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My ArchiSchool’s Wooditectonic competition sees budding architects take on the challenge of designing timber high rises

Promotion: Hong Kong-based school My ArchiSchool has launched a course and competition that promise to teach children and young people about wooden architecture. Read more

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Six milestone Nike projects at the « intersection of style and technology »

The Nike: Form Follows Motion exhibition at Vitra Design Museum showcases the evolution of the sportswear brand. Curator Glenn Adamson picks six projects that reflect defining moments in Nike‘s history. Read more

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Herman Miller transforms gaming chairs into « art objects » with Faile

Furniture brand Herman Miller has collaborated with Brooklyn multimedia art studio Faile on 12 « interpretations » of the brand’s Embody Gaming Chairs, which will be « inducted » into its archives after a New York exhibition. Read more

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Campos Studio creates descending off-the-grid house in Baja California

Vancouver-based design firm Campos Studio has created a sculptural white house with a large cantilever on the rocky coastline of Los Zacatitos to celebrate both the sea and the sky in Baja California, Mexico. Read more

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Polygood Translucent collection panels by The Good Plastic Company

Dezeen Showroom: global materials brand The Good Plastic Company has aimed to make recycled plastic lustrous and elegant with its Polygood Translucent panel collection, made from old CD cases. Read more

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Curved surfaces frame A House Within a Few Lines by Fala Atelier

Gently curving walls and ceilings informed by the fabric of a tent frame the interior of this house in Porto, completed by local studio Fala Atelier. Read more

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Schemata Architects transforms 145-year-old townhouse into Le Labo flagship

Tokyo studio Schemata Architects has combined Japanese and Western designs inside a traditional wooden townhouse in Kyoto to create a store for perfumery brand Le Labo. Read more

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« Proud Mancunian » Norman Foster to create Manchester United stadium masterplan

English football club Manchester United has appointed Foster + Partners to created a masterplan for the redevelopment of the land surrounding its Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, UK. Read more

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Eight Australian houses with sculptural shapes and angular facades

Our latest roundup showcases innovative Australian homes, including a house with a fish-pond atrium and a residence with a faceted black-metal extension. Read more

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Rimowa expands beyond luggage to launch the Original Bag

Promotion: German luggage brand Rimowa debuts its latest design, the Original Bag, broadening its collection to include handbags. Read more

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