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Multi-host Olympics would "completely undermine" the games says IOC sustainability director
LA28 will have an even more ambitious carbon strategy than Paris 2024, Olympic sustainability chief Marie Sallois tells Dezeen in this Olympic Impact interview. Sallois, who is the corporate and sustainable development director for the International Olympic Committee (IOC), described the Paris Olympics as a landmark achievement in the journey to net-zero. "We are demonstrating
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/07/marie-sallois-ioc-sustainability-olympic-impact-interview/
Dezeen Debate features "an elegant melange and a triumph of design sensitivity"
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a refurbished apartment in Milan by design studio David/Nicolas with interior details by architect Gio Ponti. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. David/Nicolas has redesigned the interiors of a 1920s Milan apartment, originally designed by architect Mario Borgato and refurbished by Ponti, blending contemporary details with original
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/06/apartment-milan-refurbished-david-nicolas-dezeen-debate/
Eight Black modernist architecture projects preserved in the US
Architectural sites with significance to African American culture have received funds as part of Conserving Black Modernism, a national grant program that highlights "undervalued" contributions of Black architects in the United States. Among the featured projects are a dormitory complex in Mississippi and a mosque in Washington DC. The Conserving Black Modernism program is a
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/06/conserving-black-modernism-grant/
Ten design projects by students at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dezeen School Shows: a virtual reality device to improve productivity for people with ADHD features in this school show by students at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Also included is and a self-service restaurant in Hong Kong and an AI-powered storytelling platform for children. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institution: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School:
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Walker Warner Architects includes recycled-plastic thatch in Hawaii hut resort
Winding pathways and thatched roofs made of recycled plastic are among the features at the Kona Village resort in Hawaii, which Walker Warner Architects designed to replace a 1960s hotel destroyed by a tsunami. Located on Hawaii's Big Island, the property replaces a resort of the same name that was decimated by a 2011 tsunami. The
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/06/walker-warner-architects-hawaii-kona-village-resort/
Mathieu Lehanneur's Olympic designs reference the "fragility of life"
Mathieu Lehanneur's designs have played a starring role at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In this interview, the French designer explains why his "flying" Olympic cauldron may become a permanent Parisian landmark. Lehanneur, who is known for his playful and often thought-provoking product designs, began work on the cauldron and the Olympic torch in early
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/06/mathieu-lehanneur-olympic-designs-interview/
Ten of the best independent designers across North America
To mark the end of Dezeen's North America Design 2024 series, Universal Design Studio has selected 10 stand-out designers – each from a different city across the continent. London-based Universal Design Studio recently opened a location in New York and partnered with Dezeen as a sponsor, along with its sister studio Map, for our North
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/06/best-independent-designers-north-america/
Xiangning Li and Paola Antonelli announced as Dezeen Awards China 2024 judges
Architects Vincent de Graaf and Wendy Saunders, architectural theorist and critic Xiangning Li and curator Paola Antonelli have been named in the final set of judges for Dezeen Awards China 2024. Designer Paul Priestman, interior designers Kuang Ming Chou and Vera Chu and Bentley's Dirk Zscherpe will also be joining the panel. Dezeen Awards China
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/06/xiangning-li-paola-antonelli-dezeen-awards-china-2024-judges/
Malek Alqadi references Petra for series of follies in California desert
California studio Malek Alqadi has created a series of monumental concrete hotel suites in the Mojave Desert, USA, informed by Middle Eastern archaeological sites. Folly Mojave is a series of standalone structures in the middle of the Californian desert. It comprises five structures, one single-storey amenity space and four different suites with two storeys, designed
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/05/malek-alqad-folly-mojave-concrete-retreats/
RA! turns Mexican house in on itself with interior courtyards
Local studio RA! has created a blocky house called Casa LL with polystyrene panels and concrete in Tepoztlán, Mexico. The 481-square meter (5,178-square foot) home was completed by the Mexico City-based team of Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar and Santiago Sierra, who lead RA!. Located on a lot under the cliffs of Tepozteco,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/05/ra-mexican-house-interior-courtyards/
RA! turns Mexican house in on itself with interior courtyards
Local studio RA! has created a blocky house called Casa LL with polystyrene panels and concrete in Tepoztlán, Mexico. The 481-square meter (5,178-square foot) home was completed by the Mexico City-based team of Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar and Santiago Sierra, who lead RA!. Located on a lot under the cliffs of Tepozteco,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/05/ra-mexican-house-interior-courtyards/
Conen Sigl references "robust" industrial structures for Westhof housing in Zurich
Architecture studio Conen Sigl has completed a cooperative housing block near Zurich, topped by a greenhouse-style pergola referencing the area's industrial and agricultural history. Named Westhof, the block of 87 flats and six commercial units forms part of the development of Hochbord in Dübendorf – a former industrial neighbourhood in Switzerland undergoing major transformation into
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/05/conen-sigl-westof-housing-switzerland/
Twelve architecture projects by students at the American University in Dubai
Dezeen School Shows: a park built from construction waste that also serves as an education space on sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the American University in Dubai. Also included is an energy-efficient school and a proposal for houseboats on the River Nile to adapt to rising water levels and mitigate flooding.
