Hampstead Lane by Duggan Morris Architects
A 1960’s residence renovated by London architects Duggan Morris has won the RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house in the UK. More about Hampstead Lane by Duggan Morris Architects
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen Thomas Heatherwick designed an interior for an abbey with curving walnut and ash choir stalls and Dutch architects MVRDV unveiled proposals for a hotel covered in flowers inside a giant greenhouse. More about This week on Dezeen
Hanayui by Takaya
Japanese artist Takaya adorns the heads of models with raw vegetables and blossoming flowers. More about Hanayui by Takaya
Campaigners petition to save design and technology in UK schools
Dezeen Wire: the Design and Technology Association is urging people to complete an online petition to retain design and technology as a compulsory part of the UK's National Curriculum.Design and technology is one of the subjects that could become optional in schools following the government's announcement in January that it intends to slim down the curriculum. The petition is supported by key members of the creative and manufacturing industries, who believe the subject to be vital to the UK's economic development.
Anyone wishing to support the campaign should visit the the Design and Technology Campaign website to sign the online petition or contact their local MP.
More about Campaigners petition to save design and technology in UK schools
Competition: five copies of Experimental Green Strategies to be won
Competition: we’ve teamed up with bi-monthly publication Architectural Design to give away five copies of their latest issue, Experimental Green Strategies. More about Competition: five copies of Experimental Green Strategies to be won
The Culture Yard by AART Architects
A faceted glass shroud cloaks these former shipbuilding warehouses in Elsinore, Denmark, which architects AART have converted into a cultural centre. More about The Culture Yard by AART Architects