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Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012
News: Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has died in Rio de Janeiro aged 104. More about Oscar Niemeyer 1907-2012
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Chop Stick by Visiondivison
A 30-metre-long felled poplar tree protrudes either side of this kiosk by Swedish studio Visiondivision to support a row of playground swings at a country park in Indianapolis (+ slideshow). More about Chop Stick by Visiondivison
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: F-White by Takuro Yamamoto
It's day six in our countdown of houses named after letters of the alphabet and today's featured project is a residence in Japan with a courtyard that sits at an oblique angle to the rest of the building. Read more about F-White »
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Beko Masterplan by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed a swirling complex of apartments, offices and leisure facilities on the abandoned site of an old textile factory in Belgrade, Serbia (+ slideshow). More about Beko Masterplan by Zaha Hadid Architects
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"Scum villages" planned for Amsterdam
News: Amsterdam's problem families are to be moved to isolated caravans or shipping containers in the outskirts of the city under new plans announced by mayor Eberhard van der Laan. More about "Scum villages" planned for Amsterdam
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: HOUS.E+ by Polifactory
The letter E in our A-Zdvent calendar is HOUS.E+, a concept by architects Polifactory for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. Read more about HOUS.E+ »
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Louvre Lens by SANAA and Imrey Culbert
The Louvre Lens, a new outpost of the Musée du Louvre by Japanese architects SANAA and New York studio Imrey Culbert, opens to the public next week in Lens, northern France (+ slideshow). More about Louvre Lens by SANAA and Imrey Culbert
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Movie: Shopping Roof Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
The fourth and final movie from our series featuring the architecture of Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti features Shopping Roof Apartments, an apartment block on the roof of a shopping market in the Alpine village of Bohinjska Bistrica. More about Movie: Shopping Roof Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
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"For us, Asia is in the centre" - Aric Chen
News: Aric Chen, curator of design and architecture for the new M+ museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, says the museum will take an unprecedented stance in "placing Asia at the centre" of design history, rather than on the periphery as western curators have done (+ audio + transcript). More about "For us, Asia is in the centre" - Aric Chen
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The Lan Xi Curtilage by Archi-Union
Shanghai studio Archi-Union used differently sized bricks to make waves across the exterior of this restaurant and members' club at a cultural heritage park in Chengdu, China (+ slideshow). More about The Lan Xi Curtilage by Archi-Union
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: D House by Panorama
A residence on the edge of a cliff in Chile named D House is the fourth project from our A-Zdvent calendar, which is counting down the days until Christmas with houses named after letters of the alphabet. Read more about D House »
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House in middle of Chinese motorway demolished
News: a five-storey house that had stood for over a year at the centre of a Chinese motorway has finally been demolished. More about House in middle of Chinese motorway demolished
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Folkwang Library by Max Dudler
Huge photographic prints conjure the illusion of translucent marble over the glass walls of this music library at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany (+ slideshow). More about Folkwang Library by Max Dudler
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: C-House by Dot Architecture and Soc-Arc
Light filters into rooms through chunky chimneys at this dark grey house in Ireland, which is behind the third door of our A-Zdvent calendar of houses named after letters. Read more about C-House »
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Movie: Baroque Court Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
Earlier this year Slovenian firm OFIS Arhitekti transformed three baroque houses in Ljubljana into an apartment block with a secret courtyard, which is featured in this third movie from our series about the studio's work. More about Movie: Baroque Court Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: B House by Anderson Anderson Architecture
Today’s window in our A-Zdvent calendar of houses named after letters of the alphabet is B House, a hillside cabin in Japan that generates all its own energy and heating designed by San Francisco firm Anderson Anderson Architecture. Read more about B House »
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House A by Takeshi Hamada
Welcome to our A-Zdvent calendar! As we count down to Christmas we'll be showcasing a house named after every letter of the alphabet. First up is House A in Osaka by architect Takeshi Hamada with a stark concrete gallery on the ground floor. Read more about House A »
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B House in Shimasaki by Anderson Anderson Architecture
Despite being surrounded by electricity pylons, this hillside cabin in Japan by San Francisco firm Anderson Anderson Architecture generates all its own energy and heating using photovoltaic panels and a ground-sourced heat pump (+ slideshow). More about B House in Shimasaki by Anderson Anderson Architecture
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Low Cost House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects plans to address the housing crisis in Vietnam by introducing modular homes that use cheap local materials and are easy to assemble. More about Low Cost House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
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Academie MWD by Carlos Arroyo
From certain angles this performance centre in Belgium has a colourful stripy facade, but from others it appears camouflaged amongst the surrounding trees (+ slideshow). More about Academie MWD by Carlos Arroyo