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Tsuruta Architects incorporates 27,000 cat faces into five homes in Catford

September 17, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Kitchen with cat details in The Queen of Catford by Tsuruta Architects

UK-studio Tsuruta Architects has completed a housing project in south London called The Queen of Catford, which features thousands of cat faces and a pair of blue heritage plaques dedicated to fictional characters. The Queen of Catford consists of five quirky apartments located above and behind a pair of shops on Catford High Street. An

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Aman Kyoto scoops coveted Hotel of the Year award at AHEAD Asia 2021

September 17, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: built within a secret garden and surrounded by forest, the Aman Kyoto designed by the late Singapore-based architect Kerry Hill was crowned Hotel of the Year at this week’s AHEAD Asia awards. Following on from last week’s MEA awards ceremony in Dubai, AHEAD – which stands for the Awards for Hospitality Experience and

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AHEAD Asia 2021 awards winners announced in video ceremony on Dezeen

September 16, 2021 Calum Lindsay 0

AHEAD will announce the best new hotel designs in Asia in a video ceremony broadcast by Dezeen for the hospitality awards programme. Tune in from 7:00pm Singapore time. The ceremony, which begins at 7:00pm Singapore time (12:00pm London time), will be broadcast in two parts that can both be viewed below. The event is hosted by

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Kengo Kuma and OPPO pair traditional materials and technology to create “spiritual experience”

September 15, 2021 Calum Lindsay 0

In this video produced by Dezeen for OPPO, Japanese architect Kengo Kuma describes how he worked with the smart device brand to create Bamboo Ring, an installation currently showing at Milan design week. Bamboo Ring is a two-metre diameter ring comprised of lengths of bamboo that have been bound to a carbon-fibre backing to form

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Minimalist hotel in Mozambique dominates at AHEAD MEA 2021 awards

September 14, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

A photograph of a winning project in the Ahead awards

Dezeen promotion: a Foster + Partners hotel in Saudi Arabia and a series of private bungalows in Mozambique that celebrate African minimalism are among the hotels celebrated in the 2021 edition of the AHEAD MEA awards. AHEAD, which stands for the Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design, celebrates striking hospitality projects from across the world.

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Watch a talk with Stefano Boeri and Joseph Grima about creating cities in symbiosis with nature

September 6, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

Stefano Boeri at Therme Art talk in Venice

Dezeen promotion: in this Venice Biennale talk by Therme Art and V–A–C, 11 experts from the fields of architecture, design and technology discuss how we can reimagine our cities while giving back to nature. The panel, which took place at the biennale in May and is now being broadcast exclusively by Dezeen, features architects Stefano Boeri

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The DHaus Company adds hotel and Japanese-informed homes to London pub

August 30, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

The Bull and Last and Woodsome Road duplexes

Architecture and design studio The DHaus Company has overhauled The Bull and Last pub in north London, adding boutique hotel rooms and a pair of Japanese-inspired duplex flats. The project involved a complete renovation of the old pub, which started life as a coaching inn more than 300 years ago. At a time when many of

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Chart Art Fair installs five “social architecture” pavilions in Copenhagen

August 27, 2021 Sebastian Jordahn 0

This Dezeen video showcases the five architecture pavilions at this year’s Chart art fair in Copenhagen, including a restaurant covered with microgreens and a structure made out of inflatable bags. Each of the pavilions, which are installed in the courtyards of Charlottenborg in the centre of Copenhagen, are intended to be examples of “social architecture” and

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Squire and Partners uses mass timber to add co-working facility to its London office

August 13, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Crittal-style windows in The Department Store Studios by Squire and Partners

Architecture studio Squire and Partners has added a co-working facility to its own London office, in a new building framed by cross-laminated timber. The Department Store Studios is a five-storey building offering flexible workspace along with facilities that include a movie screening room, a bar and a restaurant. It adjoins the former Bon Marche department store in

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Norman Foster Foundation presents free On Cities masterclasses

August 10, 2021 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: the educational foundation set up by architect Norman Foster has released an online masterclass series focused on topics related to contemporary cities, with lectures given by experts including architects Sou Fujimoto, Francis Kéré and Deborah Berke. Available to watch now, the On Cities series of 30-minute video classes explore the most pressing issues

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