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Studio Lotus wraps stone lattices around museum-cum-jewellery store in Jaipur

New Delhi practice Studio Lotus has used stone lattices and frescoes depicting regional architecture to embellish the Museum of Meenakari Heritage and Sunita Shekhawat jewellery store in India. Read more

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Mexico City boutique by MYT+GLVDK features double-conical staircase

Mexico City studio MYT+GLVDK has designed a concept store in the south of the Mexican capital, featuring a staircase with both concave and convex portions beneath a vaulted ceiling. Read more

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Ravensbourne University students present 12 architecture projects

Dezeen School Shows:  a building that serves as both a clinic and a greenhouse and includes mycelium in its structure is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Ravensbourne University London. Read more

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Hayatsu Architects references Japanese architecture for cold food store in Cumbria

A wooden frame covered with decorative Japanese Shikkui-style plaster defines The Farmer’s Arms Cold Food Store in the Lake District, designed by London studio Hayatsu Architects. Read more

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Ten residential interiors that are refreshed by splashes of blue

The interiors of a guesthouse, micro apartment and beachfront home are among those linked together in this lookbook by their pronounced use of the colour blue. Read more

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This week an « unlimited height » was approved for the proposed tallest US skyscraper

This week on Dezeen, the Oklahoma City Council approved an « unlimited height » for Legends Tower, a proposed supertall skyscraper designed by architecture studio AO. Read more

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New York transit infrastructure risks « falling behind » after paused congestion pricing

Architects and transit officials have raised concerns over the well-being of New York‘s transit infrastructure after the plan to tax automobile drivers entering the city was paused by the state government. Read more

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Jordan Weber creates installation that monitors Detroit’s air quality

New York artist Jordan Weber has created a public « regenerative sculpture » in the shape of two crowns worn by African queens to monitor the air pollution of a Detroit neighbourhood as part of a project to combat the « effects of discriminatory urban planning ». Read more

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Architect-artist pairings to create permanent pavilions in Upstate New York

Architecture studios such as SO-IL and Studio Jahn/ will collaborate with artists including Torwase Dyson and Alice Aycock to design 18 pavilions as galleries for Art Omi in Chatham, USA. Read more

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Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presents 14 student design projects

Dezeen School Shows: a graphic design project exploring identity through the use of handcrafted paper and fabric is included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. Read more

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