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Milliøns utilises "intense contrasts" for IM Pei museum renovation
Los Angeles studio Milliøns has updated the east wing of the Everson Museum of Art in New York state designed by architect IM Pei, introducing reflective and colourful materials to a below-grade space. Located in Syracuse and completed in 1968, the Everson Museum of Art (The Everson) consists of three storeys of interlocking concrete volumes
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/09/millions-everson-museum-of-art-renovation-im-pei/
New York Institute of Technology spotlights ten student design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a lighting collection that is made from bioplastics and promotes sustainable manufacturing processes is included in this school show by the New York Institute of Technology. Also included are 3D-printed panels crafted from clay and mycelium and a park that intends to be accessible for those who are neurodiverse. New York Institute
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Steelcase releases two Frank Lloyd Wright-informed furniture collections
American furniture manufacturer Steelcase and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation have released two collections of furniture based on pieces from the American architect's late residential projects. The two collections were derived from designs within the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation's (FLWF) archive. Called Rockford and Galesburg, the collections were based on furniture seen throughout Wright's oeuvre
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Eight items made from metal that combine utility and refinement
Dezeen Showroom: steel and aluminium are among the metals used in the design of these eight furnishings and products that are listed on Dezeen Showroom. Metal furniture entered the mainstream of interior design in the middle of the 20th century, before which it was broadly confined to use for creating garden furniture and commercial kitchens,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/09/products-furniture-lighting-metal-aluminium-steel-dezeen-showroom/
"Destructive" Olympics should be shrunk to save carbon, say experts
The Olympic Games cannot continue in their current form, sustainability experts have told Dezeen as part of our Olympic Impact series. "The current format – where you have an overwhelming spectacle that takes over a city, like an extravagance, a postmodern spectacle – I don't think that can continue," said Sven Daniel Wolfe, lecturer at
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/09/paris-2024-sports-sustainability-olympic-impact/
Kengo Kuma & Associates reveals design for Qatar Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
Japanese architecture studio Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a boat-informed structure for Qatar's national pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Driven by an appreciation of the strong coastal relations that benefit both Qatar and Japan, Kengo Kuma & Associates and Qatar Museums Authority took inspiration from the traditional Qatari dhow boat construction as well as
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/09/kengo-kuma-associates-qatar-pavilion-osaka-expo/
Yayoi Kusama installs mirrored orbs outside Liverpool Street Station in London
For Infinite Accumulation, her largest-ever permanent sculpture, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has created a series of connected metallic spheres by the Elizabeth Line entrance of London's Liverpool Street Station. Reflective orbs were placed along a curving, twisting structure to form the Infinite Accumulation installation, which is around 100 metres long and rises 10 metres above the
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Bofink Design Studio creates "beefy" interior for members' club in Stockholm meatpacking district
Stockholm-based Bofink Design Studio has turned the Börshuset cattle-auction building into a members' club, updating its Jugend interior with plywood panels that evoke animal skins. Located in Stockholm's historic meatpacking district Slakthusområdet, the 1912 building had its interior extensively renovated in the 1980s but Bofink Design Studio's refurbishment has revealed its original details. "Hidden behind all
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Two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024
There are only two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024. Register your details and submit your entry by Friday 23 August at 23:59 Beijing time for the chance to be crowned a Dezeen Awards China winner! Now in its second year, Dezeen Awards China in partnership with Bentley celebrates the most outstanding work from
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Lucia Moholy's photographs provide a different perspective on the Bauhaus
An exhibition at Prague's Kunsthalle explores the life and work of Lucia Moholy, whose photographs helped to bring the Bauhaus to international attention. Here, curator Meghan Forbes picks five images that illuminate her often-overlooked legacy. Born in Prague in 1894, Lucia Moholy was an innovative and prolific photographer, documentalist and writer, best known for her
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/09/lucia-moholy-exposures-kunsthalle-praha/
