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Take a video tour of Barbie and Ken’s lifesize dollhouse in Malibu

June 29, 2023 Cajsa Carlson 0

Rental website Airbnb has created a video tour of the bright-pink Barbie Dreamhouse in Malibu, which features a full-size plastic toy horse and an infinity pool. Set to be available on rental website Airbnb, the house sits on the beachfront in California and will be rented out by Ken, Barbie’s partner. “Placed perfectly above the beach with

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Serpentine Pavilion creates “a moment of wonder” says Lina Ghotmeh

June 21, 2023 Francesca Tesler 0

In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the Serpentine Gallery, French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh explains how her Serpentine Pavilion was designed to create a sense of conviviality. Called À table, the pavilion takes the form of a glued laminated timber (glulam) shelter that houses a concentric communal table intended to bring people together. “The

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AI-generated engravings feature in Dragon Flat by Tsuruta Architects

June 21, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

UK-studio Tsuruta Architects has combined artificial intelligence with CNC cutting in a revamp of a home in London’s Notting Hill. Dragon Flat features engraved wall panels and joinery incorporating AI-generated images, including a map of the River Thames and a graphic floral motif. A CNC router – a computer-controlled cutting machine – allowed these designs to

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Video reveals reconfigurable cabin in Dutch national park

June 20, 2023 Simon Volt 0

This video shows Cabin Anna, a modular timber cabin created by architectural designer Caspar Schols with sliding walls that open its interior up to the elements. Cabin Anna was constructed from a flat-pack structure and comprises sections of wood, metal and glass mounted on sliders that allow its form to be reconfigured.   View this post

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Dezeen video reveals Lina Ghotmeh’s 2023 Serpentine Pavilion

June 5, 2023 Francesca Tesler 0

This exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the Serpentine Gallery reveals this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, designed by Paris-based Lebanese-born architect Lina Ghotmeh. The structure takes the form of a timber shelter that houses a concentric table and chairs. Situated in London’s Kensington Gardens, the pavilion will open to the public on 9 June 2023.  

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Lina Ghotmeh designs Serpentine Pavilion as a space for “people to get together”

June 2, 2023 Francesca Tesler 0

Architect Lina Ghotmeh discusses her design for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion in London, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the gallery. Set to take the form of a timber shelter housing a concentric table for visitors to congregate around, Ghotmeh’s pavilion in London’s Kensington Gardens will open to the public next Friday –

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Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim reveal concrete emergency housing prototype

May 17, 2023 Amina Amber 0

In this video produced for Holcim by Dezeen, Norman Foster introduces a housing prototype for displaced people that the Norman Foster Foundation developed with the building materials company and unveiled at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The Essential Homes Research Project is a concept designed to sustainably provide rapidly assembled housing for people displaced by natural

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TP Bennett transforms former railway station into fully electric office building

May 15, 2023 Sonia Singh 0

In this video produced by Dezeen, architecture studio TP Bennett explains how its fully electric office building in Leeds is designed to “improve the health and wellbeing” of its occupants. Named 11 & 12 Wellington Place, the building draws from the aesthetic of its former use as a railway station, featuring a bronze and silver facade

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Chatsworth House exhibition is a “collision of past and present”

March 30, 2023 Francesca Tesler 0

An exhibition at Chatsworth House including designers including Michael Anastassiades, Faye Toogood and Formafantasma, features in this video produced by Dezeen for the stately home. Called Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth, the exhibition brings together a collection of furniture and objects displayed throughout and responding to Chatsworth House and its gardens. In total,

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Design should “transform people’s realities” says Resolve Collective

March 23, 2023 Francesca Tesler 0

Interdisciplinary design studio Resolve Collective talks to Dezeen about its community-focussed designs ahead of the opening of its exhibition at the Barbican Centre later this month, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. The design collective transformed the Barbican’s Curve gallery, building a wave-like installation on site using materials that have been recycled and foraged

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