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« Large amount of public input » delays White House ballroom vote

The NCPC is not expected to vote today on the contentious White House East Wing Modernization proposal, due to « the large amount of public input on the project ». Read more

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Gambosa lamp by Mathias Hahn for Marset

Dezeen Showroom: the typical components of a table lamp – shade, stem and base – are given a sculptural interpretation in this light by designer Mathias Hahn for Spanish brand Marset. Read more

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Wiercinski Studio designs bespoke, industrial-style furniture for renovation of historic villa

Local practice Wiercinski Studio has updated a 1930s villa in Poznań, Poland, creating a total of 45 bespoke, industrial-style fittings and furniture pieces to celebrate Polish craftsmanship. Read more

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Shigeru Ban to create wooden concert hall inside 19th-century armory

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has unveiled the design for a timber concert hall in Altdorf, Switzerland, which will be located inside a listed historic building. Read more

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« Maybe the Pritzker delay says exactly what we need right now »

With the Pritzker Architecture Prize in potential jeopardy over its patron’s links to Jeffrey Epstein, Edwin Heathcote reflects on the award’s relevance in 2026. Read more

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US-Israeli airstrike damages UNESCO-listed palace in Tehran

UNESCO has reported that World Heritage-listed Golestan Palace in Tehran has been damaged following a nearby airstrike in the Iranian capital. Read more

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Apple launches first-ever budget MacBook

Technology brand Apple has launched the MacBook Neo, which it describes as its « most affordable laptop ever ». Read more

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Upstairs at Ronnie’s is an intimate venue designed to help guests « lose their sense of time »

Koko designer Archer Humphryes Architects has renovated the upstairs bar at London’s iconic Ronnie Scott’s jazz club to balance old-school glamour with the space’s contemporary musical offering. Read more

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Chiba design exhibition explores « the idea of home as both origin and destination »

Design studio Akasaki & Vanhuyse has presented the Home-Home exhibition, which showcased works by 16 designers and artists in a modernist house in Chiba, Japan. Read more

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Zeller & Moye « combines ruinous character with luxury » for Mérida hotel

Architecture studio Zeller & Moye has added a series of concrete insertions to a colonial building in Mérida, Mexico, to create the Hotel Sevilla. Read more

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