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Xile by Mats Karlsson
Stockholm Design Week: Xile, a flexible tunnel designed by Swedish designer Mats Karlsson, is one of three winners of the Forum AID Award 2008, announced in Stockholm on Tuesday. More about Xile by Mats Karlsson
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Watercube by PTW Architects
Architect Chris Bosse has sent us some photos of the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing - better known as Watercube - which officially opened on Monday. More about Watercube by PTW Architects
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Shortlist for Designs of the Year awards
The Design Museum in London has announced the shortlist for the first Brit Insurance Design of the Year Awards - a new annual exhibition and awards programme that replaces the controversial Designer of the Year award. More about Shortlist for Designs of the Year awards
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Aluminum house by Atelier Tekuto
Tokyo architects Atelier Tekuto have developed a prefabricated aluminium house with walls that act as both structure and thermal radiators. More about Aluminum house by Atelier Tekuto
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Highland house by A+J Burridge
Edinburgh architects A+J Burridge have designed a sustainable timber house for Scotland that features lambswool insulation. More about Highland house by A+J Burridge
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OMA in Singapore
Office for Metropolitan Architecture has announced a large residential complex containing over 1,000 apartments in Singapore. More about OMA in Singapore
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Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre by Tom de Paor
Architectural photographer Dennis Gilbert has sent us photos of the Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre in Dublin, designed by Irish architect Tom de Paor. More about Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre by Tom de Paor
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Apraksin Dvor masterplan in St Petersburg by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Wilkinson Eyre Architects have won the competition to masterplan the Apraksin Dvor district in St. Petersburg, Russia. More about Apraksin Dvor masterplan in St Petersburg by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
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Jean Prouvé’s Maison Tropicale in London
Fashion photographer Ben Rayner has been documenting the assembly of Maison Tropicale - a prefabricated housing system developed by Jean Prouvé in the 1950s - in front of Tate Modern in London. More about Jean Prouvé’s Maison Tropicale in London
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Hamburg Science Centre by OMA
Office for Metropolitan Architecture have unveiled designs for the new Hamburg Science Centre in Germany. More about Hamburg Science Centre by OMA
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Alan-Voo Family House by Neil M. Denari Architects
Here are some photographs of the Alan-Voo Family House in Los Angeles by Californian practice Neil M. Denari Architects. More about Alan-Voo Family House by Neil M. Denari Architects
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Housing for New Orleans by David Adjaye, Morphosis, MVRDV, Shigeru Ban and others
Actor Brad Pitt has signed up thirteen architectural practices - including Adjaye Architects (above and below), Morphosis, MVRDV and Shigeru Ban Architects - for the Make It Right housing project in New Orleans. More about Housing for New Orleans by David Adjaye, Morphosis, MVRDV, Shigeru Ban and others
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Elastic House by Etienne Meneau
French sculptor Etienne Meneau's Elastic House is a concept for an unstable hut in the middle of a lake. More about Elastic House by Etienne Meneau
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Contemporary Jewish Museum Extension by Daniel Libeskind
Architect Daniel Libeskind's extention to the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is nearing completion. More about Contemporary Jewish Museum Extension by Daniel Libeskind
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Memorial Blocks Berlin by Daniel Clements
Architectural photographer Daniel Clements has won the architecture category of the International Color Awards for photography, with this picture called Memorial Blocks Berlin. More about Memorial Blocks Berlin by Daniel Clements
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Litracon light-transmitting concrete
Our story last month about the launch of a product called TranslucentConcrete provoked a lot of comments, with many people pointing out that a similar product called Litracon was patented in 2002. More about Litracon light-transmitting concrete
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Cremorne Riverside Centre by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Here are some photographs of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects' recently completed canoeing facilities for children and young people on the river Thames in London. More about Cremorne Riverside Centre by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
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Taichung Gateway park by Stan Allen Architects
The proposed Taichung Gateway park by Stan Allen Architects will create a new urban district on the site of the former airport in Taichung, Taiwan. More about Taichung Gateway park by Stan Allen Architects
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Red Room by Jana Kleine-Kalmer
German design student Jana Klein-Kalmer designed this temporary exhibition space to show off student work at the HAWK Hildesheim university of applied sciences. More about Red Room by Jana Kleine-Kalmer
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Lilium Tower in Warsaw by Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid Architects are having a busy day: the second project the office has announced today is Lilium Tower, a 250m tower for Warsaw in Poland. More about Lilium Tower in Warsaw by Zaha Hadid