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Ukrainian studios “doing what we can, and sometimes what we can’t” after two years of war

February 23, 2024 Nat Barker 0

Two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, architecture and design studios in Ukraine are adapting to support the war effort while also ensuring they stay in business. Casualties in the war now number around 500,000, including more than 10,000 civilian deaths. With Saturday marking two years since Russia’s troops crossed the Ukraine border, Dezeen spoke to

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Why aren’t more architects using stone as a building material?

February 15, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 feature. Arup geologist Paola Blasi, who advises architects on how to use stone, said the material is finally reappearing

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“The Sims is a key part of why I ended up in interior design”

January 25, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

The Sims has been allowing players to act out their architecture and interior design fantasies for more than two decades. Jane Englefield finds out how the makers of the iconic life-simulation video game keep up with shifting trends. “People laugh when I mention playing The Sims, but it was hugely significant in terms of spatial

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“The Sims is a key part of why I ended up in interior design”

January 25, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

The Sims has been allowing players to act out their architecture and interior design fantasies for more than two decades. Jane Englefield finds out how the makers of the iconic life-simulation video game keep up with shifting trends. “People laugh when I mention playing The Sims, but it was hugely significant in terms of spatial

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Maximalism to make way for “quiet refinement” in 2024 say interior designers

January 5, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Interior design in 2024 will have a focus on individualism and see a backlash to the rise in AI design while colours will be informed by global warming, interior designers across the globe told Dezeen. While the trend for locally sourced materials and sustainable biomaterials looks set to become more pronounced, designers also believe that

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Less experimentation and more “safe spaces” will define architecture in 2024

January 4, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Architects from studios including Counterspace and OMA are among those expecting less extravagant and more community-centric designs to dominate the global architecture scene in 2024. Dezeen spoke to architects from leading and emerging studios around the world to get their predictions for the trends that could define the industry this year. For most, world affairs

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The UK’s new biodiversity net gain rules explained

December 19, 2023 Nat Barker 0

New planning legislation that aims to boost biodiversity in development projects will come into effect in England in January. Here, Dezeen explains what architects need to know. What is biodiversity and why does it matter? In this context, biodiversity usually refers to the variety of all species living within a certain area or ecosystem, including

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Does London need the Sphere?

December 13, 2023 Helen Barrett 0

Following recent controversy over proposals for an MSG Sphere in London similar to Las Vegas’s new light-up venue, Dezeen examines the arguments on both sides of the debate. Should London build a Sphere? The colossal Las Vegas venue – not spherical, more like a ball sliced in half with an exoskeleton of light-emitting diode (LED)

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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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Austin supertalls “not really dealing with the problems” of the city

October 5, 2023 Kate Mazade 0

Rapidly growing Austin is set to see its skyline transformed by the emergence of several supertall skyscrapers in the coming years, but is this a cause for celebration or concern? As America’s second-fastest growing economy, Austin’s population is expected to reach 3.6 million people by 2040, and various city initiatives are addressing growth in the region.

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