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Hyperspace converts suburban garage into Dark Matter garden studio

London-based architecture studio Hyperspace has created a garden studio in Hertfordshire, England, featuring a pivoting door and a charred-timber facade that doubles as an insect hotel. Read more

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Magic Mushroom Funnel

This magic mushroom funnel put a smile on my face. Dig it.

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The Nine Rules of Wile E. Coyote

“Chuck Jones, the brilliant animator who conceived of this most clever depiction of the banality and inevitability of repeated failure in the modern world, actually had “Rules†for the Coyote.†The 1000 Deaths of Wile E. Coyote

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Hyper converts suburban garage into Dark Matter garden studio

London-based architecture studio Hyper has created a garden studio in Hertfordshire, England, featuring a pivoting door and a charred-timber facade that doubles as an insect hotel. Read more

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Rezvani Motors unveils « world’s most aggressive SUV »

Automotive company Rezvani Motors has launched a car with security features including electrified door handles and pepper spray-emitting wing mirrors that are more commonly found on military vehicles or in video games. Read more

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Seven alternative bricks made of reclaimed waste and biomaterials

Expanded cork, construction waste and human urine feature in this roundup of brick alternatives, designed to reduce the masonry unit’s embodied carbon footprint. Read more

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« Modest » architecture focused on reuse and biomaterials to dominate in 2023

Retrofit, biomaterials and grassroots design are among the trends that architects including Kjetil Thorsen and Samira Rathod predict will define the architecture of 2023 and beyond. Read more

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Kazuyo Sejima wins 2023 Jane Drew Prize for women in architecture

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has won this year’s Jane Drew Prize for Architecture for her contribution to raising the profile of women in architecture. Read more

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ZeroAvia test-flies largest airplane powered by hydrogen-electric engine to date

ZeroAvia has flown what the aviation company claims is the largest aircraft yet to be run on a zero-emissions hydrogen-electric engine, testing a 19-seater plane over the skies of England. Read more

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Direccion brings sense of tranquility to Casa Tres Ãrboles in Valle de Bravo

The designers at Mexican studio Direccion had « monastic sanctuary » in mind when revamping this weekend retreat in Valle de Bravo. Read more

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