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Ten Cold War US embassies that embody America’s 20th-century “victorious exuberance”

November 2, 2023 Ben Dreith 0

Embassies designed for the United States by Walter Gropius and Eero Saarinen feature in this roundup based on David B Peterson’s book US Embassies of the Cold War: The Architecture of Democracy, Diplomacy and Defense. “These mid-century modern embassies were built as a billboard for democracy,” Peterson told Dezeen. “By the end of world war two, neoclassicism

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Nine Black designers who left their mark on the past 100 years

October 26, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Charlene Prempeh’s Now You See Me book celebrates the work of Black designers during the past century – from the lauded to the chronically overlooked. Here, she selects nine that have had a particularly significant impact. Titled Now You See Me: An Introduction to 100 Years of Black Design, the book features architects, fashion designers and

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Ten post-industrial structures from the Black Country

October 19, 2023 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Artist Tom Hicks has spent the last six years documenting the built environment of the West Midlands. Here, he picks ten of his favourite photographs from his book Black Country Type exclusively for Dezeen. From factories and warehouses to shop fronts and underpasses, Hicks explores the structures that make up the post-industrial landscape of the

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Brutalist Italy book showcases “sometimes surprising” concrete architecture

October 5, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

A Star Wars-like cemetery extension and a cheese-shaped temple feature in this roundup, where photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego spotlight the best brutalist buildings from their book Brutalist Italy. The two photographers, who previously worked together on the book Soviet Asia, wanted to focus on how reinforced concrete architecture has developed in Italy after

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Graduate Hotels spotlights its diverse interiors with new book

August 31, 2023 Dezeen staff 0

Promotion: Nashville-based hospitality brand Graduate Hotels has launched a self-titled book spotlighting its hotels in university towns and cities across the world. Titled Graduate Hotels, the publication covers the company’s more than 35 hotels throughout the US and UK, each individually designed to reflect its location’s history, culture and university campus. The hotels span from

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democracy, diplomacy and defense: a deep dive into the architecture of US embassies

August 25, 2023 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom 0

crafted by renowned architects such as walter gropius, marcel breuer, and eero saarinen, the embassies were designed to convey american ideals of progress and democracy.
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“Not having architectural education makes you find different solutions” says Charlotte Taylor

August 17, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Visualisation artist Charlotte Taylor discusses how she is translating her digital design work into built architecture projects for the first time in this interview. Taylor is the founder of 3D-design studio Maison de Sable, where she collaborates with other 3D designers on renderings of imaginary, fantastical interiors and buildings. Recently Taylor’s designs have become less

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Six sea pools that provide “safe access to water for all”

August 15, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

As outdoor swimming continues to make a resurgence, architect Chris Romer-Lee picks six of the most intriguing tidal pools from his book Sea Pools. Named Sea Pools: 66 saltwater sanctuaries from around the world, Romer-Lee’s recently published book highlights the most significant tidal pools – seawater pools that are filled by the high tide –

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Ten sidewalk dining shelters in New York City

June 5, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Freelance creative director John Tymkiw has spent the last three years photographing the outdoor dining shelters that sprang up on the streets of New York City during the coronavirus pandemic. Here, he selects 10 of his favourites. Restaurants and cafes across New York City began erecting makeshift kerbside dining shelters in 2020 in a bid

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Ten houses perched precariously on cliff edges

May 1, 2023 Nat Barker 0

Living on the Edge is a book that celebrates clifftop houses. Here, author Agata Toromanoff selects 10 of her favourites, from a cabin in the Italian Alps to a villa on the Mexican Pacific coast. Hard to access, prone to extreme weather and environmentally delicate, cliff edges are among the most difficult sites to develop.

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