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Seven examples of underwater architecture including museums, hotels and research centres

June 17, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Following news that Europe’s first submarine restaurant has become covered in marine life, we’ve rounded up seven examples of underwater architecture. From a research centre set to be built on the ocean floor to a holiday home that looks out directly to the sea, architects are creating numerous structures that are submerged under water. With awareness

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Bethan Laura Wood wraps boudoir in swirling marble-like pattern

June 7, 2022 Alice Finney 0

A living room interior by Bethan Laura Wood

A psychedelic print in summery shades adorns the walls, bedspread and furniture inside Summer Room, an installation at Milan design week by British designer Bethan Laura Wood. Wood created the site-specific installation inside the art gallery Nilufar Depot as a reference to Ornate, a furniture exhibition set inside a boudoir that she debuted at Milan design

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Social housing pioneer Renée Gailhoustet wins Royal Academy Architecture Prize

May 31, 2022 Alice Finney 0

London’s Royal Academy has announced that French architect Renée Gailhoustet has won its 2022 Architecture Prize. Gailhoustet is the fourth winner of the Royal Academy (RA)’s Architecture Prize, which “celebrates under-recognised contributions” to architecture. The French architect is an advocate of social architecture who is best known for the 10-storey Le Liégat apartment complex in Ivry-sur-Seine and

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The Hoxton opens Ricardo Bofill-informed hotel in Barcelona

May 29, 2022 Alice Finney 0

London-based hospitality group Ennismore has opened a hotel in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona that draws on the bright colours and architectural style of Spanish architect Ricardo Bofill. Named The Hoxton Poblenou, after the neighbourhood in the east of the city that was once a hub for the production of textiles where it is based, the 240-room hotel is The Hoxton

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Frederick Tang Architecture transforms New York loft into light-filled wellness studio

May 28, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Interior architecture and design studio Frederick Tang Architecture (FTA) has updated Moxi, a wellness studio and acupuncture centre in Soho, New York by re-arranging its interiors around an expansive oval skylight. Frederick Tang Architecture, based in Brooklyn, was tasked with reordering and redesigning the open-plan, top-floor studio into a space that accommodates a reception area,

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MIT Media Lab trials modular tiles that self-assemble into “entirely novel type of space architecture”

May 27, 2022 Alice Finney 0

White tiles floating outside a window in space

Researchers at MIT Media Lab have tested modular tiles that autonomously assemble to create habitats in space on the latest mission to the International Space Station. Called Tesserae, the project aims to create future space habitats from reconfigurable tiles that assemble while in orbit around the moon or Earth. MIT suggested the tiles can be

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Benedetti Architects chosen to refurbish RIBA headquarters

May 26, 2022 Alice Finney 0

London-based studio Benedetti Architects has been selected to lead the £20 million refurbishment of The Royal Institute of British Architects’ central London headquarters. Benedetti Architects will lead a complete refurbishment of the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) art deco headquarters at 66 Portland Place, which is a Grade II*-listed building. The studio, which has

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Ten homes with spacious open-plan studies and workspaces

May 22, 2022 Alice Finney 0

An open plan study with a desk and leather work chair

An apartment in the middle of Berlin and a home overlooking the Devon countryside feature in this lookbook, which spotlights 10 studies with open-plan layouts. Studies are often relegated to the stuffiest corners of the house, but a more flexible layout means there’s plenty of opportunity to play around with arrangement, privacy and light, often

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All(zone) chosen to design MPavilion 2022 in Melbourne

May 19, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Bangkok architecture studio All(zone) has been revealed as the next practice to design Melbourne’s MPavilion, an annual architecture commission similar to London’s Serpentine Pavilion. All(zone) will become the ninth designer to create a pavilion for the prestigious annual commission, following designs by Australian architect Glenn Murcutt and Spanish architect Carme Pinós. The pavilion will be

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Esme Hotel in Miami draws on the “bohemian grandeur” of its past

May 1, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Saturated tones, Mediterranean patterns and decadent furnishings are found throughout this renovated boutique hotel in Miami with interiors by New York studio Jessica Schuster Design. Originally built in 1927 as a cultural hub for artists, the building, formerly known as Spanish Village, is located on Miami Beach’s pedestrian plaza, Española Way. Event planning and design

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