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Wutopia Lab wraps Chinese arts centre in translucent mesh
Translucent mesh informed by mosquito nets wraps the forms of Flickering Peak, an arts centre in Hainan, China, by architecture studio Wutopia Lab. Located in an area known as Coffee Village in Wanning, the project involved completing a multipurpose arts centre that had been partially constructed, with its basement and structural frame already in place.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/12/flickering-peak-wutopia-lab-china/
Ten living rooms with warming fireplaces to keep the cold out
As the weather gets colder in the northern hemisphere, this lookbook compiles ten living spaces where log burners and fireplaces take the chill out of the air and provide a cosy centrepiece. Despite increasingly sophisticated household heating technology, traditional fireplaces remain a popular way to warm homes. From freestanding stoves to built-in wood burners that
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/12/living-rooms-hearths-fireplaces-lookbooks/
This week we launched our mid-century modern design series
This week on Dezeen, we kicked off our mid-century modern design series with an overview of the movement, which is showing no signs of abating after more than 70 years. In the first of a series of profiles of mid-century modern designer, we looked back at the career of Finnish-American architect and industrial designer Eero
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/12/mid-century-modern-design-series-this-week/
Tesla unveils retro-futuristic art deco Robovan
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled the brand's long-awaited driverless Robotaxi as well as surprise prototype Robovan at the We, Robot event in Los Angeles, USA. Musk arrived at the launch event at Warner Bros Studios in the fully autonomous Robotaxi, which he dubbed a "Cybercab". However, the star of the show was the surprise
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/tesla-robovan-robotaxi-driverless/
Birkenstock explores connection to nature in Highwood installation
Promotion: footwear brand Birkenstock is launching a multisensory installation at its London creative residency space, Birkenstock Studio, where visitors are encouraged to reconnect with nature. Spatial designer David Curtis-Ring, sound artist Justin Wiggan and Berlin-based company H.A.N.D.HIFI have contributed to the installation, which features plants, sculptural creations and a soundscape that is intended to be
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/birkenstock-nature-highwood-installation-london/
John Akomfrah and LG OLED present video installation at Frieze London
London-based artist John Akomfrah has collaborated with LG OLED to present a five-screen film installation, as revealed in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. Titled Becoming Wind, the film was originally created by Akomfrah and has been reimagined for Frieze London using multiple LG OLED self-lit televisions. Akomfrah's film plays over five LG OLED screens
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/john-akomfrah-lg-frieze-london-video/
Gatsby sun lounger by Ramón Esteve for Vondom
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Vondom has collaborated with architect Ramón Esteve to launch a sun lounger named Gatsby, which was informed by the elegance of the Art Deco movement. Available in white, ecru and tortora colours, Gatsby was designed to have an elegant appearance while also providing functional seating that blends into the poolside environment. "Inspired
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/gatsby-sun-lounger-ramon-esteve-vondom-dezeen-showroom/
A Studio Between takes cues from Jane Jacobs for Frieze London redesign
The Frieze art fair in London has unveiled its biggest redesign in over a decade featuring a layout inspired by city planning by design office A Studio Between. A Studio Between founder Richard J McConkey looked to the theories of late urban theorist Jane Jacobs when planning the pop-up venue for the 21st edition of
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/frieze-london-a-studio-between/
"Simple, elegant and taut in form and detail" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in London with curtain walls and an exposed steel structure completed by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The 55-by-55-metre cube contains private offices, which make up the bulk of the building, while its base incorporates public amenities and a plaza
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/paddington-square-renzo-piano-london-comments/
Designers of the Year shortlist revealed for Dezeen Awards 2024
Dezeen has announced the Designers of the Year shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes Studio Gang, Fala Atelier, Holloway Li and FOG Architecture. Our Designers of the Year awards, launched last year, recognise the best emerging and established talent whose innovative work has made a notable impact on the industry across architecture, interiors and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/designers-of-the-year-shortlist-dezeen-awards-2024/
Four projects by RA Architecture Prize winner Cris Ballester Parets
