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The Jewel Box by Fraher Architects
London-based Fraher Architects have completed a house extension in Islington that is wrapped in larch batons and has a flower-covered roof. More about The Jewel Box by Fraher Architects
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Penleigh and Essendon Junior Boys School by McBride Charles Ryan
This shimmering silhouette in the shape of three overlapping houses is in fact a junior school for boys in a Melbourne suburb. More about Penleigh and Essendon Junior Boys School by McBride Charles Ryan
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Harpa Concert and Conference Centre Reykjavík by Henning Larsen Architects
Copenhagen studio Henning Larsen Architects and Icelandic studio Batteriid Architects have completed a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland, in collaboration with artist Olafur Eliasson. More about Harpa Concert and Conference Centre Reykjavík by Henning Larsen Architects
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Tea House by David Jameson
A music recital room resembling a Japanese tea house hangs like a lantern in the garden of a residence northwest of Washington DC. More about Tea House by David Jameson
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Community centre by MARP and Dévényi és Társa
Square windows with various dimensions sporadically puncture the plain brick exterior of a community centre in Hungary. More about Community centre by MARP and Dévényi és Társa
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Cabrela House by Orgânica Arquitectura
Lisbon studio Orgânica Arquitectura have completed a two-storey residence behind the solid stone walls of an otherwise ruined house in Sintra, Portugal. More about Cabrela House by Orgânica Arquitectura
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Wangjing Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have released new renders of a 200-metre-high commercial complex designed for Beijing. More about Wangjing Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
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9/11 memorial by Michael Arad and Peter Walker
Here's an animation of the two memorial fountains at the World Trade Centre site in New York, which are due to open in three weeks time on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More about 9/11 memorial by Michael Arad and Peter Walker
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Diamond Beach House by Bourne Blue Architecture
Continuing our series of stories about security-conscious and bunker-like residences, here's an Australian holiday home that can be secured with huge sliding steel shutters. More about Diamond Beach House by Bourne Blue Architecture
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Apartment building by Znamení Čtyř
Herringbone brickwork and fretted screens decorate the facade of two apartment blocks in Prague. More about Apartment building by Znamení Čtyř
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Black Slit House by Three.Ball.Cascade
Long, narrow windows cut across the sides of a house in Okayama, Japan, to reveal the locations of internal walls and floors. More about Black Slit House by Three.Ball.Cascade
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Interpretation centre for the Manzanares River by Rubio & Alvarez-Sala Architects
Once filled with water, a pond at the centre of this museum in Madrid will be crossed via a meandering route of stepping-stones. More about Interpretation centre for the Manzanares River by Rubio & Alvarez-Sala Architects
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Villa Topoject by AND
A cedar-clad house near Seoul by Korean architects AND spirals up from beneath the ground. More about Villa Topoject by AND
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The Shard: "a lunatic attack on London" - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: as Renzo Piano's Shard takes shape in London, art critic Jonathan Jones decries it as "a flashing warning sign of disease" - The Guardian
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Kiss by Z-A Studio
Pop-up shops might be commonplace in retail but would you consider getting married in a pop-up chapel made of cardboard? More about Kiss by Z-A Studio
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Pasarela del Arganzuela by Dominique Perrault
Ribbons of mesh spiral around two conical bridges by French architect Dominique Perrault that cross a river and park in Madrid. More about Pasarela del Arganzuela by Dominique Perrault
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Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie announce new practice name
Dezeen Wire: architects Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie have announced the name of their new practice: Alsop Lawrie Ltd, trading as ALL Design.The announcement follows their decision to leave architects RMJM and set up a new design studio in London, as reported on Dezeen Wire last week.
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Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
Criss-crossing metal beams surround a first floor reading room at a multimedia library near Paris. More about Médiathèque Romain Rolland by Philippe Gazeau
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Boscombe Beach Huts by ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis
UK studio ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis of AEREA Design have redesigned the traditional English beach hut to be accessible for wheelchair users. More about Boscombe Beach Huts by ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis
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Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Steel whirlpools spiral into skylights in the roof of a church in Austria by architects Coop Himmelb(l)au. More about Martin Luther Church by Coop Himmelb(l)au