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Pearson Lloyd unveils own east London studio designed with Cassion Castle Architects

December 3, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Exterior of Yorkton Workshops by Pearson Lloyd and Cassion Castle Architects

Together with Cassion Castle Architects, London studio Pearson Lloyd has designed and retrofitted a Victorian workshop to house its own studio as well as workshops, meeting rooms and an exhibition space. Yorkton Workshops is set on Yorkton Street in east London and comprises two distinct buildings – a warehouse structure next to a Victorian workshop

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Rancho Sierra Allende is a gabled Mexican holiday home wrapped around trees

December 2, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Fabián M Escalante H Arquitectos's design for Rancho Sierra Allende in Mexico

Local studio Fabián M Escalante H Arquitectos has designed a steel-clad holiday home in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, which wraps around existing trees to fit in with the surrounding area. Fabián M Escalante H Arquitectos created the retreat for a client who owned a large plot of land with a dam and wanted a building

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Ten peaceful bedrooms designed by architects

November 28, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

A Shaker-style sleeping space and a bed chamber with a colour scheme informed by California deserts are among the ten serene, architect-designed bedrooms in this roundup. This is the latest in a series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series showcased visually inspiring dining rooms, cosy living rooms, domestic bathrooms designed by

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Dock Mill by Urban Agency set to be one of Europe’s tallest timber buildings

November 26, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Architecture studio Urban Agency is extending an existing mill building in Dublin, Ireland, to create the 50-metres-high Dock Mill, which will be one of the tallest timber buildings in Europe. The thirteen-storey building was commissioned by property development company Lioncor. “The brief was to design a state of the art sustainable and flexible building in

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BLUE Architecture Studio adds U-shaped glass box to Shanghai coffee shop

November 22, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Street view of % Arabica West by BLUE Architecture studio

Beijing-based BLUE Architecture Studio has renovated the % Arabica West shop in Shanghai’s Xuhui district, adding a glass box and a courtyard to open the cafe up to the surrounding neighbourhood. The studio’s aim for the 50-square-metre renovation was to break the boundary between the commercial space and the street. To do so it designed

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Demolition of Tadao Ando-designed wall in Manchester begins

November 18, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Tadao Ando's wall in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester

Demolition has begun on a wall in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, which forms part of Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s only building in the UK. Removal of the six-metre-long concrete wall, which locals have dubbed the Berlin Wall, began on 16 November and is expected to be completed this week. The freestanding wall was built as part

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Hooba Design Group arranges concrete showroom in Iran around fish pond and greenery

November 17, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Water feature at Aptus Factory Showroom by Hooba Design Group

Tehran-based Hooba Design Group has designed a series of concrete volumes to house the showrooms and administrative spaces of the Aptus concrete factory in the suburbs of Karaj, Iran. The studio was asked to create an indoor-outdoor showroom for the factory, whose previous showroom was located in one of its factory buildings. Hooba Design Group

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This week Virgin Hyperloop welcomed its first human passengers

November 14, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

First human passengers travel in BIG-designed hyperloop system

This week on Dezeen, passengers travelled in Virgin’s levitating Hyperloop capsules for the first time, as the company carried out a 15-second-long test trip in the Nevada desert. Josh Giegel, CTO and co-founder of Virgin Hyperloop, and Sara Luchian, Virgin Hyperloop’s director of passenger experience, were the first to experience a journey in the capsule,

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RIBA warns of housing emissions crisis from surge in home working

November 11, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

Inefficient housing means hoem working could increase emissions warns RIBA

The increase in people working from home during the coronavirus pandemic risks a housing emissions crisis unless the government takes urgent action, says the Royal Institute of British Architects. The Greener Homes report, released today by the Royal British Institute of Architects (RIBA), warned the UK will see a dramatic increase in the proportion of

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Hugh Pearman to retire as The RIBA Journal editor

November 9, 2020 Cajsa Carlson 0

RIBA has announced that Hugh Pearman, editor of architecture magazine The RIBA Journal, will be stepping down from the role in December 2020 after 14 years. Pearman joined the journal, which is published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), in 2006. January 2021 to be Pearman’s last issue He is one of The RIBA Journal’s

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