Olson Kundig unveils Recompose Seattle facility for composting human bodies
American firm Olson Kundig Architects has revealed plans for an after-death facility in Seattle where human bodies will be composted and turned into soil. More
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Air Co launches as "world's first carbon-negative vodka"
Brooklyn company Air Co has developed a process for making vodka that converts carbon dioxide into alcohol. More
Refik Anadol uses AI to create mesmerising film of New York City
Turkish artist Refik Anadol has used artificial intelligence to turn millions of photographs of New York into the Machine Hallucination film. More
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AHEAD Europe hotel awards winners are "understated but rich"
The best new hotels in Europe combine rich experiences with a subtle approaches to design say the judges of this year's AHEAD Europe awards, in this video Dezeen produced for the awards programme. More
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Eco-Visionaries is the latest exhibition about our destruction of the natural world
Eco-Visionaries at London's Royal Academy of Arts looks at how art and architecture can help us respond to environmental change, and is the latest in a line of recent large-scale exhibitions on the theme. More
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La Firme turns abandoned shed into Quebec home The Barn
Montreal designer Louis Beliveau of La Firme studio has overhauled a decrepit barn in Quebec by turning its hollow core into a holiday home for two city dwellers. More
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Competition-winning mobile wallpaper designs showcased at Samsung Developer Conference 2019
In this Dezeen movie, jury members discuss the winners of the Samsung Mobile Design Competition wallpaper category, which were revealed last month at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, California. More
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Careers guide: Brenda Smith reveals her path from nurse to healthcare architect at Perkins and Will
Brenda Smith began her career as a nurse in New York, but now leads healthcare and hospital projects at global architecture firm Perkins and Will. She explains how she got there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide. More
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AHMM unveils shipping-container housing development in Oklahoma
Squirrel Park is a scheme of four houses made from converted shipping containers in Oklahoma City, USA, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. More
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Anthony Hunt is the high-tech architect's engineer
Anthony Hunt worked with architects Norman Foster, Richard Rogers, Michael and Patty Hopkins and Nicholas Grimshaw to engineer some of high-tech's greatest buildings. We continue our high-tech architecture series with a profile of the influential engineer. More
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TypeCase keyboard simplifies texting for people with visual or motor impairments
Product-design engineer Dougie Mann has created a keyboard that, when hooked up to a smartphone via a custom case, can help amputees and people with sight loss type more easily. More
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Competition: win a copy of London’s Great Theatres by Simon Callow and Derry Moore
In our latest competition, we're offering five readers the chance to win a copy of London's Great Theatres by Simon Callow with photography by Derry Moore. More
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London pop-up House of Harth is filled with rentable furniture
Buyers can borrow pieces of furniture from this pop-up shop, which online sharing platform Harth has opened in north London. More
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Katerra launches "elegantly simple" building products brand KOVA
Dezeen promotion: Silicon Valley design-build firm Katerra has launched a brand called KOVA that offers "simple, timeless" building products and materials. More
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Netherlands replaces "tulip Holland" identity with "less touristy" NL logo
Dutch branding agency Studio Dumbar has designed a new visual identity for the Netherlands featuring a logo that combines the letters NL with a stylised tulip. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects completes Leeza Soho skyscraper with world's tallest atrium
The 45-storey Leeza Soho skyscraper, designed by the late Zaha Hadid in Beijing, China, contains the world's tallest atrium twisting through its centre. More
