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House with Eaves and an Attic by ON design
The huge tiled roof that wraps around this Tokyo house integrates arched windows and openings for tree branches. More about House with Eaves and an Attic by ON design
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"Iraq aims to revive Baghdad's 'lost' Le Corbusier building" - Yahoo! News
Dezeen Wire: a gymnasium in Baghdad that was designed by Le Corbusier in 1957 is to be restored - Yahoo! NewsCompleted in 1965 under Saddam Hussein, years after the iconic architect's death, the Baghdad Gymnasium has fallen into disrepair following its occupation by American soldiers.
See more stories about Le Corbusier on Dezeen here.
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House Bernheimbeuk by Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu
Wooden sticks shield the facades of this house in Belgium by Ghent studio Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu, while a tree bursts through the roof. More about House Bernheimbeuk by Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu
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Heidelberg Castle Visitor Centre by Max Dudler
We love projects that involve castles. Windows are set within two-metre-deep recesses in the stone walls of this castle visitor centre in southwest Germany by Swiss architect Max Dudler. More about Heidelberg Castle Visitor Centre by Max Dudler
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Skinspace by AND
Slideshow: a wall of wooden scales folds through the glazed facade of this house and studio that Korean architects AND designed for an artist in South Korea. More about Skinspace by AND
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SeaCity Museum by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
These reconstituted-stone sails belong to the second museum we've featured this month dedicated to ill-fated liner the RMS Titanic, following one shaped like four hulls. More about SeaCity Museum by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
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Civic Centre in Palencia by Exit Architects and Eduardo Delgado Orusco
Slideshow: in our second project this week by Madrid studio Exit Architects, the designers teamed up with architect Eduardo Delgado Orusco to create this civic and cultural centre inside a former prison in Palencia, Spain. More about Civic Centre in Palencia by Exit Architects and Eduardo Delgado Orusco
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House 11x11 by Titus Bernhard Architekten
Slideshow: there are no horizontal crossbeams to interrupt the vertically striped wooden batons that clad this house outside Munich by German architects Titus Bernhard. More about House 11x11 by Titus Bernhard Architekten
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Easter Sculpture Museum by Exit Architects
Slideshow: Madrid studio Exit Architects designed this concrete sculpture museum behind the retained facade of an old house in southern Spain. More about Easter Sculpture Museum by Exit Architects
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Designed in Hackney: the Orangery by Spacelab
Designed in Hackney: next up in our Hackney design showcase is a conservatory with a five fingered roof that Shoreditch architects Spacelab installed at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2004. More about Designed in Hackney: the Orangery by Spacelab
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Small house in Shinjuku by Junpei Nousaku Architects
Steel crossbeams divide the triple-height living room of this Tokyo townhouse into modular sections. More about Small house in Shinjuku by Junpei Nousaku Architects
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Cultural Campus Frankfurt by Adjaye Associates
Architect David Adjaye has revealed plans to group nine of Frankfurt's existing cultural institutions onto a combined campus in the heart of the city. More about Cultural Campus Frankfurt by Adjaye Associates
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House in Senriby Shogo Iwata
Slideshow: the cantilevered upper storeys of this house in Osaka by Japanese architect Shogo Iwata hover above a driveway. More about House in Senriby Shogo Iwata
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Designed in Hackney: The Sunday Stuga by Liddicoat & Goldhill
Designed in Hackney: London borough of Hackney architects Liddicoat & Goldhill have completed a garden cabin with a zigzagging facade that angles south towards the sun. More about Designed in Hackney: The Sunday Stuga by Liddicoat & Goldhill
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World Architecture Festival headed for Singapore
Dezeen Wire: the fifth annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) will take place this year from 3-5 October at the Moshe Safdie-designed Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. More about World Architecture Festival headed for Singapore
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Domkyrkoforum byCarmen Izquierdo
Slideshow: a bronzed box window peers out like a periscope from the auditorium of this cathedral visitor's centre in Lund, Sweden, by architect Carmen Izquierdo. More about Domkyrkoforum byCarmen Izquierdo
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The Spiral by Marra + Yeh Architects
A spiralling concrete staircase winds up through this empty tower by Marra + Yeh Architects of Sydney and Malaysia. More about The Spiral by Marra + Yeh Architects
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Beach and Howe St. by BIG
Danish architects BIG have unveiled proposals for a 150-metre-high skyscraper in downtown Vancouver. More about Beach and Howe St. by BIG
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House of Justice and Police Station, Mestia by J Mayer H
The surrounding mountains were the inspiration behind the textured concrete forms of a civic centre and police station in Mestia, Georgia, by German firm J Mayer H Architects. More about House of Justice and Police Station, Mestia by J Mayer H
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EllisMiller secure planning permissionfor Hackney House
Dezeen Wire: local architects EllisMiller have been granted permission to create a series of temporary structures in the London borough of Hackney that will provide a hub for media and commerce during the upcoming Olympic games. More about EllisMiller secure planning permissionfor Hackney House