Cut +

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