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ADEPT and LYTT Architecture elevate lookouts within Amager Nature Park

A series of viewpoints clad in charred-timber shingles have been perched throughout the largest nature park in Copenhagen by Danish studios LYTT Architecture and ADEPT. Read more

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Mid-century designers and engineers « envisioned the future » at GM’s Tech Center

The Warren Technical Center in Michigan, the first solo project by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, showcased the unity of mid-century architecture, design and engineering in the United States. Read more

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Human rights assessment of Saudi World Cup bid « omitted glaring risks » says Amnesty

Multiple human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have criticised a human rights assessment of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 FIFA World Cup bid, claiming it fails to acknowledge documented abuses to workers in the country. Read more

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In Good Company textile collection by Limn & Loom for Pallas Textiles

Dezeen Showroom: American brand Pallas Textiles has collaborated with design studio Limn & Loom to create the In Good Company fabric collection woven from recycled plastic yarn. Read more

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« Is Mercury Tower a saviour or symptom of Malta’s urban fate? »

Zaha Hadid Architects’ twisting Mercury Tower is a symbol of Malta‘s confused urban priorities and raises questions about how much influence individual buildings should have over a place, writes Ann Dingli. Read more

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Dezeen nominated for seven IBP Journalism Awards

The Dezeen editorial team is up for seven awards at the prestigious International Building Press Awards 2024 – the most out of any of the publications nominated this year. Read more

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Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects’ completed Mercury Tower in Malta

Photographs shared exclusively with Dezeen show the twisting facade of Malta‘s tallest building, recently completed by British studio Zaha Hadid Architects. Read more

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Dead Mall Walking captures the « kenopsia » of fading shopping centres

Shopping centres are a fascinating and under-appreciated aspect of urban architecture, according to British journalist Art Anthony, who films himself walking around malls that have fallen on hard times. Read more

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Turenscape transforms concrete sea wall into « resilient public space »

Chinese landscape architecture studio Turenscape has transformed a concrete sea wall on an abandoned fish farm into a public space in Haikou City, Hainan. Read more

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« Beaux-arts » supertall skyscraper by KPF tops out in Manhattan

An 88-storey supertall skyscraper by architecture studio Kohn Pedersen Fox that pays homage to New York City’s beaux-arts architecture has topped out in Midtown Manhattan. Read more

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