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Matthew Lloyd Architects’ Bourne Estate was designed for « extreme longevity »

Continuing our Social Housing Revival series, we revisit the regeneration of the Grade II listed Bourne Estate in north London, completed in 2018 by local studio Matthew Lloyd Architects. Read more

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Norm Architects references Japanese temples for Sjöparken retreat in Sweden

Danish studio Norm Architects has created a retreat for gastro-tourists on an old farm in Sweden, positioning seven wooden villas around a lake and using glass corridors to amplify « connections with the surroundings ». Read more

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« The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site »

Graffiti on the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza towers is a physical manifestation of increasing tensions over the wealth disparities that blight downtown Los Angeles, writes Shane Reiner-Roth. Read more

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Zaha Hadid Architects designing Al Khuwair waterfront development in Oman

British architecture studio Zaha Hadid Architects is set to create a waterfront development in Muscat, Oman, that will include canal walkways and have a design « emphasising climate resilience ». Read more

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Karen Millen, Alfredo Häberli and Francine Houben named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

Architects Francine Houben and Sumaya Dabbagh, designers Alfredo Häberli and Bethan Laura Wood and fashion designer Karen Millen have been announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Read more

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Computer-controlled cuts leave « ghost traces » on HAHA Studio homeware

As part of the Collectible design fair in Brussels, Swedish firm HAHA Studio has launched a range of futuristic furniture and lighting that lays bare the digital fabrication technique through which it was created. Read more

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Chillida rugs by Nanimarquina among 10 new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: a collection of black and white rugs made from silk and wool is among 10 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more

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Concrete panels by Rieder wrap pixelated Van B housing in Munich

Promotion: architect Ben van Berkel has created an apartment block in Munich featuring a pixelated exterior clad in ivory-hued concrete panels made by manufacturer Rieder. Read more

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Kaleidoscope-style acrylic furniture by Draga & Aurel demonstrates « power of refraction »

Industrial design studio Draga & Aurel has created Flare, a collection of retrofuturistic furniture made entirely out of multicoloured Lucite. Read more

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22RE invokes « stillness » inside green Miami golfing boutique

Los Angeles studio 22RE has used pale-green stucco informed by Miami‘s colours and golf courses for the interiors of a golf clothing boutique in the city. Read more

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