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Zaha Hadid Architects draws on Emirati embroidery for Dubai skyscraper

November 24, 2025 Starr Charles 0

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for Symphony Tower, a residential skyscraper in Dubai that will be enclosed by an illuminated lattice structure. Set to rise 160 metres along the Dubai Creek, the Symphony Tower will contain apartments within a modular stainless steel and concrete structure lined with staggered terraces. Zaha Hadid Architects

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Moxon Architects adds “functional and graceful” bridge to Scottish highlands

November 21, 2025 Starr Charles 0

A stone and steel bridge in the Cairngorms by Scottish studio Moxon Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. The film forms part of a series being published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)

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AL_A and UNStudio design “iconic groundscraper” for Hong Kong

November 20, 2025 Starr Charles 0

Plans for a 400-metre-long glass building in Hong Kong’s Central district have been unveiled by a consortium of architecture practices, including Amanda Levete’s firm AL_A and UNStudio. Set to overlook Victoria Harbour, the mixed-use Central Yards development will encompass 148,600 square metres and have a “biophilic” design complete with an expansive rooftop garden. Designs for

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DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls

November 17, 2025 Starr Charles 0

Four-metre-high rammed-earth walls frame the plot of Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, completed by local studio DeRoche Projects. Backyard Community Club is a mixed-use public space that centres around a tennis court, accompanied by ancillary spaces and 230 square metres of gardens. DeRoche Projects designed it as a “platform for community, mentorship, and movement”

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This week on Dezeen we published aerial photos of Neom’s workers camps

November 15, 2025 Starr Charles 0

This week on Dezeen, we reported on satellite photography of worker housing that has been built alongside Neom’s major construction sites. Taken from Google Maps, the imagery revealed repetitive housing blocks for some of the project’s 140,000 workers. We also published an opinion piece on the wider Neom development, which explored its struggles in creating

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BIG designs Hamburg State Opera as “landscape of concentric terraces”

November 14, 2025 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio BIG has unveiled designs for a waterfront home for Hamburg State Opera, which will be enclosed by a series of interconnected terraces. Set to be built on a peninsula within the German city’s HafenCity quarter, the 45,000-square-metre venue will contain production and performance facilities for the State Opera and Hamburg Ballet. BIG described

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Stallan-Brand and LDA Design revitalise Victorian garden in Aberdeen

November 14, 2025 Starr Charles 0

The renovated Union Terrace Gardens in Aberdeen by architecture studios Stallan-Brand and LDA Design, which are shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, feature in this video by Jim Stephenson. The film forms part of a series being published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) to

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MVRDV designs giant sphere for sports arena in Tirana

November 11, 2025 Starr Charles 0

Dutch studio MVRDV has unveiled plans for The Grand Ballroom, a sports arena in Tirana, Albania, held within a 100-metre-wide sphere modelled on a sports ball. Replacing the existing Asllan Rusi Sports Palace currently on the site, the mixed-use venue is set to include a 6,000-seat arena crowned by a glass oculus, alongside retail space,

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Simpson & Brown revives 16th-century Fairburn Tower in Scottish Highlands

November 7, 2025 Starr Charles 0

A 16th-century tower house by architecture studio Simpson & Brown that has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is featured in this video by Stephenson&. The film forms part of a series being published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) to highlight the annual award’s

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Santiago Calatrava adds angular office block to Zurich station

November 6, 2025 Starr Charles 0

Architect Santiago Calatrava has added a stone and glass office building beside the Stadelhofen Station in Zurich, which includes a multi-level bicycle parking facility. Named the Haus zum Falken, the eight-storey building sits on a narrow, triangular plot at the eastern end of the Stadelhofen railway station, which was previously updated and expanded by Calatrava in

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