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Schuler Villa by Andrea Pelati Architecte
Slideshow: the dark-rendered exterior walls of this house in Switzerland screen top-floor terraces at either end. More about Schuler Villa by Andrea Pelati Architecte
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Competition: five copies of Hans Hollein's monograph to be won
Competition: Dezeen and Austrian architect Hans Hollein have teamed up to offer our readers the chance to win one of five copies of his new monograph. More about Competition: five copies of Hans Hollein's monograph to be won
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Arch Leaks website reveals the secrets of UK architecture firms
Dezeen Wire: a London architect has launched a website, named Arch Leaks, where architecture professionals are invited to anonymously comment on the environments of offices in which they've worked.Initial comments have been made about the studios of Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield Architects and Herzog & de Meuron.
See them all at www.archleaks.com
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Capel Manor House Guest Pavilion by Ewan Cameron Architects
Two guest suites in the grounds of a ruined Victorian house in Kent are separated by a walkway cast from concrete set against rough planks of wood. More about Capel Manor House Guest Pavilion by Ewan Cameron Architects
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The Park House by Formwerkz Architects
The elevated garden of this Singapore house by architects Formwerkz creates a huge canopy to shelter bedrooms beneath. More about The Park House by Formwerkz Architects
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Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture by David Adjaye and FAB
Construction will begin this week on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC designed by architect David Adjaye. More about Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture by David Adjaye and FAB
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Park Groot Vijversburg by Junya Ishigami + Associates and MAKS
Japanese architects Junya Ishigami + Associates and Dutch studio MAKS have won a competition to co-design a visitor centre for a nineteenth century park in the north of the Netherlands. More about Park Groot Vijversburg by Junya Ishigami + Associates and MAKS
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Frank Gehry: 'There's a backlash against me' - Observer
Dezeen Wire: architect Frank Gehry discusses how the success of the Bilbao Guggenheim sparked an inevitable backlash against iconic architecture in an interview with architecture critic Rowan Moore, but says expression is still a fundamental quality of his buildings - ObserverYou can see more stories about Frank Gehry here, including the rippled steel skyscraper he completed in New York last year.
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The Lanes by Mole Architects
A 1960’s bungalow in Cambridgeshire is hidden behind a Siberian larch-clad extension with a row of gabled roofs. More about The Lanes by Mole Architects
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Thierry Henry rebuilds his home to fit four-storey fish tank - Daily Mail
Dezeen Wire: French footballer Thierry Henry has submitted plans to demolish and rebuild his £5.9 million home in north London to accomodate a four-storey-high fish tank - Daily MailThe existing house was designed in 1999 by British architect Sir Richard MacCormac, founder of British firm MJP Architects. You can see a couple of projects by MJP on Dezeen here.
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The Wall of Zudaji by 403architecture
Japanese studio 403architecture constructed the walls of this wooden shed using leftover materials from three earlier projects. More about The Wall of Zudaji by 403architecture
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House in Saitozaki by Case-Real
The open mouth of this steel-clad house in Fukuoka, Japan, by architects Case-Real reveals its interior to anyone strolling by. More about House in Saitozaki by Case-Real
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All Saints' Academy by Nicholas Hare Architects
A shiny copper chapel hovers above the entrance to this Catholic school in Gloucestershire, England, by London studio Nicholas Hare Architects. More about All Saints' Academy by Nicholas Hare Architects
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The Fosse by Designscape Architects
English architects Designscape have reversed the orientation of a country house in Bath by adding a prominent glazed entrance to its rear. More about The Fosse by Designscape Architects
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Wendy by HWKN
Architects HWKN have won this year’s MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program competition and will install a giant spiky structure that cleans the air in the courtyard of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More about Wendy by HWKN
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House in Kokubunji by Suppose Design Office
Slideshow: overlapping openings in the walls and ceilings of this Tokyo house by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office create dozens of views between rooms. More about House in Kokubunji by Suppose Design Office
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Gimme Shelter! by Sebastián Irarrázaval and Hugo Mondragón
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us photographs and a movie that he shot of the Chilean Pavilion at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong biennale of urbanism/architecture 2011, where objects usually found in disaster relief shelters were used as furniture. More about Gimme Shelter! by Sebastián Irarrázaval and Hugo Mondragón
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Folk in a Box by Cristina Monteiro
Performance venues don't get any more intimate than this. Folk in a Box provides just enough space for a single musician to play to an audience of one. More about Folk in a Box by Cristina Monteiro
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Artist Workshop by Carmody Groarke
Slideshow: one of Antony Gormley's sculptures appears to guard the entrance to the British artist's new galvanised steel workshop, designed by London architects Carmody Groarke. More about Artist Workshop by Carmody Groarke
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Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA
Slideshow: here are the latest visuals by architects OMA of their designs for a performing arts centre that broke ground today in Taipei, Taiwan. More about Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA