Nanshan Marriage Registration Centre by Urbanus
Chinese firm Urbanus has created a cylindrical registry office in Shenzhen that looks like it's been showered with confetti. More about Nanshan Marriage Registration Centre by Urbanus
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Dezeen Music Project: Blue Demon (remix) by M3llo
We've got another great remix on Dezeen Music Project today, with UK producer M3llo's take on Pelussje's ferocious dubstep track Blue Demon.
You can listen to the original track here.
Make sure you also check out the other remixes we've featured on Dezeen Music Project so far.
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Maison Escalier by Moussafir Architectes
Steps connecting the gradually rising floors of this Paris house by Moussafir Architectes can be glimpsed through the cut-out shutters on its glazed facade (+ slideshow). More about Maison Escalier by Moussafir Architectes
Architects donate work to charity auction
Dezeen Wire: Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry and Kengo Kuma are among more than 70 architects and designers who have donated drawings, paintings and other works to an auction for San Francisco-based charity Architecture for Humanity.Buyers have until June 29 to bid on the lots, which range from sketches on the backs of napkins to watercolours and digital prints.
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Ammonite by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Meta
French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance based this bookcase for design brand Meta on the spiralling shape of an ammonite fossil. More about Ammonite by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Meta
Liverpool risks losing UNESCO World Heritage status
UNESCO has added Liverpool to the "in danger" list for possible removal of its World Heritage status. In March the city's council approved a £5.5 billion waterfront redevelopment – BBC.
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Workload drops for US architects - AIA Billings Index
Dezeen Wire: the latest American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index shows workloads for U.S. architects fell sharply in May to 45.8; anything below 50 indicates a decrease in demand. It is the first time the index has dropped below 50 in five months.In contrast, the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows the workload index for UK architects has seen a significant increase compared to this time last year. More about Workload drops for US architects - AIA Billings Index
Hackney Marshes Centre by Stanton Williams
Here are some photographs of the Stanton Williams-designed Hackney Marshes Centre, which provides facilities for London's amateur football leagues and won an RIBA award last week. More about Hackney Marshes Centre by Stanton Williams
Movie: tour of Architecture at Show RCA 2012 with Alex de Rijke
Movie: the final tour we filmed at this year's Royal College of Art graduate show features projects from the Architecture course including a high-rise hotel growing tropical fruit and an insect-powered office tower. More about Movie: tour of Architecture at Show RCA 2012 with Alex de Rijke
Knoll Ridge Cafe by Harris Butt Architecture
This cafe by Harris Butt Architecture is perched on the edge of an active volcano in New Zealand's oldest national park (+ slideshow). More about Knoll Ridge Cafe by Harris Butt Architecture
House in Rokko by Tato Architects
This hillside house by Japanese studio Tato Architects comprises a metal barn on top of a glass box (+ slideshow). More about House in Rokko by Tato Architects
"Upward trend for architects' workloads continues" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey shows that the workload index for UK architects has seen a significant increase compared to this time last year. More about "Upward trend for architects' workloads continues" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Álvaro Siza awarded Golden Lion for Venice Architecture Biennale
Dezeen Wire: Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira is to be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the opening of the 13th International Architecture Biennale in Venice on 29 August. More about Álvaro Siza awarded Golden Lion for Venice Architecture Biennale
Movies
X-Federation by Victor Vetterlein
This stacking chair by New York designer Victor Vetterlein has an x-shaped frame and razor-thin legs. More about X-Federation by Victor Vetterlein
House in Motoyawata by Naya Architects
This house by Japanese firm Naya Architects is so closely surrounded by apartment blocks that its walls have to lean away from them. More about House in Motoyawata by Naya Architects
Milk Brother by Po-Chih Lai at Show RCA 2012
Royal College of Art graduate Po-Chih Lai has invented an add-on for a stove-top coffee pot that uses pressurised steam to froth up the milk (+ movie). More about Milk Brother by Po-Chih Lai at Show RCA 2012
SeaOrbiter by Jacques Rougerie
French architect Jacques Rougerie has designed a cross between a skyscraper and a boat for exploring the unchartered territories of the earth's oceans. More about SeaOrbiter by Jacques Rougerie
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Dezeen Music Project: Settle Down (remix) by It Takes Two to Tango
We've been getting a lot of great remixes submitted to Dezeen Music Project recently, and this one by It Takes Two to Tango is no exception. The track is a competition entry in an Indaba Music contest to remix Settle Down by New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra, a voice you'll recognise from Gotye's 2011 hit Somebody That I Used to Know.
If you like the track, you can vote for it on the Indaba Music website, as well as listen to the many other entries. You can listen Kimbra's original track here too.
Make sure you check out all the other great remixes that have been submitted to Dezeen Music Project so far.
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Seacliff House by Chris Elliott Architects
The walls of this house in Sydney by Australian studio Chris Elliott Architects feature curved openings that look like gills. More about Seacliff House by Chris Elliott Architects