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ETH Zurich develops formwork from 3D-printed foam to slash concrete use in buildings

January 10, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0
Close up of precast concrete slab with hollow cells created using 3D-printed FoamWork by ETH Zurich

Researchers at ETH Zurich have used 3D-printed formwork elements made from recyclable mineral foam to create a pre-cast concrete slab, which they say is lighter and better insulated while using 70 per cent less material. The system, known as FoamWork, sees a conventional rectangular mould filled with 24 mineral formwork elements in different shapes and

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Gort Scott reconnects University of Oxford college with riverfront site

January 8, 2022 Jon Astbury 0
Anniversary Building at St Hilda's College

London studio Gort Scott has redeveloped St Hilda’s College at the University of Oxford in England, adding two buildings that unite the campus with lush gardens and river views. The redevelopment, which was the result of an international design competition won by Gort Scott in 2016, provides new accommodation, teaching and events spaces for the college.

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“I would like to think that my ethics may continue” said Richard Rogers in 2013 video interview

December 20, 2021 Siufan Adey 0
Richard Rogers

Renowned British architect Richard Rogers, who died on Saturday, reflected on his legacy and told the stories behind his Centre Pompidou in Paris and Lloyd’s building in London in this video interview filmed by Dezeen in 2013. In the short film, the Pritzker Prize-winning architect discusses his practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, his key

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MVRDV creates jade-coloured Bulgari storefront from recycled champagne bottles

December 16, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
Bulgari Shanghai

Architecture studio MVRDV took cues from the glamour of art deco architecture when creating the jade-coloured facade of the Bulgari Shanghai store. Incorporating recycled champagne and beer bottles, the facade wraps Bulgari Shanghai, which is located at the Shanghai Plaza 66 shopping centre. The Shanghai store, which was the third designed by the studio for the Italian

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Short film tells story behind school theatre by Jonathan Tuckey Design

December 14, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
Pupils outside of the David Brownlow Theatre

This video by photographer Jim Stephenson sheds light on the design of the David Brownlow Theatre, which London studio Jonathan Tuckey Design has created for a boarding school in Berkshire. The theatre, which sits boldly within the tree-lined grounds of Horris Hill School, is designed by Jonathan Tuckey Design as a versatile space for assemblies,

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Shaw Contract announces the winners of its 2021 Design Awards

December 9, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: in this captioned video produced by Dezeen, the winners of Shaw Contract’s 2021 Design Awards are revealed, including a music school in Chile and a live-work office space in Tokyo. US flooring designer Shaw Contract recognised five winners and a People’s Choice award in the 16th edition of its Design Awards, which celebrates

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Kumiko Inui presents “porous” Nobeoka Station revamp in short film by CCA

December 3, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
Architect Kumiko Inui

Japanese architect Kumiko Inui sheds light on her redevelopment of Nobeoka Station in Japan during the final Models Talk film published in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture. Tune in from 3:00pm London time. Named Recipe for Mixed Rice, the 10-minute video guides viewers through the station complex in Nobeoka, which Inui designed as

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Kazuko Akamatsu outlines Shibuya skyscraper design in video by CCA

December 2, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
Shibuya Stream architectural model

In the second Models Talk film published in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Japanese architect Kazuko Akamatsu explains how she used voids to create a feeling of openness at the Shibuya Stream skyscraper in Japan. Watch from 3:00pm London time. The nine-minute video, aptly named A Matter of Void, takes viewers through the

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Erika Nakagawa showcases skinny tower concept in video by CCA

December 1, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
Architect Erika Nakagawa in her studio

Dezeen has teamed up with the Canadian Centre for Architecture to premiere three short films about Japanese architecture. In the first video, architect Erika Nakagawa shares her vision for a skinny residential tower in Tokyo. Tune in from 3:00pm London time. The first film, named A Neighbourhood in A House, guides viewers through a scaled

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EPR Architects transforms historic prison into NoMad London luxury hotel

November 26, 2021 Francesca Tesler 0

Architect Mark Bruce of EPR Architects describes how the studio created a luxury hotel in the shell of an 18th-century London prison in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD hospitality awards. NoMad London is located in the former Grade-II listed Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police Station in Covent Garden, London. It is the first

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