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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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House H by Mattch
Japanese studio Mattch has completed a family house in Nagoya with a sweeping facade that stretches out towards the corner of its plot (+ slideshow). More about House H by Mattch
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings in this house in Japan, the fourteenth window in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House N »
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Cadogan Cafe by NEX
UK studio NEX has won a competition to design a cafe outside the Saatchi Gallery in London's Chelsea with plans for a spiralling pavilion and rooftop garden. More about Cadogan Cafe by NEX
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Webb Chapel Park Pavilion by Cooper Joseph Studio
New York practice Cooper Joseph Studio was inspired by Mexican beach huts to insert four pyramidal chimneys behind the concrete exterior of this playground pavilion in Dallas, Texas (+ slideshow). More about Webb Chapel Park Pavilion by Cooper Joseph Studio
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DNB Bank Headquarters by MVRDV
Dutch studio MVRDV has given the new Oslo headquarters for Norwegian bank DNB a pixellated appearance by building a stack of brick and glass cubes (+ slideshow). More about DNB Bank Headquarters by MVRDV
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House M by AE5 partners
A grid of timber louvres screens either end of this house in Japan, which is the letter M in our daily A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House M »
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Absolute Towers by MAD
Chinese firm MAD has completed a pair of curvaceous twisted skyscrapers in the growing city of Mississauga, Canada (+ slideshow). More about Absolute Towers by MAD
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Architecture "no longer interested in anything but its own image"
News: the way architecture is consumed through websites like Dezeen is "utterly disastrous", according to UK critic Owen Hatherley (above). More about Architecture "no longer interested in anything but its own image"
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Festina Lente bridge by Adnan Alagić,Bojan Kanlić and Amila Hrustić
A looping bridge by three Bosnian product design students has been completed outside the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo (+ slideshow). More about Festina Lente bridge by Adnan Alagić,Bojan Kanlić and Amila Hrustić
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: l House by moomoo architects
This conceptual house would be wrapped entirely in a plastic insulating material normally used on roofs. Intended for Łódź in Poland, it's the lowercase letter l in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about l House »
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Nakai House by University of Colorado students
Eight architecture students from the University of Colorado have designed and built a cabin in the Utah desert for a Navajo woman (+ slideshow). More about Nakai House by University of Colorado students
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American dream "breaking down" as young reject home ownership
News: flexible high-tech rental apartments with moving "robo-walls" should replace speculative developments as young people increasingly view homes as services rather than possessions, according to Kent Larson, director of the Changing Places Group at MIT Media Lab (+ movie). More about American dream "breaking down" as young reject home ownership
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OMA, Hassell and Populous to redevelop Sydney's Darling Harbour
News: a team made up of architecture firms OMA, Hassell and Populous has been selected to redevelop Sydney's convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct at Darling Harbour (+ slideshow). More about OMA, Hassell and Populous to redevelop Sydney's Darling Harbour