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PlayLab designs "scenically sculpted" Sacré Cœur skatepark to resemble stone
LA studio PlayLab and construction company California Skateparks have created Checkered Future, a temporary skate bowl in front of the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Paris for footwear brand Vans. The two-part installation spans the hill of Montmartre, where the Sacré Cœur is located, and comprises a large skate bowl at the bottom of a set of
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/26/playlab-sacre-coeur-checkered-future-skatepark/
Ecology centre in coastal Maine is "model of holistic sustainability"
US studio Susan T Rodriguez Architecture & Design has incorporated local materials and energy-saving features into a Maine building that is meant to be "a new benchmark for academic buildings in northern climates". Located in the town of Bar Harbor, the Davis Center for Human Ecology is located on the main, 38-acre (15-hectare) campus of
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/davis-center-for-human-ecology-maine/
Dezeen Debate features forest house with "brutal privacy screens"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a home surrounded by concrete blocks by design studio Nendo. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Design studio Nendo has completed a home in Japan that has a triangular form and is enclosed in walls made out of concrete blocks. Commenters discussed the home, with one asking "Why
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/conference-centre-beijing-mad-architecture-dezeen-debate-2/
The Living City video series explores designing urban environments that are "more human"
Promotion: Urban design brand Urbidermis has created a series of short documentary videos on designing greener and more sociable cities. Created with outdoor furniture brand Landscape Forms, The Living City video series includes five episodes, each under two minutes long. "We reflect upon how public spaces can be better connected, greener and more human –
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/urbidermis-landscape-form-the-living-city/
Unit storage system by Tiptoe
Dezeen Showroom: modularity and adaptability meet in the Unit storage system, designed by French furniture brand Tiptoe with a playful emphasis on self-assembly. Tiptoe's first storage system design, Unit is made from a simple black or off-white steel frame with shelves, drawers and doors made of oak wood. The system is designed to adapt to
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/unit-storage-system-tiptoe-dezeen-showroom/
Courtyards create "communal atmosphere" at Indian house by A Threshold
A series of staggered, multi-level courtyards animate the plan of In-between Gardens, a house in the town of Tiptur, India, designed by architecture studio A Threshold. The courtyards accompany each of the main living areas, functioning as semi-public meeting places in the home that A Threshold said help to "breathe life" into it. This design
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/a-threshold-in-between-gardens-india/
Is it time for architecture studios to walk away from Neom?
Architecture studios working on Saudi giga-project Neom are maintaining their silence over human rights concerns despite mounting pressure from campaigners. Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft reports. Following recent reporting by the BBC alleging that Saudi forces permitted the use of lethal force to clear land for the project, human rights organisations told Dezeen that architecture studios
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/neom-human-rights-concerns/
Art Select flooring collection by Karndean Designflooring
Dezeen Showroom: British company Karndean Designflooring has expanded its Art Select collection, adding 39 vinyl flooring designs that reference sought-after wood and stone types. The Art Select collection was designed to celebrate natural landscapes and building materials – among the new tile designs are European oak and English ash wood, as well as recreations of precious
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London School of Architecture creates A-frame pavilion as a "platform for local outreach"
The London School of Architecture has created the timber Dalston Pavilion in London as part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. Located in a car park beside the university's campus in Hackney, The Dalston Pavilion will operate as an outdoor exhibition space and classroom to host a month-long events programme aimed at local young
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/london-school-of-architecture-the-dalston-pavilion-lfa/
Carsten Höller adds Doubt Staircase to 18th century Venetian palazzo
Artist Carsten Höller has created a spiral staircase with an incline of five degrees to make users uneasy at the Palazzo Diedo in Venice. Höller installed the piece, which was designed both as an artwork and a functional staircase, as part of a renovation of the 18th century Palazzo Diedo by Italian practice Silvo Fassi.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/25/carsten-holler-doubt-staircase-palazzo-diedo-venice/
