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Citizens Design Bureau adds “delicately perforated” Corten extension to Manchester Jewish Museum

July 1, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Manchester Jewish Museum by Citizens Design Bureau

UK studio Citizens Design Bureau has renovated and extended a heritage-listed synagogue to create a museum that “tells the stories of Jewish Mancunians”. Set between a builder’s merchant and a self-storage company in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester, the studio aimed to create a building that would complement the industrial surroundings, but also be intriguing.

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Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira Architects place concrete art pavilion atop hill in South Korea

July 1, 2021 James Parkes 0
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Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira Architects have built a monolithic concrete art pavilion that will be used to display sculptures by Siza in an art park in South Korea. The pavilion was informed by another Siza building, a gallery that was designed to display two Pablo Piccasso pieces, Guernica and Pregnant Woman, for the 1992

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Designers and brands gear up for hectic “super September” of design shows and festivals

July 1, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0
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This September will feature back-to-back design shows as new events and rescheduled fairs including Salone del Mobile and Design Miami Basel jostle for attention with regular fixtures. “Super September” will see a hectic programme of fairs and events taking place in cities across Europe and China. As well as regular September events, such as the

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Vliervelden Apartments / KettingHuls

July 1, 2021 Pilar Caballero 0

Together with Vink Bouw, Leukehuizen.nl and Stadsboeren van Almere, KettingHuls has realized a residential building in the new farmyard of urban farmers Tom Saat and Tineke van den Berg in Oosterwold near Almere. Oosterwold is a large expansion area between Almere and Zeewolde in which plans can be developed in accordance with a given set of rules; there is no spatial framework for this new district. Rather than being created top-down, in accordance with a comprehensive plan, Oosterwold is to develop organically through a multitude of initiatives that are allowed a maximum of freedom.