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Ten homes with arched openings that add architectural interest

October 23, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

In this lookbook, we’ve rounded up 10 home interiors that use archways to punctuate spaces and elevate the transition between rooms. An arch is a curved structure that spans over an opening, typically to distribute the weight above it. Because of their structural effectiveness, arches were used as early as Roman times for the construction

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London Fire Brigade “celebrates bravery” with exhibition marking launch of updated typeface

September 30, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

The London Fire Brigade has unveiled its updated typeface designed by Studio Sutherl& and The Foundry Types at the Running Towards exhibition of graphic artworks informed by the organisation’s design heritage. The Running Towards exhibition took place at the Shoreditch Fire Station during the London Design Festival, with visitors entering through the building’s big red shutters

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Exhibition dedicated to the work of Yinka Ilori opens at London’s Design Museum

September 26, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Brightly coloured chairs and personal memorabilia feature in the Parables for Happiness exhibition showcasing the works of London-based designer Yinka Ilori at the Design Museum. Opened during London Design Festival, the exhibition is the first major display of Ilori’s vast number of vibrant designs, including graphic murals, furniture and public installations. Ilori’s designs are exhibited alongside pieces

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Condition_Lab intertwines spiral staircases at children’s library in China

September 18, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Pingtan Book House exterior with transparent and solid windows lit up at night

Architecture research studio Condition_Lab has completed the Pingtan Book House in China’s Hunan province, which features a double-helix staircase designed to provide space for children to read and play. Located in a village of Pingtan, the 80-square-metre library sits on the perimeter of a primary school courtyard that serves as a playground for over 400

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Nameless Architecture creates “artificial valley” at base of Gyeryongsan Mountain

September 6, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

The two Cafe Teri buildings by Nameless Architecture with central courtyard

Architecture studio Nameless Architecture has completed the Café Teri bakery in Daejeon, South Korea, in a pair of buildings that flow into a central courtyard. Located at the foot of the Gyeryongsan Mountain in Daejeon, Nameless Architecture designed the two buildings to frame the entrance to a hiking trail that continues up the mountain. The two rectangular buildings

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Ten Brazilian houses that reflect country’s diverse landscape

August 15, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Exterior of Casa Azul by Studio MK27 showing the rainforest through the other side of the building

A concrete house in the rainforest, a rammed earth home in a mountainous landscape and a red-painted steel structure in the city of São Paulo are included in this roundup of 10 Brazilian houses from the Dezeen archive. One of the world’s largest countries, Brazil covers almost half of South America’s landmass and contains vast

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Eight Dezeen School Shows presenting postgraduate architecture projects

August 11, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

3D rendered model of a forest area with a silver metallic structural landscape intervention

Dezeen School Shows: student projects from master’s courses in architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism are included in this roundup of Dezeen School Shows. From urban schemes incorporating nature into the built environment to speculative designs set in the future, the postgraduate projects respond to social, political and environmental issues. The selection features projects from universities

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Adam Nathaniel Furman designs “queer monument” to celebrate Commonwealth Games

August 10, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Babs Baldachino at Birmingham's Edgbaston Reservoir with people standing inside

Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a colourful structure called Babs Baldachino to coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Created as a monument to LGBTQ+ people in the city, Babs Baldachino was made for the city’s contemporary arts festival Fierce Festival and designed as a “queer monument to sit at the Edgbaston Reservoir,” the

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Masquespacio designs “metaverse world” for Mango Teen store

August 3, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Orange and green shop interior of Mango Teen

Spanish design agency Masquespacio has created the interior of the first Mango Teen shop in Barcelona, which was informed by the metaverse and aims to provide an interactive and dream-like shopping experience. Designed for customers aged 11 to 13, Masquespacio used graphic shapes to outline clothing displays and a colour palette of oranges and greens

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Studio MK27 raises house on concrete pilotis in the Brazilian rainforest

July 26, 2022 Amy Peacock 0

Casa Azul by Studio MK27 with glazed sliding doors on first floor open for a through view of the forest

Brazilian architecture firm Studio MK27 has completed Caza Azul, a concrete home in the state of São Paulo that was elevated from the ground to better integrate with the surrounding landscape. Located in the environmental preservation area of Serra do Guararu in the Atlantic Forest, Casa Azul comprises two stacked concrete shells. The two rectangular

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