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Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes “big cube” in Paddington

October 9, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Ten years in the making, the building takes the form of a 55- by 55-metre cube, elevated on a podium of public amenities including an entrance to the London Underground. While

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Japanese food replicas “trigger your memory and stimulate your appetite”

October 2, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Gleaming sushi and an “earthquake-proof burger” are among the hyperrealistic food models on display at Japan House London as part of the exhibition Looks Delicious! Exploring Japan’s Food Replica Culture. Opening today, the show documents Japan’s history of food replicas, known as food samples or shokuhin sampuru in Japanese, which dates back to 1923 and

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National Portrait Gallery visitors are “not there to look at the architecture”

October 2, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This video spotlights the overhaul of the National Portrait Gallery by Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. The renovation of the Grade I-listed National Portrait Gallery is one of four London projects on this year’s shortlist, which is the focus of a short-film series

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Birdhouses informed by skyscrapers and modernist architecture feature in Dwellings exhibition

October 2, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Andu Masebo and Rio Kobayashi are among 23 designers who have created birdhouses for an exhibition held at South London Gallery that aimed to unpack “what it means to build a house for a bird”. Conceived by design studio Computer Room and birdwatching collective Flock Together, the Dwellings project focused on shared themes of sanctuary

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Elizabeth Line designed to have an “elegant simplicity”

October 1, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This video highlights the Elizabeth Line infrastructure by studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and Atkins, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. It is the largest project on this year’s shortlist, which is the focus of a short-film series currently being published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Institute of

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Chowdry Walk social housing designed not to be “a monolithic block”

September 30, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

This video highlights the Chowdry Walk social-housing scheme by Al-Jawad Pike, which is one of six buildings shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize. It is the first of six short films that are being published by Dezeen in collaboration with Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to showcase the buildings on this year’s shortlist. One

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Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension

September 27, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients’ love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. The extension to the rear of Allotment Cottage has a timber frame and features a facade with a built-in outdoor bench and window seat, intended

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Pensaer revamps Allotment Cottage in London with timber-framed extension

September 27, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture studio Pensaer referred to its clients’ love for gardening when designing this cottage extension in Herne Hill, London, which is finished with a palette of wood and reclaimed materials. The extension to the rear of Allotment Cottage has a timber frame and features a facade with a built-in outdoor bench and window seat, intended

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Zaha Hadid Architects creates parametric London for Fortnite game

September 23, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has collaborated with software developer Epic Games to create a parametric-style version of London that players can build on in the video game Fortnite. In the Re:Imagine London game, Fortnite players are dropped into a creator-made island on London’s waterfront, which has been populated with curved buildings in keeping with Zaha Hadid

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Off The Shelf pavilion is made from standardised components that can go back on the shelf

September 20, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

Rio Kobayashi has collaborated with engineering firm Webb Yates on the designer’s first-ever pavilion, an abstraction of his childhood home in Japan, as part of the London Design Festival. As the name suggests, the Off The Shelf pavilion is made using off-the-shelf materials – standard-sized Douglas fir planks, sheets of polycarbonate and PVC – that

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