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Playhouse by Bach Arquitectes
This children’s playhouse by Barcelona architects Anna and Eugeni Bach has stripy wooden walls, folding window hatches and a ladder instead of stairs. More about Playhouse by Bach Arquitectes
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Photographer's Studio over a boat house on Stoney Lake by GH3
Slideshow: this glass pavilion on the edge of a lake in Ontario, Canada, houses a studio, apartment and boathouse for a photographer and was designed by Toronto Studio GH3. More about Photographer's Studio over a boat house on Stoney Lake by GH3
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Designed in Hackney: Dirty House by David Adjaye
Designed in Hackney: this week's first iconic project designed in the London borough of Hackney is Dirty House, a black-painted art studio and apartment building in Shoreditch with a brightly illuminated roof completed by architect David Adjaye in 2002. More about Designed in Hackney: Dirty House by David Adjaye
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Royal Re-Formation by Factory Fifteen
This fantasy animation from architectural filmmakers Factory Fifteen shows a swarm of trolleys, equipment and components associated with British postal service Royal Mail colonising the sides of a building and configuring themselves into a temporary automated sorting office. More about Royal Re-Formation by Factory Fifteen
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Dezeen archive: underground architecture
Dezeen archive: following our story about a gallery pushing up from beneath the lawn of the Staedel Museum in Frankfurt last week, here's a roundup of all our stories about underground architecture on Dezeen. See all the stories »
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Cibercentro Macarena by MedioMundo
Spanish architects MedioMundo have completed a bright red multimedia centre amongst a collection of towering apartment blocks in Seville. More about Cibercentro Macarena by MedioMundo
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Bajo Martin County Seat by Magén Arquitectos
Light permeates this civic hall designed by Magén Arquitectos in southern Spain through blocks of alabaster in the facade. More about Bajo Martin County Seat by Magén Arquitectos
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Tiny Travelling Theatre by Aberrant Architecture
A mobile theatre will visit Clerkenwell Design Week in London this May, inspired by a miniature concert hall above a coal-shed that used to be in the area in the seventeenth century. More about Tiny Travelling Theatre by Aberrant Architecture
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Wickstead Lodge by Baynes & Co
An electronically controlled stone wall slides across the facade of this house in Warwickshire, England, to conceal a large window. More about Wickstead Lodge by Baynes & Co
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Staedel Museum extension by Schneider+Schumacher
Slideshow: German architects Schneider+Schumacher have completed an underground gallery that creates a bulge beneath the lawn of the Staedel Museum in Frankfurt. More about Staedel Museum extension by Schneider+Schumacher
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The Golden Age: Somewhere by Paul Nicholls
In this movie by Paul Nicholls of architectural animation studio Factory Fifteen, the world is conceptualised as a series of virtual interfaces where people visit places and meet each other without leaving the room. More about The Golden Age: Somewhere by Paul Nicholls
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Maggie's to auction OMA model
Dezeen Wire: cancer care charity Maggie’s are hosting a silent online auction to sell a unique model of the OMA-designed Maggie’s Centre in Glasgow signed by Rem Koolhaas.Bids can be made by following this link from now until Saturday 17 March. More about Maggie's to auction OMA model
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Tea House by Archi-Union
Concrete walls twist up through the interior of this tea house and library that Shanghai architects Archi-Union have constructed in the backyard of their studio. More about Tea House by Archi-Union
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Gamma by Factory Fifteen and Unknown Fields
This movie by architectural film studio Factory Fifteen depicts an imagined post-nuclear landscape where researchers are attempting to use fungal technology to soak up radiation that has infected cities around the world. More about Gamma by Factory Fifteen and Unknown Fields
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Designed in Hackney: Batemans Row by Theis and Khan Architects
Designed in Hackney: today's instalment in our Designed in Hackney series is Bateman's Row, a Stirling Prize-nominated home and studio that architects Theis and Khan designed for themselves in Shoreditch. More about Designed in Hackney: Batemans Row by Theis and Khan Architects
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Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
Slidehow: architects Foster + Partners have been granted permission to build two 320-metre-high towers beside the Seine, just outside Paris. More about Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
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Competition: four Moleskine architecture monographs to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with stationery brand Moleskine to give away four architectural monographs from their new series of books called Inspiration and Process in Architecture. More about Competition: four Moleskine architecture monographs to be won
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Papstbühne Freiburg by Werner Sobek
Slideshow: our second project this week by Stuttgart architects Werner Sobek Design is a huge cantilevered altar that was temporarily constructed in Freiberg, Germany, for the pope’s visit last year (photographs by Zooey Braun). More about Papstbühne Freiburg by Werner Sobek
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Recreational Island House by 2by4-architects
Slideshow: Rotterdam studio 2by4-architects designed this gabled summer house so the walls of one corner fold open. More about Recreational Island House by 2by4-architects
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Megalomania by Jonathan Gales
This movie by Jonathan Gales of architectural animation studio Factory Fifteen imagines the whole of London as a construction site, caught in a state of change that could mean dramatic decay or intensive development. More about Megalomania by Jonathan Gales