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Secret House by AGi Architects
Mist cools the courtyard of this house in Kuwait City while also shielding it from prying neighbours (photos: Nelson Garrido). More about Secret House by AGi Architects
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Vertical Strip by Stephen Sobl
Architecture graduate Stephan Sobl has designed an upside-down skyscraper to hang over the Colorado River in Nevada, right beside the Hoover Dam. More about Vertical Strip by Stephen Sobl
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Centre d'Examen du Permis by Samuel Delmas Architectes
These photographs by Julien Lanoo show a French driving-test centre by Samuel Delmas Architectes, which is camouflaged to look like a fence. More about Centre d'Examen du Permis by Samuel Delmas Architectes
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NO99 Straw Theatre by Salto Architects
Estonian studio Salto Architects have completed a temporary summer theatre in Tallinn made of black spray-painted straw bales. More about NO99 Straw Theatre by Salto Architects
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House on the outskirts of Brussels by Samyn and Partners
This house near Brussels by architects Samyn and Partners has a glass wall at the front and a plant-covered wall by French botanical artist Patrick Blanc at the back. More about House on the outskirts of Brussels by Samyn and Partners
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Grifols Academy by TWO/BO Arquitectura and Luis Twose
TWO/BO Arquitectura and architect Luis Twose have converted a sixteenth-century Catalan house into a business academy for a pharmaceutical company. More about Grifols Academy by TWO/BO Arquitectura and Luis Twose
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Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates
Clouds of mist erupt from the base of two trees in this London water feature designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More about Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates
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Museo ABC by Aranguren + Gallegos
Spanish architects Arranguren & Gallegos have converted a brewery in Madrid into a museum with an underground gallery and triangular windows. More about Museo ABC by Aranguren + Gallegos
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Vertical Living Gallery by Sansiri and Shma
The chequered facade of this Bangkok showroom by architects Sansiri and landscape architects Shma is half glass and half living plants. More about Vertical Living Gallery by Sansiri and Shma
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The Golden Age: the Simulation by Paul Nicholls
This film by Paul Nicholls of architectural imagery studio Factory Fifteen was awarded best film at the CG Architectural 3D Awards 2011 in the architectural film/animation category. More about The Golden Age: the Simulation by Paul Nicholls
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International School of the Sacred Heart by Atelier SNS
Overlapping arches divide classrooms in this temporary school in Tokyo by Japanese architects Atelier SNS. More about International School of the Sacred Heart by Atelier SNS
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New York by Gehry
Frank Gehry's residential skyscraper, New York by Gehry, is nearly complete. More about New York by Gehry
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Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François
Plants adapted to thrive in rocky crevices will take over the facade of this tower for Nantes by French architect Edouard François. More about Tour Végétale de Nantes by Edouard François
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Hamburger Hof by NPS Tchoban Voss
These photographs by Roland Halbe show a mixed-use building by German architects NPS Tchoban Voss, which cantilevers over a neighbouring rooftop in Berlin. More about Hamburger Hof by NPS Tchoban Voss
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Robots of Brixton by Kibwe Tavares
Robots of Brixton is a sci-fi animation by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Kibwe Tavares in which a downtrodden robot workforce battles with police against a backdrop of dystopian architecture in scenes reminiscent of the 1981 Brixton riots in London. More about Robots of Brixton by Kibwe Tavares
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Twisted Corner by Sophie Valla Architects and Marc Koehler Architects
This corner house by Sophie Valla Architects and Marc Koehler Architects is the latest of 670 architect-designed homes to be completed at a new development masterplanned by architects MVRDV in Leiden, the Netherlands. More about Twisted Corner by Sophie Valla Architects and Marc Koehler Architects
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House in Possanco by ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva
Four courtyards are cut into the asymmetrical white roof of this Portuguese house by ARX Portugal Arquitectos and Portuguese architect Stefano Riva. More about House in Possanco by ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva
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Warehouse 8B by Arturo Franco Office for Architecture
Stacks of reclaimed roof tiles form walls inside this former slaughterhouse in Madrid by Spanish architect Arturo Franco. More about Warehouse 8B by Arturo Franco Office for Architecture
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor photographed by Julien Lanoo
Here's another set of photographs of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Peter Zumthor, this time by photographer Julien Lanoo. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor photographed by Julien Lanoo
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House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
You can walk up one curved staircase and down another in this family home in Kitakami by Japanese architect Yukiko Nadamoto. More about House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects