José Carlos Cruz completes "world's first cork-clad hotel"
Portuguese architect José Carlos Cruz claims to have built the world's first cork-clad hotel, located amongst the olive and cork trees of Portugal's Alentejo region (+ slideshow). More
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Viktor & Rolf's first flagship boutique is covered with grey felt
The interior of Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf's first flagship store in Paris has been covered in grey felt by French studio Architecture & Associés. More
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FAT architects announce studio closure
News: London architecture office FAT has announced that it will shut down its studio next summer, after "exploring the potential of the projects as much as possible". More
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House by Kazuhiko Kishimoto has a public seating deck and gallery underneath
Japanese architect Kazuhiko Kishimoto designed the ground floor of this house in Yokohama with barely any walls so it can function as a gallery and seating area for members of the local community (+ slideshow). More
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Walmart office in Brazil has a crazy golf course on the roof
The Brazil headquarters for retail conglomerate Walmart's online division by Estudio Guto Requena has colour-coded levels and a terrace with a miniature golf course (+ slideshow). More
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OMA and Foster to work alongside Hollywood duo on Miami Beach
Design Miami 2013: architects OMA and Foster + Partners will work alongside Hollywood power-couple Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin to create a new ocean-side cultural quarter at Miami Beach in Florida, it was unveiled during Design Miami earlier this month (+ slideshow). More
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Dutch studio Inbo hides a transparent house behind a grove of trees
Dutch architecture studio Inbo has completed a transparent house in the Netherlands and has hidden it behind a grove of trees to protect the privacy of its residents (+ slideshow). More
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Cellulose tableware that never needs washing up
These plates and dishes made of cellulose by Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine have a special self-cleaning coating that means they never need washing up. More
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Peter Zumthor
P is for Peter Zumthor in today's A-Zdvent calendar window. The Swiss architect designed a Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London in 2011, and was also responsible for the Brother Klaus Field Chapel in Germany (pictured) and a memorial to commemorate suspected witches in Norway.
