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Eight Dezeen School Shows presenting postgraduate architecture projects

Dezeen School Shows: student projects from master’s courses in architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism are included in this roundup of Dezeen School Shows. Read more

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Goodyear to design airless tyres for future lunar vehicle

Tyre-maker Goodyear has announced it will join aerospace company Lockheed Martin and car manufacturer General Motors to develop a vehicle for NASA‘s next lunar landing, set for 2025. Read more

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Mass-timber structure in Chicago to be « tallest timber-made building » in the city since Great Fire

Chicago architecture studio Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture has announced plans for 2100 N Southport Avenue, a mass-timber residential tower in the Lincoln Park neighbourhood of Chicago. Read more

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Metal-clad boxes form Everden house by StudioAC in Toronto

Gabled elements and corrugated aluminium siding feature in a family home that was designed by Canadian firm StudioAC to be « impactful without being indulgent”. Read more

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University of Toronto presents 14 architecture, landscape and design projects

Dezeen School Shows: a project that explores how architecture can reconstruct landscapes and another that examines how green space be added to low-income areas are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at the University of Toronto. Read more

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British illustrator Raymond Briggs dies aged 88

Raymond Briggs, the British illustrator best known for creating the popular children’s picture book The Snowman, has passed away at the age of 88. Read more

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Showcase: Japan presents handpicked designs from 25 Japanese designers

Promotion: homeware platform Shoppe Object is hosting a virtual marketplace and in-person show called Showcase: Japan that presents handpicked collections of homeware, fashion and accessories from 25 Japanese brands. Read more

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Pad Studio arranges Clay Retreat around pond and garden in Hampshire

A pair of pitched-roof volumes link to form this house in Hampshire, England, which architecture firm Pad Studio designed to connect with its rural setting in the New Forest National Park. Read more

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Seven key projects by fashion innovator Issey Miyake

Following the news of Issey Miyake‘s death, we’ve highlighted seven projects created by the Japanese fashion designer over his five-decade-long career. Read more

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Adam Nathaniel Furman designs « queer monument » to celebrate Commonwealth Games

Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a colourful structure called Babs Baldachino to coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Read more

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