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"Zaha Hadid says austerity is not an excuse for low-quality housing" - The Guardian

Dezeen Wire: architect Zaha Hadid said governments should not use austerity as an excuse for building cheap housing, hospitals and public buildings in an interview at the Cannes International Festival of Advertising this week - The Guardian

Hadid was made a dame for her services to architecture last week when the Queen’s 2012 Birthday Honours list was announced.

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Architecture

Architecture

Casa Grecia by Isay Weinfeld

Slideshow: a mysterious orange door on a suburban São Paulo street leads to a dream house and gardens designed by architect Isay Weinfeld. More about Casa Grecia by Isay Weinfeld

Architecture

Architecture

Punggol Promenade by LOOK Architects

Singaporean studio LOOK Architects has created a landscaped park and promenade overlooking a beach in north-east Singapore where 400 Chinese civilians were murdered during World War II (+ slideshow). More about Punggol Promenade by LOOK Architects

Architecture

Architecture

2012 RIBA Awards winners announced

The Royal Institute of British Architects in London have announced 59 winners of this year’s RIBA Awards, including projects by David Chipperfield, Foster + Partners and OMA. More about 2012 RIBA Awards winners announced

Architecture

Architecture

Centre for Virtual Engineering by UNStudio

The windows of this scientific research centre in Stuttgart by Dutch architects UNStudio are lined up like rows of dominoes set to topple. More about Centre for Virtual Engineering by UNStudio

Architecture

Architecture

Community Centre in Tyrol by Machné Architekten

The faceted buildings of this community centre look like meteorites that have landed in a rural village in southern Austria (+ slideshow). More about Community Centre in Tyrol by Machné Architekten

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Architecture

Gardens by the Bay by Grant Associates and Wilkinson Eyre Architects

British architects Wilkinson Eyre and landscape architects Grant Associates have completed an enormous tropical garden in Singapore filled with tree-like towers, shell-shaped greenhouses and a 30-metre-high man-made waterfall (+ slideshow). More about Gardens by the Bay by Grant Associates and Wilkinson Eyre Architects

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Architecture

Kingkey 100 by Farrells

Here are some photographs of the 442-metre Kingkey 100 skyscraper designed by architects Farrells, currently the tallest building in Shenzhen and tenth tallest in the world. More about Kingkey 100 by Farrells

Architecture

Architecture

Baltyk Tower by MVRDV

Dutch architects MVRDV have unveiled plans for an 18-storey tower in Poznań, Poland, with staggered floors like a giant staircase. More about Baltyk Tower by MVRDV

Architecture

Architecture

Villa Jian by CU Office

Beijing architects CU Office have completed a contemporary granite office building that uses a traditional local measuring system in a rapidly developing agricultural city in eastern China. More about Villa Jian by CU Office