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Twisting slate roof tops coastal Latvian home by Made

A curving slate roof intended to evoke a sand dune tops The Pāvilosta House, an annexe to a home on Latvia‘s western coast by local architecture studio Made. Read more

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Twelve top architects and designers share advice for the younger generation

To round off our Performance Review series, we asked leading architects and designers for their words of wisdom, including Daniel Libeskind, Sabine Marcelis and Lina Ghotmeh. Read more

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Amazon River becomes permanent home for Carlo Ratti and Höweler + Yoon’s AquaPraça plaza

A floating plaza designed by Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and US firm Höweler + Yoon Architecture has anchored in Belém, Brazil, following its residency at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Read more

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Seven highlights from Indian brands at Design Mumbai

Contemporary design fair Design Mumbai‘s second edition is currently taking place. Here, we highlight the furniture and installations by Indian brands not to miss. Read more

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Is My Design “Good”? 5 Questions to Critically Evaluate Your Own Work

You’ve just put the final touches on a design. You’ve kerned that last bit of type, aligned every pixel, and chosen a color palette that feels just right. You lean back in your chair, and the inevitable question creeps in: “Is this
 good?” It’s a deceptively simple question. “Good” can feel subjective, a matter of …

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« A handsome, compact, efficient building » says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a school in Canterbury completed by Walters & Cohen with a material palette of flint, oak and limestone. Read more

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Sheppard Robson creates « beating heart » for University of Edinburgh campus

A campus building completed by Sheppard Robson for the University of Edinburgh, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. Read more

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Plastic Box store is « a brutalist art gallery disguised as a supermarket »

Architecture practice Minimal Studio has unveiled Plastic Box, a supermarket in Mallorca with a minimalist exposed-concrete interior and a ceiling of 1,200 plastic crates. Read more

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Perrier-Jouët and Design Miami announce Design for Nature Award in Paris

Promotion: French champagne house Perrier-Jouët and design fair Design Miami have launched the inaugural Design for Nature Award in Paris last month. Read more

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US architect Robert AM Stern dies aged 86

US architect Robert AM Stern, who was the long-time dean of Yale university, has passed away aged 86. Read more

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