Economist Cris Ballester Parets has been awarded the 2024 Royal Academy Architecture Prize for her portfolio of sustainable social housing developments in the Balearic Islands. The annual Royal Academy Architecture Prize, which is now in its sixth year, recognises winners for their "substantial contribution to the public and a commitment to excellence in architecture and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/projects-ra-architecture-prize-winner-cris-ballester-parets/
Meisterstück Oyo Duo bath by Stefan Diez for Kaldewei
Dezeen Showroom: designer Stefan Diez worked with German bathroom brand Kaldewei to create the Meisterstück Oyo Duo bath, an elegant, freestanding steel enamel tub with room for two. Diez and Kaldewei achieved an egg shape with the Meisterstück Oyo Duo – a shape that is hard to achieve in steel enamel. The designer took inspiration from
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/meisterstuck-oyo-duo-bath-stefan-diez-kaldewei-showroom/
Bio-Architecture Formosana organises Taiwanese housing around urban farm
Taiwanese studio Bio-Architecture Formosana followed the principles of a circular economy when designing the Taisugar Circular Village, a housing complex in Tainan, Taiwan. The Taisugar Circular Village (TCV) provides 351 rental homes surrounding an urban farm, eco-pond and waste management area, allowing all of its residents' basic needs to be provided on-site. According to Bio-Architecture
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/11/bio-architecture-formosana-taisugar-circular-village/
CCA shades Mexican baseball stadium with concrete umbrellas
Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA) has created a series of buildings in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico, centred around a sports complex and baseball stadium shaded by monumental concrete umbrellas. The design of the stadium and surrounding complex was completed in 2023 to revitalize public life in Jálpa de Mendez and "renew the
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Tuned collection by Carnegie Acoustic Solutions
Dezeen Showroom: design brand Carnegie Acoustic Solutions' new series of acoustic products aims to "transform walls and ceilings into functional, beautiful acoustic solutions". Designed in collaboration with industrial designer Michael DiTullo, the Tuned collection comprises a number of wall- and ceiling-mounted products that share advanced sound-dampening properties. "The five new Kirei products (Matrix Grid, Tessellate
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/10/tuned-collection-carnegie-acoustic-solutions-dezeen-showroom/
VATRAA uses reclaimed bricks for London house extension
Architecture studio VATRAA has added an extension to a house in London that features a "brutalist cat flap" and is built with the bricks of the structure it replaced. Located in Stoke Newington, the project was designed for a family of four who wanted to replace their existing dark, cramped extension with a dining and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/10/vatraa-reclaimed-bricks-london-extension/
Eero Saarinen's Tulip table has "a kind of dishonesty to it"
Next in our mid-century modern series, we examine Eero Saarinen's seminal Tulip table, which embodied the Finnish-American designer and architect's hatred of table legs. "The undercarriage of chairs and table in a typical interior makes an ugly, confusing, unrestful world," Saarinen remarked. "I wanted to clear up the slum of legs." The designer achieved his
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/10/eero-saarinen-tulip-table-mid-century-modern/
"Megalopolis is a reminder that the heroic conception of the architect is an intoxicating one"
Francis Ford Coppola's bizarre new epic movie about a visionary architect has been panned by critics. Will Wiles asks what it all says about the profession's role within contemporary popular culture. One of the characters in Charlie Kaufman's 2008 film Synecdoche New York lives in a house that's on fire. It's on fire when they
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/10/megalopolis-will-wiles-opinion/
Dezeen Awards 2024 reveals 35-strong sustainability shortlist
Dezeen has announced the sustainability shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Mater, Tengbom, Kvadrat and Kirkby Design. The 35 shortlisted studios, in the running for awards in six different sustainability project categories, are located across 19 countries, including Brazil, Thailand, Spain, Poland and Switzerland. Shortlisted projects include a modular seating system
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/10/sustainability-shortlist-dezeen-awards-2024/
Dezeen's Global China exhibition spotlights cultural collaboration
Models, sketches and photos of works by architects and designers including Neri&Hu, Büro Ole Scheeren, Paul Priestman and FOG Architecture feature in Dezeen's Global China: Connecting The World Through Design exhibition in Shanghai Taking place during the World Design Cities Conference (WDCC) in Shanghai last month, Global China: Connecting The World Through Design showcased work
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/10/dezeen-global-china-exhibition-spotlights-cultural-collaboration/