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« Promote demand for wood in low-rise buildings » says architect of timber supertall concept

Ambitious concepts like Nikken Sekkei‘s proposal for the world’s tallest timber skyscraper can accelerate the use of engineered wood but should not be the focus, argues the project architect in this Timber Revolution interview. Read more

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« A coherent and influential body of work » says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing projects by 2023’s Pritzker Architecture Prize winner and debating the need to reduce mass-timber structures’ raw-material use. Read more

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Two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards 2023 and save 20 per cent

There are just two weeks left to save 20 per cent on entry fees for Dezeen Awards 2023. Enter your project now from just ÂŁ90 per category entry. Read more

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Seven Parisian brutalist buildings that illustrate the movement’s « level of experimentation »

Barlett School of Architecture professor Robin Wilson has shared with Dezeen a selection of eclectic brutalist buildings in Paris that are featured in his latest book, Brutalist Paris. Read more

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Tbilisi’s Blueberry Nights hotel makes « people feel like they’re inside a movie »

Georgian architect Sandro Takaishvili has converted an apartment building in Tbilisi into a hotel, with interiors informed by his love of cinema and movie projectors in all 16 rooms. Read more

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The Do’s and Don’t of Web Design for Restaurants Owners

(unsplash.com) Restaurants are quite a tough business to run effectively. It is one of those high-risk sectors where it’s easy to mess up something that seems insignificant, only to have it snowball into a major problem.  While entrepreneurs going into this business have had ample opportunities to learn about the conventional ways of running a …

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Clement Zheng’s conductive ceramics can control sound and sense moisture

Designer Clement Zheng has created a collection of conductive ceramics that can heat food, act as interfaces for smart devices and sense moisture. Read more

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Dezeen Agenda features Vietnamese family home with oversized roof

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a Vietnamese home in a water garden with an oversized roof. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more

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Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen develops modular building system to address the global housing crisis

Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Architects and The Andes House have designed a modular prototype that can be configured to construct low-cost housing. Read more

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No Fire Without a Match

Love this sign.

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