Appareil Architecture tops a wooden Quebec home with a sloped single-pitch roof
Canadian studio Appareil Architecture has created a wooden, light-filled mountain house with a single-pitch roof in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Known as Résidence des Rapides, the three-bedroom house is partially embedded in a sloped four-acre site on the banks of the Diable River in the Laurentian Mountains. Montreal-based Appareil Architecture completed the cedar-clad house in 2023, informed
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/08/appareil-architecture-wooden-quebec-home-sloped-single-pitch-roof/
Dezeen Agenda features world's tallest residential skyscraper
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the world's tallest residential skyscraper, which has been approved for Brazil. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. According to reports, the city of Balneário Camboriú in Brazil has approved plans for a residential tower that developers claim will be the world's tallest – standing over 500
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/08/worlds-tallest-residential-skyscraper-brazil-dezeen-agenda/
Ten interior and spatial design projects by students at University of Pécs
Dezeen School Shows: a children's centre featuring a playground and learning spaces is included in Dezeen's latest school show by the University of Pécs. Also included is mixed-use complex with moveable features and a project exploring weaving within architecture as a sustainable pracitce. University of Pécs Institution: University of Pécs School: Faculty of Engieering and IT,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/08/university-of-pecs-interior-spatial-projects-dezeen-schoolshows/
Pink plaster cloaks limestone house in Kenya by Studio Mehta Architecture
Limestone-block walls covered in pink plaster intersect to form UA House, which Kenyan practice Studio Mehta Architecture has added to a creekside site in Kilifi, Kenya. Positioned among trees along the edge of Takaungu Creek, the home is designed by Studio Mehta Architecture as a blend of contemporary and traditional architectural elements. It comprises a network
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/08/ua-house-studio-mehta-architecture-kenya/
"The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action"
The row over air conditioning in the athletes' village at the Paris 2024 Olympics demonstrates the scale of the challenge we face in gaining acceptance for sustainable building technologies, writes Smith Mordak as part of our Olympic Impact series. The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning (AC) debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate
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Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn turn 17th-century convent into Lisbon hotel
Design studios Post Company and Lázaro Rosa-Violàn have combined historic features and contemporary touches for the Locke de Santa Joana hotel on the site of a convent in Lisbon, Portugal. A 17th-century convent building has been renovated and integrated alongside newly constructed additions to form part of the hotel. American studio Post Company designed the interiors of the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/08/locke-de-santa-joana-hotel-17th-century-convent-lisbon/
Kartwheel Studio renovates Texas beach motel to "honour and revamp" mid-century past
Austin-based design agency Kartwheel Studio has renovated a structure to preserve the mid-century modern atmosphere of the 1960s seaside motor lodge in Galveston, Texas. Originally constructed as the Treasure Isle Motel by Kotin & Beerman Architects in 1963, the low-slung, two-storey building reopened in November 2023 as Hotel Lucine. Kartwheel Studio and the owners worked to
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Eight contemporary houses in Hawaii that respond to the island environment
Large, overhanging roof eaves and homes with multiple dwellings are featured in this roundup of eight houses located on the islands of Hawaii. Designed by studios such as Walker Warner Architects, Olson Kundig and more, many of the eight residences below feature roofs informed by vernacular architecture and a variety of semi-enclosed spaces to take
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/07/hawaii-contemporary-houses-round-up/
Hong Kong Polytechnic University spotlights ten student design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a project promoting local agriculture through community initiatives is included in Dezeen's latest school show by Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Also included is a project proposing sustainable approaches to the milk tea industry in Hong Kong and another exploring issues within the digital age and media. Hong Kong Polytechnic University Institution: The Hong
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Kapsimalis Architects converts wine cellar into cavernous summer house
Greek studio Kapsimalis Architects has converted a 19th-century wine cellar into a cavernous holiday home on the island of Santorini in Greece. Named Summer House in Mesaria, the house is partially nestled into a steep landscape on the outskirts of the village of Mesaria. It occupies two vaulted rooms of a former wine cellar, marked
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