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Phoenix Observation Tower by BIG
Danish studio BIG has designed an observation tower shaped like a honey dipper for Phoenix, Arizona (+ slideshow). More about Phoenix Observation Tower by BIG
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Gym Hall Nieuw Welgelegen by NL Architects
This gymnasium in Utrecht by Dutch studio NL Architects has no windows but features walls that swell outwards to let light in from above (+ slideshow). More about Gym Hall Nieuw Welgelegen by NL Architects
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Foster + Partners unveils plans for New York Public Library
News: UK firm Foster + Partners has unveiled plans to overhaul New York Public Library's flagship branch on Fifth Avenue by inserting a contemporary lending library into unused reading rooms and stacks at the back of the building. More about Foster + Partners unveils plans for New York Public Library
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New Concordia Island by Alexander Laing and Francesco Matteo Belfiore
Sunken cruise ship the Costa Concordia would be transformed into a watery memorial garden in this competition-winning conceptual design by London architecture graduates Alexander Laing and Francesco Matteo Belfiore. More about New Concordia Island by Alexander Laing and Francesco Matteo Belfiore
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House S by Suga Atelier
House S in Osaka by Suga Atelier has a concrete facade that looks like a rockface and it's the latest addition to our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House S »
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Tony's Farm by Playze
Berlin and Shanghai-based studio Playze stacked up perforated shipping containers to create offices for an organic farm in Shanghai, China (+ slideshow). More about Tony's Farm by Playze
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Mervau housing by Tetrarc
French architecture practice Tetrarc has applied a camouflage print onto the walls of this social housing complex in Saint-Gilles Croix de Vie to create the impression of shadows cast by trees (+ slideshow). More about Mervau housing by Tetrarc
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Dezeen archive: twisted buildings
Following MAD's spiralling towers in Canada (top left) and proposals for contorted buildings by BIG (bottom right), our latest archive contains all our stories about twisted buildings. See all the stories »
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World's tallest modular building breaks ground in New York
News: New York mayor Michael Bloomberg will today lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the world's tallest modular building, a 32-storey residential tower in Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards development by Manhattan-based firm SHoP Architects. More about World's tallest modular building breaks ground in New York
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Ulm Synagogue by Kister Scheithauer Gross
German architects Kister Scheithauer Gross used Jewish symbol the Star of David to create patterned windows in the limestone walls of this synagogue in Ulm, Germany. More about Ulm Synagogue by Kister Scheithauer Gross
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House R by Bembé Dellinger
The latest house in our A-Zdvent calendar of residences named after letters cantilevers from the landscape in southern Germany and has 380 acrylic cylinders puncturing its facade. Read more about House R »
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Louvre Lens by SANAA and Imrey Culbert photographed by Julien Lanoo
Slideshow feature: these images by French photographer Julien Lanoo document the opening week of the Louvre Lens, the Musée du Louvre's new sister gallery designed by Japanese architects SANAA and New York studio Imrey Culbert. More about Louvre Lens by SANAA and Imrey Culbert photographed by Julien Lanoo
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The Grove at Grand Bay by BIG
Danish studio BIG has unveiled plans for two twisted apartment blocks in Coconut Grove, Miami (+ slideshow). More about The Grove at Grand Bay by BIG
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Haus Rüscher by OLKRÜF
Sloping meadows and woodland thickets are all that surrounds this boxy concrete house in the mountains of western Austria by local studio OLKRÜF (+ slideshow). More about Haus Rüscher by OLKRÜF
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Q-house by asensio_mah
Built on a steep site in Spain, the seventeenth house in our A-Zdvent calendar consists of three intersecting volumes arranged around a central circulation space. Read more about Q-House »
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New Town Library in Maranello by Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei
A glazed reading room appears to float over the still waters of a shallow pool at this town library in Maranello, Italy, by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and Italian architect Andrea Maffei (+ slideshow). More about New Town Library in Maranello by Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei
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House F by Ido Kenji
A secluded balcony surrounded by timber protrudes from the clean white facade of this house in Osaka, Japan, by architect Ido Kenji (+ slideshow). More about House F by Ido Kenji
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: PC House by XVA
Today's addition to our daily A-Zdvent calendar is a renovated summerhouse in Spain with a spiral staircase leading to the roof. Read more about PC House »
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LCV. Law-Court Offices in Venice by C+S Architects
This mysterious dark gable facing the Piazzale Roma in Venice marks the entrance to a long narrow courthouse by Italian studio C+S Architects (+ slideshow). More about LCV. Law-Court Offices in Venice by C+S Architects
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Residence O by Andrea Tognon
Italian architect Andrea Tognon refurbished this L-shaped building in Teolo, Italy, by adding the missing corner and it's the latest house in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about Residence O »
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