Balmain Archive by Innovarchi
Slideshow: the faceted copper envelope of this house extension near Sydney was designed by architects Innovarchi to resemble a roof. More
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"Design schools may be the real engines of New York City’s innovation economy"
Dezeen Wire: a report by Manhattan think tank Center for an Urban Future has found that design schools are catalysts for entrepreneurship and economic growth in New York City. More -
Jay Mews by Theis and Khan
Hackney architects Theis and Khan have refurbished this apartment in south-west London by removing dividing walls, exposing the roof trusses and adding a terrace at the rear. More
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Linienstr. 23 by BCO Architekten
Slideshow: this all-grey apartment block in Berlin by German studio BCO Architekten has five skewed bay windows that twist away from its facade. More
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Klong Toey Community Lantern by TYIN Tegnestue
Architects TYIN Tegnestue of Norway have taken an empty slot in a dense residential area of Bangkok and worked with the local community to build a climbing frame and basketball court. More
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East Street by ‘i-am’ Associates
Although it may look a canteen somewhere in south-east Asia, this informal restaurant is actually located in central London. More
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Five years ago...
Five years ago this week, Zaha Hadid unveiled designs for a private house with a lookout tower in a forest near Moscow and OMA were commissioned to design a 36-storey residential tower in Singapore. More
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Dezeen archive: stations
Dezeen archive: following our story about the much awaited western concourse at King's Cross station by John McAslan & Partners, we decided to group together all of our stories about stations for this week's archive feature. See all the stories »
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Arroios Apartment by Tiago Filipe Santos
The living room of this apartment renovated by Portuguese architect Tiago Filipe Santos opens onto a tiered courtyard garden. More
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One year ago...
One year ago this week we published photos of the completed the Centro Niemeyer by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Avilés, Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group won a competition to masterplan a new gateway to Stockholm at the intersection of two motorways and our most controversial story featured a Russian Orthodox church and cultural centre for a plot beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris. More
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This week on Dezeen
This week John McAslan + Partners unveiled the long-awaited remodelling of King’s Cross Station in London, PayPal launched a device for swiping credit cards to take payments on a smartphone, and readers wondered why the roof of the Enzo Ferrari Museum by Future Systems is yellow rather than red. More
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PayPal Here by Fuseproject
Online payment system PayPal have launched PayPal Here, a device designed by San Francisco studio Fuseproject that allows users to make face-to-face transactions by plugging it into the top of a smartphone. More
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Designed in Hackney: Sugru
Designed in Hackney: Friday's instalment in our showcase of the best design in the London borough of Hackney is Sugru, an ingenious silicone rubber that can be used to fix, strengthen or customise almost any object. More
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RSA House chandeliers by Troika
These chandeliers by London designers Troika use large fresnel lenses to shape the light from LEDs suspended below them into overlapping geometric patterns on the ceiling of the Royal Society of Arts' headquarters in London. More
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Movie: The Self-Assembly Line by Skylar Tibbits and Arthur Olson
Movie: architect and MIT fellow Skylar Tibbits has teamed up with molecular scientist Arthur Olson to create a rotating installation that causes components to collide over and over until they assemble themselves correctly into the desired structure. This movie by Karen Eng shows the model, named the Self-Assembly Line, in motion. More
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Architecture for Humanity call for "Ideas on a postcard, please"
Dezeen Wire: to celebrate the launch of their second book, entitled Design Like You Give a Damn 2, non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity are calling for ideas to improve London, to be sent on a postcard for exhibition at the book launch from 3 to 9 May at 54 Rivington Street London EC2 A3QN. More -
Wood Warm Wight Apartment by Peter Kostelov
Slideshow: Russian architect Peter Kostelov has removed the welded metal walls of an apartment he first completed seven years ago and replaced them with light timber partitions. More
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Designed in Hackney: The Floating Cinema by Studio Weave
Designed in Hackney: last summer Hackney architects Studio Weave turned an old narrow boat into a floating cinema that toured the canals of east London. More
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Dezeen Mail #94
Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including a plan to cover Milan in polychrome bird-poo, a Starbucks coffee shop inside a former bank vault in Amsterdam and the launch of our Designed in Hackney initiative.
There's also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen, plus all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here.
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Jerwood Gallery by HAT Projects
Slideshow: British architects HAT Projects have completed a seaside gallery in Hastings, England, with a shimmering exterior of black glazed tiles. More