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Xisui Design models metal pavilion on birds' nests and eggshells
Shanghai studio Xisui Design drew on natural shapes for the minimalist Thin-Shell Metal Woven Pavilion, which was designed as a sunken resting space on a pond in China. The ovoid metal pavilion was made to be lightweight, wind-resistant and provide shade from the sun, while also letting some light in. "We drew inspiration from the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/04/thin-shell-metal-woven-pavilion-xisui-design/
Eight wooden kitchens that make the most of the material
Swirly cabinets and oak-lined ceilings feature in our latest lookbook, which collects eight residential kitchens from around the world where wood takes centre stage. Strong, versatile and often sustainable, timber is a favourite material among architects and designers. From an east London dwelling that is almost entirely underground to a rural Tasmanian farmhouse, here are
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/04/eight-wooden-kitchens-lookbooks/
CO Adaptive overhauls Queens home to meet Passive House standards
Brooklyn studio CO Adaptive has retrofitted a terraced house in Queens, New York to meet Passive House energy efficiency standards. The 1,152-square-foot (107-square-metre) brick townhouse was originally built in 1945 and has undergone a considered "deconstruction" process during its recent renovation. Rather than throwing out the contents of the existing structure, all of the removed
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/03/co-adaptive-tiny-queens-passive-house-renovation/
Fifteen architecture projects by students at Bartlett School of Architecture
Dezeen School Shows: a project which proposes using clay waste from projects like HS2 towards 3D-printed and ceramic architecture is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Bartlett School of Architecture. Also featured is a library intended to assist with learning languages and a stadium which draws on Japanese principles of timber construction.
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Frandsen presents monochromatic installations at 3 Days of Design
Promotion: Danish lighting brand Frandsen launched its latest collection during the Copenhagen festival 3 Days of Design with a series of four installations. Titled Reflections of Light, the exhibition featured what the brand said are "fundamental elements of illumination": light, shadow, reflection, and form. "The founder, Benny Frandsen, was a pioneer in the lighting industry,"
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/02/frandsen-presents-monochromatic-installations-3-days-of-design/
Seine cleanup a "missed opportunity" says author of book on the negative impacts of Paris Olympics
The Olympic Games should be reformed to enable more democratic input from the communities they affect the most, argues Parisian journalist Jade Lindgaard in this Olympic Impact interview. "With the games, there's never enough time," said Lindgaard, author of Paris 2024: A City in the Face of Olympic Violence. "Every four years, a giant event
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/02/seine-cleanup-paris-jade-lindgaard-interview-olympic-impact/
Alison Brooks Architects creates "carved and animated" Tottenham Hale residential towers
Architecture studio Alison Brooks Architects has completed the One Ashley Road residential development in London, with a pair of angular terracotta towers framing a square. Located near London's Walthamstow Wetlands and Lea Valley waterways, the project forms part of Tottenham Hale's regeneration, which aims to convert the traffic-dominated area into a walkable neighbourhood. As well
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/02/one-ashley-road-alison-brooks-architects-london/