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Red Box exhibition centre appears as if « carved from a complete stone »

Angular cut-outs and courtyards break up the red-concrete structure of this monolithic exhibition centre in Nanjing, designed by Chinese studio Mix Architecture. Read more

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Rabbit reimagines the digital experience with AI-powered R1 device

US start-up Rabbit and tech company Teenage Engineering have designed the R1, a « pocket companion » that aims to upturn the dominance of smartphones in our lives by using artificial intelligence to complete tasks. Read more

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StudioAC places cedar-clad house on natural ridge in Ontario

Light-toned cedar and brick clad the exterior of a Canadian home by architecture firm StudioAC that is tucked into a hill overlooking a meadow and a lake. Read more

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Open Park Villa by i29 encourages residents to connect with surroundings

Dutch architecture studio i29 has nestled a bamboo-clad house among trees in Limburg, the Netherlands, aiming to connect its residents to the surrounding woodland. Read more

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« Robust and utilitarian » materials define infill home in Dublin by Gró Works

Red brickwork and perforated metal panels bring an industrial feel to this compact infill home in Dublin, which has been completed by Irish architecture studio Gró Works. Read more

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All 10 regions that will make up Neom now revealed

The 10 regions that will make up the Neom mega project in the northwest of Saudi Arabia have now been announced, including an « upside-down skyscraper » and mirrored linear city The Line. Here we look at all 10. Read more

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Make-your-own-toilet kit among five standout projects from humanitarian alliance Design for Good

Designers from ten high-profile companies have joined forces to help improve access to clean water and sanitation across the globe as part of the Design for Good consortium. Its CEO Fazilat Damani shares five of the most promising. Read more

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PSLab’s monochromatic Berlin showroom is a « sacred place for light »

A pared-back palette of raw materials creates a calm backdrop for PSLab‘s lighting products inside the brand’s Berlin workshop and showroom space, designed in collaboration with Belgian firm B-bis architecten. Read more

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Jialun Xiong highlights « intricacies and textures » at Sichuanese restaurant in LA

Subtle nods to traditional Chinese architecture can be found throughout this restaurant in California, designed by LA-based Jialun Xiong. Read more

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Exposed concrete frame creates « resilient » spaces for maritime academy in Denmark

Danish studios EFFEKT and CF Møller Architects have completed the Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark, using an exposed concrete frame to echo its industrial surrounds. Read more

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