Dezeen Awards China 2024 entries close tonight at 23:59 Beijing time

Today is the last day you can enter Dezeen Awards China 2024 before the entry deadline tonight 23 August at 23:59 Beijing time! There are 19 project categories open for entry across architecture, interiors and design. This year we've introduced three new awards. One rewards excellence in landscape and urban design, celebrating standout landscape design,

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Espacio 18 and Cueto renovate historic Oaxaca apartment building

Mexican studios Espacio 18 Arquitectura and Cueto Arquitectura have renovated a narrow infill property in Oaxaca, Mexico to create apartments within a space built up with different styles over the years. Known as Matamoros 402, the building was completed in 2024 with 11 apartments in 785 square metres (8,500 square feet). Espacio 18 Arquitectura and

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Dezeen Agenda features Zaha Hadid Architects' Central Bank of Iraq

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features images of the Central Bank of Iraq skyscraper nearing completion. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects released images of the Central Bank of Iraq, which under construction in Baghdad, Iraq. The structure was designed to "mimic the light reflecting off waves"

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Ten inventive contemporary houses in Austin

An extension perched above a ranch house and a 3D-printed home designed by Lake Flato and ICON feature in this roundup of contemporary architecture in Austin, Texas. Austin has seen increased development in recent years, including several supertall skyscrapers being built in the city. The city is also known as a creative and quirky hub,

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Snøhetta tops reindeer herding school with sloping wooden roof

Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Čoarvemátta education hub in Kautokeino, Norway, for the Sami High School and Reindeer Herding School as well as the Sami National Theatre Beaivváš. Designed in collaboration with local studio 70°N Arkitektur and artist Joar Nango, the structure by Snøhetta is composed of three interconnected wooden volumes that unite the

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Yinka Ilori wraps Piccadilly Circus fountain in bright orange Pegasus-topped plinths

British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has partially enclosed the Eros fountain at Piccadilly Circus in central London with a pair of brightly coloured plinths. Named Good Things Come to Those Who Wait, the installation was designed to create a positive message at the centre of one of the city's busiest junctions. The artwork consists of a

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Aesop clads London store with tactile bars of soap

Skincare brand Aesop has opened a minimalist store in London's Knightsbridge, featuring a "soap corridor" created with uniform tiles made from the everyday bathroom product. Set within a slim and narrow room on Brompton Road, the Aesop outlet is characterised by a floor-to-ceiling installation made of cream-coloured soap bars. The installation, created by architect Nicolas

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Pelletier de Fontenay creates "permeable" boundary for Quebec school

Local architecture studios Pelletier de Fontenay and Leclerc Architects have created a Quebec primary school organised around an open courtyard to create a "permeable" boundary with nature. Located outside of Montreal in Shefford, École du Zénith is composed of a chain of five one-storey volumes or "pavilions" that wrap around a central open space recess

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Pelletier de Fontenay creates "permeable" boundary for Quebec school

Local architecture studios Pelletier de Fontenay and Leclerc Architects have created a Quebec primary school organised around an open courtyard to create a "permeable" boundary with nature. Located outside of Montreal in Shefford, École du Zénith is composed of a chain of five one-storey volumes or "pavilions" that wrap around a central open space recess

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Seven student design projects exploring women's health and experiences

Dezeen School Shows: we've selected seven student design projects that have been featured on Dezeen School Shows that explore women's health and experiences. These undergraduate and postgraduate projects range from interior to product design, spanning various themes and concepts, all of which address issues faced by women. Included in this roundup is a health management

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Clam chair by Arnold Madsen and Dagmar

Dezeen Showroom: vintage furniture manufacturer Dagmar has rereleased Arnold Madsen's Clam chair – a Danish classic of once unknown provenance. The Clam chair –or 'Muslingstol' in Danish – was designed in 1944 by Arnold Madsen, an upholsterer who was untrained in design and so fashioned the original model for his organically shaped seat in plaster. He

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Slim concrete colonnade fronts D-Day Museum in Normandy

French studio Atelier Projectiles has created a fully-glazed, concrete-framed building as the D-Day Museum in Normandy, France. Originally founded in 1954 as the first museum to commemorate the D-Day landings, the new museum overlooks one of the five beaches on which soldiers landed during the second world war. Atelier Projectiles looked to create a building that

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Photos reveal Zaha Hadid Architects' Central Bank of Iraq nearing completion in Baghdad

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed photos of the Central Bank of Iraq skyscraper nearing completion on the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad. The images show the completed twisting exoskeleton frame of the 170-metre-tall structure designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, which is now the tallest building in the city. Being built on the

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Five "unconventional" projects by Dezeen Awards China judge Mario Tsai

Chinese designer Mario Tsai, founder of research-design practice Mario Tsai Studio, has joined Dezeen Awards China 2024 as a judge. Here he selects five projects that best reflect his work. Unconstrained by conventional methods, the studio "uses rigorous logic coupled with a fluid sense of artistry to present their works, whether in the form of

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Moontower Design Build creates "plant-based" cabin in Austin

Texas-based studio Moontower Design Build has constructed a "plant-based" cabin in Austin that features cross-laminated timber structural elements and a facade clad in cork. Known as Cross Cabin, the accessory dwelling unit measures 1,000 square feet (93 square metres) in an 8,000 square foot (743-square metre) sloping yard that offers views of the horizon through

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Dezeen Debate features "the best tower of all time"

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the closing of a hotel in a Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. A hotel in Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower is set to close temporarily amid reports that the owner has sold historical items without obtaining "review or approval" from the Frank Lloyd Wright

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"Regenerative" eco-park opens on site of cancelled Mexico City airport

Architect Iñaki Echeverria has completed the first phases of an eco-park three times the size of Manhattan in Mexico City, using some of the infrastructure of the cancelled Foster + Partners-designed airport. Named the Lake Texcoco Ecological Park, the project entailed the regeneration and building of public infrastructure on a massive wetland environment on the

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EBBA Architects brightens home in Camden with "Victorian-like" metal extension

London studio EBBA Architects has completed the renovation of a terraced house in Camden, London, adding a metal frame structure that takes cues from Victorian design. Named Camden Residence, the project comprises a number of sensitive alterations within the existing building as well as a glazed, double-height extension based around a rigid white frame structure.

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John McAslan + Partners unveils two stations for Sydney Metro

Two stations designed by architecture studio John McAslan + Partners have opened as part of the latest phase of the Sydney Metro, which opened to passengers yesterday. Completed as part of the Sydney Metro, which is reportedly Australia's largest public transport project to date, John McAslan + Partners designed the addition to Sydney Central Station and

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Waste textiles turned into sweets in FabriCandy project

Scraps of fabric have been recycled into edible treats by designer Jinghan Li, who wants people to consider waste as a resource for food. Li undertook the FabriCandy project as part of her masters in biodesign at London's Central Saint Martins (CSM) college, producing an array of colourful confections. She made the candies by applying

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