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Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield unveil sister towers in London’s Hackney

January 4, 2019 Amy Frearson 0

Hoxton Press by David Chipperfield Architects and Karakusevic Carson Architects

David Chipperfield Architects has teamed up with Karakusevic Carson Architects to create a pair of matching, hexagonal housing towers on an estate in east London. Hoxton Press is a pair of two residential towers on the Colville Estate in Hackney. One is 16 storeys high and built using red brick, while the other is 20 storeys

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KPF unveils scrolling supertall Tel Aviv skyscraper that will be Israel’s tallest building

January 4, 2019 India Block 0

Kohn Pedersen Fox has designed the Azrieli Tower, a 340-metre-high supertall skyscraper for Tel Aviv that will be the tallest building in Israel. Shaped like an unfurling scroll, the tower will have a spiralling glass facade that narrows in stages towards the pinnacle. At the top of the supertall skyscraper a viewing area will be

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12 buildings to look forward to in 2019

January 2, 2019 Amy Frearson 0

Beijing’s Zaha Hadid-designed airport and the M+ museum of visual culture in Hong Kong are among Dezeen editor Amy Frearson’s picks of the most exciting new buildings opening in 2019. Beijing New Airport, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects and ADPI This year will see Beijing open its new airport, envisioned by the late Zaha Hadid as

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Pablo Pita’s geometric Forja House nestles amongst trees in Portuguese valley

December 31, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

This compact holiday home in Portugal’s Alto Douro region is partially embedded in its sloping site and features large openings that frame views of the surrounding nature. Porto-based architecture office Pablo Pita designed the Forja House for a secluded site in the village of Vila de Muros. The village is located in an area of rich

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OMA unveils plans for largest football stadium in the Netherlands

December 28, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

OMA is planning to build a 63,000-seat stadium in its home city for football club Feyenoord Rotterdam. OMA’s managing partner David Gianotten has designed the new Feyenoord Stadium, which is set to become the largest football stadium in the Netherlands. Proposed for a site on the Maas river, the building will replace Feyenoord’s existing stadium De Kuip, which is

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10 cosy cottages in the Scottish countryside

December 26, 2018 Lizzie Crook 0

The striking scenery of Scotland was the inspiration behind the RIBA House of the Year. Here’s a look at more of the country’s picturesque rural retreats, including a farmhouse with a red extension and a house designed to optimise the sunrise and sunset. Coldrach by Moxon An old granite farmhouse was restored and extended to create

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Trump’s “beautiful” Steel Slat Barrier for Mexican border lampooned by designers

December 24, 2018 Marcus Fairs 0

Visualisation of Donald Trump's proposed Steel Slat Barrier for the US-Mexico border

US president Donald Trump has tweeted details of the design for the proposed $5 billion wall along the Mexican border, prompting ridicule from designers. Trump posted a graphic of the barrier on 21 December 2018, along with the words: “A design of our Steel Slat Barrier which is totally effective while at the same time

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Burning Man reveals temple design for 2019 event

December 24, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Temple of Direction for Burning Man 2019

The temple for the next Burning Man event in the Nevada desert will be a linear structure influenced by Japanese torii gates. The Temple of Direction by Geordie Van Der Bosch was chosen “for its elegant simplicity” by the Burning Man committee. The design will form a centrepiece of the temporary Black Rock City during

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Belvedere Tower is a top-heavy cross-shaped Dutch apartment block

December 23, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Belvedere tower in the Netherlands by René van Zuuk Architekten

Dutch architect René van Zuuk has completed an apartment building in the town of Hilversum featuring a cross-shaped plan that expands as it rises to accommodate more living units on the upper storeys. The Belvedere Tower is surrounded by four-storey postwar apartment blocks and is positioned at the end of a cluster of 1980s modernist

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Roar’s Nursery of the Future is a high-tech learning space for children in Dubai

December 22, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

UAE-based studio Roar has completed a nursery school in Dubai that features integrated technologies to encourage active play and introduce children to computer coding. The interior design firm headed by Pallavi Dean developed the Nursery of the Future, as part of a project backed by the UAE government that aims to transform the country into

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