Plastic bottles filled with sand used to build houses in Nigeria
Discarded bottles sourced from hotels, restaurants, homes and foreign embassies are being filled with sand and used as bricks to create curved-walled houses in a Nigerian village. More
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£100,000 awarded to companies helping the elderly to live more independently
Dezeen Wire: a meals-on-wheels service that brings home cooked food to elderly residents is one of three projects that will share £100,000 awarded by the UK government's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) to the winners of a competition that called for innovative ideas to help elderly citizens live more independent lives. More -
University of Nottingham Gateway Building by Make
Small windows offer glimpses of the straw used to construct this university building in Nottingham, England, by architects Make. More
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"David Chipperfield to curate 2012 Venice Biennale"- The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: David Chipperfield is to curate the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, becoming the first British architect to take on the role - The GuardianThe official announcement has been delayed because of Chipperfield's reservations over working with Giulio Malgara, who was expected to become the director of the biennale and is a friend of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Following Berlusconi's decision to stand down it is expected that current director Paolo Baratta will retain the role as biennale director.
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Firemen walk with us by Rietveld Landscape
This movie shows how Dutch designers Rietveld Landscape placed rows of flaming torches inside an abandoned building so that it would appear to be on fire, before inviting visitors inside. More
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Camper store in Rome by Doshi Levien
London designers Doshi Levien have completed a Rome store for shoe brand Camper with faceted lighting clusters and a cash desk shaped like an old-fashioned television. More
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Maritime Museum and Science Centre by COBE and Transform
Construction has begun on an aluminium-clad museum in Norway by Danish architecture studios COBE and Transform. More
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Tree of Life Chapel by Cerejeira Fontes
Portuguese architects Cerejeira Fontes inserted this slatted timber chapel inside a school for friars in Braga, Portugal (photos: Nelson Garrido). More
