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Fort Cortina by Karelse & den Besten
Clay bricks infused with metal shavings make up the orthogonal exterior of an office and warehouse in Amsterdam designed by a graphic design agency. More about Fort Cortina by Karelse & den Besten
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Startup City by 00:/ and Space Station
Architects 00:/ and Space Station have designed digital advert-covered offices to straddle Old Street roundabout, located down the road from Dezeen's offices in London and dubbed Silicon Roundabout due to the number of technology companies and start-ups in the area. More about Startup City by 00:/ and Space Station
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Bystrup win Pylon for the Future competition
Dezeen Wire: Copenhagen studio Bystrup have won the RIBA competition to design new electricity pylons for the UK with their T-shaped proposals. More about Bystrup win Pylon for the Future competition
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Complex House by Tomohiro Hata
This house in Nagoya by Japanese architect Tomohiro Hata has five roofs that pitch in opposing directions. More about Complex House by Tomohiro Hata
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Housing for Jardins de l’Arche by Farshid Moussavi Architecture
London studio Farshid Moussavi Architecture has won a competition to design a housing complex for the western outskirts of Paris. More about Housing for Jardins de l’Arche by Farshid Moussavi Architecture
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Rem Koolhaas on Project Japan, his book about Japanese metabolist architecture
In this third movie in our series of interviews with OMA co-founder Rem Koolhaas he talks about his new book Project Japan, Metabolism Talks... written in collaboration with curator Hans Ulrich Obrist. More about Rem Koolhaas on Project Japan, his book about Japanese metabolist architecture
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House in Leiria by ARX Portugal
Residents have to go careful on the roof terrace of this Portuguese house, where gaping chasms drop down to basement courtyards two floors below. More about House in Leiria by ARX Portugal
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House SL by [tp3] architekten
Austrian studio [tp3] architekten have completed a stark white house in northern Austria with translucent sliding walls around a grassy courtyard. More about House SL by [tp3] architekten
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Studio R-1 by architecten|en|en
Dutch studio architecten|en|en have created a home office in Eindhoven by wrapping a garage in corrugated aluminium. More about Studio R-1 by architecten|en|en
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Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron
Portuguese photographer José Campos has sent us these photos of Herzog & de Meuron’s Elbphilharmonie concert hall, which is currently under construction in Hamburg and due for completion in 2013. More about Elbphilharmonie by Herzog & de Meuron
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Rem Koolhaas on OMA's current preoccupations
In the second instalment of our video interview with Rem Koolhaas, the OMA co-founder discusses two of his current preoccupations: the countryside, which he is addressing for the first time; and generic architecture, which could result in neutral, copyright-free building forms.
Both topics are discussed in the OMA/Progress exhibition which opened at Barbican Art Gallery in London last week.
More about Rem Koolhaas on OMA's current preoccupations
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A Path in the Forest by Tetsuo Kondo Architects
A walkway by Tetsuo Kondo Architects winds its way around tree trunks and up into the canopy at a park in Tallinn, Estonia. More about A Path in the Forest by Tetsuo Kondo Architects
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Vertical Village exhibition by MVRDV and The Why Factory
Computer software generates endless possible architectural configurations from standardised components at an exhibition in Taipei designed by architects MVRDV. More about Vertical Village exhibition by MVRDV and The Why Factory
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Rem Koolhaas on OMA/Progress
In the first of a series of movies filmed by Dezeen at the opening of OMA/Progress at the Barbican in London earlier this week, OMA co-founder Rem Koolhaas gives us a private tour of the show.
More about Rem Koolhaas on OMA/Progress
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Kuwait International Airport by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners have unveiled designs for an new international airport in Kuwait. More about Kuwait International Airport by Foster + Partners
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Maggie's Gartnavel by OMA
Coinciding with the OMA retrospective opening at the Barbican in London this week, here are some photos of the Maggie’s Centre for cancer care that the firm just completed in Glasgow. More about Maggie's Gartnavel by OMA
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Diamond Arena by Atelier 11
V-shaped concrete columns illuminated by blue lights give a tennis centre in Beijing the appearance of a spaceship ready for launch. More about Diamond Arena by Atelier 11
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Carlos Ramos Pavilion by Álvaro Siza
Here are some images by photographer Nelson Garrido of a restored architecture school building in Porto by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. More about Carlos Ramos Pavilion by Álvaro Siza
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ROCKmagneten by MVRDV and COBE
Architects MVRDV of Rotterdam and COBE of Copenhagen and Berlin have won a competition to design a rock-music museum at a former concrete factory in Roskilde, Denmark. More about ROCKmagneten by MVRDV and COBE
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Fashion Street by Buckley Gray Yeoman
London architects Buckley Gray Yeoman have converted a fire-damaged former market hall in Shoreditch into Corten-clad university offices. More about Fashion Street by Buckley Gray Yeoman