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John Pawson strips back 18th-century church in London to celebrate original features

December 21, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

The rear of the refurbished St John at Hackney by John Pawson and Thomas Ford & Partners

British designer John Pawson has collaborated with architecture studio Thomas Ford & Partners on the sensitive refurbishment of the St John at Hackney church in London. The overhaul, which is Pawson’s first church project in the UK, focuses on reinstating and accentuating the Grade II*-listed building’s original design that was hidden by past renovations. Pawson

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Snøhetta covers arched Le Monde Group Headquarters with shimmering glass tiles

December 18, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Le Monde Headquarters in Paris by Snøhetta

A pixelated skin made from thousands of glass tiles wraps around the sweeping headquarters for French daily newspaper Le Monde designed by Snøhetta in Paris. Set within the capital’s 13th arrondissement, the office provides newsrooms for each of the French media company Le Monde Group’s publications, under the same roof, for the first time. Its semi-transparent shell

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Mecanoo proposes sinuous maritime museum for Rotterdam harbour

December 16, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

An exterior view of the Maritime Center Rotterdam by Mecanoo

Mecanoo has unveiled its proposal for the Maritime Center Rotterdam, a spiralling museum that will be wrapped by walkways and built partially below the water in Rijnhaven harbour. Composed of three linked pavilions, the 15,000-square-metre museum in the Dutch city of Rotterdam will feature exhibition spaces dedicated to international maritime history. Its bright, sinuous form

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David Chipperfield adds limestone-clad extension to Kunsthaus Zurich

December 16, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

The limestone exterior of the Kunsthaus Zurich museum extension by David Chipperfield

Jura limestone wraps around the concrete interiors of David Chipperfield Architects’ long-awaited extension for the Kunsthaus Zurich museum in Switzerland. Located in Heimplatz square in the old town of Zurich, the extension provides more gallery space for Kunsthaus Zurich – making it the largest art museum in the country. The new building was designed by David

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Old industrial building in Chicago transformed into artist couple’s home and studios

December 14, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

A living area inside Facilty, Chicago, by Carlo Parente

Toronto architect Carlo Parente has renovated an old and dilapidated mason’s shop in Chicago to create a live and work space called Facility for artists Nick Cave and Bob Faust. Located at the intersection of two prominent streets in Irving Park, Facility restores and reuses several elements of the 1920’s industrial building, which is composed

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ZJA to create museum around underwater 18th-century shipwreck

December 13, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

A visual of a gallery inside Docking the Amsterdam underwater museum by ZJA

Architecture studio ZJA has unveiled its plans for a museum in the Netherlands to house the wreck of the historic ship Amsterdam, which is currently sunk of the coast of Hastings, UK. Named Docking the Amsterdam, ZJA’s proposal will recover and relocate the wreck without ever taking it out of the water. A museum will then be built

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Edward Mazria wins AIA Gold Medal for 2021

December 11, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

American architect Edward Mazria has scooped the 2021 AIA Gold Medal prize in recognition of “his unwavering voice and leadership” in the architecture industry’s fight against climate change. The esteemed Gold Medal award, which is the AIA’s highest annual honour, is given to architects in recognition of their contribution to the field. The institute said Brooklyn-born

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Dezeen’s top 10 museums and galleries of 2020

December 11, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

We’re continuing our review of the year with the museums and galleries that turned our readers’ heads in 2020, including a minimalist structure by Álvaro Siza and a spiralling pavilion by BIG. Humao Museum of Art and Education, China, by Álvaro Siza and Carlos Castanheira The windowless Humao Museum of Art and Education was developed

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Monolithic concrete walls enfold minimalist Pyramid House in Switzerland

December 10, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

The concrete exterior of Pyramid House in Switzerland by DF_DC

DF_DC has used concrete to create a monolithic house in the town of Tegna, Switzerland, which takes cues from Japanese architecture and the surrounding mountains. Named Pyramid House, it was commissioned by a family who wanted a “one-of-a-kind” dwelling that challenged the look of neighbouring houses while maintaining their privacy. To achieve this, architecture studio

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Garden to commemorate coronavirus victims to be planted in London’s Olympic Park

December 9, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

The ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond in east London

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans for a public garden in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park that will honour victims of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK capital. The memorial garden in Stratford will feature a ring of 33 blossom trees as its centrepiece, representing the impact of Covid-19 across the capital’s 32 boroughs

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