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2010 review: December

Catherine Warmann — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:37:31 +0000

To conclude our review of 2010, here are the five most-viewed stories from Dezeen in December, starting off with Charrat Transformation by Geneva studio clavienrossier, two concrete volumes on top of a stone house and barn in the Swiss Alps.

In second place was an auditorium for the Universidad del País Vasco in Bilbao by Álvaro Siza.

Shingle House by NORD Architecture, the second home to be completed in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project, came in third.

Fourth most viewed was Belsize Crescent by Studio 54 Architecture, a renovation project creating a new garden entrance for a terraced house in London.

Finally, at number five was Frank Gehry's proposal for a new business school at the University of Technology Sydney .

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That's it for this year - best wishes for 2011!

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2010 review: November

Catherine Warmann — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:33:27 +0000

Next up: the five most popular Dezeen stories from November, kicking off with Chengdu Contemporary Art Centre in China by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Second most popular was Faustino Winery by Foster + Partners, located in the Ribera del Duero region of Spain and clad in Corten steel shingles.

Lolita, a road-side restaurant and event space located by a motorway junction near Zaragoza by Spanish studio Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos, came in third.

This Spanish nursery school with a blackboard as a wall by Dooa Arquitecturas was the fourth most viewed story this month.

In fifth place was Stairs-House by Japanese firm y+M Design Office, with a façade that forms a staircase to the roof.

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2010 review: October

Catherine Warmann — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:29:12 +0000

Moving on to the five most popular stories of October 2010, Homemade is Best, a cookbook featuring pictures of ingredients laid out in patterns for IKEA, was in at number one.

Next was the Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton, south London, by Zaha Hadid Architects.

Issey Miyake's 132 5. range of clothing that expands from two-dimensional geometric shapes into structured garments came in third.

Fourth most popular this month was an installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei at Tate Modern in London, where over 100 million handmade replica sunflower seeds covered the floor of the Turbine Hall.

In fifth place was Black & White House in Kuwait by AGi Architects, comprising six separate residences clad in white stucco and black stone.

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2010 review: September

Catherine Warmann — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:21:26 +0000

Next up in our review of 2010 are the five most popular stories from September. Number one was Residence in Kurakuen by NRM-Architects Office of Japan, featuring a staircase with treads cantilevering over a pool on the first-floor terrace.

At number two was Mimesis Museum of modern art in South Korea by architects Álvaro Siza, Carlos Castanheira and Jun Sung Kim.

Thin Black Lines, a collection of black wire furniture by Japanese studio Nendo, came in third.

In fourth place was this disused army headquarters in Shanghai, transformed into a hotel called The Waterhouse South Bund by Chinese architects NHDRO.

Fifth most-viewed was 360 House in Madrid by Spanish architects Subarquitectura, with its spiralling roof.

See all our stories from September 2010 »
See also:

January 2010 review
February 2010 review
March 2010 review
April 2010 review
May 2010 review
June 2010 review
July 2010

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2010 review: August

Catherine Warmann — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:12:19 +0000

Moving on to our top five Dezeen stories from August this year, this house with a spiralling concrete slide by Indonesian architects Aboday was also our most popular story of the whole year.

Land of Giants by American studio Choi + Shine Architects, a series of conceptual electricity pylons shaped like human figures marching across the Icelandic landscape, came in second.

In third place was House in Showa-cho, Osaka, by Shintaro Fujiwara, featuring a central staircase that rises through split levels.

The House with Balls by Matharoo Associates in India, with shutters weighted by concrete balls, was fourth.

This month's fifth most popular story was the monochrome headquarters of fashion brand Net-A-Porter in London, designed by UK practice Studiofibre.

See all our stories from August 2010 »

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