Jonathan Dunn converts Victorian school house into cinema for an English town
A collection of old school buildings in Rye, East Sussex, has been converted into a cinema and arts centre with the addition of a shed-like extension (+ slideshow). More
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James Whitaker proposes cluster of shipping containers as an affordable workplace
These renders by London architect James Whitaker depict a proposal for a low-cost studio space in Germany comprising a cluster of shipping containers, which are arranged to direct sunlight into the interior at different times of day (+ slideshow). More
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Original track: Catalonia by Saffron
Catalonia is a mellow chill-out track by Brooklyn-based producer Saffron.
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"The authorised information available on this building could be published in a single tweet"
Opinion: hiding in plain sight, the NSA headquarters is the model for all future domestic architecture, argues Jack Self, as he reveals previously unpublished details about the inscrutable building. More
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May Design Series announces finalists for New Design Britain 2015 awards
Dezeen promotion: the thirty finalists shortlisted for the 2015 New Design Britain competition will exhibit their work at this year's May Design Series. More
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Dezeen Mail #246
Controversial plans to construct Europe's tallest skyscraper in the Alps lead this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Pine-clad sauna by Murman Arkitekter sits on the Stockholm archipelago
This timber-clad sauna for a seaside home in Sweden was designed by Stockholm studio Murman Arkitekter with two gently angled wings that overlook the Baltic Sea (+ slideshow). More
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AOC combines a reading room with a gallery for London's Wellcome Collection
Architecture studio AOC has created an interactive gallery space at London's Wellcome Collection museum, featuring a grand stairway lined with cushions where visitors are invited to sit and read (+ slideshow). More
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Herzog & de Meuron adds giant steel awning to Miu Miu store in Aoyama
Herzog & de Meuron has completed work on an "understated" box-like shop for fashion brand Miu Miu in Tokyo's Aoyama district – opposite the flagship store it created for Prada almost 15 years ago (+ slideshow). More
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Japanese house extension by Container Design is arranged around a covered courtyard
This addition to a house in Kudamatsu, Japan, features an oversized pitched roof and a covered courtyard surrounded by arched openings (+ slideshow). More
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Nathalie Dackelid's "wooden tablecloth" folds out to form table extensions
The top of this table by design student Nathalie Dackelid is designed like a caterpillar track so it can be extended bit by bit to the required length (+ movie). More
