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Snøhetta unveils angled office and apartment high-rises in Oslo

Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Vertikal Nydalen office and apartment building in Oslo, with two angular towers designed to encourage air flow through the building. Read more

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Habitat brings back archive « classics » for 60th anniversary collection

British furniture retailer Habitat has revealed its 60th-anniversary collection, which features collaborations with emerging designers alongside revived archive pieces like the chicken brick. Read more

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Valbæk Brørup Architects completes « simple and calm » brick villa outside Copenhagen

Local studio Valbæk Brørup Architects drew on the principles of Danish functionalism for Kildeskovsvej, a red-brick house outside Copenhagen with a blocky form broken up by large corner windows. Read more

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Pluralis tables by Kasper Salto for Fritz Hansen

Dezeen Showroom: industrial designer Kasper Salto and Danish brand Fritz Hansen have expanded their collection of office tables, which are designed « to ensure every person in a meeting room can see and be seen ». Read more

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Seven interlocking buildings with parts that overlap or fit together

We’ve rounded up seven interlocking architecture projects, as searches for the term on Pinterest for the term  are experiencing a nearly twenty-nine-fold increase. Read more

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The Hoxton Vienna offers « contemporary take on the Wiener Werstätte arts and craft movement »

AIME Studio’s interiors for the latest outpost of The Hoxton hotels, in a renovated marble-clad 1950s office building in Vienna, celebrate arts and crafts and post-war modernism. Read more

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Cesto chair by Artu among 16 new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: an outdoor chair made from metal that is informed by the shape of woven baskets is among 16 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more

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Jane Withers picks five projects that don’t « take water for granted » from MK&G exhibition

An exhibition at Hamburg’s MK&G museum examines the global water crisis and what architects and designers can do to help. Here, curator Jane Withers selects five highlights from the show and explains the stories behind them. Read more

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MĂłdica Ledezma employs strict geometry at Mexican equestrian centre

Mexican architecture studio  Módica Ledezma has chosen earth-toned materials to construct the single-pitched buildings that make up this rural complex of stables in Mexico. Read more

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Ten interior design projects by Florence Institute of Design International

Dezeen School Shows: an education centre geared toward the creation of contemporary art is featured in this school show by Florence Institute of Design International. Read more

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