Oza Sabbeth Architects creates Montauk house with cedar cladding
New York-based design studio Oza Sabbeth Architects has wrapped an L-shaped beach house in cedar and topped it with a standing seam gabled roof in Montauk. Known as Osprey's Landing, the Long Island home measures 5,500 square feet (510 square metres) on a 1.3-acre (5,396-square metre) grassed property surrounded by trees. It was completed in
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/oza-sabbeth-montauk-house-cedar-cladding/
Oza Sabbeth Architects creates Montauk house with cedar cladding
New York-based design studio Oza Sabbeth Architects has wrapped an L-shaped beach house in cedar and topped it with a standing seam gabled roof in Montauk. Known as Osprey's Landing, the Long Island home measures 5,500 square feet (510 square metres) on a 1.3-acre (5,396-square metre) grassed property surrounded by trees. It was completed in
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/oza-sabbeth-montauk-house-cedar-cladding/
Students taking part in New Designers present ten design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a portable stool made from welded mesh and steel that is designed to encourage social interactions is included in this school show by New Designers. Also included is a fashion collection that is 3D printed and a chair crafted from solid ash created as a tribute to the Arts and Crafts movement.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/student-projects-design-new-designers-dezeen-schoolshows/
"If we're doing our jobs, we're not thinking about design in a silo" say NYCxDesign creative directors
Promotion: interdisciplinary collaboration is crucial to the future of design studios, members of design collective The New Standard said in a talk hosted by Dezeen during NYCxDesign 2024. Taking place at the Ace Hotel in Brooklyn and hosted by Dezeen's co-CEO Benedict Hobson, the talk featured Universal Design Studio creative director Satoshi Isono, Map Project
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/not-thinking-about-design-silo-nycxdesign-creative-directors/
"We didn't want it to be crazy" says architect of America's tallest skyscraper
Architecture firm AO never set out to design America's tallest skyscraper when it began work on the 581-metre Legends Tower planned for Oklahoma City, studio partner Bruce Greenfield tells Dezeen in this interview. Legends Tower recently gained approval from the city to have an unlimited height, and after a series of changes, the skyscraper is
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/legends-tower-tallest-us-skyscraper-height-architect-ao-interview/
Estudio Herreros designs floating sauna that offers "retreat and contemplation for all"
Architecture studio Estudio Herreros has completed the Trosten floating sauna alongside the Munch museum in Oslo, Norway. Situated in the fjord next to the Munch museum, which was also designed by Estudio Herrero, the structure is the latest addition to a cluster of floating saunas commissioned by the Oslo Sauna Association in the hopes of
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/trosten-floating-sauna-oslo-estudio-herreros/
Feature in Dezeen's digital guide for London Design Festival 2024
London Design Festival is on the horizon. Make sure you don't miss out on featuring in this year's Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide for the festival, which takes place from 14 to 22 September. The nine-day festival hosts a series of events across 11 districts, including exhibitions, open showrooms, talks, tours, product launches, pop-up shops
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/digital-guide-london-design-festival-2024/
Paint by Blēo among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: paints curated into palettes by eminent designers and contained within custom-created packaging are among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Paint by Blēo Copenhagen-based paint brand Blēo has created a spectrum of highly pigmented paints, some of which form cohesive palettes curated by well-known designers. The brand's paints come in a plethora of
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/24/paint-bleo-products-furniture-lighting-dezeen-showroom/
Electric Bowery renovates Big Sur house overlooking California's coastline
The co-founder of California studio Electric Bowery has renovated a redwood-clad house in Big Sur for her family, preserving its iconic features and adding custom furniture. The house, originally designed by well-known local architect Mickey Muennig, is perched high up on a bluff overlooking the dramatic coastline – famous for the scenic Route 1 that
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SCAD spotlights twelve student architecture and design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a project aiming to expand habitats of animals and vegetation is included in this school show by Savannah College of Art and Design. Also included is a community centre for mothers featuring workshops and exhibition spaces and a furniture collection exploring queer identity. Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Institution: Savannah College of Art
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