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Sydney’s Powerhouse Ultimo museum set to be housed in “sandstone escarpment”

December 14, 2022 James Parkes 0

Australian studios Architectus, Durbach Block Jaggers, Tyrrell Studio, Youssofzay + Hart, Akira Isogawa, Yerrabingin, Finding Infinity, and Arup have unveiled a redesign to Powerhouse Ultimo in Sydney. The redesign of the contemporary museum will see its exhibition spaces, including standard, immersive, and learning exhibition areas expanded alongside the addition of a public square and creative studios.

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Dezeen’s top 10 restaurant and bar interiors of 2022

December 13, 2022 James Parkes 0

For the latest roundup in Dezeen’s review of 2022, we have selected 10 restaurant and bar interiors published this year, including a coastal cocktail bar in Italy and a space-themed cafe in South Korea. This year’s roundup 0f restaurant and bar interiors also features a European-influenced eatery in a palatial hotel in Salt Lake City,

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Self-Portrait wraps London store in mint-hued Cornish clay and tonal surfaces

December 12, 2022 James Parkes 0

Luxury fashion brand Self-Portrait has opened a store in London with mirrored surfaces and Cornish clay walls that combines “minimalism, materiality and colour.” Located on the corner of Kings Road and Duke of York Square in Chelsea, London, the 200-square-metre store was designed by Self-Portrait founder and creative director Han Chong in collaboration with New

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Safdie Architects completes Quito high-rise with undulating “hillside” facades

December 9, 2022 James Parkes 0

Boston-based architecture studio Safdie Architects has completed a 24-storey residential building in Ecuador that has a snaking profile with staggered apartments and terraces. Located in Quito, Ecuador, the 24-storey high-rise comprises 92 residences, two retail spaces and restaurants. It borders the city’s La Carolina Park and is a short distance from BIG’s recently completed Iqon

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Dezeen’s top 10 cabins of 2022

December 6, 2022 James Parkes 0

In the latest roundup in Dezeen’s review of 2022, we have selected 10 cabins published this year, including structures perched on mountainsides, overlooking lakes and nestled in back gardens. Cabins are a perennial favourite with Dezeen readers. These small structures prove that architectural marvels can come in any size, offering a rare dose of escapism.

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Random Studio creates “giant fragments of a woman’s body” for Mugler pop-up

December 5, 2022 James Parkes 0

Dutch design studio Random Studio has created Bodyscape, a “futuristic” pop-up store, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of French fashion brand Mugler’s fragrances. The Mugler installation, which was designed for luxury department store Selfridges, includes sculptural, chrome-effect fragments designed to evoke a woman’s body. These were organised across the ground floor of the Corner Shop,

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Will Alsop’s upside-down-boat cafe becomes British Isles’ “youngest listed building”

December 1, 2022 James Parkes 0

Will Alsop’s La Frègate cafe in Jersey has been granted Grade II-listed status following a campaign led by architectural charity Twentieth Century Society. The cafe was listed following a campaign launched after plans to demolish the boat-shaped structure to make way for a large waterfront redevelopment led by the Jersey Development Company became public. Built in 1997, La

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Herzog & de Meuron unveils plans to add two towers to Liverpool Street station

November 25, 2022 James Parkes 0

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed its plan to overhaul London’s Liverpool Street station, which includes the addition of two towers above the railway terminus. Herzog & de Meuron’s proposal also includes improvements to the station and railway infrastructure, such as the addition of 60 per cent more ticket barriers, 1.5 acres

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Europarc reveals plans to overhaul postmodern European Parliament building

November 21, 2022 James Parkes 0

Design collective Europarc has been selected to renovate the European Parliament’s Paul-Henri Spaak building in Brussels, with a design featuring a latticed framework and a rooftop botanical garden. The proposal will see the European Parliament building renovated by the five architecture studios that form part of the design collective Europarc, in an effort to reduce

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Seven Munich architecture studios documented by Marc Goodwin

November 17, 2022 James Parkes 0

Architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has captured seven workspaces in Munich for the final installation of his series documenting architecture studios in Germany. Goodwin, who is the founder of architectural photography studio Archmospheres, took the images of Munich architecture studios as part of his recent series that has so far documented workspaces in Stuttgart, Frankfurt and now

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