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"People in Vietnam want green buildings" - Vo Trong Nghia on Binh Duong School

World Architecture Festival 2012: Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia won two awards at the World Architecture Festival and in this second interview he discusses how "green buildings" that use less energy are the future of architecture in Vietnam, like his naturally ventilated Binh Duong School that won the schools category. More about "People in Vietnam want green buildings" - Vo Trong Nghia on Binh Duong School

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Architecture

"I hope that Singapore doesn't have a style" - Kerry Hill on Martin No. 38

World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Kerry Hill won the award in the housing category at the World Architecture Festival with his design for an apartment building in Singapore and in this interview we filmed he discusses how he believes the nation is developing an "emerging approach to design" rather than an architectural style. More about "I hope that Singapore doesn't have a style" - Kerry Hill on Martin No. 38

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Architecture

"An art college should be a blank canvas" - Paul Williams on Central Saint Martins

World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Paul Williams of Stanton Williams tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs why his team designed the new campus for London art and design college Central Saint Martins as "a blank canvas" where different disciplines could "take form and ownership", in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival last month. More about "An art college should be a blank canvas" - Paul Williams on Central Saint Martins

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Architecture

Casa Alta by AS/D Asociación de Diseño

Hundreds of perforations are dotted across the monolithic facade of this weekend house outside Mexico City by AS/D Asociación de Diseño. More about Casa Alta by AS/D Asociación de Diseño

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Architecture

CalmSpace by Marie-Virginie Berbet for Haworth

French designer Marie-Virginie Berbet has designed a sleeping capsule for taking power naps at the office. More about CalmSpace by Marie-Virginie Berbet for Haworth

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Architecture

World's narrowest house by Jakub Szczesny

Polish architect Jakub Szczesny claims to have built the world's narrowest house, just 122 centimetres across at its widest point. More about World's narrowest house by Jakub Szczesny

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Architecture

Biosciences Research Building by Lyons

A louvred wooden X-shape filled with staircases connects the two laboratory wings of this scientific research centre by architects Lyons at the Australian National University in Canberra (photos by Dianna Snape + slideshow). More about Biosciences Research Building by Lyons

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Architecture

House at Goleen by Niall McLaughlin Architects

A simple uniform of Irish blue limestone dresses these four mono-pitched extensions to a rural cottage on the south coast of Ireland by London firm Niall McLaughlin Architects (+ slideshow). More about House at Goleen by Niall McLaughlin Architects

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Architecture

Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects

London firm Zaha Hadid Architects has completed a 330,000-square-metre retail, office and entertainment complex in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Architecture

EKKO by Thilo Frank

Visitors to this installation in northern Denmark by German artist Thilo Frank are invited to walk through a contorted loop of timber while listening to the sounds of their voices and footsteps played back to them (+ slideshow). More about EKKO by Thilo Frank